, 1875-12-12
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

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CHICAGO, Deo. 10.-Please a1io" nso :.
SPACE in xour paper wisn 70 se4'' 10SS = -
occnrred Il circumstance connected Win aoHn eA-
;,. =, ,axa,+,sen,eot In Tue TR1Busx o1 Dec.
w - a.
3 "as ton "a. .o,,,o,+x, xtn.1ed aud
WAkTEn-"ouen 70 u fadiv a;sonsst
.aan.sa. ~ 49, - gnnds decided to answer it.
beng ~ noeu " . r ,a.da h,Rtv toilet and
On Mondas "c1o!i'S - s.;a :, r,rsa,f ttnt
still more has'5 o'ea4IAs.' 81 1A1 .1;n1;nr of ,Lo
...o.a- :, First come," ETC., nade all has:s to be
,ha d,or At = the usual tlno for opening.
trt1as ~ fonr tthers as prompt and, have no
dorht ~ needy ~ myself, came up Ri sn6 sa1ne
t;u,a Trerentfv the foreman Of the room came
also, and informed us that We might In. n@'e a9 ~
wit awhile, az the PROPRIETOR baa the Ae5, 49,
~ 1nnat wait or 90 home. Tue Inter WAS Eos
to be thought Of. for was not there sork hete'
and main work that any WOMAN could DO:
Waiting was ANYTHING put pleassns' VII ''s4 'u
walk We: and muddy ana the air filed with n's'
md uov and tbeu . little ran. Bur We waited.
~cd tha ernyd incl e&sad until half-past q Wnen
Mr.. Proprietor came and opened the door and
We fled in, now nearly two dozen. he!e W.
we're greeted with prints By boIts and cotton D.
ba!es. aud the TO. enao addressed himself TO tue
task OF measuring as fast d he coula, "n1o W.
women engaged the attention OF tue Aeau- ,
FIRST, WIS there any work TO bs gwen n ous
"les," {yery b.a:l!y). We'll, What " WI s.a
Der comfort" Twas surprised. 70 sav the least.
Some sxnressed tne1r lndlgnatloo ~ lea''ns
without another word, but he2rlT nu aecaasa ~
take cne, TWO. CT three OF TUG parcels sne man
was making up. When one lady, moro thousu.
f,l than tie others, SAYS. IL suppose you WILL
send these 10 our houses ?" Oh no va nave
no WAGON YOU must take them yourselvee.
Now hero MAS predlcanent,-o pouncs OF pA1
dnEt1a iS The a,nouut for txo. Could Eo carry it
- III.
Could carry it eight blocks, for Will ccnnne
myself to nv own experience IN th.8 matter:
Alter some dellbel atioa aud s:1ne more ae4ay
started home with goods for TWO, namely ~
pounds OF batting aad 32 yards OF I1iot II was
nearly uoou when arrived At homo With my
hrr.en.
Then what is to be- done, s1n7piy tins rue
"wldths " a4s 10 be scNe1 u2. tnrn tacSsa on
frames, and battened, tnen qn1ltca ln a-1Ech
rowa, and ul for Is cents apiece. But pesse-
vorod acd finished NINE, and took them oack
"wednesday after dinner. 30 earned nearly -
couts Der day, and boarded mssel. And this
oy.r hv working very fast, to the gceat
de:rimont OF my fingers, which have not
re.urerated ret. The idea that woman mast
make a l,ed-guilt tor rs cents, and take time 10
~arrr It hack and fo.th iu tho ba4gatn, is Torse
than slavery. sud methinks here subject for
\ song that would outsn.ne tho far-fsmed "Song
OF the Shirt" Too mruy firms are getting their
work dope for nothing, and this Is evidently Que
n
the1r ed vertisetuout3, 1--WE have such uEusual
rar;.it;ae for manufacturing, esc.. that We are
.nIa tn sell lower than auy other house." This
yarv thing ia the price Of wo1nsn's strength, and
in mauy casss the pnce Of uonan's virtue. Tho
,-.sanf inv s.te of na-es aud poor remunera-
t,on for honest labor is doing more to fill houses
~ nros;;tntion than al other Causes put to-
oots,er and what wonder that girls cleave to 3
f,fe ~ ;dIeneas and shame when honest labor
nd virtno ara 40 little encouragod. Surely there
"a - resnnnsib:hty somewhere. and God will
.1,re Il wnera It beIopcs, The time for the
tahorinc moor to hare their rights is surely com-
;ne> theu,h IT'S long, long On The way"
-: -..
/ WILL NH- Heath PLEasE k1ss AND 1AfAA
To the Editor of The cAlea9o lT'ou"e:
CHICAGO Dec. LIN 'h1s mornings 1h.D-
cTr, in your report OF the proeeeolhss u 'ne
Committee On FINANCE OF Inc common ooune'1'
At it's meeting held IN the c1t4 e1erks onlce'
occu1B the following: An ordnance III 1e1er"
ence to the abolishment OF the Lax commission
er's Office Was laid Over Tor 1uf1hef cons1oeIs-
tiou,' which action requires more than tne or'e1
mention embraced III that paragraph, rs II