, 1873-11-02
A YOUNG LADY'S FIRST EXPERIENCE M WORK
. ING FOR "sWEET CHARITY"

10 {Ht Editor fG Iht IHfcdHo 1TsQUHes
SIR: Ii you will kindly allow me space, will
relato to you some Of the trials 30 poor ladies
arc subjected to-. belong to . south-side So
ciety for tho benefit Of tho "Foundlings' Homo I"
On the West Side. 4 few days ago. 40 decided
to give concert at Plymouth Church In aid Of
the "Homo !" 80 4 lauy-friond and myself
started out to soil tickets. 1t waa to be litor~
ary and musical entertainment, and, as tho
programme Was very attractive one, re did
not doubt our ability to sell at least one-half Of
the 400 tickets. Innocent and fatal doluaionl
In the first place We went down torn, among
tho oilioes. a gontleuau-ffiend Of ours. after
purchasing BoIno tickets, gave ua permission to
70 among his clerks. as they wero mostly
voung gentlemen, wo had tho strongest informal
conviction tAat We should exhaust our Rupp1y Of
tickets. The clerks sat at very long tables,
facing oach other. Thia time undertook to do
tho Aonors Of tho occasion so. after putting on
walked up to the first clerk, who Vas busily
writing, ind asked him it ho would not buy q
ticket. Ho gently shook bis head, and said,
"I'm not prepared" It IL s.neealo5s to sny /
vanished. Tho next one waR porliy man, and,
as had always entertained tho idea that flesh
aud good-natlro were synonymous, my spirits
roso; 80 gavo him. three tickets to look at.
Aftor he i,ad perused every ticket four time8,
tho subject for tie space Of flyc minutes, he
said, I'm not Prepared" AS passed around
tho tablo, heard L,m say to tho opposite ctcrk
YOU'D better buy one; it's worthy object.'
AZ this young man was yory tntellec!ual- looking,
! thought 7 could appeal to his good Judgment;
but, before Ind time to say word, he took up
tho refrain, and gavo uttarance to tho strikingly
Original romark that he was not prepared.
Without daring to look ut tho other clerks, We
left the Office.
Tho next gentleman to whom no npplioa was
a bank-ollcial. 10 was evidently determined
not to buy, aud, aftor long conversation, said
lle folt like Founding himself. Clo diamond
that he woro MAS bnt triao smaller thnn q large
sized c1estnuta; but when ho aaw no vera in
osrnoat he bought two tiokets.
At promineut dry-gootls atoro, tue proprietor
said '1o probably had moro money now than ho
we mover had gone on d begging expedition bo-
fore, and think the panic must haye Affected
the financial affairs of the people. One gontle-
man couldn't buy because he had m engagement
for Tllaraday evening. inslnuated that 60
cealta would in \ slight monsuro compensate for
tho loaa Of lia society, but the maneuyoring
wretch said 10 had no clange,-nothing loss
than a sl00 bill Another one, with tho gravity Of
all undertaken, Bail he Was the son OF poor but
pious paronta, and must beg to be excused.
Another lady-friend Of ours was much moro
successful, however, for, Quo OF our mqHt prom
ihent lawyers, celebrated for Ills kindness Of
lenrt, bought twenty tickets, and said ho was
glad to hayo an opportunity to contribute to 90
Another lady called on prominent gentleman
Of The Board Of 1rade with whom she WAS ao-
quaintcd. and. requesting him to buy a ticket.
lie took twenty.four, aud sold them to hta
friends
Another kinl-hearted gentleman took forty
foMr tickets, and ssscod to buy what ha could not
sell.
Now, alr. Editor, although have mot with 30
many rebuffa in my first undertaking OF tue kind,
do rot inteIsdl to be discouraged and trust
those gentlen,on who wore Is not prepared" tpil
be tho noxt time wo call. Respectfully yours,
OHtoAoo. Out. 81, 1873. ]. O.. G.