Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-02
FATHERS BUSINESS.
A Lady Who is Following the
Masters Footsteps.
A Story Full OF Real Life Ro.
mances,
And supp ressed Sensations OF Re-
cent Occurrence.

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The following Is the report OF city
mission work for the first three months
of 1883, by Mrs. IL. b. Fuller:
Daring the first two months of the
quarter I worked thirty.seven hours q
week, since then not being well, have
bsen out comparatively little and
should have accomplished little had
not the work come into my hands by
constant calls for help. There has
been more necessity of this than ever
before, and though the supplies have
been greater they have still
FALLEN SHORT OF THE NEEDS.
I wish to acknowledge the receipt of
about FIVE barrels of potatoes and
other groceries, some clothing and
81. so cash from the Central school;
and two or three barrels of provision,
clothing and 81 30 cash from the Pa.
ci6c street school. These came with
out my having asked or suggested
that any portion of the supplies col.
looted be given me, aud they
very thankfully received. They were
given out In small quantities and I
have visited personally nearly every
family into which they have gone
Some, too, have been recommended
by Mi. Pierce, county superintendent
of the poor. / have the address Of
every family and If the donors would
like to BEE for themselves, I shall DO
very glad to have them do so and
learn by investigation
WHETHER THEIR GIFTS HAvE BEEN
WASTED.
/ would acknowledge, too, q month
ly order for groceries from Mrs. G. II.
Clark, groceries from MI. Fleming,
gifts from Mira. Dsitz and Mrs. Nc.
Cague, and second hand clothing from
many friends 900 garments having
been distributed), and quite a supply
of new clothing from the benevolent
society of Iryington--the dear frienda
of my home church-of whom 1t may
almost be said: "They have done
what they could" l have received
from the First Congregational Sunday
school $12 rs, and have collected
S14 80 ON
MY "PENITENTIARY Box"
which Is still unsold (who will buy lt2
These last two gifts have been KEEP
separate, that the donors may know
just whore they have been bestowed,
Much Of the cash has been used fol
shoes and medicines, prescribed BY
physicians. 1 do not mean the shoes
were prescribed by the doctor, though
many times he could not do better
than to order them.
AmC12 the csses which have inter
ested me Is that of q woman whom
have known for years, who called the
other day to say that she
HAD HER HUSBAND ARRESTED
the night before, because she was II
fear Of her life, and she could endur
1t no longer. Her house was shut a
for lack Of rent, and nothing remaine'
but to go to her fathers. Her childreI
were already at the depot, but she ha
depended upon the wages her husban
told her were due him to take Their
to their destination. She found hi
story untrue, and scarcely anythln
left. 1t was not the frat time she ha
been cruelty deceived, but 1t pla oe
her now In very trying circumstances
A half fare ticket was obtained of tn
county commissioners, and she was re
joioed to 90 to her childhood's home
and thought she would not again b
betrayed into leaving 1t by false pre-
texts. Whisky, of course, WAS tn
cause of the trouble.
Another base from
THIS "IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT"
A lady called one morning. lady
notice--with the daintiest, sweetes
little five year old girl, aud inquire
for some police officer. With diff ,ult
she told me that her husband had nc
been home since the previous morl
ing. He had lever stayed away s
before. She had waited for him q
dinner, waited for him at supper
waited for hirn all night. Who ca
guess what snch a night of waitiu
means but they who have tried II
He had never been arrested, but sh
feared it, because he sometimes di
drink too much.
' We found him In the city prisol
She readily obtained his release, bu
while sht waited for this the lit
I girl came home with me. In hi
; childish prattle she surprised me |
! saying, 81 guess I'll pray about N
papa, so he wont drink any more,
and presently added, my papa cri'
when he 10 drunk. He just laid b
! head do wn against that hole,"-tl
grated door of the cell" and cried
And probably this Is but the begl
|, ming of sorrow to the tempted, eli
ming man, and
II POOR STRICKEN WIFE
and helpless child.
A widow who has found 1t vel
Q hard to support her poor children
. the youngest, of three months -boi
Q since the fathers DEATHS going
take them down to the Soldiers o
phans Home, I'm ST. Louis, whore Sc
eral years of her own early life we
spent, and 1 have promised to g.
It that that the children are made reac
d for the journey.
Isaw, q week or two since. a lit
y three year. old girl, who was adopts
o last summer. She has improved We
much, and herfoster parents think h
d quite AZ remarkable a people 0
,. wont to think their own.
WAITING FOR HOMES.
y Two nice little girls are going
A. trial to q hcme In the west, where