, 1876-12-24
low wants to Kiss. Then there's barrel-''
ISIS she very prctty."
.sPretty! You take q look at her once, and

fhe barrel --
aDoyou know Mr.. N. s. Bouton.''
t.Yes, know him, but that barrel -"
"Wlat did he ever say about the Home2''
"Hc said it was a fraud; q rank fraud. HI
told me SO year ago when was in the News
boys Home. lie used to have some sort OF in
terest, or something Or another in it, but he go1
disguised, aud heard him say it was fraad.
/ vas telling you about that barrcl.''
"What about ft?''
:. "Why, they've got barrel Of kerosene oul
IN their barn, inst adjoining mine, and we are
Ill liable to be burnt up any moment.N
1t may be mentioned here, a. illustrative 81
the way the institution was run, that it is de-
lmquent one year on its water taxes It owes
SIG, but the Board was persuaded not to have
the water cut off.
The Office on Randolph street is an. attenn-
ated intelligence office. During the year it took
IN $ua, and it cost $500. There seems to have
been no reason why 1t should eyer have ex-
kted
MISS SMITH.
4 year ago last November Miss Kathleen 4.
Smith came to Chicago, and was introduced to
hrs. Walbcrt- Her credentials we're excellent,
and, through the influence OF some ladies. Miss
Smith WAS employed In the downtown, office Of
the concern. During the time be has been en-
met her frequently, and, carly In the inyestiga-
ton, made up his mind that she was perfectly
innocent Of any knowledge Of the peculiar trans
actions Of the Society. When Mrs. Walbert
hsdtated about showing the books, Miss Smith
urged her to make complete showing Of the
affairs, honestly believing that everything had
peen conducted IL plain, straigh htforward man
ner. =
LAST night the reporter waited On Miss Smith
and told Der Of the charges made against the
institution. For moment she WAS completely
crushed. The tears ralned over her face and
she seemed stunned, She had known nothing
of what was going on. A mere routine Of Office.
duties had been assigned to her, and all she had
ever done had been under AIRS. Walbcrt's tu-
structions. Mrs. Walbert had kept the books,
that was claimed for it. She did not know how
much money had been received, nor where it
went She had performed the duties set out
for her, and had performed them cheerfully, all
unconscious Of what was going on around her.
II can hardly believe this. It Is too terrible,''
ehs said.
And then the reporter patiently went over the
whole story, pointing out the discrepancies in
the books, aud giving her the names OF the au-
thors Of all the stories. He alluded to Mrs.
Wal6e1t's dis1nclination to show the records.
the time she had better show them. didn't
think OF anything wrong. It never occurred to
me that it could be possible there was anything
out Of the way. I had always heard the Home
was 1.: splendid charity and always believed 1t,
"DId you know how much money was re-
ceyed or spent?"
II neTer knew ANYTHING about it.''
.+a-ass %haa yon never before heard any Of these
"Neyer before in my life. I never heard
anything but good OF the Society. How could
II have always been here In the Office"
"What are you going to do2"
"Ah! can answer that am going to leave
pfclons against the Society,""
She sat down and wrote hastily, and then
handed sheet Of paper to the reporter:
ca1cAeo, Dec. ea-The statements concerning
The mane.aeZent Of the Good Samaritan Society
take effect inmedis.sly. KATHLEEN 4. SMITH.
"That is the end Of it." said she; ssI can't
stay here any longer; This is the most awful
And then she locked the door and went home.
STOP YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. -
In wishing MI Institutions merry Christmas,
TIE TRIBUNE regrets the existence Of an estab-
nshment which, in its hungry cravings for cor
from really deserving charities. In this exposure
Of the Good Samaritan Society ''Tug TRIBUNE
has been actuated BY kindly sympathy for the
larsse-hcarted people who turn With pleasure
70 tt,,o,tha the On dnty q rescuing the poverty
suffering. Large cities demand large bcstowals
OF money in the mid Of those whose exertions
are wholly inadeq quate to the securing Of their
own happiness, and generous men and
HSAACA etIP AOAHsAIA3 AIO E&1clck3 u E0uQiOFE
OF convenience devote their energies to the allie
yietion OF distress and the consolation Of the
sorrowing. That success should attend the ef-
forts OF such ladies and gentlemen is natural
from the generous disposition Of our people,
and that such SUCCESS should induce advcntur-
ers to attempt pretended imitation Of charita-
bic labors is not unnatural in the light Of the |
inventive spirit Of the age.
The winter bids lair to be cold, and the
amount Of su1fering~is daily on The increase.
Every week develops new burdens for the be-
uevolent institutions, md With them come fresh |
appcals to the contributing class Of the COM
munlty- It becomes necessary, then, to weed |
out tho weak sisters and to divert the money |
subscribed into deserving channels. Among |
these, the one that flows into the q ssGood Sa- |
ma1itan Home can scarcely hope for classifca- |
ton. Within its four walls and from MI around |
without 1t come denunciations Of tho concern. |
as :'Home," 1t has gone down in bitter fail !
ure- It's business-ot6cc has been transformed |
into an intelligence shop, which has not paid its
running expenses: Money subscribed for the
supposed many has gone, God knows where.
But this exposure Of that concern should not
stop free giving to deserving institutions. It
merely suggests care in selection.