The New York herald., 1874-11-25
Effect Of Pair Of Slippers and How
"MajOr" Made Friends.
SHIFTINj THE RES POSSIBILITY.
Professor ChandlerS Letter 10 the C0mmiS.
sioners of Charities and Correction.
Action of the Emigration Com
miSsioners.

terdav; the Bunerings OF the poor unfrleuded girl
were on many more. Indignation was largely
blended with the sorrow ieir Tor all the woman
had endured, and many hoped, Tor the sake OF
humanity and public institutions, hers
was a solitary case. Alone IN . strange
country, without means and sick, wond
make up q catalogue sufficiently long and nard to
bear Tor the ordinary moral. but added to these
in the present case were neglect, starvation. and.
It Is alleged the most heinous crime that could
be committed against woman.
General Bowen went to the Island yesterday,
probably to look into the ..Major, matter. but he
did not, evidently, bring back much light with
him Tor he had none to share.
Shutting out inquiries at this stage will not
mend matters. and II the Commissioners have
clean hands the sooner they show them the better.
woman's wrongs and rum have been laid ut
their door. To the mismanaoement or tncom-
potency OF the Commissioners IL due all the suf-
ferings and their result OF Eliza Collins. Neglect
may have had something TO do with 1t; but the IN
1uence, or whatever name may be given to
1t, that restored "Major' to the place he had
forfeited must be explained TO the public and the
present is the time to do 1t. General Bowen
pleaded business, but II there Is any business In
the department just at this moment calling the
attention OF the Board more important than that
OF the ruin OF this girl and the effect upon her
health, it must have dropped in upon the Commis-
sioners very suddenly. To be sure there may be
ANOTHER SUCH CASE
on the Island, ana General Bowen probably dts.
covered It when he went there yesterday; or
there may be one OF worse nature. q thing quite
possible. The authority that would harbor q
man charged with such q crime as .'Majoro was,
when he sent bnck to his outies with full iYee-
dom to commit similar outrages on our poor
patients might be easily suspected OF giving
shelter to other men OF his character.
Mr.. Major-nls name appears to be shrouded
In considerable clouds they called him the
.Msjor;' MIR. LaimDeer says 1t is MAJOR, and
he ought to know-owes his present advance
ment-strange as 1t may seem, and illustrative or
the certainty as 1t Is, too, that various
and Oltentmes apparently insignificant are
the Influences that wait men 10 great.
ness and power-to pair OF shippers and
the care he bestowed upon them. According
to Commissioner Laimbeer's account OF HIM, Majar
went to the island as patient. He had pair OF
slippers-good slippers, OF what exact quality
commissioner Lambeer did not state. but tncy
were pair OF pretty slippers and quite attract
i've. The Doctor In charge Of the hospital
where Major was lying noticed the slippers.
The character Of the notice the Doctor applied
to the sppers-whether 1t was o notice OF Gu
riosity, 4 notice OF envy-bnt that Is scarcely
hkely-a notice Of regret that he had not pair
like them; q notice Of admiration at the beauty
OF the slippers, for they must have been very hand
some notice OF delight to patient with slip
pers; q notice OF qualification that the patient
should not too qulckls wear out his single pair
of hose; notice Of qualification that the depart
ment would. not at an early date, have to supply
him with another pair; notice oil generous salts
faction that other men had slippers. ana pretty
oues too, as well doctOrs. notice OF surprise
at the appearance or the things In the hospital
ward the Commissioner diu not say but Mat the
Major mad pair OF slippers and that the Doctor
noticed them particularly, ana that his particular
notice OF them was the drst thing that brought the
MAJOR into
Besides his pretty slippers the Major had pretty
ways-at least so the Doctor thought, and so ne
the public vel dict Is on the subject Is quite
other matter. But the Doctor tiousht-and per.
thinks so-that the MajOrs ways have
1onss no5 grown s'm entirely ugly yet wso,o lie nke
china vase, and without needing tae damage
dome, looked up laqehlnaly, expectant OF forgive
into the heart Of the Doctor his cleanliness. Tne
Major was s Clean THAT was new feature to the
's' 50 much % tns, @ D'' finally. s upon Ac rms Is
tor determined to inquire further into the charac.
ter Of the Major. The more the Doctor looked
w e.
toward mis- view that The Doctor felt it to be his
duty to to share thus tns :, ,deigatiol nature win
that the pubic has IT IN It's mind Just at
tnis instant to ask the Doctor what he thinks or
would be an impertinence on the part or the pub
lie. and the Doctor would not delgn IN all prop.
sioner wera by aud the Doctor in that case would.
doubtless, consider II mis- duty to put himself on
lou IN c the ' Stability Of bis ascsons q their
first loves under all circumstances: Alter
sioners asking that he mgat be allowed nS to have
Sfass' once 10 n DO o. various odds and and ends d ot
work. Major saw the slippers had made their ei.
into the pockets o. the Major ne bought second
! whole snef full Of bottles from q top shelf aud
SHIPPERS IN THEIR STEAD
The Doctor was charmed, the Commissioner de-
lighted, ana Mr. Major was soon a.ter removed
and promoted to the Smallpox Hospital. In the
happy confidence OF MS superlOrs the Major went
about until the habit OF otfice grew easy,
and tuen he became reckless. Complaint
notice. was taken uf tna,-Mr. Major could
do no wrong. Professor Chandler raised his
into PRISON poor fellow, without u friend IN tue
world, said Mr.. Commissioner Laiinbcer to re-
porter OF tne hEaALD.siippels, nea.ness' c,eanil,
morality. and that was nothing to island people
anu no Trend to ald him Or cheer him with .
word Oi hope. The absence OF the irlenu
was kceny felt bv Major, 80 tne Commissioner
boldly stepped into The place and TOOK up THAT
position. lne Commissioner asked MAJOR to write
out history ol HIS lie ON ,oolscap-nlce, clean
foolscsp--ln regular round hand. looking out for
blots, and hand II to hun. MAJOR complied with
the request, wrote long and touching histIry,
aud sent IL to his friend The Commissioner.
Inc latter called the Doctor to MN and botn
wept copiousiy IN concert over tho hare strug-
gies Ior bread Major had put INTO hls biography.
From that least oi mourning and fow OF sor-
row the Doctor and Maj RS friend, the Commis-
sloner arose different men. AT toe same moment
tney were INSPIRED with u frln resolve, n sturdy
determination TO remain nrm to the poor victim
OF his own unhappy headlong passions 70
the last anu the adherence with which
they stuck to the resolution may be readily
seen In the story Of poor Eliza CoIiins. For the
moment, however, Major has thought 1t ad-
vlsaDic 10 save MS lrlenuS tue lrouUle Vi nidluR
HIM and taken the joo Into MS own hands. NO
doubt MS friends know where 10 find hlm out he
Is not visible 10 the ordinary eye, and tnat