CONTENTS

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EUNICE SMITH—DRUNK[13]
DETAINED BY MARITAL AUTHORITY[21]
A WELSH SAILOR[27]
THE VOW[33]
BLIND AND DEAF[39]
"AND, BEHOLD, THE BABE WEPT"[47]
"MARY, MARY, PITY WOMEN!"[53]
THE SUICIDE[61]
PUBLICANS AND HARLOTS[68]
OLD INKY[75]
A DAUGHTER OF THE STATE[80]
IN THE PHTHISIS WARD[85]
AN IRISH CATHOLIC[91]
AN OBSCURE CONVERSATIONIST[97]
MOTHERS[104]
"YOUR SON'S YOUR SON"[110]
"TOO OLD AT FORTY"[115]
IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM[118]
THE SWEEP'S LEGACY[126]
AN ALIEN[130]
"WIDOWS INDEED!"[134]
THE RUNAWAY[138]
"A GIRL! GOD HELP HER!"[145]
ON THE PERMANENT LIST[148]
THE PAUPER AND THE OLD-AGE PENSION [153]
THE EVACUATION OF THE WORKHOUSE[157]

WORKHOUSE CHARACTERS