The morning call., 1892-12-19
HEADQUARTERS OF

had anything TO do with THE CALLS
! Christmas Box Bureau except the manager
and his assistant. who is in charge of the
MiSsion-street depot. The last-named was
at his post during the greater part OF the
| day attending to those who had business
| with the bureau.
The manager was busy the whole day
| paying attention to those who have been re-
ported to him as entitled to a Christmas
box.
IN order to cover the district in which
these people live. and it extends from
| Water street on the north to the middle of
! South San Francisco ON tie south, and from
Davis street on the east to Baker street on
the west, with case at Ocean View and
several on BernaI Heights, the manager has
been obliged TO use horse and buggy.
! Several of the livery-stable men have kindly
/ given the use OF teams for this purpose as
their contribution to the bureau. and Mr..
Thomas +. Boyle has also on several oc-
casions loaned his team.
NJ. COnlon. proprietor of the Centennial
sta bles on California street, near Larkin,
when asked If he had n team he could loan
/ for the Bureau, for day or two, said with
out a moments hesitation. IF you need
| horse and buggy at any time for this pur-
| pose call on me and you shall have it,
Mr.. r. ID. Ledgett Of the firm Of Le1gett
& Co.. OF the Club stables on Taylor street,
near Post, said to the manager yesterday,
IF at any time you are In want of q horse
| and buggy to enable you to visit these people
and ascertain il they are worthy of the
| goodness the people of this city at Christ
mas time, call ON lie and you can have
one"
Away ont In the Mission district there
was found a family with six children. The
ia her is sick and has been for a num-
! Der of years, so sick that he Is unable TO
work and earn living for his family. The
! only support they derive is the earnings of
q daughter who is ont at service and who
earns just emo ugh 10 pay the rent.
| The mother, a thin-faced, pale, sickly
woman. was in her bed with an attack of
fever. Everything about the house showed
evidence OF care, and the children, W no are
not provided with any too much in the line
OF clothing, were very neat in appearance.
Some OF our neighbnTs have been very
kind to US, and in that way we have man
! aged to struggle along. The gentleman for
| whose family the eldest girl works has also
been very good. Every Saturday he sends
! US a little meat. and if it was not for that /
| do not know what we would do, for we have
no means TO purchase any"
| The painter whose case has been preyi.
| nusly mentioned and who has just recovered
from an attack OF pneumonia and painters
been made as TO his claim for a box
Poor" said he, yes; you can tell what
! poverty is when you look at our surround
ings. This morning / met a man L knew
and he gave me quarter. When L buy a
leaf of bread out of that and little milk it
! will not leave much for the balance OF the
day
81 would prefer work il could obtain it.
| but can't"
DO you belong to the Union of Paint
or Ea1
''No. do not" and then he added 81 can
not join. because / have not the money to
pay for joining"
Another case was that of man who has
| wife suffering from bronchitis. while he
| himself is just recovering from the effects
| IF severe injuries received by being run
over by team about two months ago.
They have three children. The eldest. a
/ boy of 10, is the mainstay of the family,
and will probably be until the father is
able to 90 to work again. He Deddles
matches and earns from 90 to 20 cen Is day.
An elderly woman, she will be 81 ID very
few days, was found in rear house, where
| size, with her son, occupies two rooms
| my hoy," said the old lady, gets an odd
| days work ence in a while, but the young
fellows are running him out. For he's no
| longer young"
| "Wnat is his age"
Hes justed turned 90"
The old lady asked for blankets to keep
| herself warm and for some coal so she could
| have fire.
A bright-loOkiDg young girl was found In
! a neai-looking house. While the exterior
has pleasant and inviting appearance
there is sadness within the walls. In a
| room was The mother who is sick with Ia
grippe and utterly helpless. The room
| which contains evidences of a comfortable
. home is kept warm by a small fire in very
| small stove.
Being asked what was lacking in the
house. the girl said: ''We are in want of
coal; / spent the last cent had for little
! coal TO keep mother warm. Prov sions we
! have none and our rent is due, and have
no idea where the money is coming from 70
pay 1t with"
Have you any other relativese"
! Yes; brother of IA"
docs he do anything to support your
mOtber?"
mo. sir he cannot work, for he is sickly.
| II used to work out and in that way
earned enough 10 keep us going, but mother
| took sick and l bad to stop working In
/ order TO take care of her."
One woman with family of five children
was seen. She has husband, but he is
away. II do better without him than | do
/ with him." she said. 'for when he is here
/ he gets drunk and abuses US all; He is
! somewhere in the interior of the State, and
| once In three or four months lie Will send
few dollars TO the children"
| What means of livelihood have yoUp"
Il have my health aud go out to do day
| dollar and half day when | work full
! day. My income, however, of late has heen
| very slight. for a number of those / work
| for have cut my work down to half day.
~ on see" she continued, IL am sewing
on Sunday, but 1 have TO do this while /
have the time. l am making over an old
dress that lady gave me; 1t will make a
good one for one of the girls.
How old is my Oldest? She is a little
over IA. She minds the house when am
away at work or looking for work III she
| did not do that 1 would have to put the
/ younger children away OF else let them run
wild in The street. and the street is not
good school for them"
A very sad case is that of man WIN
wears Grand Army button. He received
wound during the late war which deprived
! him OF the use OF an eye. He came 20 this
! CITY about eight years ago. and off ers of a
| society Of which he was once a member Sc
| cured some employment for him. He con-
| tlnued In this until the wound in n eve
broke out afresh, and then by sympathy the
| other eye became affected, and II was not
| long before he lost the sight of both and
now he Is totally blind Recently he was
| stricken by sickness which confined him 10
| his bed Tor several weeks Several ladies
who knew OF his condition rendered a little
assistance TO himself, his wife, who is del
lcate woman. and to his three children.
They have neat home, but it lacks much
| to make u a comfortable one.
There Is in the southern part of the town
| very OLD lady who, by the kindness of a
good womaps who herself, has but veiy
little. is allowed house room and such food
| as she can spare.
my dear sir" said the old lady. 81 am
| going on 70 and i have not a liy-
ing relative in the whole world. There is
no one TO provide for me except a few good
| ladies, who sometimes give me a liftle food
aud the lady who lets me stop In her house.
She has been very good to me- | used To
work out in families, but now Pm down
with rheumatism and can't earn a living.
worked for long time for the family of a
| police officer who died nnf hmm 90 III.