The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-04-04
The Two Ways.

busy hive Of industry-it Is customary,
as 1t is in some other counties, OIL
Christmas Day to give to the poor peo-
pie in the warehouses a treat, In the
shape of an extra dinner, with plum
pudding, etc.
In the year 1869 a gentleman, who
Is a member of one of the Board of
Guardians in that county, went up to
the workhouse in the union where he
resides, In order to see how the poor
people Jared. The dinner time was fix-
ed for 12 o'clock. 1t was about quar-
ter before twelve when the gentleman
referred to arrived at the workhouse.
He spent the intervening minutes which
were to spare in walking around the
Louise. He went into a room where
sixty or seventy men sat anxiously
waiting for their dinner. Taking up q
position in front of the fire, from whence
he could obtain sight Of all their faces,
he spent one or two minutes in looking
round. After short pause he broke
silence '# . aH
81 was looking round" said he, "to
see if there was any one here that
knew; but / think there is not, unless
1t be that man there" pointing to tall
man on his left.
mo" "said the man, "you don't know
me-" ....... ...
~ think I do" replied the visitor.
mo, you don't" responded the man.
"You used to live at Summerseat, -
said the visitor, "did you not?"
"No, never did, answered the man.
"But," said the visitor again, ''did
you not work on the East Lancashire
Railway there, when they we're making
1t, some thirty years ago." ..u
"Aye, I did," replied the man.
81 thought 1 knew you. was the ans.
wer of the visitor.
Another voice, proceeding from q
man behind the other one, called out
II used to wurch ut Summershea,
thirty years back, un aw geets lots
o'brass." .... .... VI ....N D..
"What," said the visitor, "lot'
o'brass. How is 1t you are here then?'
The man did not speak, but he ans
wered In more significant way than Il
he had spoken: raising his hand to biz
mouth, he made motions as il he wert
emptying glass.
One of the paupers at the other enc
of the room, upon seeing this, called
| out
sits dthrink w sends uz o here"
"Now," said the gentleman, WHIT
was still standing near the fire, 'jus
listen to me for q moment Our frienc
there says that thirty years ago he wa
working at Summerseat, "getting lot
o'brass." Thirty years ago was DO,
working at Summerseat, "getting eigh
teen pence week. aud here We botl
meet to day. Our friend there Is |
pauper, come as apoor law guardian
but never did that" (ifting his han'
TO his mouth as II in the act of drink
ing.) "Inever, continued. he 'spent ,
penny upon drink In my life. Whel
had got my wages, / used to thinl
that down here quitting his hand int
his pocket) or else In my mother
pocket was the place where the none.
ought to 60. and not in the pocket o
the publicans. And instead Of Ispend
ings my evenings in staring into quart
pots and pint-pots In pu6llc-house,
used to go to the evening school or th
Mechanics Institute, to get knowl
edge to fit myself for the battle of llf
nd'here / am to-day, and there ou
friend is" .I
The.man who had previously called
out, again shouted in tones louder thai
before ...
'Tts dthrink w sendz uz o here. ;
The workhouse where this inciden
occxrred was the Bury Union Work
house. The visitor was Mr.. William
Hoyle, the author of "our National Re
sources, and How they are Wasted.
Mr.. Hoyle was theu factory lad, earn
ing his eighteen-pence a:week. lie Il
now large employer of labor, vel
known on the Manchester Exchange
and is q writer of great reputation OF
economical and social questions. Brit.