The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

were caused by: kick. given her by a
rescued slave girl. Brutality begets
brutality, and some OF the girls brought
into the mission from the dens of China
town behave more like: wild beasts than
human beings. Terrible tales are told the
wretched little creatures by their masters
about tile mission in the desire to implant
a wholesome horror of the place in the
minds of the slaves: The consequences is
that the girls when first rescued ale occa-
sionally almost dangerous to approach.
The gentle matron of the Presbyterian
Mission never knew fear, and in time was
always able TO subdue the most ferocious
OF the kicking, bowling slave girls. One
day, however, about five years ago, ain
especially troublesome slave girl was res
cued. Miss Cutbertson on approaching
her received kick which caused an in
ternaL injury from which she never recov-
cred. The cause of her illness was a tender
subject with her, for she never liked even
her intimate friends to think that one Of
her girls who were so devoted to her as a
rule. could have been the cause of the in
tense suffering which she has endured SO
frequently and so heroicalIy during the
last few wears.
Miss Culbertson was young and ener-
getic woman when she resolved to devote
her energies to rescuing Chinese slave
girls. This was abou, twenty years ago,
and rs long as her. ealth permitted her
she carried out her purpose heroically,
defying, ii need be, not only the Chinese
slave-owners, but even the American
authorities in cases when the m ters bad
| secured writs OF habeas corpus on
trumpeo-up charges in order to drag the
| frightened girls from her safe-keeping.
The number of girls whom she was the
means OF rescuing from slavery and
placing In happy homes of their own is
almost legion, Some of them are rrand.
mothers to-day, and the letters and
tokens of affection which have been con-
/ stsntly received from them by Miss Gull
bertson during her last illness are prooi
! positive o! the results of her life-work
/ When Miss Culbertson began her work,
under the auspices Of the Woman's Occi-
dental Board OF Missions, the mission was
situated at 933 Sacramento street. Three
years ago much more com modious quar-.
ters were planned at 920 Sacramento
street, just opposite the old house. On
| tho day that the foundation stone was
laid Miss Culbertson was on the eve of de-
! parture East in search of health. Since
| then she had tried heroically on several
| occasions to resume her old active life
but her health had always compelled hel
| to lay down her labors again. Lately she
| ad lost her former comely proportions
and had become a mere shadow of hel
| former self, but she always had q smile
for her girls ana for her visitors. and to
the last she took-a deep interest in tht
work of sfave-rescuing.
The deceased lady's brother and sister
attended the Christian Endeavor conven
tion, and it was in their company tina
she made her last journey East. There
was weeping and wailing among the Chi
nose girls on the day of her departure,
! and many of the little Mongols predicted
that they would never see their beloved
matrop again. The news o. her deatt
has not yet been broken to them.
Miss Cutbertson will be buried beside
her mothers grave at Groveland. N. Y.