were glad to get away to more decent homes or new occupations.
One great means of influence here was, as in the other Schools, through
the regular assistance of volunteer teachers, the ladies of the
Association.

It happened that there was among them more of a certain tenacity of
character, of the old Puritan faithfulness, than was manifested by some
of our co-laborers; having put their hands to the plow, they never
thought of turning back. They gave time and labor, and money freely, and
they continued at their posts year after year.

The children felt their refining and elevating influence. We soon found
that the daughters of the drunkards did not follow their mothers'
footsteps, simply because they had acquired higher tastes. We hardly
ever knew of one who indulged in drinking; indeed, one old red-faced
tippler, Mrs. McK., who was the best chore-woman on the Hill when sober,
eventually was entirely reformed by her children. No child seemed to
fall back into the degradation of the parents. And recalling now the
rank foul soil from which so many sweet flowers seemed to spring, one
can only wonder and be grateful that efforts so imperfect bore such
harvest.

I remember the F. family--such a cheery, healthy-looking family living
in a damp, dark basement, and almost always half-starved, wretchedly
poor, but very industrious! The youngest daughter passed through our
School, and is now becoming a teacher; another married a mechanic (these
girls never marry day-laborers). Still another proved herself a heroine.
We sent her as nursery-maid to a family, and as they were all sailing
down the Hudson in the _St. John,_ the boiler burst; amid the horrible
confusion and panic where so many perished, this girl had the courage to
rush through the steam and boiling water, and save the three children
entrusted to her charge. Of course, after this, she was no longer a
servant, but a "sister beloved" in the family. A gentleman of fortune,
attracted by her appearance and intelligence, ultimately married her. He
died, and she was left with a nice fortune. She bore her change of
fortune beautifully.

The following is another similar incident from our Journal:

A ROMANTIC INCIDENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

"A few years ago I remember an old shanty on 'Dutch Hill,' where a
wretched-looking man lived with his pigs and goats, called K----. He was
considered a bad man even among his bad neighbors, and the story of him
was (I d