Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
MARGARET OF ORLEANS.
Her Wonderful Life and Her Deeds
OF Charity.
Her Free Bread Carts - No One Went
Hungry Whom Within the Sound OF
Her Wheels Grand
Character.
WI wonder h n Idenll1e, herln

81 wonder II II idealizes bert"
We stand beside the statue Of this famous
woman, Margaret Of New Orleans, and,
after the manner OF strangers, conjecture
on what we for the frst time see.
mot at all, voice answers in the soft
Southern tongue. alt looks Just like her"
"Ah, thank you. You live hereI"
81 was born here; this Ii my home.r
You were here during the war, and
yellow fever, and every thingl and was
Ben Butler so DREADFUL and have you seen
Cablop
A nod answers each one OF my compan-
ions impetuous queries.
How delightfully."- concludes my friend,
but the lady shakes her head and taps her
fan lightly on the girls soft cheek, and
says, musingly; at did not seem as II 1
would live through IL, but 1 have, and now
comes one who calls my trials delightful
How cruel"
"Ah, pardon. But was thinking Of that
charming man who wrote the delicious
mime. Delphine' was thinking how per-
fectly lovely IL must be 70 live here and
know him-and then TO live in a city that
has had such history-it Is so romantic
And can you tell US any thing about Mar
garetP'
"This little space Margarct's place. 1t
IL called-is pleasant spot TO rest in"
With this invitation, given more in looks
than In words, we seated ourselves near our
new acquaintance on the settces in the little
park.
The perfume OF March roses overhanRs
the city; we forget in its deliciousness the
signs OF decay that in portions of that
quaint old town impart pensive melan-
choly 70 its beauty. Near by US in the green
grass Ii pool set about with low border
OF cactus; a mimicfort, with all its bristling
thorn guns out, and its blossom flags flying
from the ramparts which are guarding with
such fierceness only lazy feet Of water
lilies, under the shade Of which there il n
whirl Of goldfish. A stone footbridge crosses
the pool and spans the river Of cacti. II il a
very odd and tasteful device, this pool; and
che Little park In which II IL placed Is UNIQUE
In It's way. There 10 nothing ovordons.
neither neglected. IL is a well-kept, re-
freshing, simple setting for the statue
itsolf. n
"Bhe was q working woman-a servant
here. When I first remember her was
living near here, and abe was taking care
OF the cows In q stable that stood almost on
the very spot where her statue stands now.
She was working then for the Sisters of
tho asylum. She fed and mIked their COWS,
and sold milk in q cart about the city. She
was = Strengthening person-remarkable
IN hor appearance. think now AZ I recall
her she had broad forehead, serious eyes,
= pleasant, broad smile, q rather short stout
figure. do not suppose she ever In her
life wore any dress better than q Guinea
blue calico; she always wore heavy shoes
and = black straw bonnet trimmed with a
neat band Of black over tho top. From my
residence could see her many times q day
while she was at hor stable work or coming
back and forth with her milk cans
NWhaN xvaa her nam0N HCr mana ,.,oa
Margaret Hauggery; she had been married,
and NJ that time was a widow. Her hus-
band and little child died just after she
came 10 New Orleans; 80 we learned after
she became famous. She was alone and
poor In n strange country, and went TO work
In the stables for q living Somehow, every
body liked Margaret; her smile was sweet
and her words shrowd. The children called
her Margaret, and she knew their names
and answered their salutations along the
street as she drove by in the milk cart.
AFTER some years Margaret had saved
enough 10 buy bit Of ground that bad on IL
small bakery. The place was sold for a
trife, but now Margaret was in royal trim,
q land owner and manufacturer; for she
opened the shop and began bread and pie
making for the neighbors. Presently there
was q large bakery built; soon bread carts
were running over the city bearing the
words 'Margaret's Bakery II became the
fashion 10 buy at Margaret's place. During
war, pestilence and disaster Margaret's
fires were never out, and the delicious rolls
kept up their weight and quality, no matter
what olse I'm life failed. Then she began
running her free bread carts during the
fever panic No one went hungry who was
within sound Of her cart wheels. From
that time on no one need 90 hungry In New
Orleans-thoss too poor 70 buy were given
n loaf fresh and white as the best and Il
was given heartily. with God bring thee
better times. There was no distinction In
Margarct's favors. She gave 10 white and
black, Of any church, or none Are you
hungry that IL all that was necessary.
Hero IL bread, take Il with Gods blessing
There have been In this citv dread
days which seemed as II God and
everybody had failed Us but Margaret; DAYS
when she almost literally fed tho city. Dur
ing the yellow fever panic Margaret began
her noble work Of taking the children from
tho 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 dozens OF her
little charges were numbered by hundreds
and At the time Of her death, thousands.
Az tho gate Of every orphan asylum in the
city Margaret's bread cart, with its smol-
ing rolls, was seen daily; at every charita-
bic Institution whatsoever she took the priv
ilege Of giving her bread freely, and
Margaret's name headed the list for every
charity. Our grand Charity Hospital. one
of the most famous In tho world was large
" the gift Of Margaret You must visit
that hosnital II VIII make you better AZ