ABSTRACT
The pauper school was the rag-fair of life, whither was brought the refuse of society-the "things" that had been discarded as so much lumber ; and, as in the old-clothes' market the mind wonders what is the history of the left-off coats, trousers, bonnets, and gowns collected there, as well as what possible use they can be hereafter put to, so, in this assemblage of infant cast-offs, one cannot help speculating as to the origin and ultimate destiny of the poor living rags and tatters that others have flung aside as being utterly worthless to them.
