The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22


street. aud yesterday the whole i've we're in
vited to a Christmas tree given by the Chill.
dren's Aid Society.
oh. II you could but have seen the faces OF
the Podrowitz family when the children
brought home shoes and pair OF knee breeches
aud several yards OF beautiful red calico for a
dress for the youngest child. Mamma Podro-
wiz almost swallowed her vocal organs when
she showed the calico to the reporter. while
the little Podrowitzes became a. tongue tied
a. their mother when they brought out q tin
whistle. = Noahs ark. and doll
And when the reporters companion Of whom
more will be told later announced that 81 had
been paid to the butcher on tho fret floor for
months supply Of meat to the family-well.
they Say that Joy never kills. but the Podro-
witzes had narrow escape yesterday The
ordinary person may not see any great cause
for rejoicing in q gift OF % cents week for
meat But TO the Podrovitzes It was twenty
FIVE times what they would otherwise have
hal. and. OF course. seemed munllcent. 1t Is
to be hoped. for the sake OF the i've interest
ing young Podrowitzes, that charity will not
grow less In New York.
What do you have to eat p the reporter
asked ono Of tho children.
At the school we get coffee. and meat some
times and soup once In a while"
What do you eat at homo for breakfsstr'
COmeNinoa COlce. koh
Bot you drink tea and coffee What do you
have to eut1"
Bread"
And butter''
Sometimes"
In short. the Podrovitz menu seemed to be
avery srasmodc sort OF an affair. Nsverthe-
ark. and 70 cents for next weeks meat. was
truly a Ioyful occasion with them.
Not SO with the sussmans OF 80 Allen street
i.t mi n nj
street and r set up his easel in tIon;9i Mrs
man has q beauty Of her own a sorrowtul
kind Of beauty; pallid ard haeEard. 1t was a
uuding. and hesitate ana ask II no might
Print her name and story in the paper She
stared down at the taby moment. then she
SAID briefly: -,
The child. as already stated. was only 8 days
old. Nevertheless the mother was up and
dressed: although she Looked a: pale as the
updar bst eTs aPd n Ma. o snr ON 1Ns
wooden chair. the only X nj she had. She had
pa s 4, OF ss she Ga tos so
when the enid was born. and vas SO weakened
Has your husband any work ,"
No not for months.
some oatmeal this nSrhing. But was so
sick ! couldn't eat H. My cousin Is staying
here doing the work till get we'll She made
The cousin proved to he a toothless old wo-
soup ever manufactured. That was TO be the
tempting dish for the sick woman's midday
the only one In tho tenemenis. Ii was not
fascinating bill OF fare especially for an in
lie proved to be Brother Of Mrs. SUSTAIN SDtns
and Is Ipst out OF the hospital. he has had
pale and gaunt as his Sister. oAf Te thinPs 6s
SSS 9i &c, hs old place II sS:Bender factory
nF0thAF- NIL tAE
He doesn't know how to do the work"
Why don't you help your sister,"
have my mother. We live, up stairs.
educated reads and writes English. He was
the most Intelligent person the reporter had
the very one to s.Iaightsn out some perpIex:
Ing questions. Every one who goes about
tel, cannot help asking himself the question:
II this be true; how do these people manage
the, reporter. 80 many people have no WORK
and NO money. and according TO their own
sS.; . 4sT had for TShs A1a
them are. SO this young man was appealed to
f0s solution ion, q IN the problem an
your sister and her husband have no money
and that the man has had no work for a long
age e liver They have to Day-hOw much
sNsii. f To-. q. E ,S .SP as i: ,.
As far as the rent is concerned. they don't
likely to DO dispossessed any time The land nd
lord can give them three days notice aud put
them because OF my sisters sickness. Butt
don't suppose he will go without his money
dosss bssrs eRst s@s he r does s-he
PAS i on the rent and the landlord waits
How DO they manage to get food and coal ?"
Ihsy have TO DEPEND on charity and on bor-
would "a n ha MA
who would starye TO death. The Fuel and Aid
society gave my sister half ton Of coal and
they can't do that often. Tho poor people
really take care OF each other one man who
has work lends 10 another who hasn't any"
isH,t he afraid that he will need the money
The Young man shrugged his shoulders
They can't see each other starve." he said
How much money will they lend Z"
give more, The man Who borTows may get
az odd Job alter while. and then he pays It
But. for goodness sake, how long will %
cents asst family 0t i've, such as your sis
Oh that depends" was the reply. with an
other shrug. I've heard people brsg OF liy- |
ins "a = cents a day ami then, again, I've |
on - cents wees. What al ordinary busI- |
ness man spends day ~ car fare would feed !
than they have been fed i5r a 1onG Zine loo,
Mhat rleh man spends tor ne bottle % wins |
would support such family Tor a WesS."
The Door woman moved uneasily m her hard /
wooden cnaIr. II was wash lag aul the line
Nhich had Teen stretched A-rgss the room /
was hur 4 with st-tIu!ag ant dripping clOthes
Tho woman would haze TO sit ~ til the Ted /
lineE should dry REd be tut tack On the ted
In the dark inside room. she already looked |
s!la0st CHASTITY. Nc. Il was no, nice day at
tie Sussmans.
Neither was it for Mr.. and Mrs. kersch. who
live IN two DARK, ioul-sn.ell.n= rooms on the Z
gTuund floor VI the rear tenement at ~ HI.
cTqge street The surroundings o. the VlA o
Will not Dear deEcglI;!On. IL any one cOntem- I
plates visiting the k-Tsches he will not hnd il .
AI,rasant undertaking. When fHE SIS re-
porter entered, tEllow candle Was struggling /
with the gloom. which in spite - the fact that /
u was high noon outside. MAS settled and thick /
- the ground n0oT rooms ~ the rear tenement. ]
spread uut on the tAtle " the candle were the /
tsl.s z! watchmaker and the works OF q f,
watch man with WatchmHkTTs glass IN !
n eyes vas .lIug piece ~ the works.
An. ought the reporter Gt last here 10 |
man al wore lie is caught in the very act, |
tue frst one discovered ia three days
search"
Inc man was A. work il Vas true But ne /
Sas watch Wend"r who had got a 100 but /
had no EerA slpp az aad craVrd the hospi- |
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