The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-02
MlRRIED TO A BlaAN.
THE wretchetsest Woman in New Work.
Life In Cherry street.-The Pcrsenihca-
tfon Of Misery.

tion Of Misery.
She Is the wife Of q Chinese sss.:.r. Hhe lives
at o. Cherry street. Her husbend's name is Now
WeitSoe; but the independent noemen VI the
Fonrth ward not beng able 70 reconcile their or
yans Of speech to such barbarian lingo have natur-
ahzcd the name TO Morrsy, which is name
familiar TO Fourth Ward ears and beloved OF Fourth
Ward hearts
So this wrctcbedest Woman IN New York Is
known az Mrs. Morrisy. Any ono Who wishes to
ind her can do 30 by going TO O. cherry street en-
teriux the hall TO the left leading in from the sidt-
walk, going 20 the rear Of the hal ascending the
stairs troyersng tho dark hall on the second floor,
which runs towards Cherry street. until he comes to
flrh, Of stairs the ieft; then let him ascend
these stairs and knock at the door which he viii
come against In turning to the right, push open tho
door enter tie ROOM and look at thc object lying
on the bed at his right between the sloyc aud the
wall.
The object which he VIII sce lying on that bed n
a wonan--Mrs. Morrlsy, the wife OF tie Chinese
sailor, Now .Wcit-Sce.
shc is Catholic. He IL a Pagan. They have three
children who have been educated mainly ut the How
ard Mission, and vino are consequently neither Pa
guns nor Catholics. but arc largely cavcned with
Professionalism. This commngiing Of religious elc-
ments sometimes brings about strange scenes in
that dismal room. on one occasion the Catholic
wife was founI on her knees IN one corner devouly
saying Ter prayers and counting her beads while the
Pagan husband was at the same time crouchcd in
another corner worsihpping his heather gods, and
the children were singing the nymn-
Jesus loves me, this Know"
Por the ~ bio tells me So"
which they had learned NJ their Mission School.
That WI. many months ago, when the wife cf
MoS. wit sec coud get out OF bcd, and bend upon
her knees and count her beads. She can DO none Of
these tliinga now. InnImmotory rheumatism, work.
Ing In her system for yeor'.has al last laid It's VIC
tim helpless. That disease gettnV hold Of her,
escape from to clutch was ininOssbe while sEe
ycd as she for years has been compelled to live in
damp cellars or midewcd tsrre,s, ana without euoi-
cicnt clothing, fuel food, and spAJccied to the
brutal treatment OF her Pagan husband
Tho unhc wir probably be surprised to learn that
the Cinnamon who dwell in this city nearly al
married 10 white wives. They do not make prize
| husbands. .isa fundamental doctrine OF Chinese
ethics that women have souls, aud OF par.
tlcu!ar account even w this world Hue the trav-
| cl'cr whose book on China maze such impression
some fifteen years ao says that the biggest Joke of
the SEASON wherever he went In the Celestial Empire.
was his attempt 70 mantsin that women have souls
The Chinese could not stand such absurd notion
| Its announcement always doubled them up with
Chinese for this, lnasmueh Of tic most ac-
compl.hed philosophers IN Christendom go farther
than they DO. and maintain that neither
men have souls.
The Chinese oton that men have souls ana that
women have rot works badly in domestic life. 1t
leads the Chiuamnn To treat his wife tnan he
his dog. Ills dog i OF practical value 10
him than his Vfc. He eat his dog. In a pinch.
oven In New York; but his wife he cannot cat lie
can only beat her. her throat, shoot her.
Archo murdered hts wife.
Mow.Wcit See has treated his wife after the
Chinese fashion; and the inhamm1tory rheumatism.
starvation, and fosl atmosphere have treated her
after Their fashion; and there she lies on her
ragged bel, i that back room. the second
floor Of - Cherry street OF the most pitlablp
| objects now TO hc seen Garth.
Her chest is drawn ~ gNry, aud wr'nchcd into q
ms.lapcn condition terrible to behri !. Her should
ers drawn out Of place. Her arma arc like hens
legs and her eng r. ike chlesens' claws. H-r body
| p twisted a. in vice. The ooroBn sl,ure Of her
! lrod is torn apart 80 that tho brain is exposed.
Her eyes arc swollen blindncs- and almost geld
! We were 60 h,r bcgaNs yesterday morning Dlon.
! Gay, JInu1ry 80 at q quarter TO II O'Clock. shc
| vas u on su1or.nz terribly.
81 have erred all night she said, with my
| 'cct"
WHAT Wa TIC matter with them - we asked.
"Tlcy were tSis'"d ma rrampci an up" she an
e. cred. n scemud a7 though the Uan would XIII
me ANA eulii not see; nd my head hur,s Me &c,
/ too
This woman has no physician to attend hot. She
] Ia, uutIl go cat. drink, wear Gao Ut what l.
IS, NJ 20 her rom the Howard Mission. and wnat ter
eldest son chilli eleven years Oh, can purchase
! win be scanty curtIngs. Her husband docs 80.
! uing. lie ~a~ lying IN bod yesterday murtir .
! when made cur call lie s'ys nc can. &C.. %
| D,rih on ship ~ sailor. lie W either asleep D'
else slammed sleep durin' our visit. We a.Scl his
! vic NAy Ao d.uut shovel Ia Goa, " do SONS .hi
| e.-0 TO earn some tuincY.
"On, he NouiIu't do that" shc SAID, III hc cog.I
earn s. q day by II. He 40 Tr6uI 20 do tlnt"
| AicW hts ago h. httc son--ihr one W." works
! t. help supuor hil mot ct--was iyin- in bci with
him, and. The Child being Unwcn, -roauei VITA u1n
! AID The other, not re ls.'rg snci disturbance OF
| "a q rest -riTvd the ,lulJ rrI tu.rl nm rta"iour
! out ugou 'tc door, WA,rrUy tno poo. Alu- GLOW
! .aS badly bruised That l. specimen Of MoN.
! " cit .S.'r'a patcrual affection.
And now what d. tn uo done about this1 Arc
/ there not generous Catholic hearts enough In Now
! York to meet this casey We do not cpuusI wrath,
| nor ani at'cmpt on the rart Of Mrs. Nor. i~y'-
! cunntrymcu 10 give that Mon -oli.u hcathrr, her
| husban a taste OF tcluc thri-tbmty We have
stated 40 case, and "a Cherry street, second IDOL
! hlC a room, ~ upon 10 al corners.