, 1881-01-01
MISSIONS AND OLD MAIDS!
1tr Mtla. PETERS.

~ the Editor o. The Chicago 7rtbunt.
DfXoN, ILL.,, Dec. l5.--As | have walked
through tho streets Of our cities the thought
hns oftcn occurred To INC, "Why arn there
not iMUrc homo missions md fewer foreign
missions =" Why d0 nlen md women tnil.
hcE, and traffic for the purpnso Of sending
missionaries nutl money 10 lat,tts 20 fnr away
tint 1t costs uino cents for every penny we
sentl tl,orc when tlicsn arc pcnpto starving,
frrczing, even lying Of want, almost under
our feet. There sre no greater lirntlcls IN
Afrlen than nra III our owl. land: none isl',ru
tlcss ss!tnte than our own poor. Is II really iOr
i,anity W: et.tlvert ntler ratllclls nfl.l ltAvo
,,,tr Dw1, suffering mil destitute III lNly Md
sunt? sce 81 many shtvering. wandering
Onrs IL lNnkes TIL, llGnrt ngl,n.
Yours. Time seems 10 have sul.ret n, him:
What old inatt 1,as mtttenclt ltnt. wt,rdGr?
nHIre with him, lsnwGyer, Ill rGISitrA in tle
nwfu!ly enMl tl,e, nntl unkl,tt t!tHt'a'N|s. -
Their style scp'!,; similar to ,ne. and both
!ltMwl ollt !le o,ldcst dosrs with sl,cs! Il VII
'''; Y"s :! !!s S.'tsrs in the 'as! tr, !lo%e Is
/ Jewish descent though iOt Dt ttnt religion.
hetteyp. She IL nlnrrlcA ntnl lns two chi!-
t'rcii. TElnugll ller POEMS nr0 not as 'n!ictl
admired rs her sketches NY! Sr!!as, ygs toy,
ntllor t1.twrs, III my uplniUIi, ut epilrst, for
iutle Ut tci, nru not ils free from this Long
hhg, tuvG-acltng, klss-yparrl,g style rs they
miglit be. Mrs. llinnln,, II y0i!lE. brilliant,
md witty, and always tlellcatV l'l health, 1t ls
i;alc Forest aud California, your letters are
always s1 Interesting NIL! Instructive, htltl l
sntoytom eMr}iiy w Whers T,Is Is the @ 1ny!nfi nIt:
es ~ n oaa Ms,sash 5 hps pt taerswcet Eaef Se r0s
A[ussAulIus etis Girl. y0ur letter OIL old
mnitls wns correct md sensible. Tho oil
maid Ut the present is slowly but surely
rising to a footing equal Ia tler married SIS.
| 1t. Alh why should sle mt? Iier life need
not be useless nor lnnely for tllure nie many
things to be tune III tic worl,i TINT many
married wo,ncn's hands neither find tlie TIN ting
| to be toi,r, Il wou,,tl t9 be bound, old nalt
lsniss nre really md willing. r there's \ . .le
prayed, Troublesome chilli IN the fa.nlly the,
don't want to be bothered with, her relatives
sending hin to !rrto be made tltton r;spcc,a'
bio Christinni AiMt Isn't That wltna Eugene
| Hail Is mad 1t his bcnciactress for? And
maybe F0rty Years owes Ills responsibility I,
og 9f tllese abused 1ll!!tg,'s; l!s, ail qi.
Inw nearly upsrt tEle 1lliycrse with int!ignn
ton when Aunt Polly ncceptetl her rights II
the fainlLy cstntu lnstcn! ut dividing II bc
| tween thcln md .b'nrt!ing nrGtL1lN"; III
somehow, when sickness or trouble ncurrc.
III tho family, Aunt Polly" came prett,
lie simp~ring dit lMal!l WIN boigIit !,
pinllo, but could not. buy n hus
Mln!; but | Mnt!ecl II Il fayal
was wanted Aunt Polly was THO ont. to gran
It. 1t WIS u rcal treat 10 slip int' her alliG
| si,tng-rOonl ,lAol,g tllu birds, books, allt
Isowcrs some nfter,,non away from tEle .ilotst
of my four boys, md could hut wish TIL
faecs of tho "lllnrrtA girls " OF her own .agl
pait it NJ ad ts spse, s ,,t a % or G1sten s r =
rted ny tlI0st oil luaftls .lo, md does her hes
tn help osle man live respectfully. But, my
wasn't there II breuZG Wien she did marry
and people l,ad to a.lMit i WASN'T sncll.
,liActtty tO prUcure Il ll,sslnlM after ull
Even girls III their tees,s wcre lnatl, allt,
must tl.lnit, so WIS ]. for lost otiu OF tic
plcusR,,tcst ncighDors l over had.
Mus. 1'l"rEI,s.