The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-02

I" prevail on the stoIekccpr 10 settle a de-
demand for making his shirts.
"luu had better take il out Of the store,
Ms. Conway" he said To her, Greatly
have not tdHen IN half the amount Of youi
bill to-day, aud don't expect to. ] have Ia
charge everything aHd no money comes
in ata!l."
u cannot do without. answered .he wo.
man earnestly, "n,y daughter j, very ILL.,
and IN want Of every comfort. am out ul
iirewood, and indeed I want many thing,
which ! have depended ~ this money t.
get. | have worked night aud day to get
your shirt, done"
IL am very sorry, Mrs. Conway" said
the ,torekeeper, looking into his drawer, IL
have not five shiiIlngs, and your I'LL Is FIVE
dollars and nine Pence"
The poor woman thought Of h invalid
child and she wrung her bands.
"A Saiur was here While ago and Sc
lected at least llve dollars Of worth article:
here on the counter, and went away to sc
bis wages 10 pay for them, but | question
whether he comes back. II he does and
pays me for them you shall have your mo.
ney, madam"
At this Instant jack made his appearance
at the door.
"Ncll, Shpmatc," lie cried in tone
more elevated than when lac was discover.
ed speaking with the captain, swell, my
hearty, hand over my freight. have cot
the document, so give us possessions" and
display ing the five dollar note, he laid holl
Of the purchases
The Storellecper examines the bill--satis'
fed that it i good, he babe him take them
along, and then sighed rs he took another
last look at the hill and handed it TO the
poor widow, who, with joyous smile re
ceived it frUn him and FASTENED from the
store.
In low aid very humble tenement near
the water, was a family Of poor children
whose appearance exhibited the utmost DIES.
rIuuou. on cot bead near, lay "A pool
woman, III aud cmatiAt,d. The door open.
ed aud man entered IN corSe patched gar.
mcntS, with n wood saw and cross. aud lait
them down near the doorside and approach
ed the bed.
care you any better, dcar!" he asked il
d rough voice but the hinde>t tones.
"No--have you found work? ifyou could
get a little nourshing food | could regain
my strength"
The man ga2ed al her pale face FOR mo.
mcut, and agdiutdking up his saw aud cross
went out, lie had not gUue iarhriure a wo.
man met him Who said She wanted lin e.
follow her and saw some wood for her. Iii.
heart bounded wihhopc and gratitude, and
he went after hcrto her dwelling, an abod,
but little better than his own fer poverty
yet wearing an air Of comfort. lie sawed
I'd the wood, Sp., and piled il, and rtccivct
six shilling, with which he fastened to the
store for nCCcSsaiicS for his sick wife, thcr
hurried home TO gladden. her with the deli.
cacies hehad provided. Ti!lnow he had Il,
work for OUTLAWS, aud his family had beer
starving, and from that day hi>wIe got bet.
ter and was at length restored to her family
aud 10 health, from . state Of weakness
which another days continuance woul.
probably have proved fatal.
These six sbilIinGS, which did her st
much good, We're paid 10y the poor woman
from the FIVE dollars she had received from
the >torekceper, and which the soilor hat
paid to him. The poor womon's daughter
was also restored 10 health, aud WAS latel,
married to young man WHO had beer
/ three years absent and returned true TO hi
troth. BIT for the five dollars which har
. been so instrumental il her recovery, j.,
might have returned TO be told that She
whose memory had been the polar star Of
his heart, had persisted
So much good did the FIVE dollars do
which Peter Chanccry, Esq, paid TO Mr.
Lasts apprentice boy, though little credit
/ Is due 10 that legal gentleman tor the ic-
suits " hich followed. Let thi, little story
lead those who thiul; n small bill eau stand
because il is a small bill, remember how
much a five dollar bill has done in one
day.-aud than in paving one bill they may
be paying a series of twenty bills, and dis
pcnsing good . the hundred, around them