, 1870-01-30
TER LITTLE SISTERS OF TIE
POOR.
An lntcreAtInE omEnunlsy in Man.
chHAlETa

TIE Manchester Gunrdian gives sorne Interest,"
leg psrt.colalb = to The 6ocetJ nl "Lrte ~
= FreLch pr1cat named L~ps,1euf, IN t:any,
Acu ts the 5oargest OF the many torns Of Roman
CA'ho1ic charity. The Lttc sis:tfa Of rae Poor
1orrn Religions ofdtr pLtef upther superior,
who pret1dgs ofer The nf.t bone n BnttacJ.
Tney bave deroted themiei7cs BY holJ vowa 70
iber wo1k: tnes wear nmpie distinctive dsesa
lh h homts In new cenues, according TO The dlec.
tlcns from the no:ter eupet!oE, BY whom Also
charges srr made BOW AId sneo In the puAoHn.l
u aisrefs" eterJbodI unoerasatds, Why they
Ahnust be eaylsn tsL!l.lt Sn1e1a." the GUARDIAN
does cot knos. unle.s i Is sEat she din,nuuve II
al Nc Eu19es u e1ptesive OF eudtaIEerL untlug
the . yt9ls Of stetr e1t5tence a N order. 1neJ
base sEtatlsn.d 1so hone.. Rheseof IS a!e IN
Gre.t Britain. II II spa,n ID Auctes, IN ltai5.
. n Pa11f, SLd lsE1e Lumber IN o'tcr pBrtA OF
france. 1hoee 10 Crest Britain arc located -
follows: TEofa Loldoo. a!d one At esco Of the
ham, Plymouth, Bf,ftal, Leeds. Eescsssle, Dan-
dee, Gsseow, Edinburgh, and Waterford. Too
nemtets OF the order nuuber 1870, most ot
European coaD,ses nc represented: and ,hry
hasc urder Their case between 1a,oeo AID 1s COZ
The ooumuplt. IN Manchester eous1stz Of sptt-
teen stster1, nosEy from Frauce aud Belgium.
bet fncudrK one RuQtIAn lBdJ belonging to that
dlit1c ard aheir presept neAn II SaAteI SL Agnes.
them Il houorsIy. No sa'a.1es REWARD them: IN.
necd, EotnlrK that men cpulu give conh recon-
keute them Tor tue Aell-deny1rg devotion Of theft
WORK u to pru7lde Goa Portable hone for toe
OH age OF men and women 10 shom such 3 thing
IA Er,ee1eaa privilege. The nIss condition for
yesly Or aae: and, II thr Old people are g,ving up
noutefttplrg to enler the hone toey hfe ab!e 10
contribute from the proceeoR Of the faa OF their
cost Of their bed and beidtog: Ta1. lsttes, how
ever. u cot an Indispensable coco't,ou. - many
arc Admitted VINO can brnR nothing ta The con-
IT kAf nv IN
hey are led nnd ciothed. nnrsed II tnsallds
(Which n1py Ct them Arrl. and Kept without the
fear Of becoming paupers, al the reat Of shelr
But whne remunersttye laoor ID impossible 10
nea.tv. II Iot cutie ~ the ses:ocnts Of ths Bone
Tor the Agea, mhpJ Of she0 Gao 40 ltue on1ccs,
oEnnde1tl1e joos for the coaIort OF Tho uuitad
family Two ef the o'd u1tn R1e shoemaker, md
make o. Etbd the ooots an1 shoes Of Tue estao-
1uhEens- Two old Lalors dnd p1epsY Of oceupa.
top. An OLD totner Keeps the furniture In repair.
Another old nan II proud Of tbs post OF coaco.
nssp. snd ne head groom Called his e1per!ence
hAye p!eIty OF Eoon to lnnuIge thetf incII11.
t1orl Another ID building q new pg1ery.
q The extsn.ion Of the houts wa rrqa,re tnst
the p!ga should be REMOVED from Their praAeut
quarters, Sone Of The old women occupy tnem-
setyts IN tewtt9 OF kp.srnS. And help u the
e Do Veas Issy ts1to smoke M a' 70 tsas 10 @ east
md orc day week they may siast their friends
Wn,ie, Of course, The old ren and women c.
cupJ separate wlngr, they visit Ole smother when
they piesFe, and Ftsttprs mon outside arc n!w1ya
Eeeoue. As tie aXeA OF the Old people Ean4e
from sixty 10 teaflg ninety, many cf them are
verJ lnrrua- 6aUe are bind, come aick. Al The
A The religion OF fbe as:ers u tnA: OF the Roman
Catholic Church, te ta natural toat laTo proo,r-
ton OF thelI family anou,a te Of tae tame sst.h
Bot religion has noth1nR TO co with hdHlsnoo TO
inc Houe. It's lLmates include several
PtotetfantA Nhuo the support OF tue
Home Is largely obtatned IRON Protestant
sonIceE. In the chapel which viii be Re-
comHoas.e 2ooutt two hosdsed woszhppers, uAss
AztI- Gr~ f6~ T5nn r
Snape, tne Noa an Catholic chaplain at the City
Jk,l; and resldo1fs IN tbs district may woranlp
Nithln ltA NallA
The home q supported by voluntary gifte, which
arc collected by the SIsterE. Two SISTERS are
cont ttnt1y employed nakug nouse-to'nou-e
collection of subscriptions and doDatinDk Two
otteIa are also ct work every 0sy, driving round
the e1'5 IN van oea1lng re name and locality Of
The insltu'lon: asI pro -snlJ th:a vhn u all that
NOS, people know Of The Little Sls:ers, They go
to hotels, ,dItR roons ana private honsee and col.
1Pct DrQEen v1ctQ Dls meat, mead, teA leaves, &c,
an9th1e n sno1l, tnat hou1ehnders Will give them
Almost tVtfJone has somethlng to give, bonekh1nH
that = Hould tpc:i Il the StA,efk cid Dot know how
to III c IT, FIcM these sources alone the hons Is
supported Arunrg the e.lrs tee SttterH have re-
xiVeo are coz, tonAeJ. pony, md 4 Ioas
uttiui for fetching ttam b1tweEiea a1d else1heSt
food for The pigs. which, with sone fowls, cna1.
plefe the live stock Of the IS Ahltshuent Wh!te
tic 6.h1ega arc EceIly Msinsainln7 ooe hu0dEsd
ard twenty poor cid creatures. At teas: three
ionrihs Ct whom would have to be supported b.
the rate-ra1ers n 1ne woTkhputes hut tot TIT
sste1a' Charity. they are rated lor tne reIe1 Ct tns
poor BY Ine township of ChoTWon Upon Med.ock
and arg called upon 10 pay this year no less Buu
ttHn E9f. IEx l0c,