The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-11-21
PUTNAM COUNTY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II 1918

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sri" How 90 YOU mango TO live, Mrs. Elliol ~
! ,"Wei have 10 get along the best way we
can on Johns, two dollars a,weckp .sg.. (
s"Pwo dollarsa week. Is You can't live on
two dollars week, Mrs. Elliot; that is i'm
|possibe.'' aanan'eas 4!&shialu' lHm
s'Il's all we lave" said the widow h 4
+ Mr., ,Mayfeld asked a good many more
questions, and, showed very kind interest
in the poor Widows affairss When he rose
IL 60 away, he said q si'55so9 aa'loala'9e
~ will send youa few, things tonight,
Mrs. Elliot, ,nas a Christmas present. This
is the season when friends remember each
other, and'tokens Of good will are passing in
Tall directions. think, cannot do better than
to spend ALI designed giving for this pur-
pose, in making you little more comforta-
bic. So when the man comes with what
shall send, you will know that il IS. for you.
Good night lwill drop in lo.see you again
beEpre loug.n i srasr ie9.aa4 ,A sul :4i1s'
-esAnd ere Mrs Elliot could express her
thanks, Mr. Mayfeld had retired. \" ,,,aI nv 3 I,
No very long lime passed before The
voice of a man, speaking to- his aborsc,1 was
heard at the door, The vehicle had moved
so noiselessly On The snow covered street.,
that its approach-h had not been Observed
The loud stroke ofla whip handle on The
door caused The oxpeciant widow and her
son 10 slafts John Immediately opened il.
81 % this MRS. Elliot's9 Daasked aOcarman
who stood with his leatherslIat and rough
coat3all covered with snow. i8irssN aisaI
i,"Yess ssjr,n replied Johmia raI ,anl iss,a
sJ"Yety well; I've got a. Christmas present
for her.I rather think; SO hold open, the
door uni III bringii in.pasi, al bra ,nsAagt
John had been trying on his new shoes,
and had get tthem laced up about his ankles
Just as the carman came. So he boull-
ded into the snow, leaving the door TO take
care oftitself and was up into the car in a
|,winkling. did not take long, with Johns
active assistance, TO transferable contents OF
the car, to the ,lwidow1s .storeToom, which
had been for long time wanting in almost
everything. aRi gosluspY Hg8 ,aiisg ad
"Good night 10 you, nadanI," said the
carman, as, he was Teiiring, sand may to-
morrow be- the merrest- Christmas you ever
spent. l. isn'seyery one whoha friend
like, yours.p 2,sfi "a. nf,is .nasAss5|
"No-and May God reward him. said
Mrs. Elliot, fervenlly, as the man closed the
door and left her alone with herchldlen.
And now the timely present was more
carefully examined. 1t consisted of many
articles. FRS, and moi the least welcome,
was half barrel.of -four. Then there was
a bag of corn, meal, another of potatoes,
with sugar, tea, rice, m molasses, butter, etc;
some warm stockings for the chillren,a cheap
thick shawl for herself, and pair of gum
shoes besides good many lhlle things
that had all been selected will, strict regard
to their,use. A large chicken, for a Christ
mas dinner, and some, lpayes of fresh Dutch
cake for .,he children, had not been forgot
ten. Added to all this was a letter contain
ing Eve dollars, in which the generous donor
said that on the next day he would send her
small stove and half a ton of coal.y
Edward Mayfeld slept swectly and
sound y that night. On the next day, which
was Christmas he got the stove for Mrs. El-
liot. 1t was small, cheap and economical
one, designed expressly for the poor. He
sent it with half a ION of coal.
Three or four days after Christmas, Mrs
Green said to Lizzy and Jane, as they sa,
sowing smQ a3' wa 'aalas5
II declare, girls, we've entirely forgotten
our washefwoman, Mrs. Elliot Itis some
weeks since she sent us word that she had
| sprained her wrist, and could not do our
washing until it got well. Ithink you had
better 90 and see her-this- morning
shouldn't wonderif she stood in need Of
something. She has two children, and on
ly one Of them is old enough to earn any,
thing-and even he can only bring home a
very small sum. We have done wrong to
forget Mrs. Elliot" s
aYou 60 and see her, Lizzy," said Jane.
II don't care about visiting poor people in
distress; it makes me feelbad." slo,g aa
/ s'To relieve their wants, Jane, ought to
make you feel good" said Mrs. Green, 4
T 'aIknow ii ought, bui had rather not go''
"Oh yes, Jane,n said Lizzy; "you mrs,
90 with me. want you go. Poor Mrs. Ell
ioi! who knows how much she may have
suffered" ;s.o., d ,asns5ia, Ss rnq8a ta1
sYes, Jane, go with L'zzy; | want you to
co. i'-qe ~, s'sl \ !. s1.,'s I,
Jane did not like TO refuse. positively, SO
she got ready and weHts though with a good
! deal oc reluctance Like a great many 9TH
4 ers, she had no taste for scenes Of distress.
| IF she could relieve a wunt by patling her
hand behind her and not seeing the object
I ofi pennry, she bad no objection to DONG
ESQ: but io look suffering in the face, was
[too revolving to her sensitive feelings.
II, When Lizzy and Jane entered the humble
lhome Of The widow, they found everything
4 lcomfor,ahle, neal and clean. Asmall stove