The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

MANY of us see great deal of the dis
tress which is so much talked of this year,
and we feel fired with zeal to help this
one or that one out of his difficulties.
You hear of a poor man who has fam
lily to support, and who has not earned a
cent for the last week. You go from
place to place seeking work for him, and
at last, not where you are looking for it,
but among the sufferers from the hard
times, you accidentally hear of a lady who
is quite willing to hire man to do some
work which she is anxious to have done,
but she cannot afford to pay much. You
directly think of your poor protege and
are sure he will jump at the chance of
making fifty cents by days work, be-
sides getting good meal. AT great
trouble and Inconvenience to yourself,
you find him. He is ''glad to hear OF a
job" but at the mention of fifty cents a
day, draws himself up with, 81 niver did
a days wurruk under wan dollar, and
ginerally it was two" In vain you tell
him that fifty cents is better than nothing,
and even the good dinner is worth work
ing for. You GO home fairly discouraged,
and feeling as if you can never take such
an interest in a "case" again.
A note awaits your arrival. Your dear
friend, Mrs. Caritas, wishes to interest
you in very sweet young widow. The
Young woman is left with two children
to support. She is not homeless, as she
has nice little house, but quite penni-
less. Can you think of anything for her
to do, or interest any ladies in here Your
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young widow, 'ready to do anything" as
your friend says. Yes, you will work for
her; she has no settled sum that she can
earn. You go from house to house and
talk of nothing but 'work for young
widow" till, if yoa but know it, kate s
widow" is the bugbear of all your friends.
But your zeal is rewarded. A lady wishes
to find somebody who will take the en-
tire charge of the children's wardrobe,
cut and make both underclothes and
dresses. 1t is case a little out of the
common run. The lady is willing to pay
we'll, but stipulates that whoever takes
the matter in hand shall come every Fri
day, from ten to four, to mend for her.
The pay is really good, for the lady feels
interested in your widow, and you write
to Mrs. - to come to your house at her
earliest convenience. You tell the whole
plan to her. She listens carefully. and
to your astonishment, instead of saying,
"When shall beginf' she asks, "Do l
go to her house every Friday on the foot
ing of seamstress"
You are taken aback as it strikes you
that her children's footing" ought to be
the chief matter of anxiety to her. You
try to answer patiently, 1.-THE lady is very
kind. There has been nothing particu-
larry arranged, only she wished to have
you there to mend, and she said there
might be some stains to take ont Of dress
es, or any such little matters" "She
must be looking for kind of lady 's,maid
and don't think
And so it ends. The last you heard Of
the widow, she was struggling along
making bonnets in q pery private way fol-
q few friends, and being helped by one
and another. You are discouraged, bu
you have by no means exhausted tn.
number of people who cant do this,
because it might seem" such and such
thing. There are gentlemen who have
earned their thousands, and because they
cant earn them now, will not earn any
thing. II am worth at least twenty-five
hundred year," one of them said to me
~yet might go for twelve hundred" A
great come down, but, in the meanwhile
waiting for the twelve hundred, be vii
NOT earn dollar or two day, SO let BIZ
wife teach or sew to earn . pittance tai
his talents are appreciated.
Look on the other side. There are mer
to-day working for six hundred . year
Who ara really worth twelve hundred
bit tksy ssy nothing. They work On and
=. 4 chance cooss of makiag - extsu
~ dollasu ~ extra work. As. Doolsn