Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-16
which contains forty beds, each one of
which nightly has its occupant. The room

has to make her own bed, and one is ap-
pointed each morning to sweep and dust the
room. Down stairs again and another work
room is reached. In this room fine
needlework is done shirt making,
embroidery and children's and
ladies' underclothing. Some work
was shown the reporter, which testified to
the skill of the practised fingers which
wrought it. The refectory is another cheer
full room, in which the Magdalens take their
meals. Behind this is the Magdafen' chap
ell, a recent addition to the establishment,
being erected in January last. 10 this chapel
the Magdalens, the penitents and the IN
mates generally. have access at all hours. 10
it they can withdraw at all times for prl-
vate prayer and devotion.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
The visitors having completed the in
spection of this apartment now proceeded
across the grounds to an isolated frame
building. This is the industrial school,
where fifty three children, from seven to
twenty years Of age, are being educated and
trained in useful knowledge and industry.
There are two large class-rooms on the first
floor, communicating with folding doors. In
these rooms the children were assembled
when the visitors entered, and were engaged
in various kinds of needle work. AS in
every other department., all rose and re-
manned standing till the visitors were seated.
Every little child and young woman
was attired neatly, and were as
tidy and clean as if just
fresh from their toilet. CHANGING over this
assemblage of the unfortunate, the afflicted
and the destitute, the reporter could not but
notice the expression of deep pleasure which
lit up each face and for a moment flushed
the wan cheek of disease as the two Sisters
entered. There could be no installing the
fact that these two ladies had succeeded to
the highest degree in winning the hearts of
their charges, and the love light danced
alike in the eye of the child and the woman
as they met the glances Of their friends and
guides.
These poor waits are some of them or
plans, and all might equally as we'll
be orphans as for all earthly good
their parents are or have been to them.
Some are daughters of Indifferent and even
abandoned women, some of dissolute, brutal
fathers; all would have sunk down to the
lowest depths of degradation and sin, or to
premature grave had not the merciful
dragged them up out Of the filthy mire of
vice in which their parents are wallowing.
One little child about seven years of age
with large, sorrowful, mournful eyes, and
cheek as pallid as death; brow and neck and
lips and hands waxen-hued as corpse
would elicit painful interest in the most
callous The poor, frail little
thing, the sisters said, was suffering
frOT II tbor
poor woman, unable to attend to her suffer-
had taken her with the object of rendering
her last feeble, lingering moments as com
Portable as they could.
At the request of Sister Aloysius severa
eagerly brought their work for The GoLB1
man to see. 1t consisted of hand stitching
hemming, telling, and other plain sewing witt
neutrality-suspicious. satin stitch, and but
tonhole stitch, embroidery in silk, on cash
mere and flannel, and well nigh every othe
kind of fancy needlework. The work wa
not only well done, but kept remarkabl,
clean. 10 show that the fortunate little un
fortunates received other than mechanical
teaching, several of the children recited, anc
we'll, too, played the piano and sang. The
sisters say the morning of each day is give1
to study and the afternoon to work. TIL
motto, ''No Place Like Home,' on the wall
indicated the spirit animating the breast o
the estimable lady managers of this institu
ton.
Leaving the school rooms, the reporte
was shown up to the dormitories of the
children, which, like everything he had seen
was clean and neat to fault, the beds look
ing very inviting to the weary, with thei
| pink and white coverlets and snowy pillows
THE LAUNDRY.
In the basement of this building is tn
laundry, and such laundry! Washing day
are proverbially disagreeable, and perhap
never before was man content to renal
and to enjoy it, too, in the vicinity of tn
disagreeable operation. But in this laundr
everything is so different from the idea ger
orally entertained-no damp floors, murk,
air, impregnated with suddy smells, heaps {
dirty linen. The ironing room displaye
strings and strings of children's clothin
and gentlemen's shirts, which would eve
rouse the envy of Chan Lung.
WITH THE INMATES.
Returning from the industrial scho
the visitors again entered the manufacture
department. when, as before, every one ros
upon their entrance. Work was, in cou
tesy to the visitors. suspended, and Sist,
Aloysius asked several of the women to sir
and play, the room being furnished with
piano. While this was being done the r
porter had an opportunity of scanning We
the countenances of the penitents and ma
dalens. The picture was study, and OF
calculated to arouse every feeling of cor
, miseration. There were there featur
which betrayed the ravages of vice, counte
ances showing the effects of remorse, fac
exhibiting resignation and acquired peac
, and all showed that contentment at lea
was theirs. The sisters inform,
!. the writer there were several present wi
were sent to the ASYLUM for punishment.
After spending upwards of half an ho1
: with the Magdalens, the writer returned
f the reception parlors having seen every pa
I of the institution and it's inmates. He ga
and heard sufficient to know that the Hou
! of the Good Shepherd is one, if not the We
Q best managed institution in this city, and
9 doing noble but thanlzless task-a task
r which it is hard to awaken the public sy1
/, pathy. These women, it is thought ru
+ headlong into sin, and if in the
l recklessness they bring upon themselv
q punishment in disease and shattered cons
4 tuition they have themselves to thank. B
k there is wrong impression of which t
popular mind should be disabused. It
: that undue restraint is used and liberty
s forbidden the unfortunate creatures W
. find here an asylum from restitution a
k misery. Never was greater mistake. T
9 most potent force used is that of Affect
9 and sympathy, and any one will not be s,
Q prised at the extraordinary power that Sistt
Z, Bernard and Aloysius have over their charg