The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-06
tsEsPGmTy3s s. WILLIAMS.
TEN. R.NS--iN ADVANCE.
The GnicdefHfc Home.

y hat 1ns Jerry BY THE SEA" HAS
DONE loR TIE WIDOW AND ORPHANS
OF TnE BRAVE MEN WHO FELL IN
pEfEACE OF THE suUIH
There ia ~ building on Broad street
Of his city, once known ns the Stew
nrt House, by many us tho Carolina
Hotel, but TOW known by partial mis-.
numer, which will be explained after
awhile, as "'fhe Couicdc,a, Wcmens'
Home. l. $, event, &, halfpast seven
o'clock, found me there, by earnest
Invitation Of its nohlc-hcartcd lady
President. Judge of tho surprise Of
visitor, however, when on entering
,be tpaci' US reception room he found
II occuried-uot by widows, nor
even by maton-, tnt.-by City or six.
y yon"e Iadia. and children, daugh.
,crs ot tic Confederate desd of Caro-.
:ni, and representing in almos every
caRe, "nce w"ulthy but uuw impov-
ersh~u fa.ily.
L israsy 10 C .nccive what must be
the aspect OF all "ssemtlugc Of gcntIe-
men, nnnHht's, cvem rh,ugh CON.
Fciled tor 4, ,'m" I" tread the hnnh bic
va'e Of pove,t,, Bat | c,nfrss be
( taken ny sa'prl<o in tie sight
SA't mc'ny g"Zc'-a lite crowd of
ha dcns,o OF every age, from ciah,, to
cig',rcn years, all oud with tasteful
s!n,pil 'tl rs tee me an l.cmos, WARY
INSTITUTION, bnt all cheerful and hul-
py, mauy oi them rvdilnt with beauty,
and mo"t "f them attestiug, in for N ,
feature and tone, the high hlood in.
herlted t'"m Il noble line If un-cs,ry.
Il tho II mes gwen me | recognize
fa".i:, y oF,r Who's: MAJ bio tire, holds
l had r"~> i III happier days, aud in
who's" r'i'cr'y nan.io,s had e, Joy
cd 'n"' y - pleasant hour.
Two little chcrubs, ab ,ut eight ,r
mae ychs oli, i"te' ~>trd NE uiuch.
q 10 1T thcm had 5, en-, few min-
ntr> hctnrr, sanding on Il chair t.,
which she climb, "r been liled ia
order thnt she might bring her laugh.
ing, sunny tacr Into contact with the
cheek Of N elderly, benevolent gcu-
tlem,n whn had assumed the expcusr
.; her education, anh who.c heart
cndootIy ,rsrncd over the little or.
ph,n. Th" face Of the other ch,ld
al " was very sweet, though marked
" IN some what of q pcnsivo cast.
Is III "f them were brought to me, to
receive few words of chcrr, and
wi ic | held the hand of one aud pu,
my arm aronud the Nesting fo,m OF
the other. it was hard to kc, the q, c
hni lie from the SiriIS Of cno;iun
ihcSe were TIE yNun. est OF the crowd.
Soon after IL tail, graceful gill, of
"sw"ct lxtecn,' was introduced TO il
'eat Lear mo. My attention had al.
ready teen excited by the unusual
grace With which she mud IL sylph-hkc
companion whirled and glided in n
waltz, t" the sound If piano and
my intcroSt vas by no means diminish
cd hy the interchange of few
thonHhts with them buth. The Sc.
believe, were the oldest with whom it
was my privilege to become person.
ally ncq,ain'cd.
After half uu hour thus spent, dur
lug wh'ch about twenty or thirty visi.
tors cane dropping in. there Was
Eo I'd the tinkic Of n little bell ~
pair Of folding duo,s II " sudd, MY
apart the company gathered in Il
de"sc sctnI'ciiclo around the opeu
space, aud the. o we saw grotesqur
"s"emhl'ge Of apparently wax figures.
1t was u tubicau, capi,alIy acted hy
the pItieS, aud humorous! explain
cd rs tho ",Nhlbl tf the WAX
work. An acted charudo was follow
Il by some rich music, both vocal aud
instrumental, and then Your cores.
pond,nt ,etited.
The history Of the institution, and
fthe pa'tial missioner Ia its utIe, is
NJ follows: At the clo>c Of our late
dia 'str"us war certain ladies ui Char
aston, hrho'dink with grief so macy
famiIl,s o' the noble>t und m,st h"or,c
rltiI .na of the ) ate le,t in perfect
desitution, resolved 10 establish
Home where, at least, the female
members should be car, 4 fur. One If
them, hearing ct II Home o! the kind
III B,l imure, "binincd free iickrt
ora' th~ r,ais and wen, iheIc to in.
+, ect it.. Du ,ng that visit poor
wldnN il tat ln,tl, u,i"n urged upon
her accep'ance the duliar, all she
could 'rnro to help in the wo.k.
That one hnll.r, thu, u'grd until it
was accepted, determined the lady to
begln. She returned home, m,itg q
ed her owu handsome house and lot as
Aecurity for expenses, rented tho old
Caroiiua llotci, or 81, wait House. on
Hroad.s,rcc', 4, $4,000 Year AZ q
necessary preliminary, and united with
other ''sin inviting the "nnthers,
"''"~s. si ters AID daughters Of im-
poYo,I>HrH Confederate soldiers to
c'"" aoi e"j'y the ,cfugo thus pro-
Niutt.
The ori ginnl aim being mainly the