New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
OUT-OF- YORK LONDON.
EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST WINTER.

From London Societu
We have several devoted women at work
ashamed to look my people in the face they're in such
her from The Mother House much bur our
we
brings comfort TO many sick and starving family.
We'll, nurse, what can you do tor them Y A.
Mission, buy cows heel and some vegetables and
the worst OIL How they manage live I'm sure don't
know. its been heart breaking winter-and long,"
cereal food and beet for their Aids but how can
the hungry children the husband looking while the
sick mother child has neal No wonder Bible
women and nurses come up to the Mother House and
refused while 1t is possible to help them.
AK any OF the women EN- ens%s se ON TINS vast hed
In districts this winter and they Will simply open
their eyes wide with asonishment at the question.
Why, nearly every body's out OF work" they will
exoa@ And isn ia as f they HAD had anything Ike
of work so long; that's where 1t ls."
But yet" you say the return. "a, do not SHOW much
Because this unusual distress presses the most
severely on the uppcr-cass artisan who would submit
almost any pIivatlon rather han apply for parish
relief Chronic penury is always with but the bitter
Of many family who have, until the last few months
been used to many home SonioIt men who for years
only doing al occasional days work."
oas weeks nse w have pnS
many visits since He was sitting by small fire in
pale faced little child was by his knee, another wee
thing ciingng 10 its mother who poor woman,
dreading the arrival OF that inevitable other who
always comes at the most nconvtDent times and saw
nothing but the workhcuse before her,
had been out OF work for months some little lime
before unable to stand the sight of his wife and children
stayed away from his home for days. he sitting
by the fire the picture Of despair tn. deasy eess
far stronger appeal TO my sympathy than any words
They were just going to have a meal Of bread and a
weak beverage they called tea to buy which they had
The elder children had been to free dinner but there
had been no breakfast for them nor tor any one else Of
they said how could we be SO cruel as to send them
to schoi without bit Of bread :" the mother told me
shouldn't have given 1t to then poor little dears If we'd
arrived few hours after we had e but the
did net have 20 the dreaded rs We had
her ts food and Se @ anew
other ways People Of this kind really good struggling
working folks, most wonderfully grateful for any,
thing that is done for them. Tue smallest kindness
take chem BY ssr o1 inc ana De SaSS
Pauper and his brood you never can do enough This
to sr Mo she only say with the oaeS
Nc gratitude. " an my wants have been mot"
starved said an in court the other
day at the Socialist trial great many men
who struggle % the All
but Victorious wO then ,sr the boy Boy: on the
many they are taking the place OF men perma-
nently. They manage some machines Just as we'll
and work for much lower wages. 30 the with O
family keep turned of the boy thinks his money
enough to marry and things go from bad to
AS for women's work. IL Is m0ckoIy to of its
being paid for at all but tho astonishing cheerfulnes,
with which they will toll for average twOpence an
hour the interest they will lake In describing details
OF the monotcn0us task to who Will listen
with sympathy, is indeed wonderful, and well put
many a comparatively we'll paid grumbler TO shame.
But there too often comes time when those
poor earnings have The wife and mother has
been keeping the home little together at the expense
OF health perhaps oven OF her life. such n
u nurse found recently very Ill In bed AMI swollen with
d Dpsy, brought by cold upon cold which had
neglected while she working herself The little
still looked tidy but alas for the rice paid for it
Tho agony that decent. hard working men and women
will 90 through before yielding to the illness that will
compel them to join the ranks OF the out work IL
deed awful. Not long since called tho
DruTy Lane district who was laid up at home and still
suffering severely
MANY a tme." he said. before Knocked off, I've
stood &C my bench biting my lips till the blood came"
Have you much distress In your neighbornoodW I
recently asked OF q gentleman who carries a large
business Mapping Wall. put the question. although
I knew what the answer would be; but was hardly
prepared for the sudden change In his expression and the
carnestness with which he replied. huredy, and
had touched an over sensitive nerve;
Distress! Aye. distress nleedl You shoald them
at the dock gatss fighting like wild beasts when there's
CALI You should hear them yell when they know how
few OF them waiedl"
Fighting aud yelling like wild beasts And for what
TwOponce per hourl
ping Wall, between two towering rows OF gigantic ware
houses Joined here and there By dying briges. Little
enough was doing cheorsss looked the kg black base