New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-25

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narrated touching incident of poverty
and distress which had come under hel
observation the day before. She had
thought it best to relieve the poor family
| sufferings without drawing upon the funde
| of the society.
Mrs Closehst wanted two dollars to buy
| . pair Of shoes for her washer woman'i
little girl, whom, she averred, needed
| them very much. The appropriation wat
made.
Mrs. Quicktemper regretted that othel
| important engagements bad prevented hel
from giving any attention to her district
but the next week che hoped to devote al
most entirely to the good cause.
| MRS. President" interposed Mrs Zeal
| GUS, MRS. Prim and myself took the lib
! erty yesterday of encroaching upon Mrs
Quicktemper's territory, and we found one
OF the most deplorable instances Of human
suffering that can be imagined" and the
| lady then proceeded to describe, in mnutesl
detail, the visit of Miss Prim and herself tc
| the home OF little Dan.
did you not do anything for them"
anxiOusly inquired Mrs. Modestone, after
tho recital was finished.
"A-hem-well-no. Nothing more thar
to try and cheer them up. You zee, I had
no change with me, and then I thought ii
would be better to bring the case before the
society" pursued Mrs. Jealous.
And yet You say they were starving
said Mrs. Modestone in tone of gentle re-
proof.
Eyes. they we're very destitute" answer
ed Mrs. 2 -alous. shortly.
81 would like to inquire, Mrs. President, =
said Mrs. QuicktemDer. with some show OF
feeling, III Mrs Zsalous and Miss Prim
have not been assigned to districts of their
Own9'
"1hey have" politely responded the
presiding officer.
their labOrs within the limits OF their respe G.
tive districts'" said Mrs. Quicktemper, with
growing asperity.
1--WE have canvassed our districts most
thoroughly exclaimed both Mrs Zsalous
and Mics Prim in unison.
Every thoroughly, no doubt" coldlv re-
marked Mrs. Q licktemper.
81 do not understand your insinuations,
madam" angrily answered Mrs. Jealous
Don't you9 Well. then. to speak plainly.
l wish it understood that do not desire any
interference from you in my district"
You have not, it appears, troubled your
self about your district up to the present
time, my dear Mrs. Qnicktemper"
Il do not know as that is any of your bust
ness. Mrs. z .alous."
perhaps not" Indignantly replied Mrs.
Jealous, but when / see people starving
"Well, yon didn't help them any, did
YOU"
"Then what are you talking about!'
Mrs Quicktemper. l had always thought
you to be lady"
II have always known you 70 be very
oficious person, Mrs. Jealous
MRS. Quicktemper you are very i'm.
pertinent woman"
Mrs. Jealous. you are meddlesome old
thing. l can't bear yOu!'
II do not wish to have any further talk
with you,' said Mrs. Jealous, striving to
keep calm.
"Nor l with you. madam Saying
which Mrs. Quicktemper, with flushed face
and swapping eyes, changed her seat and
turned her back upon the unfortunate sub
ject of her ire.
Ladies ladies' pray cease this angry
discussion appealed the president. You
forget that our work ia of Christian char.
acter"
Mrs. Jealous apo.ogized for her heated
language, hut said that she never could for
give Mrs. Qucktemper for the insult that
she had put upon her.
Mrs. Quicktemper tartly replied that she
desired no forgiveness, and it being appar.
ent to the members of the society that the
two members could not be reconciled a
motion was put and carried to adjourn.
Action in the case of little Dan and his
mother was deferred until the next meet
ing.
1t was showing. and the clustering winds
had piled the white drifts high in the street.
The warmly clad ladies, as they were driven
rapidly home in their robe-tilled sleighs.
forgot-all save Oce-the picture that Mrs.
Jealous had 80 faithfully painted of poor
Dan and his dying mother in their attic
home. This one was
".
"P1t down the basket, John, and k;ndle
D fire." Mrs. Qnicktemper's voice was soft
aud kind, and as she hastily scanned the
old and darkened room. she shuddered to
think that human beings should be TO. ced
to dwell in such place.
John, the coachmap used as he was to
scenes of privation and suffering, muttered
TO himself, by jimminy, this place amt tit
for = dog to live H. And dog, according
70 Johns reasoning, could live almost any.
where.
The appearance of the apartment had not
changed since the visit OF Mrs. Jealous and
Miss Prim, the day before, save that the
winds had driven the snow in
through the broken window and covered
The rough board floor with q cold, white |
MANTLE The little low iron cot stood in the |
corner, half concealed by the fast-falling |
shadows of the approaching night. Even |
here, too, the snow had found its way and
nestled in queer little drifts about the out
stretched form the outlines of which we're |
put just discernible. At the head of the |
bed knelt little Dan, his face buried in his |
mothers bosom, and his thick brown curls |
'adiant with glistening flakes of snow. No |
sound was heard, not even the breathing of |
he two unconscious figures in the cerner. |
The wind outside had died away, and the |
NOW fell lightly and silently into the street |
below.
Hurry, John. and get up good blaze!'
poke Mrs. Quicktemper. And John, with |
lis foot, cleared away the snow from the |
REPLACE, and on the ashes of poor. Dams |
,ox soon had a roaring fire. The eparks
lanced merrily out and formed striking |
contrast with the shifting snowf axes out
ide, as they chased each other down by
he window. The glimmering light from
be fire revealed clearly every corner and
'bject in the apartment; and as Mrs. Quick
emper stepped forward with outstretched
lands to awaken the sleeping subjects Of
ler bOuntiful but tardy charity, q gesture
rom John, whose quick eye had, in the
light, read the fate OF mother and child,
aused her to pause. and with blanched
heck and fearful eyes she heard:
"Too late, mum-they be dead
How Tie Family Is Mixed.
There is family in this town with nine
arieties of children. The husb band and
rife have each been married twice before,
nd had OnA child at each fOrmar m arriaOa |