The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-14
TnE Arr OFBEG0tKYIN BROOKLYN.
Thc southern Lady IN Reduced Circum-
stances Above Work, yet sonding her
Children to bcL L--nu,i-ht IN "A IIovei

The widow Horton lives at No. 100 Fulton
street, Brooklyn, ald tLcash perfectly able to work
w.ii not make tie slightest effort to earn IN honest
dollar, but fcni- her two children out inGo the
streets, o-'el'ttly TO sell frut and candles, but
ready to tos. For tbs purpose tie children have
be,n clothed IN rag, aud ~oro du.y Instructed to
lut ON .ous Gccs to speak 10 u p.ieous whine, and
10 CIV whoever the7 make an impression. GA sun
dVs the e llrru are SUI to SUNDAY sc1ool IN
ihc llic 'hc', neatly and comfortably drcssCi.
Acting oh the ttguc.t Uf the WOmIns scuO1,y
9on%"d me-. fhNlr', suN rep1r'7T via.I-d her. lie
50 .,"le > oli WHISPER from inside "don't
be skc,fL Who, thrrc"
Aru'.rr kuock, ami the door wns slowly and eau
toY-, o".u d byat.l.tH.1. auf tv ,o-- ycly homaly
''mt'r, Mn 'oN r trrugg forehead, ! heavy Jaw
-u'N'nrd" ~. dmsy ltoNn dcep-srt ewes, ant ot
gcr.r4l srah'y -rrtc,l aIl rrauce. She mace -
N.-t to s,e me-, SIR"
nrror, M / DO, II ,our name "a Horton.
MUSsN 10, ar, THAT'S my name. HUd I'm not
.s''G = tt own H. though crefnie, have, ani who
hos not tNlt rl'l- daily through tni, vale OF tear.
"rd sun'rirs, hut my hesrtis m God ABOVE, And
care ro' vhr' Hau may do Unto ne,
EEF9ErFR 'a.,n your aPprcH' nNo's, ] beg OF
you rave not the sl'rl tcsi iatcuVun Of doing auy.
thing to sou, except n-kirs . ir~ qnc.uous
InE srs rep rler then b'gnn n few uterroca.
torres 10 winch tie romai responded most unwll.
'usy, luOElut 'eirohinRly Al hm a. tic time, aud
evidently debating ~ hcr own nird whether. With
1e us-isl1r ce Of thc two chlifrn. srr could not
turn hm out. They though frigiicned nj FIRST.
we're quickly rraSsufCd, and began playing uhunt
tie room altc.uairly clicking AMI ra,r.,ns n Young
title', and lmuyely lle'mg fr'gmonts or pIples
described herself ~ Elizabeth Nutioh. q Hativc Of
Fairfield, Conu She went down South az d mar.
ricd before the wat, hut her husband was killed
nghIng for tho South, rho had been IN Washing
ton trying to get compensation, but had failed;
had received Assistance from many Conressmcn;
aud gentlemen around Washington she had
no Resources, and subssted through the
CHARITIES Of friends who knew bcr hu band (;
her children Wcnt out daily and solo fruit or any
IA
TuE sun reporter handed her the letter
Watched her cou9teq9nce ana soon cav
TINT -he could not read lie spoke 10 her OF place
lor her boy. Sue would not listen 10 II; the boy
MlH too Young (nLe, she said eleven he looked too
drhcatr; he SPOKE Ola place Tor the rrl, wouldn't
hcl ol II. woniiu't he separated fIou her chileu
Tho cir lyokr thirteen the mother sad she was
eleven. lie sp""e Of place for herself as house
k"erct or nmifuu, she wouldn't take anything, zhc
udn want anything but money. Sic Was weak,
hrt 'n'tNrs' troubled hor. She had gone around
Niha pap,r tcins her story, and p'ople had nc
tutlly lul down pennies, That sho could not stand
she walked right uui leaving tie pennies where they
were. Here she burst iuto tears. That had made
her resolve never to 70 out Ler,ef DO she had sont
Rsronrtn- DO they ever GO out with flowers.
N0nAk-Ou, ycs, sninctmrs With flowers often
with Hprles, HnmetlmeH with candies and such hke.
anything. You Know, TO turn an hon"s, dollar.
REronTER-iiays they not b,on around to gentle.
mems othces WITH paper soliciting assistance to
WoNAs-Wen yO., they have once or twice, but
not often.
RKroRTER-TAvs they not been around with an.
other paper asking lhdirs 70 assist poor Southern
lady IN reduced circumstances 10 purchase = sewing
machint I
WoxAs-No, never
REPORrKR-But people say -
Here the woman ansrlly requested the Withdrawal
OF our reporter, sAyns he bad been put ap 70 this
set Of nasty. ns"s sesnSbas, ~orFns fssS.. e wv. who
hAied her 6scanse sho wa above working. being a
Southern lady.