Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-02
CORNELIA FLORALIs.

CORNELIA FLORALIs.
CRITICISM Of "the Yonng Lady (?) ,rho
Verv Sensiblv (?) Sits Dosc,. o., the Se,ti-
'''esatnliss,s of the Flo,cer Mission"
To the Editor of the Globe.
In your Sunday issue of the GLOBE ap-
peared an article headed as above, which for
malice, aspersion and contempt, to say
nothing of the injury its authoress oontem.
plated, is decidedly success.
While tits grevious task and quite be-
meath the dignity of man to answer such a
display of silly girlish thoughts as distinctly
characterize every paragraph of the article,
yet feel in duty bound to defend truth and
right, by whomever assailed.
The article is interspersed with such deli
cate and refined phrases (?) as to readily AZ.
sure its reader that "Cornelia Floralis''
must be a refined lady (?) Hence there is
'no room for attacking her education. and
of course she must ssunderstand'' the
phrases she employs.
Having made many ridiculous thrusts at
the ladies (for indeed they are ladies'
Christians, kind and true) who every Satur-
day gladden. tho hearts of the poor unfor-
tunate prisoners by presenting each of them
with a bouquet of beautiful flowers, she gives
vent to her feelings of hatred, ETC., by di-
recting her nonsensic railleries towards the
prisoners of Ramsey county Jail. She
cIassi6es them as "a lot of abominable
creatures in good health-thieves, tramps,
characters, waiting there fora State sentence,
or liberation by some bubble of the law,
which will enable them to resume the road,
the torch and perhaps the knife, to say moth
ing of that other awful assault known to
such wretches, and who would just as soon
make one of these flower ladies victim as
any otber.'' She further calls them .sbrazen.
unrepentant loafers and vermin.''
The reader in the first place will please re-
member that she classes herself among sstrue
women" Does true womanhood admit of
such thoughts, such low, base ideas as &C
tuated the writer of that article? Could a
true woman be guilty of such degraded,
TO kick ore when he is down, or to take
him by the hand and help him up and bid
him Godspeed?
If there is kindly, christian act perform
ed by any society in st. Paul and ono which
is thoroughly appreciated by it's recipients,
one which is productive of great good, it is
the weekly distribution of flowers in the
county Jail.
The prisoners look forward with great
anxiety to Saturday, or ''Flower-day,'' as
they term it, when the vases containing the
faded flowers which once adorned thei1
dreary cells may be replenished.
In the quiet secluded life of the prisoner
flowers are often looked upon with heavine
bosoms and fearful eyes. When faded, they
remind US of our ill-spent life; while fresh
and fragrant they inspire us with hope OF
better days to come-a trust in one whom
when woman scorns Us He yet loves.
"Cornelia Floralis'' should remember that
all are not even convicts, who are confined
in this jail awaiting trial, and those who are
serving sentences are not wholly void of
feeling. They have mothers. brothers, sis
tiers, wives and loving children who love
them, (if no feeling she has for the prisoners).
She should in the future be careful who m
she wrongs.
IT'S they who walk the highways unsupported,
Yet with grim fear forever at their side,
Who clasps the corpse OF some sin undetected,
corpse no grave or coffin lid can hide.
ed
By thoughts that like unwelcome guests in.
trude
And sit down unlimited and unwanted,
And make nightmare of the solitude
More guilty are such persons than the prisoner
Who spends longs years within the gloomy
cell,
Awaiting patiently the great commissioner
Of whom twas said, ''he doeth all things
well.''
A prisoner who needs no nom de plume,
June Goth, 1879. CHAs. n. TAYLOR, M. D..
We heartily concur in all the doctor has
written. and extend our warmest thanks to
the ladies who have heretofore so kindly sup.
piled us with flowers. May they continue on
regardless of opposers.
Their grateful unfortunates
John Lillis, Henry THOMPSON.
Charles Pratt, Thos. Cannon,
James Ryan, John Osterberg,
John Carr, JOHN McLeon,
81. c.. Wallace, John Allen.
Henry Hennessy, Bertal Antonio,
l.. H. Gibbins, 3. Murphy.
W. 81. Cody.