eform--THE SEWING-MACHINE
SCHOOL--Its Great Success--TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SERVANTS--Results from
the Work of the Lodging-house...............................pp. 298-315

CHAPTER XXVI.

THE NINETEENTH-STREET GANG OF RUFFIANS--"A MORAL DISINFECTANT."

History of the Formation of the Nineteenth-street Gang--Our Efforts to
Reform it--Mr. Slater's Labors--Improvement of Vagabond Boys--Reform of
Petty Thieves--Good Fortune of a Homeless Lad--Warning, in 1854, from
the Danger of these Lads--Their Extraordinary Crimes--Murder of Mr.
Swanton--Murder of Mr. Rogers--Failure at that time of our Reformatory
Efforts--Renewed In 1865--Lodging-house Founded in Eighteenth
Street--The Superintendent--His Characteristics--The Assistance of a
Benevolent Gentleman--His Influence over the Boys--Mr. Gourley's
Economy--A Test of his Patience--The Ingratitude of Two Boys--Their
Improvement--The Reformatory Effects of the Lodging-house--Its Tabular
Statement...................................................pp. 316-329

CHAPTER XXVII.

THE MINISTRY OF FLOWERS--THE LITTLE VAGABONDS OF CORLEAR'S HOOK.

The Rookeries of the "Hook"--The "Gavroches" and "Topsies" of the
Quarter--Great Number of Homeless Children--A School-building turned
into a Lodging-house--The Superintendent--His Artistic
Faculty--Flowers--A Novel Reward for the Children--Distribution of
Flowers among the Poor--An Aquarium and Green-house--The Industrial
School--An Earnest Teacher--The Children Like Little Indians--The
Night-school and Free Reading-room--Sunday-evening Meetings--Assistance
by various Gentlemen--A Young Army Officer and others--The Effect of
these Meetings--The Purchase of the House--Begging Money for
Charities--A Disagreeable Duty--Liberality of New York Merchants--Labors
of Two of the Trustees--Gift of a Beautiful Conservatory to the
Lodging-house--The Attractions of the School-room--Mothers'
Meetings--Statistics of the Lodging-house--ELEVENTH-WARD
LODGING-HOUSE--The Little Copper-stealers--Difficulties of the
Superintendent in this House--Final Success--The Night-school,
Day-school, and Bank--Sunday-evening Meetings--Labors of One
Trustee--Our Hopes to Secure Better
Lodging-house--Statistics...................................pp. 330-338

CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE CHILD VAGRANT.

Passion for Roving Among Children--A Rover Reformed--Sent to the