The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-19

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Were you disappointed?'
Indeed / was. 1t is grand coun-
try for those who have friends or
plenty of money, but for friendless
girl who can do nothing but plain
sewing, it is no place at all"
Aren't there good positions at do
ing Homework to be had in private
families?"
There are for those who can make
fancy dishes and who know the ways
of society, but for one who is ignorant
of all that there's little to do except
| washing and scrubbing. That can't
| do-I'm not strong enough l tried it;
and the doctor told me l must stop.
So have to do this work. It's decent
and respectable, and that's what a
good deal in this city is not. It's
weary get with it, though, and
mighty lonesome at times; but it's
something, and it keeps body and soul
together"
"You manage to live comfortably,
them"
Il do manage to live, but God alone
knows how have to scrimp, and save
and work until my eyes ache in my
head to get bite to eat and the rent
ready for the first of the month"
What would the landlord do if you
did not have the rent?'
He'd tell me to get out. Americas
a cold place when you're not able to
pay your own way"
why don't you attend the cooking
school for short course? 1t would
only take a few weeks and then you
could get nice place with some good
respectable family
cts glad I'd be to do so, if only
had the means; but l haven't, and
there's nobody in New York willing to
trust stranger like me. Now you
wouldn't, would your" she asked, ten
tatively, with faint ray of hope re-
flecting from her pale face.
NO." Anthony replied, regretfully,
Il would motor rather, would, but
l can not. What grand work it
would be to maintain home for young
ladies like you, where you could stay
and pay what you were able until you
qualified yourselves for position, and
to which you could return when out of
employment
Indeed it would, and it would save
many a girl who comes here as inno-
cent as babe about the evils of this
great city. 1t would put her in place
where she would be safe, and where
she could earn decent living. AS it
is, God alone and His Blessed Mother
can protect us. If it weren't for our
Church and our priests we'd come to
a sorry fate"
You'll be all right here, any way"
Il would be, indeed, if | could only
get the loan of little money for few
months, until could get start. I'd
give a mortgage on everything l have
in the world, and that isn't much. But
I'd pay it back as sure as my name is
Kathleen Moylan."
''Why is there not some fund estab-
i lished and prudently managed by
means of which those who are known
to be honest may obtain a few dollars
to give them a start in life?" unused
Anthony Farrell as he passed out. His
heart ached. He felt that he had seen
and heard enough for one day; and
yet he must make one more call. He
still had half an hour to spare. He
thought of his pastor. Surely here was
one whom he knew to be in want
not for himself, but for many in his
parish.
He called at the rectory. Father
Ferdinand greeted him kindly. An
thony told him of his inheritance and
the conditions imposed.
81 am delighted to hear of this. |
feel sure you will comply with all that
is demanded"
Then, for more than an hour, they
sat and talked of the poverty and
misery that existed, and of the i'm
mense good that the wealthy could ac-
complish without any perceptible in
convenience to themselves.
''The spirit of the age is selfish, Mr..
Farrell. We are not living in the good
old Catholic days. The Church had
once the means to relieve this distress,
but it's relief funds were stolen by
rapacious kings and politicians, and
the Church herself was severely perse-
cuted. This year will afford you a
special course in sociology. At the be.
ginning of another year you will be
we'll equipped for Christian ex4endi,
ture of your vast fortune. AS to how
you will spend it, l have no doubt
do not believe that even Vincent Con.
nors would have spent it better
Months passed slowly. Every con
dition of the will was observed with
strict exactitude Anthony Farrell en-
tertained royalty and was similarly en-
tertained. He moved among the most
select of the social set with unaffected
ease and grace. Though respected
and admired he was a man of mys
terry. He was not depressingly NOR
ose, but he seldom Joined in hearty
laughter 1t was said of him he loved
} to mingle with the lowly and INDECENT
} yet he never was known to give them
J one cent for relief. The malicious
} said he took a morbid pleasure watch
!, ing them suffer, that except with the
wealthy he was heartless miser
They could not understand him. He
: attended banquets, but he tasted spar
ingly of the temptingly prepared food
and declined the sparkling wines A
| great sorrow intense as il was mys