Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-20
= UNDAY'S text was: "Ye cannot

9 UNDAY'S text was: "Ye cannot
- serve God and Mammon." At
the time 1 said it was very good SER
mon: but today in my walk in the every
day world, l said to myself that, like a
great deal else in the New Testament,
it was meant only for the Jews. The
times have changed all that. For l
passed by and saw footman standing
in the bitter cold, coughing, so | asked
the lady who came ont of the great
house If it was needful to have him out
on such day. She said gently: $40
not pay him for it? Others would be
glad to do it for less, and l give him
and the coachman employment-wait
ing. | hope my horses have not got
cold while l was inside doing sewing
for the unemployed-w which would sell
for Is cents" Then l told her if the
horses got pneumonia that would give
more work still to the veterinary, and
the footman could go to the hospital
free. But she said that was cruelty to
animals, and had nothing to do with
her men, so passed on.
Then | saw two little children play
ing marbles, only they had no marbles,
nothing but little round stones, which
they had searched out, and their father
sat gloomily on the doorstep. He is a
stone cutter a steady man, and would
work for Sl2 week-the rent is 81
but he has no work. 1t is hard to get
work in the winter, so he must stay and
mind the two younger children while
his wife goes out washing at 81 % day.
But she cannot get enough 10 do. On
the next block could see the Office of
the aid to Employment Society,"" so |
said to myself: This is not very sad
after all. because if he is worthy that
is, in danger of starving-he can get
food at the Down Town Relief Bureau
or the ''Leake Dold of Bread so l
passed on.
Then the wind blew my hat off, and Il
gentle-loolling man caught it and hand
ed it to me. and looked so pleased. as
| though had done him favor. that /,
who am Il garrulous old fellow, talked
to him. too. He was a cOpyist-an
elderly man-and he was looking for
work. | do not think he can have been
very capable. He said that the Young
| Mems Christian Association taught Il
great many stenographers at their free
evening classes. and that girls were do
! ING the work, too, and that makes it
hard. He never had been able to save
anything. and sickness had brought
him in debt: he would work for - per
week. But" said |. life for you and
your wife is not worth having on so lit
tie as that: | would rather starve at
once
WELL, said he, patiently, Il 90 to
the reading-room of the Cooper Union,
and that is pleaeant, only they will not
let me smoke my pipe, and my daughter
she is only factory girl now belongs
to the Girls Friendly, while my wife
gets little help not charity. you know
at the Mothers Meeting
So said to myself that this was all
very good, and | passed on.
went into Nineteenth street. Near
Sixth avenue there is dark alley. i'll
smelling. foul. | thought to myself.
this is very strange that there should
be such a place 50 close to the rich
lady's great house so went in. In the
front is tumble-down tenement,ahd in
the rear is another. | climbed MP a
crooked little stair covered with ashes.
thrown there for lack of worse place.
and knocked at the door of the top
story. 1t was a room little higher
than nv head. and about as big as your
buffers pantry. There were three
other "rooms" opening into it, forull of
which the mother pays 50 a month.
The three "rooms" are dark closets.
one of which. however. has a little