Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-02

S1.50 per week, saying he would take his
meals down town, and for some time only
his roommate knew that after he had paid
go cents for car-fare, he had only 30 cents
left with which to buy food. The land
lady, ignorant of the real state of affairs,
often limited to the youth that she would
like to furnish him with meals as well as a
room, calling attention to her moderate
prices, etc, till finally the roommate, anX-
ious to spare his friends feelings, revealed
the situation under promise of secrecy.
You may imagine how quickly that land
lady set about planning how she could
supply the poor fellow with good square
meal at least once a day-a thing rather
difficult to accomplish with person who
Is unwilling to accept anything for which
he cannot pay. think the outcome will
be better situation i'm due time, as the
landlady has the good fortune to know GER
tain large firms, and the holiday season is
approaching, when engravers will find
their work more in dem md. But what
about the other cases like this, where the
truth is not found out till sickness and
bed in the county hospital-possibly pau
per's grave-render it too late to find
remedy?
The daily papers are filled with advertise
ments of "Help wanted" but many of
them prove either misleading or down
right swndles. A boy of 10, the son of
clergyman, walked the streets for weeks in
search of work that would enable him to
aid his widowed mother and younger broth
ers and sisters, and finally was made hap
Ply by securing Il place advertised as light,
respectable employment at SO per week.
Through the day his duties rere light
altr f1,n &c a,
when night came the fact was revealed
that an adjoining room at the rear was
resort for gamblers and well stocked with
liquors, the business of the front room
serving merely as "blind," the location
being in the prohibition section of the city
known as Hyde Park. OF course, the
eight and respectable employment" had
to be given up, and the weary tramping be-
gun again. Doubtless he felt something
as another boy did, who, coming home
few nights since to report another days
fruitless search for work, said hopelessly:
"Well, mother, there seems to be nothing
for us but the lake; | think God has for
gotten u.s."
To close this long letter with something
cheerful, | may say that the Young Mems
Christian association expects to dedicate
its handsome new building next week. 1t
is most complete in all its appointments
and has an auditorium capable of seating
a thousand people. This association, which
was organized 20 or more years ago by ID.
l.. Moody, b. f. Jacobs, } ". Farwel and
Others whose names are nearly as well
known, enjoys the distinction of being the
first IN the world to have a building of its
own. The Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION is about to begin the erection, on
Michigan avenue, of a seyen-story brick
and terra Gotta building, which will give
them the room they so much need, their
present quarters having long been too
cramped and inconvenient. The new home
will contain, besides an auditorium, gym
nasium, library, dining-room, kitchen,
laundry, etc, sleeping rooms for about go
boarders. All the rooms will be furnished
alike, simply but substantially, and the
price of board, ranging from So to 50 per
week, will depend only on the location of
the room, all being equally comfortable.
r. I. &.