The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-15
Tales OF suGerlns.

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The following are some of tho accounts
received in response to Letters OF INQUIRY
TO responsible parties In Irelerd for in.
formation es TO she extent and severity
OF the distress in the several locaiities,
Sister 8. 81. Teresa, OF the Convent ci
Our Lady of Mercy, Ceppaopin; writes :
"Eince tho faLnipie years there was not
l believe, such distress, because the ,ar..
ncers and ahonkeensEa ahe were ahis e
help the poor people, either by giving
them work or aims, are now az badly oh
as themselves. Many of the farmers
could Eot pay their rents and are sold
out. May our good God comfort chen,
and inspire these who have money to ,be
generous for at least O few months, when
We are In hopes things will not look GO
awfuily hopeless as at present. When
kety's &2 came we commenced the chill
dren'e breakfast, which we have contin.
ued 20 keep on ever since; but l:as week,
when the ilumhers had incgeased 10 near.
~ eighty, Il was announced id echool
| that from Monday all whose fatheia were
living should breakfast at homo. s Al
though the father may oarti ono chilling
cr: one shilling fourpence % fine days,
what is se but starvation when rent, .uet
and food arc to be paid for2, AS to
clothes, shey afe out OF the euestion. y
sister ID: 1: Conception, OF St. Ieresa's
Convent OF Mercy, Cappnquin, Ireland,
"Imngine eome Of the children living
on the breakfast we give sthem every
morning, and having nothing else till the
following morning As they say them;
selves, I'VE are starving uhknoWn % the
worl6;" aud indeed how they, are able to
support life on the little they get 7 'don's
fallen considerably, 60 that We have been
ene.half. This IL very rad, btt "a catl,
not help IL. OF course when Che cliff.
dFen ere suffering SO much the narents
are suffering great deal rdose.D -
Mys. Cuilinane, OF Bnnesy, writes: ~:
81 am cory to say there Is great dis.
tress here. But for The money eupplied
by tho friends lii Dublin aud vhat Waa
contributed by tiiS shopkeepers;, I don,e
know what would havs bectnis of, els
small farmers and iaborefg. Every mam,..
ber of the relief committee has. his .timo
fully engaged. You know the distfick
from Luave Bridge to Glengarifi. and
how wretched tho Inhabitants are all the
way. The poor creatures get no employ.
ment, their crop5 failed altogether, and
they have como down 70 Bsntry, TO get q
share of the roller, which, on account OF
being divided between go mapy, come
times family Is obliged 20 subsfsE for q
week on o couple of skillings., Picture
TO yourself perhaps eight OF, nine human
beings living on two ehillings per week.
It just keeps them from dying of istafrys,
tion. ! went into q house to-day In
which there were three, gick children
lying on what appeared TO me to be old
meaf baga, and the covering waa not
much better. In the rtiother'a arnis twas
o fourth child, who, ! was told, was rs...
covered from "the eickness," but was not
able 10 walk from weakness. There were
other children, also, looking miserable.
The father wes only able to GET work for,
two days last week.. and the mother as.
sured ne the only drink she was, able, to
give the sick children was. wster. / am,
liatening to similar stories nf misery
every day! Crowds Of poor pvvple come
about the house trying 20 got como Of the
relief. Only TIVE landlords contribntad,
to the furd-0ne gave &c and The other
93: 1 don't know how any one can bef
60 heartless as to put forward statement
to the effect that there ii no distEess.
Unfortunately there iB, and, until ,cEppa
grow, it will continue. hope the c0l.
lections to relieve our poor people will be
kept up ia America. Ifthose cesse. ire
land win be In d bad way. God k!sss she
good people who have given Isl their
money SO generously, and trust that He
who has His own wise ends In view will
grant plentiful harvest next = ~ 4 +