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How Poor People Live In New York

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Day
18
Month
March
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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- Mrs. Child, m giving an account of the researches of a benevolent gentleman says: "Iii ïhe course of liis Christmas ranv bles, my friend entered a house oecupied by fifteen families. In the corner of oneroonij on a heap of rags, lay a wornan with a babe, three days old, without food or fire. In anóther yery sniall apartment, was au aged weather-beaten, womarr. She pointed to an old basket of pins and tape,. as she said, "For sixteen years I havo carried that basket on my arm through thestreets.of N. Y.; and often have I come home with weary without money cnough to buy my supper; But we must ahvays pay our rent in advanco whelber wc have a loaf of bread to eat or not." Seeing the bed witiiout clothing, ïer visitor euquired how she slept. "Oh, theliouse is very leaky. The wind wliis tles through and through, and the rain and snow come driving in. When any of us are sick i;or the weather is extra cold, we lend our bedding, andsome ofus sit up while. othersgct a nap.;' As sho spoke, a ragged little girl carne in to say, 'Mammy wants toknow whether you will lend her your fork?" "To be surp, I wil], leaiy ' she replied in the heartiest tones maginable. Her visitor smiled as ha said, "I suppose you borrow your neighbor's knife, in return for your fork?" 'Oh, yes,'-,' she replied; (iand she is as villing to lend as I ara. We poor folks Tiust help one another. It is all the comfort we have." The kind-h earted creaure did not know, perhaps, that it was )recisely such comfort as the angels have n heaven; only theirs is without the rawback of physical suffering and limited means.Receipts of U. S. Revenue, at the Port of New York for the week ending Feb. 17, 844:Jüeing at the rale of over $50,000,000 per 'eer for this single port! The aggregate Receipts of the Custom House in this City for the first seventeen days fFetwuary have beenno less than Sl,5ïS,00! This is the way the "Black Tariff" is destroying the Commerce aml Revenua of tbe

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