The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-29
a Chance for Charitable Capital.

have both fk> scjN, 0n'f b> means 10
good TO their fellow-man. hut are al
4 lax hop 10 ~ Il. People OF wealth
are apt to be po-se-.ors OF a lar share
of knowledge of the world u any
ne who knows tie world * aware that
Iii = not charity that passes for charity.
II j. no charity" to give money ~ a
d~runharl. II is no charity to help a
family who,e husband or brothers are
Inv t. work. 1t ]. no charity TO
reag 4 Youth or maiden in refined and
luxurious Nay il there be no hope %
continuing in the same condition
through life. ii is no charity to found 4
biz institution and Iay biz salar-es Y
the managers Or teachers. while Only
those who have plenty OF money a
Afford " attend. and enjoy tile benont
Of ii all.
Moreover. it Is v~ell-known that peo-
Die Of wealth attract frauds. cheats aud
adventures as surely a. a candle al
tracts moths. We suppose that nc rlcti
person Of charitable instincts ever es-
capped being swindled several times a
year by s~coundrels whose tales oi o
and appeals for succor. would str The
bowels OF a rock. OF course, after hay
ing : lhered froia numerous cases OF
misplaced sympathy, most persons are
apt to recoil in disgust, and conclude
that charity begins n home.
Yet there are countless channels Tor
noble generosity whose giving enrlches
the giver; for surely if there be any
thing win. shouts OF 10y from Angels
it must be the sight Of Nan heLPt"g
Ais Brother-Han!
There are two fields for good works
now ripe in the South, which we briefly
outline as follows
Isl. 4 means Of enabling Lad &c 10
earn a livelihood. All over ike
and. there are IN young and old,
married and single.-whose souls yearn
FOR Independence, and who actually
z wear themselves puL. illll'tll5 d-'t''t
their lot. as a bird threshes itself 70
death against the bars of its age. The
war took away, wealth, and possibly the
husband. father. brother; or oth'r pro-
tcrtor. or It may have returned these
natural protectors crippled in body aud
broken IN health or it brought about
othc: unforeseen consequences $50 that
nj the present day these ladies retain
no feature of ante bellum days except
/ their refinement. their high spirit, and
their womanly nobility of character.
They do not sigh for what is gone, but
they grieve ~grievou.ly owe their help
lessne,s. and dependence. They are
not afraid to workout where IS the
work: A few can teach. but the ma
iority would not be worth their salt as
teachers in the higher grades of schools;
while the common schools last only a
few months in the year Not many OF
! these ladies can sew to profit !; Tor
the millinery business requires special
traits. and is over-crowded at any rate.
They cannot get cl~erkships, except N
rare cases and are totally unfit as a
general thing. Not many women can
stand the day and night work OF tcle-
| Graphing. Not many places as house
keepers are open; and to come TO ac-
ual manual drudgery very lew South
| ern ladies have the strength and health
to compete with the young colored girls,
who can be employed At much less cost.
Thus it generally happens that The
Southern lady III destitute circumstances,
after making a number OF efforts 70
support herself either by sewing. by
teaching, writing, ETC., becomes dis
heartened and either grieves herself into
the grave, or marries anybody who can
offer her a home.
Now it surely would be possible to
proyide a wav OF relief for such en-
.lavement. Suppose. for instance. some
wealthy person were TO open III each
Southern State capital, at Raleigh to
begin with, a kind of Ladies Corpora
tive Establishment, whose object should
be to furnish employment to Ladies of
good character supplying them with
patterns and material for needle work.
art work. fancy basket making. silk
weaving, etc., etc, and paying them
reasonable rates allowing whatever
Droft the articles sold for (ovcr all nee
essary expenses to be set to the credit
of the worker. in stock of the concern,
80 that ca h woman might feel that III
addition to earning her food and clothes
she was laying up a fund to live upon
when ace or sickness checked her la
Dor. such an establishment would
need support or subsidy for a time,
to ret itself into working order, with
regular customers, ETC.. etc; and there
il IS the fell for the Philqnthropjst.
He would necessarily eXpcnd a number
of thousands of dollars getting the In
stitution stIrtel: but ere the second
year it would begin to sustain itself. and
III a short time would re-coup the capi-
tai which he had sunk. The person who
should adopt some such plan for afford
ing a livelihood to Intelligent Southern
ladies would find himself overwhelmed
with gratitude. The edi.or Of the Far
D.ey md Mechanic has. at this time. let
! tiers from half a dozen ladies who desire
e ployment, and desire it very ur-
gently. Though personally unac-
uualnted. We know them to be we'll
reared, sel~t-respecting womanly women.
they usual. wish positions a. teachers,
assistant teachers, governesses, Ladies
companion. or some such work which