Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-07-08

ligion."
The man paused for moment, and
the color came into his thin, sallow cheeks
when he spoke again, it was more kindly
and calmly than before.
81 am making enough" he said, "to
support myso and my family; as to re-
ligion and learning, letthcm have it that
want it; don't want it for myselror my
children. However, suppose | were in
want, how would you help me?''
''That would depend on the causes of
your want, your means of relief, your
habits, and othe things, ofwhich know
nothing at present"
81 am an cngraver," said he, pointing
TO a box oftooIs; snow suppose me sick,
and nothing laid up for wet day there's
my wife, who is mover strong, and two
young children-and the winter, we'll
say, is just setting in, and rent, and fuel,
and food, and medicine, and doctors fees,
are all 10 be paid for-what would you
do for me?n
SIN the first place." said I, 81 should
ask you 10 sell all your needless proper
t. Of any kind, and to economist in ev-
cry way that could think of, and so
help you by my advice" .-....
every good,n said he impation,ly,
I"what next?"
'In the next place, should ask, how
much more than living you could make
if well again"
swell say third more," he replied
'Then | should say 10 you, my friend.
| you are an independent mechanic, able
by your trade to make a months living
in three weeks; now, your independence
you don't went to lose, you wouldn't will
IingIy live on aims, you'd feel degraded
to be beggar-5o I'll make this bargain
with you; you shall be deccntly support
ed when sick, and properly cared for, on
condition that you pay back the money
paid for you; if you are sick & week,
you shall have a month 10 pay in; if
sick two weeks, then two. months, and SO
on; that is, my friend, I'll loan you
enough to make you comfortable while
sick and you shall pay 1t from your sur
plus earnings when we'll"
"Would yoa have done SOP" he cried
with staring eyes and gasPing for breath
''You are not well" said.
81 am not,'' said he, hiding his facc
with his hands, II am sick at heart"
5 "My friend!o he dropped his hands
J and | took ore CT them, "tcll me your
: aiIng, and as am man, l will do al
in my power to cure it,
The engraver rose, and opening Tho
? door through which his daughter passed
> ushered noe into the room within.
1t was a small room, and looked on
: into . little muddy back yard; but in th'
e arrangements of the bed, the table, th'
: mantle, and the open closot-the hand o
] true woman was visible; all was nea
5 and sensible; no peacock's feathers, mol
. broken gilt china cups were 10 be seer
t the ware was earthen; and few ny
acinihs formed the only ornament. Ant
there too was the woman herself, will
her little boy and girl at her leeti sh'
was wrapped up in a loose calico gown
her hair neatly brushed back from hol
2 brow, and her fingers busiIy at worl
upon some fine linen article, FOR som'
: fine lady presumed.
ELLEN" said the engraver, "h9re's
! man who says he would have saved u.s.
The wife, pale, weak, and evidently
desponding, struggled TO restrain her
, self when thus addressed, but she could
not, and sobbing, fell back in her chair.
"My good friends cried ], "teIl m'
your troubles. Save you? Are you los
l then? What does all this meant"
"Maiilda,'' said the engraver TO hi
:, little girl, stake your brother, and g
into the shop; we are going TO talk abou
things which it is not proper for you t.
hear of-so do not listen, but play will
your brother, and, when we are ready
wen call you"
!, had been struck, all along, b tn
good English Of my companion, and wa