THE PHILANTHROPIST.
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Ye emigrants of
Scotland who left your native home,
Who for sake of
wealth did cross the sea in other lands to roam,
What glorious
news I send you that will your bosoms cheer,
And make you
cry, with heartfelt joy," The Millennium is near!"
All through the
streets of Glasgow the glorious news has rung,
Up in the midst
of smoke and dirt a philanthropist has. sprung;
How boundless are his charities
no human tongue can tell-
Enough that for the working
class he'd sacrifice himsel'.
All poverty from Scotland
he's sure to banish fast,
And comforts — ay , and
luxuries — the poor will get at last.
No ragged bairns, sad and 'wan,
need beg from door to door,
Nor sickly wives, with starving
weans, need sigh nor sorrow more.
The very thieves who prowl the
streets to take what’s not their. own,
Will find it's not worth while
to steal, now all temptation's gone;
For honestly they now can earn
a fortune, if they please,
And live like Indian nabobs in
luxury and ease.
In these days of high taxation,
how refreshing 'tis and sweet
With such an advertisement as
the following to meet :--
“Wanted, good labourers, apply
ye that labour seek
At 45 H-ep-k Street-- twelve
shillings per week.".
Think on that, ye ragged crew,
with starving ,wives and
weans!
No more weakness at your heart,
with hunger's gnawing
pains!
No more your bairns need want
for bread, your miseries all
are past-
The evil days have fled for
aye-the good time's come at
last!
All sculptured busts and
monuments will crumble and decay,
But the memories of deeds like
these can never pass away;
The hero of this charity must have
studied from the Word,
“He that giveth to the poor
lendeth unto the Lord."
In this world of ours real
honest worth but seldom is observed,
And titles and high honours
given ofttimes when ill de-
served, - "
But honours God must on thee
pour, thou great-souled son
of Adam- '
Thy name should be Lord Lofty-Heart, instead of plain ,M'A-m.
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The above advertisement appeared several dozens
of times in the evening
papers-1875-76-when
rents and provisions were nearly at famine prices.
The
advertiser was a professed Christian philanthropist.!