Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-03-25

tn'oo HPS' A"oIS tHONb0S 'ob SHoi ~,
and always gitsi it. 'laa q !so1n4 dssa
io"Nonsensei-here take your money,
and don't stand palaver1ng there."a De-
ao"Can't, ,Sindeeu, massa. 'Yon knows
that ain't enough" % 10 $'1aGe!g 4a5 W Y
"You black niger! do you mean to
say that | want to cheat youl" sIa " 81
mo massa; but three fps is the reg
lar chargetor a load. and can't take
less. I couldn't make livin' at d levy"
k"Wei. I'm not going to stand fool,
hing here withyou. II II You don't take
this, you'll get snothing,"a ,,',9 =. y gu 5-
| Cant take it, rnassa. All or none,
| IS my lule. - | won't cheat by asking
loo much, and | won't be cheated" ,Ti
,"Then you get none."' ,G,,s .,e5 b1g
tr".Well, ! can give you three fps if
you are sufferin.' And the independ-
ent old fellow got on his dray and
drove Off taa bgsw' r,am bcr G.. .Gs.
was standing in my door at the
time, and Witnessed the whole proceed
ling. The unjust man turned away as
the dray ratified off, but could see no
compunction on his hard face. arh 5nr
| IA few days after j Witnessed sim.
liar scene, which will also describe:
Another drayman brought him a bar-
rel of -four and keg ofbutter from the
wharf. As usual, the eleven penny
piece was rendered. s-.i'.- q
'"The price is three fps, massa,"
said the negro smiling. 5" .
"Nonsensel-here, take yonr oney;
do you think don't know The pricel'
"Indeed indouble, Nasal dat's too
little" ".'-.' w.. '-"- r'.,. ....,.
Here, amt you going to take your
m oney2 You'd better" .S .ss.. b..
,"Massa, if | had plenty Of money
and what I'd call plenty aint much
wouldn't care for ftp. But my old
'sman's been sick now three mouths,
and I've got five little children, and
sometimes / can't hardly git enough for
'em to eat. A flip would buy loaf of
bread, and that would 60 good ways
"Here's your levy, If you are going
to take it. II your wife is sick, that's
no reason why you should be an extor
toner. Ifyou are in want, beg, bu
don't steal" Z '''' ...+'' '....' '+'' ,a-
| The poor negro said no more, but
/ took the little piece ofmoney and went
off. i witnessed this scene too. How
my young hot blood did boil. '.I
On that same evening heard HIM
at public prayer meeting in the -
church, address the good and holy
Lord, and with vain repetitions, make
u long prayer, as ifhe were to be heard
! for his much speaking, instead Of for
his pure heart and upright purpose.
How can such men read the Word ol
the Lord, and then hope to be received
hereafter into the Heavens, where love
TO the neighbor is pure and perfect! s
| Mr.. T. had FIVE apprentices.
Each one ofthese he had taken from
the Aims H House, because as he said,
parents and friends were always ~trou.
blesomc to- master. i They were a
cowsd, spiritess,a and if they were to
be believed, a hall-starved set. Their
clothes were poor and dirty, and they
were ashamed to appear at church on
the Sabbath day, or to go into decent
company. oAtameafs, they were allow
anced in many articles, such as butter,
meat, &c., at breakfast and supper
time; and in bread at dinner time. A
s;noIe slice of bread was all each re-
cefved during dinner. Potatoes were
very good. The boys were loud in
their complaints out of doors, but dared
not say much Within ssa gi@ -
s la so lapgela family as that of Mr..
T----- there was a good deal Of sewing
4sssda, air.. aalt of haa1ttt The work was
taken from seamstress who had sew.
ed for the family some time, and given
Ito a poor widow woman with several
small children. Ostensibly only was
this charity. Really it was to save a
tfewamore pennies. How could this be?
some one will ask. Let me sketch
Elithe scene; promising that this poor
| " oman $ husband was just dead, and
| She left helpless and friendless, with
! no apparent means of support. Be-
sides, she was in very feeble health. By
accident, Mr.. t. had heard Of her
distressed situation, and at the sugges.
ton of the individual who named her
case to him, toldIhis wife that he thought
lit would be charity to give her some
sewing. ta9.oIq 9oa7:i 2. ). el
81 think it would indeed says. Mrs.
T.S2 "a" ''s ~ 2t'J !.
"oar sewing costs US a great DEAL" +"
RESPONDS the careful husband, "and in
this thing we may benefit ourselves
and do a deed Of charity, No doubt
this poor woman is rather an r. ,iiadifer-
ent sewer in comparison TO Miss R.
and therefore her work will not Of
course be worth so much. And she