New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-12


destitute of furnishings.
81 cant offer You a seat except you sit on The
bed" saws the woman meekiy, and We all sit down
together. three in a row, on the bed
"And what Is your sltuation:' Is asked.
She is an Irish woman. and evidently suffering
from consumption.
well. I'm sick. I guess and then. turning to
the reporter she asked. Are you doctor?'
NO" was the reply.
81 thought YOU might be-" the woman said and
at the same time coughed deeply
How do you get along?" she was asked
NV bow is very good. He keeps things going
He makes about two and half a week. and that
helps with wha; We get outside
And what does he do" was asked.
ole works odd jobs"
40 what Church do you belonS|
81 am a Catholic sir.
"Anl whore do YOU attend service"
well I've not been out Of here for six months
but used TO 20 20 the Immaculate CONCEPTION
across the way b,;t / have not had shoe TO my
foot for six months: and then I'm 50 troubled
can't 80, you know"
Have you applied TO your church Tor help'
NO. sir: that wouldn't do any good"
But It ought 70 do good" responded the reporter
"Srrey II you a.e in distress your church people
will not allow You TO starve?'
well ] don't know, sir" was her answer.
well we VIII see." answered the reporter
THE CHURCH ANSWERED THE CALL
This widow ~ btr sixteen year Oii SUN "''"P'
front room on the top floor of an annex to an
I East Side tenement house not far away Is the
Church Of The Immaculate Conception and 10 ms
the reporter made his way. lie mot a priest and
TO him tn story was told
III the woman Is a good Catholic" he said she
does not need 90 starye All she has to 90 - 10
NPWy. me npnllratlon Is made in her behalf"
=, sa4 Set the sc reporter mere ''s - ''''
The priest looked 1872.
Well v.nD rTe h.
"A Tribune reporter" was the answer. ..
preSrt ''' cap upon ms he'd. lie showed no skins
Of poor f-edns rs gray eyes YER Smar s anG
thea he SAID: Il VIII lock after the case ana '"e
FSe aeXt day tho reporter received telephone
message ~ D O'Clock wing that no cal had pen
made upon the woman by any one rrr rs,,'' ,h7
The priest had visIt,l ne place about moor ana
rro'ded lGt 49, E,rno,r,rr,t @1n~eption Il must
be said that this humbi, call for relief waS promptly
The Sulc WIN Of thess sgTGrns Po pe
vents them from making their misery kh'"in w.
Let MS proceed 10 another place. i y cheap a{
looking Ihere IS pal o. coke S'a'''''' -
NY boy pcloi +; W over a, the gas factory
The ra5m va Notwithstanding. and It's occupants
were a man and MS wife a. son uit.eh yf'Is ".n
the ctnor about eight. M ,,
..Hy Whit mn Do You nye?' was asked
'WieTc H. yeu get them?' .,. ,,,.. 10
ro's aay'hlny 70 Nv husband. he IS mason:
Ilc be- forty -elght years o.t. He work whenever
h. eo sis 81 ' eoo anI ' iavns' ba, lie
don't som 20 ha;" anything 30 do
WI ' H. r,v d1urh.crs. tH;o o. ON. They
WI at s".sir.. hut th'y don't awe anything -
ovcr he d was the inscription On canvas In
Il see i6o' ir.5npion. said the reporter. ''oo's
"Wgcc'i. lie j., very good sometlmcs-but don't
"Yon belong TO church?"
XXI hc9ns {. ear m, q1i 5I 20 " h brS21rg
9cc IN r I, }sry s s3q' , f@og
L., qs =, &. SIN another place I, f.. not p,ca:-
back rom ana 1 T ye%,q 5,1 y2S .n i aSr bed
miserable c,uch I'm dying. I'm dying"
g you dr" ,q as as i9on S hex you were dying
''i,ut / know I'm cyinS" she sail. AMI want
iye' riea'e ie, ne done - de'"
was young woman - much personal beauty IT,
noT on OF WITT II s.oa4 e, r r. Sfasde
NO thank Goa. ro" exclaimed the woman
The bel. we bur our only BABY last November.
an We Will never have any more Thank God. thank
4 few day: vi probably tcrmlna., hi, poor
HER FAITH uNsHAKEN
Thence we 80 TO the home Of q German. Tho man
is forty-nve years oh and Is shoemaker but has
-ad no work sine" two weeks before Chrlstnas.
He occupies three rooms with his family consisting
! OF ten members Gradually rhey have pawned their
furnishings until l'tle IL left Yet. Of the
doors. in German language Is legend which reads
Giauhe. iicb". i.oHnnne.' which translated into
mos were Tn" wall. but the doors were bare.
"Iiaye YOU pawned any Of your household ef-
fects2" asked
an that v, had to pawn. was the answer.
Surely nothing could have been taken from
tie walls. ana those were OF no value except the
few pennies they might bring II offered at auction.
These pictures you have preserved. who do they
4 hand is raised TO tho face OF the woman
My father and mother" she sobs.
And they iiving;'
| in Heaven"
The reporter entered another place. There sat
had II "penei A. The H"ok Of JUDGES and was read
ing from the MN chapter OF the Song OF Deborah
AMI Rarak. She English woman OF much
There were children here.
Wha o1k yonf T0n s rn9% w Tas @. S said
Sometimes at teamln, sometimes at portern.
sometimes on 'he docks
none. she ans%ere!. None since Christmas.
tryin' to get sonclhin to do But It's use,
There IS nothn' 10 hG got oo,,o,
Goi oh nT" knoxS the woman answered f
wasn't FOR some blessed good people somewhere we
would StafNe IN sure uOil KNOW NUfTr IL 'OIlr1
from and l. m ashamed TO ask but | always be
ileve that God VIII provide
And this is the story OF expeditions among these
unhappy and destitute people.
lower door OF n tenoment-hOuSe
few days ago. the reporter heard the chimes from
distant church st"epe. He followed I'm the drec,
ton whence the sound ard after long stroll
reached the door Of the church Itself above whose
towers tho bells had been ringing. When he en-,
tered. priests and chOristers were 'novng around
the chancel. I'm black cassocks. for 1t was lenten
service. But he was IN time To hear the priest
nounce the text of the offertory:
Let your light SO shine before men that they
may see your good works and glorify the Father
which is in Heaven"
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