General News

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4513, 22 June 1883, Page 2

General News

While Mrs Lautry vias enjoying a sumptuous repast in her private hotel car at Rochester recently, according to the Democrat and Chronicle of that city, a poor French woman in the depot; »it)ungrooh> was starving. The same tralir%ad brought, them both to Rochester, one in a palace car, and the other in a smoking car on a poor master's pass—for her husband had juit died and she wat a pauper in a strafe land. When Mrs Langtry had finished her dinner, the opened the window and offered some cakes and sweet* meats to some boys who were playing about the oar. " Ben" Dixon, the c»r shifter, saw her, approached the car, and after apologising to the lady, stated the condition of the poor woman in the sitting room, and suggested that if she bad any food to gire away be would take it to the poor hungry woman and child. Mrs Langtry appeared much interested, and said she, would hare some food sent to her immediately, In a few moments a colored man emerged from the car, laden with cold meats, fruit, etc., which he coareyed to the famiihed woman. Later the woman and the child Tinted the car and persouaUj thanked Mrs Langtry for her kindness. The actress received *her kindly and before she left presented her with 21s. Spine one cisc in. the coach gave the woman S^ and Uter "the boys" abomfc tha *UtioQ swelled the parse 455. " No one shall kiss his or her children* on the Sabbath or fasting days," was thealleged old Connecticut blue lair:' Herein we see the origin of going on B«ndaj night fro kiss' the grown«op children of other people.