New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-26

| been prosperous mechanic, and the wife had
never had TO economic. She had never earned g
dollar IN her life and when she was left with
herself 70 work The insurance money. depleted
| by sickness snd funeral expenses, soon melted
away, ano n terror OF the poorhouse she appealed
TO the association. abe latter found her place
years. and where the landlord was glad to get
her. Lhat provided for her rent and she takes
family. There is not much eft for Thanksgiving
but she IS immensely proud that she has reached
her present position through her own hard work.
the Society said: You never be able to DO any
thing with that woman. She thinks too much OF
That's the very thing that win bring her up"
sonsl appearance and IN having a decent home
There is one home in which this is the last
Thanksgiving Day which the family will spend to-
death cannot be very far distant The wife has
absolutely refused to have him taken to hospital.
he wants TO die at home and he shall do 1t. She
but lately she has had to care for the man day
and night. and has been unable to Go anything
The Oldest Of the three Children IS girl OF hfteen
so delicate that she can never support herself by
q school striving % educate her enough % earn
strength BY another Thanksgiving they will be
on their feet, for the helpless invalid will be gone,
are not many crenberries or warm clothes
Thee is another family IN which one member
win be gone before the day comes again; this
be heart ff s father s Hs des fbere ae s
children. OF whom earns 81 week while the
mother earns another 81 But medicines and COM
forts for the sick girl have absorbed so much that
even out OF IS q week
one OF THE FOND HUSBANDS.
There IS a despsiring down In a little vii
laRe in South Jersey to-day. She Is OF work
and wrote Mrs. Fullerton the other day that she
could not see which way TO turn. She Is a
with history But. like some other women with
history. she has not loved and lost; she loved and
got him She has three children snd. unfortU-
na tely, a husband He has lived upon her earn
ings for years, and also got drunk upon them,
whereupon he would beat her and the Children he
has been arrested for this playful pastme, but she
would never appear against him; not by reason OF
overwhelming affection but because she was afraid
times she has run away from him and found work.
but he always traced her, and whenever he APP
peared bis personality dominated and terrorized
her that she permitted him to absorb all her earn
Last summer the association found good
tured family in South Jersey who were willing 10
two children Her brother. himself poor work
lngman, gave the third child home. But this
fall one Of the children got whooping cough. an
affair Of months. as every mother Knows For
the child boarded out OF the mouse where she
worked and this has absorbed all her sayings:
This week the family told her they would not
need her any longer They were probeoiy ureo
OF having her children about, for which no one
could blame them She could get tiny house In
the village for 8 a month and go out to work oy
months rent and ,he he's not stick OF furniture
20 plt IN the little house II she had it. She would
Ike TO stay IN the little village or the rent Is
cheap. and her fond husband has not trace9 neI
world does not exactly seem to hold anything TO
be thankful for to-day.