Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
BY G. A. & J. P. CHAPMAN.

You had best take it out of the store, Mrs. Con-
way he said TO her, really have not taken half the
amount of your bill to-day, and don't expect to.
have &c charge every thing, and no money comes IN.
Il can't DO without It, answered the woman earn
estly my daughter is very ill., and in want of every
comfort; am out of frewood, and indeed want ma
ny things which | have depended this money to
get worked night and day to get your shirts DONE
Pm very sorry, Mrs. Conway said the storekeep-
er, looking into his money drawer; Il have not FIVE
shilings here, and your bill is five dollars and nine
pence
The poor woman thought of her invalid child and
rung her hands.
"A sailor was here while ago and selected full
five dollars worth of articles here the counter and
went away to get his wages to pay for them, but l
question if he comes back If he does and pays for
hem, you shall have your money, madam
At this instant Jack made his appearance IN the
door,
We'll, shpmate,' he cried, in a tone much more ell
evated than when he was discovered speaking with
the captain; well, my hearty, hand over my freight
I've got the document, give possession and dis
playing his five dollar piece, he laid hold of the pur
chases
The store-keeper, examining and seeing that the
money good, babe him take them with him, and
then signing he took another and last look at the
piece he handed it to the poor widow, who, with a
joyful smile, received it from him and fastened from
the store.
In low and very humble tenement, near the wa
ter, family of poor children, whose appearance
exhibited the utmost restitution. On cot bed near
lay poor woman Ill and emaciated. The door open
ed and in patched garments entered with
a wood saw and cross, and laid them down by the
door side and approached the bed.
Are you any better, dear! = he asked in a rough
voice, but In the kindest tones.
'No-have you found work If you could get me
little nourishing food, could regain my strength.
The man gazed upon her pale face a moment, and
again taking up his saw and cross, went out. He
had not gone far before woman met him and said,
she wished him to follow her and saw some wood for
her. HIS heart bounded with hope and gratitude and
he went after her to her dwelling, abode little bet
ter than his own for poverty; yet wearing an air OF
comfort. He sawed the wood split and piled 1t, and
received six shilngs, with which he FASTENED to a
sore for necessaries for his sick wife, and then hur
red home TO gladden. her heart with the deicacies he
had provided. Till now he had had work for four
days. and his family had been starvng and from this
day his wife got better and at length restored to
her family and to health, from state of weakness
which an ,ther days continuance of would probably
have proved fatal
These six shillings which did so much good, were
paid him by the poor from the five dollars she
had received from the stole-keeper, and which the
sailor had paid him. The poor woman's daughter al
revived, and ultimately restored to health and
was lately married to young man who had beer
three years absent and returned true to his troth But
for the five dollars which had been instrumental in
her her recovery he might have returned to be told
that she whose memory had so long been the polar
star of his heart, had persisted.
So much good did the five dollar piece do which Pc
ter Chancery, Esq. so reluctantly paid to Mr. Lasts
apprentice boy, though little credit is due to this ega
gentleman for the results that followed. 1t Is thus
that Providence often makes bad men instruments Of
good to others. Let this little story lead tose who
think small bill can stand because it is a small bill
remember how much good five dollar bill has done
in single day-and that in paying one bill they
may be paying a series of twenty bills, and dispens
inc good to hundreds around them.