New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-23

and retired Herewith to his spacious country
pared 70 do battle against tho stings ana
raeeous fortune. The army blankets went 70 Ms.oS
mat ind comfortable carpet for the rich mans Acn
1t tune when fifty poor women woaid na'o w. 80
thankful for such covering for their ehdro7s oods ZOE
in those early days Of detituton the Relief Connneo
searched In vain FROM the Atlantic coast to the sson
River for bankets enough meet the dcma9ds OF sos
Lutte necessity. There you see. dressings sno
inGs; and these good people, who might nave sa.o
our new Administer parlor carpets "sss 70
o Lord duly thankful" could not rmem'
Der such smalf favors as relief blanken f~
kitchen carpet and very full arder, which might nsvo
made comfortable beds and given food for weeEs !"
dozen families And there u another smar hsus sss'
OF lady whose husband met with great losses bus VINO
h., left still many hundred feet Of city lots. worth nun
dred, OF dollars the front foot From box Of few
choice goods sent by kind persons In your ety. 70
no x cd among those who might neeo, or At least 10
glad OF something more Ike the garments tney ~en
used to than merely comfortable clothng TINS 'aos ~
four fine shaws worth about e1S each Ihe ostnouu""
au,opy 40 many possible was the purpose OF g''
th. sor and shc was told that account must oe keo
Of the division with the Of the recipients. TWAS
necessary TO remind her second u,e and by note OK
this reasonable request when she sent her answer tnas
She would keep all the shawls for hcrsen ana
writ Of replevin possibly, might have maze ,"o pv.
prety OF the proceeding manifest; 0ut sta'on na' "
privileges in paror well kitchen. with snawis ~
wen blankets, and no milder rcnopsu"'cc "o"'s ~~
been likely ~ meet the case
A uIsERABLE hUrFERER REFUsfs e4o00 FOB HIS KEN"
ESTATE.
Delicacy O, feeling or sense justice does not unfor-
uuately always ~ with wealth. Il nean." said one
whose own losses touched fellow feeling In eo'Do"m
calamity, and whose business lie more prosperous sh'"
thr fire and In consequence OF the fire. than he'ef WAC
before, mean make money ont VI these Ourii'""s
fellers" He bad just let his dwelling house, oruihary
worth rental Of S5OO Or 1900. tor business Purposes
At and doubt he ever inquired, Tor he certainly
did not care, II among his many employees th''e wfo
who had lost their little all by the fire. or ever he"
himself whether the OF general anxiety ana "stre>s
added by any actOf his friend VI mine niu">'
quarreled with his wife, tor the nrst time in Id" me-
because she woud not leave her sick bed to MAKE up
bundle OF clothing for OF distress he had juso
heard Of and which had deeply moved his sympathes or
gentleman who had found refuge in or two sInnit
with hs faulty, and was suffering, it was said'
the extremity OF But my friend forgavc the part
ner his bosom AMI recalled nascent conviction or
her hard -heartednrss when he heard. On going "n
| Change, that the suffering gentleman. WHO bn~v"H
himself a spectacle OF misery, bad refused that day
$4,000 for piece Of real estate. 81 have had said
district ndent night or two ago. some tim"
| to-day to talk with my people, as the crowd was h"o
rreat. hnd among them universal chetrfu'nesS an1
courage and the feeling general that they need not d
spair and may look forward with confidence and h0lS
with the assurance that the Relief Society Is behind them
L
ot work no are able to labor The number OF families
in my district asking aid has been reduced onshai s'n'e
| the beginning, and shall show "a large REDUCTION '"0
| current week"
MANY OF TIE WEALTHY WERE rNskLFlsii
Ireca the incidents here related only by way OF Illus
tratoI It would he far from just TO say VI the "e'o-
do and wealthy people that they all graspiDg ana
selfish that they remember only that they have lott
and forget that others have lost rs much or
have lost everything. have seen women' whose long
lives and luxury might paliac some Iors't-'
tuness everything but their own dire needs hrn'y
refuse take second garment though sadly III "a"o
OF it, only because they knew that Others were IN a"
great want as themselves Aud know Of men. long az
customed large expenditure IN their style VI ivi"e'
who have Tefnssti. even with their greatly grippe" NJ
sources to take from those dependent upon tDem ther
means of subsistence by throwing them ont OF employ
n,cut Indeed, I think il has generally been The rule
among business that when there was any business
| left or any that likely TO liz revived cnnio,
should not he suddenly thrown upon Tue "'r" Wy Wy
missl but that those who had absorbed tir cbie "oo
incs of prosperity should accept sOne SHARE eve"
large one OF great and common calamity MANY nav"
nasse through the hery ordeal aud como out Win no
| smcl or stain upon their garments. One man Know.
whose own great, handed To ahothet ~"o
| lost his all, receipt In full of al 10 o~eu ""' "n1
] the sum was than $500O Tue real nooih'y "c"
where there any, has come out III thoufaD"
vovs and in thousands OF touching Incidents; ana 10"
ss.nt, Unborn littIeness has been as certain 10 snow
itself and has sometimes made OF the fire an opportunity
| 'Soii' ' w. has ,b,s characterized my par
for brutal conduct. 1"' n'' ~. . - g. .rret
ticular class - s9ch: s2lAS rES ..er !a~S "on' 49,,
"a Al. ,,r thScs and same Moor MEN have done things
anu '""'v , o,,, ,,. motto ,hcm more and par
| mean ana sihai' r'i""p' "" - =. ,, LATER b.-
don them less in the former class THAN III te a''''
! cause where much IL given much is pxpecte".
| ... a.. i.s ,ow,,,tions and ifs weaknt
which those in letter circumstances know mol "'' "f
should have the srrcspect and the strength " ieeis'
| THE s,loppY is HARD cENLRATlOS.
| ,,,.,s j. ,ru. a. a general conclusion >
"". '"' .;.hs.or "a mt IT, in square English,
'"' Wv n,,, n.r,tion and Of ali your burnt