Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-01-29
! Whole No. 1926.

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stead OF for his pure heart and upright pur.
pose. How can such men read the Word OF
! the Lord, and then hope to be received here
after INTO the Heavens, where love 10 The
neigI,bor is pure and perfect?
Il Mr.. r had five apprentices. Each
one Of these he had taken from the Alme-
Il House, because 40 he had saId, parents aud
! friends were always troublesome 10 mas
ter. They were cowed, spirtless, and, 1t
they were to DC believed, half starved set.
Their clothes were poor and dirty, aud they
were ashamed to appear at Church on the
! Sabbath day, or to go INTO decent company.
| AT meals, they were allowanced IN many ar
llcles, such as butter, meat, &c. at breakfast
and supper times; and in bread at dinner
time. A single slice of bread was all each
received during dlnner,--Potatoes were
very good. The boys were loud IN their
complaints out Of dooIs, but dared not say
much within.
In 50 large family as that Of Mr. T,
there was a good deal Of sewing TO do, and
out OF charity the work was taken from
seamslress " 10 had sewed for the family
some time, and given TO poor widow wo-
man with several small children. Ostens-
bly only was this charity Really It was TO
save few more pennies. How could this
4 be some one will ask. Let me sketch
little scene promising that this poor wo-
mans husband was just dead, aud she lett
helpless and irlendess, wllh no apparent
means OF support. Besides, she was IN very
feeble health. BY accident MIR. 7 had
heard of her distressed situation, and q the
suggestion Of the individual who named her
case to him, told his wife that he thought It
would be charity TO give her some sewing.
Il think It would, indeed says Mrs.
+.
Our sewing costs US a good deal,' re-
sponds The careful husband, 'and IN this we
piay benefit ourselves as well as do a good
deed Of charity. No doubt this poor woman
is rather an Indifferent sewer IN comparison
to Miss Il, and therefore her work Will
not of course be worth SO much. And she
will, no doubt, think one. half the price MISS
R gets good one
No doubt chimes IN the frugal partner.
Mrs. -. ssent for. After she Is seated,
the following conversation takes place:
Can you do plain sewing +"
YES, ma am, as well as most persons.'
What is ysur price for fine shirts"
Il haven't set any price yet but will
work as low US anyone
But you know that to get work you w'it
have to do It little lower than ordinary
People don't like TO change
well, apm, am IN want, and will work
at almost any price for my children
i suppose you will make fine shirts Tor a
quarter'
Yes, ma'anl.'
.AnJ calico dresses for the same?
Yes, ma'am.'
That's reasonable. Boys common SHIRTS
you'll not charge over eleven pence Tor
No, ma'an.'
That's reasonable, and III do ell can
for you. 1t gives Inc pleasure TO he'p 'he
poor. Come down Tomorrow, aud III nave
some work ready for you
The widow departed.
.WcII, wife, says Mr.. T, busting IN
when no saw the woman depart at what
price will she work ?
AT just half what Miss R charges
.WeIl, that's something like. 1t gives me
pleasure to beiriend any one who is Wiling
to work at u reasonable prlce. why, 'h'S
will suye us almost dollar week the year
round
Yes, it will SO and # keep her at It, or
some one else at the same price ior year,
you'll let ne have a fifty dollar shawl, wool
you?'
Yes, Ifyou want IT,
.Weil, III do my best. It's shameful
what some of these seanstresses do charge
4 IL Is often well to reverse picture. Sup
pose we look at the other side OF 'hIs'
I Mrs. - had always been dchcate.-
When plrl she could never sew long at
time without getting a pain III her side. she
married a hard working, industrious mecha"-
ne. who,e trade was not very lucrative, yIcId'
ug barely enough Tor support Her "e'''"'
alter her marriage, was but little impfo''u'
and when, with several small Children Shu
WIS lcf, a widow, she ymlded, ~ her n''t
keen anguish Of bereavement, to desP"'F'-
! Ru , uoiher cannot long sIt ~ Idioness
| uh,, nor dear babes ore about her one
/ c,ulJ think oi ~ way oi getting aiIVing ""
,bcm bn, by her needle aud as she was
nco, sewer. she hoped TO get work, "nd ear"
,,,J and scan,y clothing at i"".l. D"' sne
c,nld 90, no work. No pctron knew hef
vh, wanted sewing done. She applied 70
i .,.v,r,l and was still wnhou, the n'ca"s o'
e.rn,np q dollor when her last one was 'Pe"''
Io., n, this sad moment, the fact OF her ors-
u,o,,op becoming morc known, MIS- y
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