The evening world., 1891-07-04
POOR CRIPPLED JOE.
Nell Nelson Meets Little Sufferer
in Mott Street.

in Mott Street.
We met in Fifty-ninth street-a stroller out
for lung bath and sad-faced woman, pre-
maturely aged.
She was coming from the orthopBdic Hos
pital and carried IN her arms a little brace
for n crippled child.
The repairs on II had been paid with her
last nickel, and she was going to walk to her
home in Mott street.
Her clothing was decent and tidy, but there
was wild look in her eyes. Her young face
was sallow and thin md her teeth were set so
hard that her lips Tapped over each other.
Was she MP
No. l.
A stranger in New York;
/ NO. ,Nt"'~ I" -
In trouble n
And then the crliei mouth began to qulver
and the wildness in her eyes was lost in a
gush Of tears.
She knew nothing but trouble oil her life.
She had gone from school into a carriage fac
tory where she made robes and horse blankets,
hemmed curtains and bound rugs. The work
was hard and unsteady and she was always
very tired. In the hope OF getting
rested she married an inhumnn, un-
principled man, who deserted her
month after. The next year q little
boy was born and as soon as she
was able to work she went back to the fac
tory to earn q living. A woman agreed to
care for the baby during the day, receiving So
month for her services. After the first few
weeks the little fellow seemed very quiet.
He lost his animal spirits, lost his color and
his appetit and gradually became so weak
that he could not move. When taken to the
hospital the mother learned for the first time
that the chld's spine was broken, the result
Of a fall or injury and in all probability he
would be cripple.
The next year, another boy was born, but
the husband and father contributed nothing
to the support Of his family.
"Now you have my story. live with my
mother. she is old and sick, barely able to
care for the children while am away. Work
is very slack. Sometimes l make % and
sometimes s3. Just now am out OF work.
came here TO get the child's brace mended,
and must hurry and get back before dark"
When asked what the child needed, she said
Most everything-clothing, food and fresh
air. Would you 60 and see him. You might
do him some little good We live In Mott
street, In the rear OF -" giving the number.
IN the average Now Sorker that oytnI
thorouobfora tvhera l,ro and doot, ron,ot,on
and starvation. tnnocance and inromv oreod
and want oo hand IN hand and whoro rho nro-
oess,on NJ ,gnorsnt unhonnv and dohosod no
Oon and CbristIAn ts os nc,a ancho,v as a nm
eroi "a known univ nv name nv dov Mott
street "a one M the most renu,s,vo in that die
mai section ~ the c,tv and at n,cht No etrorger
can sa,eIv traverse n without notice nrotoc.
tion n "a 4 nIhcc scorned hv street -swneners
ana garhage car,s and 40 ,n,prsgnatod WITH
nth and stinihp od,rs that no rains or
anows. howevat cop,ous ore sno,c,ent IN
cleanse n rha retuse horre,s and cons oro
never emnty ana navor absent ond ,onr, ho0
fore thew ara sean the senses arc ossa,,od nv
the ofrens,va am e,,. IN + no,son tho h,ood M
snaanoar naa,,n r,ory ,,na,n,an, ~, ,,o,,o,tr,
avery tndlcation ~ ann oyerv yor,o,v =,
danay ara ssawv a,,,onoa ., ,,,.ota,,o,.Sa
ties h.twaan ,nn S,,,hetonos q, th,s nar,,o,tod
| ana danseiv nors,,alod stroo,
In mo locality WIN Won 600 b,oo,,or ,,oro
| mcn,e d,r,,ar :, ,ns and ho,,,vows h,,no,.,o.
men more mise, on,e women or r,oro 80,
cn,dren than An Mott stroot Tha re,s,.a
q, ,na y~no,a c,,v Tootor,o, &c nor -. ,', ,vauo~
saa,,v 10 oo,, ,A,o th,a n,a,,o -, ,-i,nn".,