Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
A GREAT CHARITY
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRO
MOTION OF V. {.
Reward Of Crowns and iiarps Char.
ity with a Profit Better than
The Knights of Labor.
Lipsalyc's Elopcment.
White NcCkticS.

They were consulting as to the
ways and means by which they could
make this sad world Of ours "A little
less sad for those unfortunate crca-
lures who, owing to the mScrutablc
processes of the competitive system,
exc out a rather undesirable exist
ence on the scraps and parings of
bounteous nature. Yes, they were
planning to make The poor less poor.
without, however, impalrlng the
financial status Of the Golfers Of the
rich.
Quite problem.
Were they political economists?
Oh, no. Political economy has
nothing whatever to do with the hum
ger OF the starving. or any other un
pleasant little matter of "a kindred
nature.
If we mistake not, political econ
omy is colorIess, and presumably its
votaries are similarly afflicted
No; our friends were not of that
gloomy complexion. On the contra
ry, they were fair to look upon; they
were ladies.
Now, although the immediate OBJ
lect of their conference was. as has
been stated, to put i'll motion GER
tain machinery to transform panpers
into passable nabobs, it may not be
uncharitable to surmise that sec
ondary (') consideration was the bet
terment of their own prospects III
the "sweet bye and bye"
No doubt they ycarned for a
richer lnstre to grace the crowns and
a swceter twang to the harps that
would be theirs when lIfc's work was
done, than would fall to the lot of
angels Of plebian extraction.
!Iaudablc ambition,
They were % powcrt0-act
'committee" of three. representing
that very solid organization known
as the $. p. V. f., which, according
to the revised version, means the
Society for the Promotion of Nirtu-
Gus Endeavor, and among the poor
solely, of course.
The "virtuous cndcavor" consist
ed mainly in making a dollars worth
OF shirts, or other neither garments.
for fifty cents.
This, of course, was bad for the
furnishing-goods market; but then
we should bear in mind the 'virtu-
ous endeayor" and the crowns and
harps. Surely these are above any
considerations of matter of filthy
lucre.
Most certainly.
They-that is, the ladies, the
"committec"-arc seated in richly
furnished room, whose ample win
dow gives full view of fine lawn
studded with statcly y clms and dense
ly foliagcd naples.
Mrs. Nummerbust chad the floor. "
She was telling her companions how
they could each contribute to a no.
ble charity and at the same time
save pin-money. Mrs. Summerbust
was the wife of "a noted merchant
who "failed" twice, and was conse-
quently well-to-do. Her companions
were Mrs. Openrob, n lady whose
father had left her quite Il fortune,
accumulated by shrcwd business
management in the rae business. and
Miss Longwaist, a maiden lady who
was celebrated for her kindness to
dogs.
"Now. sisters" Mrs. Summcrbust
was saying. ''we can each Of us do
our mite towards helping God 5 poor
to keep the wolf from the door. as
dear Mr.. Lipsalye expressed it in his
beautiful sermon last Sunday. We
all need sewing done. and the regu-
lar seamstresses are shamefuIlv high
in their prices. So, with the aid Of
the Charities, " We can find enough
worthy poor women who can sew
and are glad to get something TO do