Oh, Cara, that is so sad. And, even more sad, still applicable in many parts of the world. Makes me think of the reasoning that seemed to prevail in Victorian England that the poor were necessary - gave the good ladies of the middle class a wide choice of recipients to whom they bestow their christian charity. A peaceful and happy Christmas to you and yours. Barbara

Barbara If it is the poem from Cara to which you refer - I gather it was from a Wexford Nes Paper in the 1830 . And as you may know Wexford is in Ireland. ! Seasons Greetings Golding > Oh, Cara, that is so sad. And, even more sad, still applicable in many > parts of the world. > > Makes me think of the reasoning that seemed to prevail in Victorian > England > that the poor were necessary - gave the good ladies of the middle class a > wide choice of recipients to whom they bestow their christian charity. > > A peaceful and happy Christmas to you and yours. > Barbara > > > > > > > > > > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >