Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-22
clad and happy looking, was the same de-
graded wretch that came here for shelter and

graded wretch that came here for shelter and
sympathy few months ago.
Many other cases could tell you of, con-
tinued the matron, but you wish to see the
inmates and the rooms, will you please walk
this way. sir; and she showed the way up
stairs, and conducted the reporter from
one room to another, all kept IN
scrupulous order, and appearing to be
as comfortable as it is possible to make
them. Some of the inmates were in their
rooms. In one room were congregated four
women. among them Mrs. A. already alluded
to. She was busily employed upon some
garment for infant wear, possibly designed
for the child of the fair haired child mother
who sat cooling to her poor fatherless infant
that Law smileing on her knee. The face OF
the mother wore yearning expression as
she looked into the widely extended blue
eyes of her baby with an earnest far of gaze
which seemed to be trying to penetrate
futurity. Betrayed, she had sought the
home to hide her shame. Seated OH the
floor was another young girl who had been
enticed from home and left to walk the
streets until a good samaritan in one of the
managers of the home had brought her to
this retreat and she was now learning under
Mrs. A. to use the needle. A tall girl with
large black eyes and hardly in her teens
rose as the reporter entered, CRIMSON blush
sutfusing her delicate cheek. She came to
the home five months ago in great trouble
and fear that her disgrace would become
known and her name a by-word and reproach
to her friends. Her child was born, and was
gwen to a family that adopted it, and in
few days the girl will return to her friends,
instead of being forced by contumely into
house Of ill-fame. to hide her guilt in mis-
fortune and deeper SIM
A sewing girl who had tried to maintain
herself honorably with her needle, making
pants at shilling pair, finding that her
earnings would hardly buy food, and that
she could hardly maintain a decent appear
ance, had accepted the help and protection
of a gentlemen(O He kept room
for her for awhile but firing
of her he had ceased his contributions and
she in her sickness then rushed into dissipa-
ton, making her home in low den on
Jackson street. The good offices Of the
Home brought her there, and she now prom
ises we'll to be on the road to sincere repent
ance.
70 enter into the histories of the eighteen
inmates of the Home would only be to re-
peat the old, sad tale of woman's trust and
man g perfidy. 1t is true there are one or
two in the Home who seem to be hardened
and SO accustomed 10 vice that it has become
a part of their nature but the majority ex-
press an anxious desire to save themselves
from lasting disgrace, and to regain as far as
possible place of responsibility in the COM
munity. Two out of the number are await
ing that event which is generally looked for
ward to by their sex with thrilling hope, but
which inspires them with dread.
The reporter passed through the parlor,
work room, dining room and kitchen, all of
which he found orderly and comfortable. In
the kitchen was a beautiful baby boy Of five
months old. His round head, we'll cut fea-
lures, glorious blue eyes and golden locks,
! were like cherub by Raphael. He lay in
sweetly on all who deigned to notice him.
Many home would be made bright and
cheerful with such angel beauty; but his
mother was i'll a Magdalen asylum and he
was Graded in shame.
After passing completely through the
Home, the reporter returned to the parlor
with the matron.
''Do you not find this life burdensome. y
he asked surrounded, as you are, with the
results of perfdy and crine?''
YES, was the reply, sit is saddening and
sometimes feel like giving up. You have
| no idea what tales of wrong / sometimes
hear. They say mothers should look aftel
their girls, but tell you, sir. they have as
much cause, OF more, to look after their
boys. If chose to speak I could tell that
which would cause many a mother to bow
her head in shame, and make their hearts
ache with pain. Mothers should look tc
their boys, sir, as well as to their girls
Rep.-Do you not think the facilities of.
tered here for girls to come and be relieved
of their shame is an incentive to sin.
Matron-No, sir: on the contrary 1 think
it is the means of saving
many poor girl from uttel
ruin. Having been betrayed sometimes
with no fault of theirs-if they could not
find some such home as this, they would be
driven by despair into the very vortex OF
vice. There are only two places for such as
have been deceived-a refuge here, or buried
from their friends and tie world in brothel
After some other conversat.oi upon the
workings of the institution, the reporter
withdrew, fully convinced that the Christian
Womans Home was doing a good ane
christian work.