Arizona republican., 1892-01-13

| and at the tune Of her death thousands. At the gate of every orphan asylum in the city Margaret's bread cart, with it's 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. It will make you better all your life for having seen it. Right through tho trees there, at the right, do you see that magnificent building with it's four galleries running around the | first four stories of the house? Its gate | tells in golden letters that this is chil- dren's home, given by Margaret, where to the end of time orphans will be cared for and educated by her bequests. Many of our cemeteries contain in form of l handsome tombs Margaret's simple yet munificent thoughtfulness. 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 see stone tombs Containing one, two or four dozen bodies maybe) inscribed: "Given to the Little Sisters of the Poor by Mar garet." "The Strangers Tomb, Given by Margaret" suppose Margaret spent more money for the city than the richest man in the history of the state; and 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, a knitted jacket or shoulder shawl, an iron bed stead in a room without even a rocking chair, and overlooking the bakeshop She had no time to enjoy luxuries, even had she possessed them. As long as there was weeping child or friend less woman in the city, what time had she to fold her arms in a rocking chair! While there were unburied, coffinless forms, could she adorn her home of the living! And so it happened that to the end of life Margaret spent neither time, care 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 the employments of the city stood still. The day of the burial thousands of her little orphans followed her bier as mourners; every church sent delegations of honor bearers; the public school children joined in the throng; the houses were draped along the line of march; all the bells in the city tolled; civic and military joined in the procession with ecclesias- tics; there never was here funeral like Margaret's.
 "Afterward it was found that her pos sessions had been so disposed that had death come at any moment the affairs of this life were well and intellgently wound up. There were no personal eff fects of value, but even her few gar ments she left to the poor, and with the proceeds of her wise investments her charities are royalty endowed.
 This statue is the gift of the city, to show in this public way the esteem in which she is held. It is very like Mar garet. The motherly figure, seated with one arm encircling standing child at her side; the untrimmed dress, coarse shoes, the little crochetted shawl about her shoulders are homely, but who would change them for finer clothing? The smooth hair, with its old fashioned French parting; the strong chin, the pleasant mouth, the serious eyes-is there not something fascinating in the contradic- tions of the face?
 Did you ever see such a head on a woman's shoulders? Massive, wonder ful! That is the head of a statesman and financier, while its mouth, with its pleasant smile, telling of the tact and natural suavity of Margaret's character, proclaim the elements of born diplomat. Yet, look again at the broad, massive brow, and see the earnest, loving eye that speaks of a true womanhood; look once more at the coarse garments and you will see that poverty added her load to the ordinary burden of womanhood, while ignorance, bereavement, affliction, loneliness join hands with poverty against this soul. But the massive brow con. quered, the untaught brain triumphed, and under the leadership of the sad, gen. tie eyes gave to the suffering what might, had she been man born in other cir cumstances, have been the gain of nations and the glitter of the trapping of diplo- mat.
 "When 1 consider what Margaret did for one city under such desperate disad- vantages, wonder what she could have done for the world if all the environ ments had been right. was thinking of that as l looked, in passing for the hundredth time, at the strong, fascinat- ing face this morning, when your ques- 1 tion met my ear.
 "Yes, it looks like her, and there will never be another in marble like 1t to the end of time. She was grand character tender, strong, original, pitiful, help ful, wise. New York Evening Sun. Mining Dividends.
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