The sun., 1873-10-01

harp and distressed on tho midnight air,
,tartes and arriglts But more startling, more
sHrighting Is the look, made eloquent by suffer
ing, on the face Of her who IA trembling on the
urnk of despair, seeing but two roads-one
leading an unknown, an untricd way, no friend
" hand to lead and encourage her to walk
'heroin; and the other lcading-God knows
wherel Every dollar which goes in.O the trea-
,ury Of the Working Womens Protective | Mon
applied to this purpose, aud at no time has It's
Utility been put to greater test than during the
asst six months,
In cascs Of fraud and swlndlng It Is only ne
'essary to call at the office ~ the Union, state
he complaint and the amount claimed. A note
sthen sent informing the person accused, ask.
ing him to call, explain, and settle; otherwise
he society will proceed against him legally.
Iany not liking to appear as defendants on such
'lams, will settle without going to court, thus
aving themselves time, trouble, exposure, and
'xpcuse. when aWiCablc measures fail a sum-
mons Is served, and the case goes to the court.
70 costs attach TO the milainant the time
pent making the complaint and going to court
The two lady superintendents are in the once
froing \. NJ. tuG p. NJ, and II amy one imaeinos
hat their positions are sinccures, let him spend
IN hour any day in the ofice Of the Union at
y Blcocktr street.
Tho scene last Wednesday afternoon Uhe time
SGT for
HEARING COMPLAINTS
and giving advice) is described as follows In
~ide the railing sat Mrs. Seebbach, tho other
uperintendcnt being absent on business.
lew girls sat waiting to see the lawyer, and
ithefs hHd called t. see about work. Mrs X. OF
BrooklNn was negotiating for girl to he cham
lerinaid, child nurse. and seanstress. " We
an send YOU u good girl. know" said tho
natrOn. The applicant spent thirty-hve min
ties In describing the girl she wanted. d" ! don't
want Catholic" she added. for they get so
we'll acquainted coming from church Sho alsD
wanted one who would do just what she was
'old, and added q new anse t. the effect that
no beaus were alluwaed. Then, after clutching
1er parus"l with hrmer grip, adjusting her
veil over her face, giving lofty look around her,
and condescending nod to the matron sho
Two fashionahly dressed young ladies' who
rad waited patiently until Mrs. X, had finished,
hen stepped up to the desk. and applied for
seamstress-a hrst-clA-s sewing girl-to be sent
"a West Forty-fourth street. The blush which
iversprcid the face ot one told that "a wedding
vas in contemplation, and trousseau was
wanting.
.et place where | could have my baby with
ne. 1t Is "a year old. My husband was killed
The latter part of the sentence was insudible.
or the faint weak voice sank To- "a whisper
ut the look - pain ~ tle inhirou.s face. tn
Hei temples anu SUI pressed "oh. told the
tory.
II will take your name and address, and we
~ do a'l We can i'r YOU; liui d WI hc dlm
nit to get a good llacewith inc child sad the
.uIerihtt nuent.
At thn moment a ma.cuine step wa. hcar'
ears of age walked n lie had p cigar in hi,
p To the desk apr luucnd himself 10y takins
''m his u"ckehouk = r'll - gic. nNar,~,
rowing one down on the desk. ami 50 nt
i.ay WI IN ,vl.., jn4;im.nt ND Gcfn ron
cred f.r work ne. II, was handed ..uc
hahsc and thanked. TO his he replied with
APrrF OF SMOKE.
just ~ be- Weut ult tu ull man entered II
'ss ch reed tI.t he owed Sl2 ior WuIk " llch
Ie had taken from q store and given otil g.. a
al lie tiIa tlIteG the
nd refused To pa. what he "a huow edged he
I'D uwc.,u the ground tuat he had not been
aid bS the firm from whom lie got the work
ie was granted a little time to rai.e the money.
Meanwhile every seat in the oiicc became
He'd with girls and women waiting t. see the
lwyer. The postman came and went came
md went aud the LANDS Of the Little bronze
An Enslishwoman complained that she had
2ought sewing machine from an uptown
icaler ON the iustallmtnt plan. She paid up
romptly for time until the sum reached So.
thcn, having lost employment she was unable
ecurity machine OF her own, which she said
vas new and a good. They took u, and one
lay when she was away from home they took
he other also, thus deriving he's II means u
upuort. But with the perseverance for which
re English are noted, she found employment.
he then went 90 the dealer and said she would
1Ay not only s. PER month the amount org-
ltly 'ed Ipuu., but - weekly, If they would
It her have the machines. lie would do moth
.us wnAtr,rr hut ,oolIv Informed her that "thc
ccount "a- cl1sed.' She hopes e. make him
1pen b In the Houston street court.
Annie Il B-- c.u Il.iR,d that Nj. -. who lives
n staten Island. owed her seventy do'l.i- for
'erviccs as ,mosi.c. lie had rcru owing beer
many others. She tad been SICK Nlth cull-
nd lever as fcr p,i" ',r anilN tc~uted' aud
Ns -h' wu-t have oIIrr,u as ,he had go
Money To ta} her board auG scarcely enough 60
Ily medicine. This family ilNr lu -tN4c, herl b,
.aree servants, and ride ln ,heir own carriage.
FLAT UuHritY.
An elderly German woman Wa me next. Size
had hou-ht mocu'ue oi a Chamoer- sire"
.ealcT, % ueI-tuUt lciu- her security. She paid
- down. ANA t""h out ""rk, "s per AGREEMENT
10 pay the -tdllucnts. After having the na-
nine one week. and hndins it impos. 'ole g.
make hnj ihiuE II the Work, she sent word lutnt
icaler TO tuke II away. thinking that - Va
ample rent for one wceh for a sewing MACHINE
lie let the ma hine remain and sent IA hills, eva
IDENTIFY intending To make the seourity pay IT,
full price.
street dealer. She paid g down, and agreed t.
work In the store one week 10 pay the othe
S. The next morning she went to the store
hut the dealer had gone away. and nobody wa
which was worn out, and after irving for half ,
day To make it work, she gave up IN despair
When the dealer returned he accused her %
breaking IT, and refused to ref md the So sh,
had given him, and ordered her out
Another ca-e was that uf girl who had don,
sl2 worth OF work and been offered ~, whicl
she was wise enough not to take.
A CASE OF HEAnTLEss CRUELTY
vas that OF Mary, a young Cuban, who wa
brought here in 1909, from santiago de Cuba b!
the wife Of ii distinguishe Official ~ that place
coming acquainted with the girl induced he
by promises OF high WAGES and good treatmen
20 accompany her to New York. How she ful
hed those promises poor Mary's story tells
The agreement was - month while coming
and on her arrival here she was to receive New
York wages, which, said the woman, vii
be SIS on Sls q month. All you will have to a,
will he to mind the children and do a little sew
ing, AMI | Will treat You like my own child
You won't need 10 spend a cent Of youI none
lor clothes for win Eet Them for YOU, ana yol
viii Learn to speak English, ana Whenever 80,
wish u return home, | VIII pay your puis.t-c.
They were two months on the voyage, durul
TO leave her bed ahd wait upon the whole fami
compelled To do the work lOr family Of eleven
and nothing was done toward teaching her tn
answered with a decided negative, and whe
n their thhnklcss service, and money was ASK 81
he question, what do YOU want Of money
YOU have every thing you need She live
With them two years aud a half, and during tina
lime worked harder than many of the slaves d
hcr OWE native island, receiving but a mere pit
,ance. She tried to obtain what was due he
but having no money TO fee a lawyer, she wa
forced to abandon II. Through the Kindness &
Mr. Mum, Of the ScirHtihc american, she va
ent TO the Protective Union. Her mistress wi
,ettle in court
so much for al afternoon in the Workir
WOmeu's Protective Union.