The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-29
TIIEMIS.
LETTER FROM ENGLAND.

To the Editor Of Morning Star:
When I visited you just before leaving your
city for this country, promised to write so
soen as would have an interview with Father
Nugent On the 22d instant met Father No
gent at his office. After few minutes GEN.
versation, he invited me to The Home of no.
bodys children" He first took me into q room
where there were some boys learning to read.
then to the printing-ofice. There were but
few Of the boys in the Office, they having COM
pleted their weeks work. Father Nugent ex-
amined the proof-sheets. Thence to the en-
gine.room, where every thing appeared in per
feet order thence to where some boys were
printing some small sheets of some kind;
thence to the room where there were about
dozen boys making shoes. The work that they
were doing astonshed me, had no idea that
boys as small as they Were could do such good
work. We then passed to a room where there
were q few boys engaged in putting up some
tracts and other papers; next to where the
letters and papers are kept; thence to the
tailors' room OF shop. There saw some eight
or ten boys engaged in making-up clothing
for the inmates of the Home The work was
ell done. There was foreman in the shop,
who cut out the garments and showed the
boys how to put the work together. We then
visited the dormitory. There we found sick
boy, in bed with some spinal affection. The
Father asked him if he had washed his face
! the boy told the Father that he had not. Fa-
| ther Nugent told him that such conduct dis
pleased him, and that it must not happen
again. We then went to q room where there
were some boys taking drawipg-lessons, and
| thence to another room, whore there were
others engraving. After this we visited the
| MUSHROOM, where there were some forty or
| more engaged in an orchestra. They had two
teachers, who appeared to understand what
they were doing. The band played three Tunes
for my benefit. Father Nugent, having prior
engagement for the hour, took leave of me,
apologising that he regretted that his engage
| ment was such that he could not postpone it.
have met but few men in my life that made
| such favorable impression on me. He is o
man Of great refinement and very affable in
| his manners. 1 look Father Eugent not
only as good but a great man. think there
are but few men in any country that could
accomplish what he has done. I am in hopes
that it may be in my power again to visit the
" Home" before leave the country. e
AS I ain engaged in procuring farm laborers
and servants for Mississippi and Louisiana,
Father Nugent assured me that he would give
me every assistance he could. He said that
there were numbers of the best of young wo
men who would like to emgrate to the States
if they were able to pay their way out au1l
had assurance that they could get employment
on their arrival. l told him that was paying
the passages of those that 1 was engaging tx
go to the States, but as yet had no orders fol
persons where there were Catholic churches
} but as soon as should receive orders where
his people could attend theic own church,
would let him know, and would expect hi
assistance He again assured me that nigh
rely on any assistance he could give me.
; have engaged quite a number of families 70
Mississippi, where the most of my orders ar
from. For farm laborers am contracting
with them at Que hundred and fifty dollars TO
l the year, they to do general work about tn
place, or about the yard, garden, etc. Fo
women 1 am contracting ct from one hundre
to one hundred and twenty dollars for tn
year, the passage money and other expenses t
be refunded out of their wages.
think our people are mistaken in one thing
d they all want families without children. Thes
orders find it very difficult to fill, such FAM
lies being in great demand in this country.
can procure any nuRber of large families
o They, think, are the best to send out, as thei
II children will be growing mp, and would in
o short time add greatly to the labor of th
It country. These families, once on q plac'
J. would not like to be moving about, AZ it woul
o be attended with too much expense, and th
5. neighbors would not be anxious to induce theI
@ to leave the places they were on.
g. Now, Mr.. Editor, if you or any of your pi
l. irons wish servants or farm laborers, and al
willing to entrust their orders to me, will
- all 1 can to fill them to give satisfaction
Capt. Silas Weeks, agent of the Mississippi an
u Dominion line of steamers No. AZ Carondele
le street of your city, give any further info
y mntion that may be required.
y Yours respectfully, GEO. ToRREY.
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