The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-08-27


! was bad, and the potatoe crop indifferent; and
! though Martha was an excellent nurse and man
| ager, 1t surpassed even her powers to provide
1904 and medicine, with little or nothing coming
IN Ihelr nelghbors sympathised sincerity in
their distress, and gave the best proofs of their
sympathy by rendering them all the assistance
IN their power; but they were poor themselves,
and found difficulty enough in making all ends
meet 1t was in the midst of these perplexties
when rent was due, Doctors bill in prospect,
and turn which way they would, nothing but
debt and poverty staring him in the face that ST.
mon Numbered his secret hoard From the
Tune OF their first agreement, his kind master had
regularly provided him with the means Of earning
small sum over and above his weekly wages,
which, instead of paying to him, he had put into
the savings bank. What it amounted to by this
time, Simon did not know he thought it could
never be more wanted, and whatever it might
be, would afford some relief His establishment
was scarcely less than his delight to find himself
master OF the almost incredible sum of thirteen
pounds twelve shillings and sixpence. ($66) 1t
was enough, more than enough, to pay all his
debts No farmer contemplating his hocks and
herds, his well stored barns and crowded grana-
RES no merchant welcoming into port the cost
ly freight that almost doubles his overlooking
wealth noyoung heir, gazing on the spacious
park, the sunny fields, and stately woods that he
ed happiness as sweled the heart and glistened in
the eye of poor Simon as he looked upon his well
earned wealth And Martha, what did she say;
what did she think /? Martha had been taking a
lew lessons in a school that seldom fails to profit
and improve those who come under its discipline
the school of adversely.
She had suffered anxiety, privation and want
seen the husband, whom, after ALL she truly
loved, feeble and suffering without being able to
procure those things she knew to be necessary to
restore him to ease and health and had known
what it was TO have her children crying round her
for the bread she had not to give. The tears Of
JOY she shed when informed of this timely but
most unexpected relief, were not unmingled with
those of shame and self reproach and sincerely
did she regret her unkindness and selishness.-
She said little, for Martha was not woman of
many promises but she resolved that nothing on
her part, should ever again give occasion for
cealment on his. n or was her resolution in vain.
In short time Simon, with proper nourishment
and good nursing reganed his accustomed health
and strength, and returned to his employment
and, though they had hard winter and spring
yet pleased with themselves and each other, they
got well through it. Theirs had always been
clean, well managed household; but now, bright
ened by love and confidence, there was no hap
pier family in Westleigh, nor did they ever fail to
save something every week from their earnings
to put into the savings bank.
Great was the wonder aud many the congratu-
lations of the good people of Westeigh and to
think, as Simon said many times day, s'that all
TINS good should come from my shilling - for he
persisted IN regarding this as the grand source of
his happiness. To this day it is common in the
village, when speaking Of an industrious, prospe
rous family, TO say that such persons have got
shilling that nobody knows Off