Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-24

1t was IN the midst of long and hard
winter, and the widows great expenses
for warm clothing for her children. and
extra fuel, consumed all her little earnings
and left nothing for the rent. She occu-
| pied two small! rooms in a retired court
Tor which she paid a weekly rent of one
dollar She was the under tenant of
man who rented all the house on one side
of the court, and by letting it out again
to poor families at a weekly or monthly
rent, not only saved his own rent. but
| made from two to three hundred dollars
a year besides. OF course, be was hard
man, and would have nothing less than
his own, no matter how much others were
injured in his efforts 10 obtain it.
Since the fall, the poor widow had been
slow about paying her rent. Sometimes
she had only quarter of dollar to give
her importunate landlord and sometimes
she could give him nothing. He had
/ scolded, and threatened, and warned her
to leave the premises but still it availed
not TO bring him his due. Food and fuel
the woman must have for her children.
and after these were obtained, there was
little or nothing left from her earnings,
! Thus it went on until seven dollars were
! due for the rent, when the landlord be-
came seriously alarmed lest, III last re-
sort, which was often made by him at
little or no cost of feeling, there should
not be enough in the widows two rooms
hich the law would allow him to SEIZE
for the liquidation of his petty claim
He at once informed the widow that I'M
less she paid him what was due, immedi-
ately, he would sell her out.
But you know cannot dc that said
the unhappy woman.
$50 and borrow it from some one
The widow shook her head.
You do sewing for several famiies.-
Go to them and tell them that YOU will
be turned into the street if they do not
lend you enough money topay your rent
1t will be but a dollar apiece from seven
different individuals. Do it, and the mo-
ney will come quick enough
L have no hope of returning it: and
TO borrow under such circumstances is
dishonest
1t is just as dishonest not to pay rent,
repleid the petty landlord, harshIy.
The widow answered nothing.
You can do as you please resumed the
unfeeling man. But | can tell you one
thing = if don't get my rent tomorrow,
shall obtain it in The quickest possible
way, and let these rooms to some one
who will pay a deal better than you have
ever done. SO you know what you have
to depend upon
With this the landlord went away, and
The widow was left to her own sad
thoughts The oldest of her children was
a boy between eleven and twelve years OF
age. The other two were girls; the young
est three years old. The public schools
afforded the means of education TO these
children; and it was the mothers aim to
keep them together as long as possible,
that they might enjoy the advantages so
literally provided for the poor as we'll as
The rich. Charles, her son, was advancing
very rapidly, and in few months she
hoped TO see him in the high school, where
T she meant to strive hard to keep him for
at least 4 two years course, before he
I left home to learn some trade or 90 into
store. This lad was present during the
brief interval that passed between his
mother and the landlord His young
/ blood grew hot in his veins, and he wish
I cd, for his mothers sake, that he was a
man.
| Charles went 10 school with heavy
\ heart. tie clearly understood. from what
had been said, the extremity in which his
mother was placed. And be also knew
that lhe threat OF Selling upon thcir
things and selling them, would be exc
cuted the next day, unless the rent was
paid; for more than one distraint had
taken place, at the instance of this man
within the past year, and helpless widows
and children stripped Of thcir ali without
computation, and turned into the streets.
Young As the child was, he had been eye
witness to such scenes OF distress. Nc
wonder that his heart was heavy.
At school there was a good-deal Of taIb
among The boys about the large subscriP
ton that had been raised for the sufferer: