The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-08-17


were never out, and delicious rolls
kept up their weight and quality,
no matter what else in life failed.
Then she began running her free
bread carts during the fever panic.
No one went hungry who was with
III sound OF her cart wheels. From
that time on no one need 20 hun
gry III New Orleans-thOse too Door
to buy were given a Loaf fresh and
white as the best, and it was given
heartily, with God bring thee
better times. There was no distinc-
ton in Margaret's favors. She
gave to white and black of any
church, or none. Are you hun
gry!" that is all that was necessary.
Here is bread, take it with Gods
blessing! There have been in this
city dread days, which seemed as if
God and every body had failed us
but Margaret; days when she al
most literally fed the city. During
the yellow fever panic Margaret
began her noble work of taking
the children from the homes of
death and putting them into
house under good care, supporting
them herself IN every particular,
Soon the one asylum grew into
many; the dozen little charges
were numbered by hundreds-and
al the lime of her death, thousands. |
AT the gate of every orphan asylum
in the city Margaret's bread cart,
with its smoking rolls, was seen
daily; at every charitable nstitu-
tiOn whatsoever she took the priv
ilege of giving her bread freely,
and Margarets name headed the |
list for every charity. Our grand |
Charity Hospital, one of the most |
famous in the world, was largely |
the gift of Margaret. You must
visit that hospital. 1t will make
you better all your life for having
seen it. Right through the trees
there, at the right, do you see that
magnificent building with its four
galleries running around the first
four stories of The house? 1? It's gate
tells in golden letters that this is
children'S home, given by Marga-
ret, where to the end Of time or
phans will be cared for and educa-
ed by her bequests. Many of our
contain in form of hand!1
some tombs Margaret's simple yet ]
nunfcent thoughtfulness. Here
'ou know, all are buried above i
ground in crypts or ovens of ma I
onary, and when you visit our !
emetel1es--as strangers ALWAYS [
10, for there are no burial places
ike these in America-you will see J
ONE tombs Containing one, Two i
r four dozen bodies may be) in. o
"Given to The Little Sis \
er of these Poor by Margaret"
he strangers Tomb, given by Mar II
aret. | suppose Margaret spent p
lOre money for the city than h
le richest man IN the history of CT
le State; and of the sympathy la
I'd discerhment of the needs of
Ie poor the half could never be
Id. She spent nothing on her cl
If. A clean, blue calico, stout al
IOes, a black straw bonnet, knit at
d jacket or shoulder shawl, an Gu
On bedstead in a room without tv
ZEN a rocking-chair, and overlook WI
g he bakeshOp. She had no time so
enjoy luXuries, even had she br
'ssessed them, AS long as there yo
as a weeping child or a friendless ba
1man in the city what time had wi
e TO fold her arms in a rocking ca
air2 While there were unburied, WI
lfinless forms, could she adorn th'
r home of the livingg And so tht
that 10 The end of life TV
lrgaret spent neither time, care err
+ money on herself. She forgot alb,
ere was such a mortal as Marga- ths
And, when, one day, the news no
mt around that Margaret was tne
I'd the great city arose and put oil
mourning; the business houses
re closed /; all the employments
the city stood still. The day of Ike,
rial thousands of her little or ly.
ans followed her bier, as mourn. 1t
b; every church sent delegations ha,
honor bearers the public school ga,
ldren joined in the throng; the op,
uses we're draped along the eff,
e of march all the bells in the Ian
y toiled; civil and military join ash
in the procession with ecclesias- ma
5 J.; there never was here a fun. IL ,
i like Magaret's. the
Afterwards it was found that 'an
: possessions had been so DIS lay
'ed that had death come at any ov'
ment the affairs of this life were da.
II and intelligently wound up. th'
ere were no tpersOnal effects Of de-
ne, but even her few garments
} left to the poor, and with the
'ceeds OF her wise investments cir
! charities are royalty endowed. SV
This statue IS the gift of the city, tur
show in this public way the es- wo
m in which she is held. 1t is
y much like Margaret. The ,
therly figure, seated with one -
n enoirollng a standing child at Fr
! side; the untrimmed dress, .
Irse shoes, the little crOcheted -,
Iwl about hershoulders are home. ~ '
but who would change them for W
sr clOthingl The smooth hair, did
III its old-fsshiOned French part. Ju