The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-12
THEY ABHoR THE COUNTRY.

the COuuJly, anu Dedulllul pan mas Deen
devised and aired in the press by Gail
Hamilton, by which the city churches are
to open communication with the country
churches and both are to become vast en-
ployment offices for the tran mission of
suffering women from the horrors of oene-
1nents and the squalor and wicked aess of
the great city to the health AID sunshine
of the country. 1t cannot .oe denied that
this is a great scheme; tae transmitting
machinery Is perfect; bot there is a serious
drawback which the originator has not
cor sldered; it is the fact that the girls will
not go.
Miss Hamilton lives in the country and
il is evident that her KNOWLEDGE Of CITY
conditions and the influence Of the mad
ding crowd is hearsay. 1t is not so easy to
pick a choose for people whose en-
vtronment is totally different from ones
own. l cannot forbear to smile at the
mRtter-of-cou Sc way In which she ar
ranges the matter, "Those who want help
would drive TO the minister's house on
Monday, OF, even on want, Sunday after
noon aud talk it over with him. and lie
would make out his list Of one, two or a
dozen names and forward it to the CITY
pastor. Mrs. A. will take cook and
waiter" She will. chg "Mrs. B. will
tske one woman at 81 a week" u'd like to
instantly
patched to DR.. Hall, VINO Immediately culls
from the list the persons who seen m st
likely TO supply the wants, ETC." This
company is started into the country" Very
pretty Besides it allows me to place my
own experience and observation.
A f. lend in P sent to me in New York
for a house-maid, remarking at the same
time, casually, why wouldn't it be a good
idea for you to advertise in our papers to
v,VAly y y, fy,s-
hoVsemaidsl They are very scarce here
Great scheme I said to myself. If l had
only Thought of it before might now be
living in the Spanish fats aud DIM
sumptouSly every day moreover, Thousands
Of poor souls would be il happy homes who
are now "moiling in the hol rible twilight
Of BHqoklyn bridge" and starvingin -four
teenth story rocker es,n as Gall Hami ton
Fays they. are. | was elated at the idea |
would get ahead of the churches and es-
tabllsn Wholesale business of my own Ia
dozen towns
started out to select a girl for nv
friend, my mind full of the rosy scheme by
1hlch l was to combine philanthropy with
che easy gathering in of sheke!s In a =
sWer to promising lad" in the want col
umn OF morning paper, stating that
strong willing Sweden wanted place
to 10 general ousework, city or country"
fore the number designated Fates: it was
an employment office. Half angry and
half curious, for had never been in one
aud had hard queer stories about them, |
mounted the steps. The door flew back.
opened by man inside with his face fiat
tened IN hideous distortion against the pane.
l SAID, I'm looking for strong and will
arg Swede who adveI tsed ON this num-
her this morning. Do you know of herP'
IN mir f,Ft
LETT IN my mind 10 doubt that he knew all
about it, Yes, what sort of girl do YOU
"aatT'"T g 0 Ell described, peremptorily,
NJ With an upward infection.
Very WE'LL" and turned to 90 but
wrath boiling over stopped to say This is
q tr.ck; if had known this was an agency
l v ould aos have Gomez
grin ike the spiders when he allured
the fiy, accompan ed by the assertion
'Asd2m, I can furnish you girl"
What can have to-day ~
"Ol not to-day; you must pay fee and
give me ime."
left him lying in wait for an easier vic
tim.
That morning I'called on five girls in an
swer to dvertisements. 1t was not the
pieasantest If tasks. The addresses were
large tenement houses with neither the
ment given, and [ was obliged to inquire
from the bottom to the top "a girl who
waited work. being all nv data. fond
hue, half starved looking being in a COM
FORTRESS room with the mercury at 40 Fab
renheit.
DO you want work?n
Yes
win you go.to Pr
No. l d, MT want to go out OF the city.n
wi ba x.-sn
not goT'
1T would be lonesome so far away"
At another place pushed open street
DOR and confronted a vlllianous looking
heenan nursi < pipe preparatory to going
out; beyond was a dark entry. | said ex-
plauatouly-
I'm loo ing for a girl who has advertised
for a placer
M daughter; top foor 'front.'" said he.
ana made room for me to pass.
hestated, but braced up and made a
plunge into the dark boyond. That was an
awlu creature t. b. between me and the
door. at the top of the stairs | turned and
looked down. L could just see his feet. As
1 looked they moved, they turned-they
pointed toward -me. Horror thought he's
ming, and the very plumes on my hat
grew limp with fright. | dared neither 60
On nor go back compromised and
whether every m unit would leave new
monsters behind to. impede my coming
down. a kindly face treasured me and |
we on, determined that my philanthropy
should begin with the transplating Of thus
Do you want placer
es," with a movement as though she
would accompany me at once.
Wal you go into the countryP
Cou $40, nor in tone which i'm
pn,d, tits useless TO say any more.n
How would get backF'
Al The uext place GLORIOUS of voices
over the bulustrade informed me that
t1eres no use asking Mary Ann to leave
went home to lunch with dampened
99Id3r, Castle Garden came into my mind.
40 grIs there, one part Of the country
"ouu pe the Same rs another | went
su're armed with a letter OF introduction
rom reputable firm, as is required, and
vas told by the woman in charge. ave
nave no one to send out of town. in
q1red why and was told. "They don't like
- 60 away" This reply | believed to be a
ia- rlcation, It's object may have been
.ea'onaole; had no means Of judging, az
'Ae woman declined to explain.
,t VISION OF wealth and philanthropy
.".r away, | wondered how tie churches
qua make IL wor9 and decided to let hem
w After various other attempts was
l 1..i.eu 70 the medium Of an EN- loyment
on,ge ALREADY in existence. l inquired one
"Can Won Fr,..,;,L - - . -, -.