Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04

succeeded in getting a donation OF tlO
Lady Burdett- COutts, with which
her trunks were released at Havre,
and a balance lief to pay her last board
bill. THE Charity Organization So
gave f3, a benevolent American
banker in Old Broad street gave f5-
to be paid when she was out at sea
and the Nationals Steamship Company
sent her home at a reduced rate. She
made a dead set at the handsome
clerk of the steamship company the
day she sailed, asking him to go out
and purchase for her at his expense a
pair of gloves, an ulster and a pair Of
boots.
THE AMERICAN RELIEF SOCIETY.
This shameless Importance Of every
American the adventures could hear
of has so disguised Americans in
London that a desire has been ex-
pressed to dissolve the relief society,
on the ground that it affords at least
an excuse to people like the widow to
come over here ON some pretence or
another land have a good time at the
expense of those who are ever ready
to help the unfortunate. That there
are worthy cases of distress, both in
London and Paris and other cities, is
true. But this notorious woman, who
shamelessly avowed her intention of
returning here to practice her arts in
raising money under the avowed pre-
tence of getting an engagement in
opera-singing Gas she said just before
l%eaving), should be held up to the pub
lie indignation. An American clergy
man, who came abroad for his health
two years ago, has carefully investiga-
ted a number of cases regarding relief.
He has sent home about fifteen, saving
some doubtless from a horrid fate. In
a printed circular he says; Many
young Americans, especially girls,
come to England with a view to better
their condition in life, a desire to see
the Old World from which our an
cestors came, or to a laudable desire
to bring ones talents to an European
market-whether Of musical endow-
ment, theatrical abilities or literary
prooliyities, the latter feeling sure that
here, the mart Of the world, their tai
ents will certainly be appreciated. But
the motives which actuate 50 many Of
our people are often Elusive and based
upon false impressions, which have
been derived, probably, from newspa.
per correspondents, who write home
very often most glowing accounts O
how Miss So-and-so has astonisheC
the musical or theatrical world il
Paris, London, etc, while others, it i
said, come over to have a good time
and expect to find plenty of American
to lend them gulneas 70 go home il
f~rat-olass steamers" They hear littll
or nothing of the nine out Of ten VIII
have come hither, and have bee
struggling on for months and years il
a vain hope of final success and, afte
exhausting the means furnished froI
time to time by their fellow-country
men TO friends through charity or gon
to destruction through sheer neoessit
and despair,
A HEARTBENDING STORY.
God help the poor women who bay
gone down to the gates of death
London, Paris, Dresden, Berlin an
other places-yictims of an ambitio
which, at home, might have secure
them emplGynent ii some respectful.
capacity but here, no door %offerinI
J they have persisted Is this a fame
|. sketch? Listen. In 1872 there can
a young lady from America as gQvpI
! ness. 1t appears thai Che lady VIII
/, engaged he's discharged her from !
fault but that Of refusing to take
| servants situation in addition "a II
+ duties of those of a gGvamess. ~
/ following lNtteE speaks for itself. |
. despair she went to Westminst
: bridge, threw aside her hat and sha,
0 and plunged into The Thames, A p,
lice officer who saw her went to h,
rescue, hut too late, Life was extinc
Next a funeral was gotten up for h
r and a monument was erected over h
\ grave. Thus for bread she was giyI
a stonel
II This letter was found IN her room
o LONDON, September 3, 1879, NO, l
High street, Shadwell,-The crime
t am about to commit, and that l mt
suffer for hereafter, is nothing col
pared to my present misery. Alone
y London, not a penny or friend 70 .
J. wise or lend a helping hand, tired a.
n weary with looking for something
do, falling in every way, tired q
IF heart-weary, I prefer death, 70
y dawning Of another wratched mol
,e ing, have only been in Britain nj
AZ weeks, | came as nursery goyern'
h with a lady from America to Wick,
le Scotland, whence she discharged !
J. refusing to pay my way back, CIV
rs me my wages, which amounted
ut e3.l0. Aftpn my expenses to lone
lo | thund myself In this great city "
y only IS. What was | to do? | 3
ng my watch. The paltry sum | ohtaiI
r. from that soon wont 70 paying for
an board and ln looking for q situatl
All Now | am destitute every day
n, misery to me. No friepds-no hop
in no money. on, God Of heaven b
rs. mercy ON a poor, helpless sinnI
To- .shou knowest how have stri
in against this, hut fate Is against
raj / can MOI Tread tho path Of sin, for
nd dead mother will be Watching
M Fatherless, motherless, home | h
of none oh, for the rarity Of Christ
to hearts ! am not mad. For day.
Id have foreseen that this would DO
lc. end. May all who hear Of my
r. forgive me, and may God Almighty