Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-03-08
From the Southern Literary Messenger, for Jan'y
THE FOOLS PENCE.

THE FOOLS PENCE
In the year l83-, in handsomely furnished par
lor which opened out of that noted London GIN
shop called The Punch Bowl, sat It's MISTRESS
the gaudy dressed Mrs Crowder, conversng with
obsequious neighbOr.
"Why Mrs. Crowdcr, really must say you
have things in the first style What elegant pa
pering what noble chairs what pair OF fire
screens all so bright and fresh Then the ele
giant sOnc-cOpngs to your windows, and those
beautiful French window frames And you have
been sending your daughters to the genteelest
boarding school: your shop is the best furnished
and your cellars the best filled, in all this part of
Lunnun. Where you find the needtul for all
these grand things Dear Mrs. Crowder, how do
you manage
Mrs Crowder simpered, and cast a look of sm-
ing contempt through the half open door, into the
shop, filled with droughy customers. "Ihe
fools pence its TIE FOOLS PENCE that
does it for u.s., she said. And her voice rose more
shrill and loud than usual, with the triumph she
felt.
George Manly the carpenter, who stood near the
counter. Turning his eyes upon those around
him, he saw pale, sunken checks, ptlamed eyes,
and ragged garments. He then turned them upon
the stately apartment: lac looked through the door
into the parlor, and saw looking glasses, and PIC
lures, and gliding and fine furniture, and rich
carpet and Miss Lucy in silk gown, at her
piano, and he thought TO himself, how strange 1t
is how curious, that all this wretchedness On my
left hand should be made to turn into all this rich
tncry my right
"cn 1lI-1 1 "l't 'Gl yoo saiu 'lie 'ii III
ears.
"A glass of gin, ma am, is what | am waiting
for: but think I've paid the last FOOLS pence that
shall put down on this counter tor many long
day"
Manly fastened home. His wife and two little
6n I H c a. 90 fod H., ,,, ,''ii i,,'J
P'''' ie'"y io' van VI ooU ~ In 'IoNeH
very Ill'CLlesS anu '''eti i'le was - ilil II ndiu
~ - " icI' !oI VIC uunes' o'So'lei "0ui0 nave
ocJh suuoN W ',le nV"t"c9S ,ll". i''E"1u.
IL was Joy'" SUI p'ISe 10 ''Hii MS ''lS SO
carry that hlShl' ana returning soDcl' ana III Soou
hun0r' - ,. e..
lour eyes arc Wed h 'o- IN w;,e, I Tt
to'So' % 'i'0 ~" nay III I.SS7;; III
AFRAID you WORK TOO lnuch' by canoIe "SHl;
MS ""e an"'u "tu Sdli' "D'"'"7 GGoJ9 io'
hur' my eyes ana SI' oechoNeu 10 H'I llt'ie o1y
VINO "%S s''"u'"s "Pd''' III 'He COZ 'l"'"'i9
as Cu.Ptl', -, .,
ny 'otn' "'"' > 'ii'9 sec S"'u MS i''"-
CT: ,ColHe' anu &c" INC "H"' ~" nave oO0h
uoL'g' ,,,.-,
'oiii was PIIi" SpoNen 10Y az Ii''o III
iot Wy - ~ w ~ 'trri ~ i
Gu "i'" !" ''' ~ anu '''I' ~
Tor ms money tonight ana WOulu not ieaVe me
loaVes without IL oul lho"9h he was cross ana
iough' ne sau ihU'hGf was Lol 20 odii'e ana ui"'
ne was sure you iIu oec" uI'"Ni"s ava! az 'o
money ana Wheh lie was Sohc' lHo'iAei cIleu o(tI
her work, but she d!d not say any thlh9' uu
not know she was crying, it'I Sl" ner tears drop
ping on her hahds ana 'IIeh sdIu Oau WoIuS
ana nouh'I sent ine 10 S'@lu III ne CotIIeI' ,,
g" lHc "1'' YOU o"H "o,I0 w. 'oi''
sau MS iH'Hc'' lo' SMc"il"S' mp
NO. SaIu 'ohii' Coloi'hg S"'u 20" "cIc
PAD man sald oaa Ialher!
AND thcy were oad words, am sure salu
ms mother; Out you are no" forgiven 50 no"
bring me some coal rom tne Don
NVoI Gc ooNVu "' 'iV l0e VI ms VIZ o',u %
ne met t'o '"uci 80 81 nel l''tu !C' Nv"
eu 10 l'l'' HG lc't .ie kV''S rs ~ i''S V"" il
rose up anu putting 'ioue! mo Het "'""S' no
sad mere arc III! "erN ""seS- oot..e oi'.'
hou OUT pom nlnIs' ioI you nay io' s'' II t !T'
LEI ]" ou' ioi 'Te o;Ss' "s "a t,
TINS VIII De pegInn'ns oI pet,'' uo'is' Oh lily
part, ana haPP5eI u'ls ." 94u's' i.,l.,.. ...,u,
~coIge !o.I MS "i'' ''',I, aiI nf
L,'r c.,d 10 towards kaenin,r nm = fine house.
tne Poo, coo1 10 10, Ir , up d i'I
ar,J Ln Lo tbonrLt of his children IN xvonf and
anu "' =; -, l;i H. ;l; ,;ht
So r;,b 6,str,, b;s L,,Itb and stron,lb he
s,rl ,,;, sarro,,. and shame thar he seem
w bay CONN.,, - L;mseIfa NJ Inst lie determined
f tLat bonr r,,nr rain =, ,ut tba ;ntoxicatinr
Glass - his lins
erI tLa, q ,.,o, ,;,r.,r5, ana es,,rd,,, aGar
-, -, NTrs i,rovyd,r of tho Punch Row. was
Ill ,,;tb ber dan,'b,ers 70 the bce.r,rdens
WoiN,ns WY artaLen hta volent sboyysr IF rain
,ley "J bscon,c ~ least half drrncbed when thew
nmeroJ comtortabe house. disIinrujsbed by its
cn,forts and tdiness from all others near it. Its
c,oaJ natrred mistress and her Girls did all they
couId 70 drv and wipe away the raln-drops and mud
CouiO " Va! " ~: -, - m: - III IL