The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-10
Charity to the Fallen.

1t is almost universally the case that
girls who have been unfortunate and
seek employment are repulsed by wo-
men, not by men. As an example A
girl whose record was never assailed
upon any direct evidence, was recently
discharged from service by a we'll
known business man. "Why did you
do it ~ was asked "She did her work
well" was the answer, "she was al
ways modest and attentive, but my
wife got word of her record and de-
manded her dismissal What her
record is, no one can prove, and her
effort to earn an honest living ought to
be a recommendation to every charita.
BILE person. Again a woman who
was recently the complainant against
certain young man, and was married to
him in Jail, failing to secure any recog-
milton from HIM, obtained position in
business house where the husband
and wife share control of the establish
ment The "wife of the house" upon
learning of the affair, at once discharg-
ed the woman. Speaking of the mat
ter, her husband said Il am inclined
to blame my wife for this the girl
ought to have had chance" Ought
she not? Has any woman a right to
blame another for going to destruction,
when she herself will not give a mo-
ment's eountenance to her efforts for
reform The following from Cleve,
land paper, relating to the society for
organizing charity, is to the same
point:
A young German woman of the
south side with three small children de-
pending upon her for support, as her
husband who is a confirmed drunkard,
had deserted her, called on Mr.. Ray
mond and informed him that her only
means of gaining an honest livelihood,
a sewing machine, was about to be
taken away from her by the company,
owing to non-payment of the regular
installments. She said that by the
most rigid economy she manages to
support herself and children on So per
week, she earns after working from
daylight till night to make overalls at
four cents per pair. Mr., Raymond
called upon the sewing machine com
pany and purchasing the machine for
$50. loaned it TO the woman, with in
struciions that she could take her time
paying for it on small installments, or
return it whenever she sees fit to do so,
The woman with tears of gratitude
thanked Mr. Raymond and took her
leave
Mans humanity to man would make
the angels weep. What human being
could expect virtue and self respect,
which is the foundation of virtue, from
a woman SO situated -Four cents a
pair and three dollars a week for work
, ing from morning until night and us,
z ing her own machine The carriage
seats of men who make their money
| by such injustice ought to burn them
| as they Sit their food to choke and
their wine to poison them, The wine
: is blood, the food is human flesh, the
t carriage is worse than Molochs car
% passing over the crushed and bleeding
! bodies of devotees Is it not a shame
| is it not a disgrave is it not time that
men, with all their sins upon them,
. should turn to others to learn the les,
! sons of cruelty, need for cruelty's per-
/ feet work Let women give woman q
7 chance, and demand that when fallen
she be permitted to rise, and the ang' Is
; will sing the praises Of the Sex, Will,
D the Saviour if he can stand and watcf
: from above the life of men, will smile
9 and all good men will join in thanking
/ the Lord that the greatest of the Chris
3 tian graces-charty--has at last done
e its perfect work Elmird Sunday
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