Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-20

nsona which stood the fact that Benedict
Psrcivsl, r. q, who was ever foremost
in acts of benevolsnce, has subscribed
the handsome sum oi i've thou and dol
lar h,rt, in tact just doubled the
oi the ward N which he ie-
snrd.
There lived IN the eny where this tnc,
eceur,ed, poor widow, ~ frrble health,
whn had three children. Her only means
OF Subsistence lay in her ability to do
plain srwing Early and late she sat
owe, her work often ia pain and op-
prrsa'v- weakness, but the result Of her
hb"r was ever Insufficient for the many
n ants ot her liIlle inu,ly.
u was IN ihe mid-, of long aud hard
Winier, aud the widows greater rxpen-
s,s lnr warm clothing for her children
nnd extra fuel, consumed all ot her little
earnings, 'hus leaving nothing ior The
rcnt She occupied two small rooms IN
y Irlmed court, for which she pad o
weekly rent ot one dollar She WAS the
pndcr-iensnt of a man who rented all
tie houses on Que side Of the couli and
Nv letting them out ngnin TO roor fam
lies, At u weekly or monibly rent, mol on
" saved his own rent but made ifcm two
io three hundred dollars n year besides
or course hr was \ hard man, and would
hss. noih'n. less ihan his own, no mat.
ter how mach others were injured ~ hl-
, tinfi- 10 ubiiIuu.
Since the fhll the poor widow had
hern slow about paying her rent, some
tunes she had only quarter of dollar
I" give her i'DporiUDa,e Landlord /; anj
-npc'ime- she could give him nr,h,ng.
lie bad ,colded, and threa,.nrd, aud
warned her To leave the prrm,sra bm
s''ll it avalrd no, to bring him his due
Food and fuel the woman must have for
her children after these were obtained,
there was little or nothing left from
her earnings. Thus II went On, until
seven dollars were due for rent, when
the landlord became seriously alarmed
lost, in il last resort, which was often
mnde by him at little or no cost OF feel
ing, there should not he enough IN the
widows two rooms that the law would
allow hun to seize, for The lquidaion Of
his petty claim lie ut once informed
the widow that unless she paid him what
was due, iumedla'"ly, he would sell her
out.
Bat yen know can not do that, said
the unhappy woman.
Go and borrow i, from some one
Thr widow shook her head.
'f"u do sewing for several families.
Il" to them aud tell them that you will
br turned INTO the street If they do not
hnd you enough money TO pay your
tent II will be but a dollar apiece
from seven different individuals DO ii,
"nd the money will come quick enough ,
i have II" hope Of returning il aud
:" borrow under such circumstances,
Mould be dishonest
II is just as dishoncs, not to pay your
rent, said the petty landlord, harshly.
The " Idow ansa cred nothing
You can do as you please. resumed
the nni-rling man. But ! can tell you
one thing il don't get my rent to-mor-
NV, ! shall obtain II 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 iIIs the landlord went away,
and the idnw was l,it To her own sad
ih"ughls )he "ldrs, ol her children
VAS bo, between eleven and twelve
wars "f age. The other two were girls,
The youngest three years old. The pub
liz schools afforded the means of educa-
i,on Ia these children and it was the
mothers aim Ia keep Them together as
hong rs possible, that they might ENJOY
the advantages so literally provided ior
the poor rs well as The rich Charles,
~ few months she hoped to see him IL
m" high school, where she meant to
s'r'rr hurd I" keep him fri at least u
Two lrars' course, before be left humr
I" learn some trade or 10 90 INTO store.
Ihi- lad was present during the briei in
ic,,nw that passed between his mother
and her Inudiord IIra Young blood
grew hot III his veins, aud he wished, io'
bl- m"ther's sake, that he were a man.
Charles went To school with heavy
heat. lie understood, from what had
hrru -aid, clearly the extremity in which
hs mother was placed Aud he also
knew that the threa, If selnne upon their
'hlngs and selling them, would be exc
cued on the next day, unless the rent
was paid, for more than one dlsiraint had
takeU place, al the instance oi This man,
~nh'n The past year, aud the helpless
~ ld"~s and children stripped oi their all
without compuncilon, and turned into the
streets Young rs the chlld was, hr
hHj been eve witness Ia such scenes oi
distress No wonder that his heat was
hravy.
At school, there was good deal of
inik auong The boys about The large sub
scrpfion that had been raised Tor III,
sufferers by the terrible fire IN Western
city, the amount of which had Eesn pub
'i-hed IN the morning pap''s. The fact
that Mr.. Benedict PercivaI, the rIch
merchant, had given five ihousaud dol
lars, was particularly dwelt upon. His
prHise was upon all lips /; and he was