The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-07-14

opened the shop and began Tread and
pie making for the neighbors. Presently
there was a large bakery bulls; soon
: bread carts were running over the city
bearing the words, Margaret's Bakery
1t became the fashion to buy at Mar
garet's place. During war, pestilcnce
and disaster Margaret's fires were never
out, and the delicious rolls kept up
their weight and quality, no matter
what else in life failed Then she be-
gan 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
so hungry in New Orleans those too
poor 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 di tinction in
Margarets favors. She gave to white
and black of any church, or none. Are
you hungryT that is all that was nee
cssary. Here is bread take it with Gods
blessing There have been in this city
dread days, which seemed as If God and
everybody had failed us but Margaret;
days when she almost literally fed the
city. During the yellow fever panic
Margaret began her noble work Of TAX
ing the children from the homes OF
death and putting them into house
under good care, supporting them her
self in every particular. Soon the one
asy lum grew into many; the dozens of
her little charges were mum bered by
hundreds at the time 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 institution
whatsoever she took the privilege 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 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 run
ming around the first four
stories of the house3 Its gate tells in
golden letters that this is children's
home, given by Margaret, where to the
end of time orphans will be cared for
and educated by her requests. Many Of
our cemeteries contain in form of hand
some tombs Margarot's simple yet mu-
nifcent thong Here you know,
all are buried above ground in crypts or
ovens of masonry, and when you visit
our cemeteries-as strangers always do,
for there are no burial places like these
in America-you will sec some tombs,
| containing one, two or four dozen bodies
may beg inscribed 'Giyea to the Little
Sisters Of the Poor by Margaret The
Strangers Tomb, given by Margaret
l suppo Margaret spent more money
for the city than the richest man in
the history OF the State; ald Of the
sympathy and discernment Of the needs
of the poor the half could never be told.
She spent nothing on herself A clean,
blue calico, stout shoes, black
straw bonnet, knitted JACKET or
shoulder shawl, an iron bod
stead in a room without even a rocking
chair and overlooking the bakeshop.
She had no time to en- JOY luxuries, even
had she possessed them AS long as
there was weeping child or friend
less woman in the city whal time had
she to fold her arms in a rocking chairl
While there were IN buried, ccfTialess
forms, coulI she adorn her home Of the
livagl And so it happeaod that to the
end Of life Margaret spent neither time;
ere nor money on herself She forgot
there was such mortal as Margaret.
"And, when, one day, the news went
around that Margaret was dead, the
great city arose and put on mourning;
the business houses were closed all this
empIoyments Of the city stood still
The day Of tho burih Thousands Of her
little orphans followed her bier, as
mourners every church sent delegations
Of honor bearers; tho public school
rbftdrno tcirn1 l., tE. .l.or a.