The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-17
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well. ihsG's reasonable"
"Bays eonmon shirts yOu viii not
charge over eleven pence for.'
M ma'sm.'' .4u. -...
THAT'S reasonable. and I'll DO al
can for you. Il gives me pleasure 10
help the poor. Come down tn-morrow.
and I'LL have snms work ready for you."
The widow departed.
q. Well wife," says Mr.. -. bust
ling IN when he saw The woman depart.
''at shsi price will she work!'
AT lnsi hslf what Miss R
charges"
"Wsll. that's something Ike. II gives
me pleasure 10 bslriend any one who is
wiling 10 uOrk 81 a reasonable price.
Why this will save ps almost a daIIara
week The wear FOUND" ..:
q" Yes, Il will 50; and II keep her &c
u. or some one else Al the sane price. far
year. you'll r.. me have a City dollar
shawl. wont yon!"
Yes, if Won want It's
Well Ill do nv best. lis shameful
what some Of those sFamslresses do
charge" ..-..
II is often well 10 reverse picture.
Suppose We look al The other side Of This.
Mrs. - had always bren delicate.
When . GIRL she cosld never sew long al
time without getting a pain in her side.
She married a hard working Industrious
Mechanic. whose trade vas mt very 10.
eraiiye. yielding barely enough for = sup.
port. Her health after her marriage vas
but liule improved. and when with seve.
Tal small children she was lef widow.
she yielded in her iTsi keen anguish Of
bereavement 10 despair. But a mulher
cannot long sii in idleness when her dear
hzbss are about her. She could think Of
no way Of getting living for them but
BY her needle. and as she vas neat sew
er. she hoped In get work, aud earn food
and scani clothing Al least. Dot she
could get no work. No person knew her
who wanted sewing done. She applied
to several. and was still without the
means Of earning a dollar when her last
one was spent. Just 4, this sal moment,
the fact ii her desIiluiion becoming more
known, Mrs. p sent fnr her.
As she carried home her work The day
after the interview, she was GLAD Al heart
With the thought that now there was
way of escape al least from slarraiiop.--
But liule more her yssrning heart could
promise her. Roys' shirt. at twelve and
half cents were her first pieces of work.
Two Of these by hard work she managed
to get done in a day. Hal hey been
made plain. she could have finished them
early. and had time to give many neces-
ssry attentions 10 her children. But the
las, words Of Mrs. = had robbed
her OF that chance. " You can stitch
che collars of these, anv how; you can
afford il, I suppose. and they iron better
when that is DONE" The simple AMI
touching 80" Yes, ma'sm," hut in a sad
der lone than usual, was the only res.
pnn-e.
Next morning she was NJ early, tho
her head ached badly. and she was faint d
weak, from having sstso steadily through
The whole Of the preceding day. Tier
children were al taken Up. washed and
dressed: her rooms cleaned, and scam
" meal Of mush and mllk prepared for
the liille ones, and cup Of tea for her.
self. Her own stomach refused The food
Of which her children partook with keen
ppeiilss, and she could only swallow
few mouthfuls Of dry stale bread.
] II was near tea o'cl"ck when she got
fairly down 10 work. her head still ach-
ing and al;nos, binding her. Some how
or other she could rot get on al all last.
and it was long past the usual dinner
hour before she had finished The hrs.
garment. The children we're impa,ien,
Cor their dinner. and she had 10 make
great haste in preparing it, as well for
their Satisfaction, as 10 gain time.
Mother, We are getting most tired Of
mush and MILK" said one Of the lutte
ones. lyon don't have all The good
things now you used 10. No pies, nor
puddings, nor meat. a-.z.z- 8
! Never mind, dear, veil have some
nice corn cakes for supper" --..M
you'll have supper soon. won't you
mother p said ano.her liule one. coax.
insly, her thoughts busy with The nice
corn cakes.
"And shan'i ve have melasses on
lhem." said another pushing away her
bowl nf mush and milk.
:. mo, dear, not tonight. but to-mnr'
row. we'll have some" a
"Why not 10 night, mother, want
some tonight"
} Mother aini got any money tosbuy
i, with tonight, bat Tomorrow she will
have some," saith the mother southing
'lIy. . ~
40 we'll have lasses tomorrow fo'
our cakes" cried out little girl who
could jus, speak, clapping her hands in
l grea. glee. ..-.... ..# .@ ,
: After dinner Mrs. - worked hard
and in much bodily pain and misery. ,t
\ Grixh Tho ,aher shirt in which the las