Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-08-06

"liow much have you gJ,l" be asked.
awe have not done Is well as ~ expected
was replied. "lf you had led sd, We should 10
doubt have done much betsr."
"Who headed this PaPeri'
"Mr. r."
"Wuh one hundred dollars"
"HumPhl Lei the see the paper
Il was handed 10 the merchant. He ran has
eye over il, saying half aloud, as he did So
"Une hJudre1-one hJndrej-One hundred
nothing above a huudred-WhsI does il oil a.
mount TOT"
"Fiye thousand dollars"
The merchan, took Up pen and wrote his
name with flourish. Opposite to II BE- placed
uymcra aud three clpners, with the dollar
mark before m-lhgs-S5OOJ. Then, wHh
bow, aud glow Of sel.sa,.sllciion gpon the
gentleman who waited upon him.
= "No5.y done. Nr. Parcivs.,' said the slokes-
man. "You have saved The credit Yf our ward.
huys s'ro0g hopes row, that We sha!. lead any
: i~o Of them pat rcge,her.'
Two or lhr.e days after This, the newspapers
j announced the result Of the Subscription raised 10
: The various wards in the ci,y. Ih: particular
instances Of l.Jcra..lv we're named, conspicuous
. among which STOOD The iac, lAa, B.ned.cl PEREZ.
vai, ESQ, who was sever foremost in acts 0f
. beuevoleucc, had subscribed the handsome sum
Of five thousand dollars" had in foe, "JIsI d0u-
J bIed the subscription Of the ward he lived iu."
\ There lived in the city where this iacl occur.
red poor widow. in feeble health, who had
/ three children. Her only means Of subsistence
lay in her ability 10 do plain sewing. EGry and
D late she sat over her work; often III pain and op-
( prcssiye weakness, but the result Of her labor
i was ever insufficient, for The many wants Of her
,. I:ule family.
d ltwas in the midst Of long nnl hard winter,
d and the widows greater expense for warm cloth.
G ing for her children, and extra fuel, consumed
. all Of her liue earnings, thus leaving nothing for
r the rent. She occupied Two small rooms in q
j. retired cour, for which she paid u weekly rent
r Of one dollar. She was the under tenant OF a
r man who rented all the houses Oh one side Of the
y court, and by letting them on, again 70 poor fun.
I lilies. at weekly or monthly rem, not Ony saved
n his own rent, but made from two 10 three hun.
e dygd dollars besides. Of course be was hard
d man, and would have nothing less Than his own.
no matter how others were injured IN his efforts
. 10 obtain il.
&. Since The fall, the poor widow had been slow
k about paying her rent, Sometimes she had only
: quarter Of dollar 10 give her inpouGnale
81 landlord and sometimes she could give him
9 nothing. He had scolded and threatened, and
II warned her 10 leave the premises; but sil il a.
10 vailed not 10 bring him MS due. Food and !ue.
!. the woman must have for her children; after
d these were oblained, there was lUe or nothing
r left from her earnings. Thus /, went on. uu:l
IS seven dollars were due for rent, when The land.
e lord became seriously alarmed lest. in 4 last -e.
Il sort, which was often made by him at litilo or
no cost Of feeling, there should not be enough in
n the widows TWO rooms that the las would allow
e him to seize, for the liquidation OF his petty
claim. He at once informed the widow. that,
u unless she paid him what was due, Immediately,
IS he would sell her out.
u But you know cannot DO that, said the IN.
n happy woman.
;, "Go and borrow It from some one
u The widow shook her head.
"You do sewing for several families. 90 10
o them and tell them that you viii be turned INTO
/. the street fthey do not lend you enough money
+ 10 pay your rent. 1t will be but dollar piece
G from seven individuals. Do it, and the money
h will come quickly enough"
81 have no hope ofreturning i, and 10 borrow
under such circumstances would be dishonest"
ut is just as dishonest not 10 pay your rent,
said the petty landlord harshly.
= The widow answered nothing.
5. "You can do as you please" resumed The IN.
II feeling man. "But | can tell YOU one thing-it
r. | don't get my rent tomorrow, | shall obtain it
V in the quickest possible way, and let these rooms
n to some one who will pay deal better than you
c have ever done. So you know what you have
;. 10 depend upon"
It With this the landlord went away. and the vi.
dow was left 10 her own sad thoughts. The
L oldest Of her children was boy between eleven
% and Twelve years of age. The o,her two were
J. girls; the youngest three years old. The pub,
: lie schools afforded the means Of education 10
l. these children; and il was the mothers aim to
:. keep them together as long as possible, thai they
et might enjoy the advantages so literally provided
d for The poor as well as the rich. Charles, her
e son, was advancing very rapidly, and in few
10 months she hoped to see him in the high school
where she meant 10 strive hard 10 keep hlm ol
., al least two years course, before he left home
IS TO learn some trade, or 90 into Store. This
n lad was present during the interview that passed
lie between the mother and the landlord His young
in blood grew hot in his veins, and he wished fo
,f his mothers sake, that he was q man.
l. Charles went TO school with heavy heart
He understood iom what had been said, clearly
r. the extremity in which his mother was placed
And he also knew that the threat of sclZIng upon
le ther things and selling them, would be executed
s. on the next day, unless the rent was paid, fol-
NJ more than one distrant had taken place, al the
q. instance of this man, within the past year, anC
IN HELPLESS widows and children stripped Cf the
'e all without compunction, and turned into tht
,e streets. Young as the child was he had beer
h. eyewitness TO such scenes of distress. No won
al der thai his heart vas heavy.
of At school there was good deal Of talk among
e The boys about the large subscription that has
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