Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-05-27

pictured in their young faces. From this state OF
gloomy feeling she was reused by knock at the
door, and pleasant looking lady, somewhat gaily
dressed, came in with small bundle in her hand.
She introduced herself by saying that she had just
seen some very neatly-made shirts at Mrs. t. IS
and that she SO well pleased with the work that
she had inquired for the maker.-sAnd now having
found YOU she said, q want you to make and fit
this calico dress for me, if you do such work.
shall be glad to do it for YOU said she, encour-
aged by the kind and feeling manner Of the
lady.
And what will you charge?
Mrs., hesitated moment, and then said
Mrs. T., gives me quarter of a dollar r
There was bright spot for moment on the
cheek of the lady.
Then will give you three, said she with warmth
Mrs., burst into tears; she could not help
it.
sAre You in need q inquired the strange lady,hes-
tatngy, but with an air of kindness that could not
be mistaken.
For moment the widow paused, but the sight of
her children conquered the rising emotion ofpride.
have nothing but little corn meal in the house,
and have money!
A tear glistened in the strangers eye-her breast
heaved with a strong emotion. Then again all was
still.
q will pay you for this dress beforehand, then :;
and want it done very nice, will pay you dol
lar for making it, can have it by day after to-mor-
rowf
Certainly, ma fam tomorrow evening, if you want
it,
The dollar was paid down, and the angel of mercy
departed. More than one heart was made glad that
morning.
Now let us pay visit to Mrs. T,
After the widow had departed, a lady acquaintance
dropped in, who made no profession of religion, and
subjects of conversation, neatness of the work
the coarse shirts talked over and the lady learn
ed the residence of the seamstress and also that she
was very poor. After her departure, MIR. T
came in from the shop, when the following dialogue
took place:
well wife, how did Mrs.-do her workP
Very well, indeed, but what do you think !-she
she wanted to pay her part of the price of ma
king four shirts
Is it possible ! that's just the way these poor,
people always do. They spend quarter as fast as
it is earned, and SO never get any thing ahead-You
did not give it to her 2
NO. indeed told her to wait until it amounted
to five dollars and then it would do her some good.
sAnd what did she say to that 2
ooh, nothing, only she pretended to look very
melancholy, as though she were in starving cond-
ton. But understand all these things.
sTrick and hypocrisy and whining always seem to
go with poverty. Was that the gaudy butterfly Mrs.
L., who just went out 2
yes; do think have never known more word
y-minded person than Mrs. l.. in my life. All she
thinks about is dress and company. She never
to reflect that she has a soul to save
Cor to be lost, which it certainly will be if she
does not lay aside the vanites of this world. sup
pose she never said prayer in her lne.'
Not she; if you were to talk to her of praying,
she would smile in your face.
"a sad condition, indeed! How the world lieth in
the wicked one. The prince of this world leth in
the wicked one. The prince of this world hath
ny children, and she is one of Them
sAnd yet continued the wife, she seems utterly
inseDsible to her sad condition, and always changes
the subject when l mention it to her.
OF course. And she will 60 on thus, hardening
her heart and stenng her neck until she falls into
the gulf of eternal ruin. 1t is sad to think on
By eating the bread of carefulness,by grinding the
poor,and by over working his apprentices, Mr.. T
gradually became the owner of property. Of course
he was hard landlord. He owned two or three
stores,whch were every now and then changing ten-
ants, for few could stand his grinding injustice.
One of these stores had been vacant for some time
when young man, just going into business land who
knew nothing of his character rented it for three
hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
That was the highest limit he had set himself in
his close calculation of profit. He was poor, but
young man, and had been assisted into
business by few confding and firm friends.
Not single alteration or repair would T.,
put upon the house. After going to about two
hundred dollars expense in fitting up the store, the
young man opened for business. At the end of the
first year, he found that his profits had been very fair
but there were many remnants and pieces of unsaea
BILE goods on hand which had been paid for,-these
curtaed his active capital Cheerful in prospect of
his next years business, and resolved to use even
more activity and economy, he put his last quarters
rent in his pocket, and called on Mr.. y, After
the money had been taken,ard the receipt given,M
=, inquired after his business; the young man
spoke of it increasing, and said that he had done
as well as he had expected.
you have no thought of moving, sup
pose!"