Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-03


least for the present. These are the ideas
Of public spirited men
POOR LITTLE EMMA DIDRA
The Seattle newspapers telluf the death
in that city OF Emma Didra. a crippled
girl whose life was one Of isfortune and
whose sufferings were intensified by that
sort Of hypocritieal high morality which
comes from the frequent preten,es in this
country called charitable organiza-
TONS" which in reality are only fore
gatherings OF a class whose business is 70
interfere with the private business Of
others and to gather notOriety from their
performances. Many Of these organiza-
tons contain. of course. numbers of we'll
meaning people, but they have little 10 do
with the control OF these bodies after they
are once organized and az work
The Seattle Journal speaking NJ the
case under consideration says:
Little Emma Didra l. dead. That she lived
80 long is entirely owing to the kindness and
charity Of woman who has. AZ the greatest
personal discomfort and cust to herself
made the latter end Of the poor girls exist
enee happy. n one 50 situated could be
Didra Wa old In privation aud suffering. A
cripple for many years she was forced with
brutality that would have brought blush 81
shame TO an African slave-trader
some years ago the poor girl wa, lcft i'm
Tacoma an orphan and a cripple. having had
her left leg amputated. She was taken to
the home u a member Of the Woman, Chris
ffau Ton s,fassasgs.. I'D.
there compelled To work for her living. She
vas naturally u a weak coustitution.and be-
ing forced To 20 about 81 much on her rrutcb.
seaneer originated where hercrutch'pre,>ed
against her body. which WAS ultimately the
cause OF her death.
some months ago Mr.. Cartwright rescued
her from where she was treated like "a slave.
ana though even az that time the poor girl
was almost dead. She by her Kindness and At
tention prolonged the girls life To- the pres
ent time.
The Post lntelligonccr. on the same
subject, says in the course Of To-. account
Of the poor girls death:
Her trouble began AT her father. death.
when the Women's Christian Temperance
trion took hold Of her ana placed heru the
Mhiteshield home. There She was made Ia
perform all sorts Of manual labor. which her
condition rendered her almost unable tn do
AFTER about five months 20 this life She VA.
sent % the house Of Mr., Flora Iowp,gu. M
lul9 street. Here. according "a her story.
her life was made even verse. fur her crt,,I f
mistress made her bring up coal from The
cellar ana chop wood in the yard and carry I
heaNy bundles Of 80. The constant friction
Of the crutche> on the zir'- side cau-ed "a
nrulse "a form au htr right slide. ~lie caught I
eoid Ia Il and developed "a caucer there. In I
inns condition the poor Eiu va. put Ia AN /
Kinds OF bard labor About two months s,-o
a Kind hearted Seattle woman mined Mr.. /
Cartwright saw the girl and tool, eon.pa..i,,,
on her and brought her to seattle Bur tba
girls condition grew worse aud worse until .
she was 50 weak -he could not move NOR
speak
There NAV be those who are prciudiced
enough to think because ~ the lIrr,tp.s
frequent illusions 90 matters Of this
character that the paper IS antagoni.fic
10 religion, temperance and an that. mi
nothing could be further from the tutb
The HERALD is edited aud managed h,
those who have q high regard and deem
reverence Tor pure religion and who he
lleve that temperance Is the foundation
OF every worthy success. but npdar ma
is il possible for the HrR-
AID to Withhold or repreSs 10, iuefable
contempt and utter reprobation Of that
cruelty. intolerance aud real malevolenre
which come from the canting and bvpo-
critical set which in the name Of charity
is continually boring the healthy and
torturing such Of the unfortunate and
helpless a come within their reach.
There are thousands Of kind. gentle. love-
able, humane and charitable ladies. all
over the country belonging TO the Womau's
Christian Temperance Union who would
shudder at any thing that had SO much AZ
shade Of cruelty to Il and who sacL
through their association with such or
CARNATIONS 10 be angels Of kindness and
TO do the work of Good Samaritans. but
too frequently the management Of their
Intended benevolences fall into the hands
Df whiskcred heldames aud cold-blooded
'emale monsters. whose work would
'ppall the ministers Of the Inquisition.
= has been only a short time since when
N'' 'i"' "iiA Fi'Jfthlt liiu uIdltfl DN the ]
iotorlety and conspicuity Of the thing. a G
'ody Of these women flied daily into a /
curt Of Justice in this state. labeled with a
he badges Of their sistcrhood. for the {
urpose Of influencing that court against d
be prisoner at the bar charged with hav- I
" seduced woman Of easy virtue. This Il
the face Of the fact that the woman's d
iaracter was well known and In the face ii
the fact that the prisoner. a respectable 2
tizen, had an Innocent and sensitive ~
lie and two little children. Vet that e.
did It's utmost to tear that man away st
pm wife. children. friends and position. b,
d Force him to felon's disgrace within da
q walls Of penitentiary. They or
in the court aud listened unbush- re