The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-03-18

and at the time Of her death thousands
AT the gate Of every orphan asylum i
the city Margaret's bread cart, with it
smoking rolls, was seen daily; at ever.
charitable institution whatsoever sh
took the privilege of giving her breaC
freely, and Margarer's name headed tn
list for every charity.
Our grand Charity hospital one of TIN
most famous in. the world, was largel,
the gift of Margaret. You must visi
that hospital 1t will make you bette
oil your life for having seen it. RICH
through the trees there, at the right, d.
you see that magnificent building witt
its four galleries running around tht
first four stories of the house? Its gatt
tells in golden letters that this is chi
dren's home, given by Margaret, whel
to the end of time orphans will be care
for and educated by her requests Man
of our cemeteries contain in form
handsome tombs Margaret's simple ye,
munifcent thoughtfulness. Here yor
| know all are buried above ground il
crypts or ovens of masonry, and whel
you visit our cemeteries-as strangers
always do, for there are no burial places
like these in America-you will see stone
tOlnbs containing one, two or foul
dozen bodies inaybe) 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,
end 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, knitted
jacket or shoulder shawl, an iron bed.
stead in 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 a weeping child or a friend.
less woman in the city, what time had
she to fold her arms in 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 a 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
elnployments 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 homo,
bearers; the public school children joined
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 intelligently |
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
are royalty endowed.
''This statue is the gift of the city, tc
show in this public way the esteem in
which she is held. 1t 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
fascinating in the contradic-
tions of the face?
did you ever see such a head on a
woman's shoulders? Massive, wonder
full! That is the head of statesman
and fnancier, 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 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, affection,
join hands with poverty against
ILLS SOuls lSub IIlC lldSSlNS DlO" COu'
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
have been the gain of nations
and the glitter of the trapping of diplo-
mat.
when 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
nents had been right. l was thinking
Of that as looked, in passing for the
time, at the strong, fascinat-
ng face this morning, when your ques.
ion met my ear.
Eyes, it looks like her, and there will
lever be another in marble like it to the
md of time. She was grand character
tender, strong, original, pitiful, help
nj, wise. New York Evening Sun.
Red Hair.
A well known nhysician who has made