The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-07

we suppose ne was Twelve years old-On the ave-
nue., last Saturday. He stood close to brick wall
which he very wisely thought would keep the wind
from having full play upon his person. All his
clothes had skmped look, his toes could be
counted through the front openings in his shoes his
face had rough. chapped appearance, and his fin
gers would not get warm, though hid in his peck
ets or blown upon with his breath all the time
gentleman asked him what he was doing; to
which he promptly and truthfully replied,
Nothing"
"What are you going to dor"
Don't know"
'Have you father!'
''Yes, mother too.''
'Any sisters or brothers"
''Two of each"
"What do theyS''
Nothing"
''What does your fatherf'
"Works at carpentering sometimes"
"What does your mother"
"Nothng-'cept work in the house"
"Why does your father work all the timer
Don't know
"Why do you not go to SCHOOL,"
Cant now-father says he can't afford it; go
next summer, though"
Twill your father be better off then,''
"Yes"
.'How do you know"
''He says he thinks he will
"Did you ever hear him say that before'"
Eyes, that's fact, have"
'sAnd how did it turn out'"
''Always the same thing when the time comes
can't afford it-times hard"
'Your father calculates and plans a good deal,
does he not?"
ayes, all the time"
''He always thinks something will turn up, does
he not?''
Eyes; that's what he always says. | guess you
must know him.
"Do you hope to better times'''
'Oh. yes"
"What will bring themf''
81 don't know"
"The times are bad now. theyf"
eyes, indeed; bad enough"
81 think they good
"You dor
Yes they may not be SO to you, but they are to
almost everybody else"
''Well, it does seem 500
''Thon the fault may not be in the times, since
many doing well. What do you think"
"Why, the times can't be very bad, but they're
hard enough at our house,
"Do you think you make them better there"
'No, not much"
''If every in your family should work every
day in the year, would it make things look more
comfortable
Eyes, indeed"
"What, then, do you mean to do?'
"Why, Pl-do you know any body that wants
a boy?"
eyes, do"
"What wages?''
"Two dollars week when you get your hand
in; but only dollar a week for the fret three
weeks. Will you try it'''
Eyes. SIR
"When will you Gomez
'I go now
"But you must consult your parents frat"
''No, won't; they say no.
''Will they not take you away, then, after you
shall have begun"
''No, sir; I'll hold on from day to day until they
give in
Every well; come along
The man and the boy walked away together,
while we wished heartily that the lad might persist
in refusing to yield obedience both father and
Their, and that his and sins in life should be
dar ker than this, his of fiial regard. As the
world grows old it grows wise, think for the uni
ty ofpride, idcness and want in families is less FIRE.
quent than we have known it. When, however,
parents found who educate their children for
such an estate, let the reproof fall upon them in
this practical manner from their offspring; and for
tunate will it be for those who made to feel il
most poignanty.
MORE RUFrIANIsM.-On Sunday night a servant
man, on his way to the pump, attacked and
beaten at the of and 7th streets, by two or
three white ruffians, who concluded by running off
with his water buckets. OF course must all be
diverted nj mel ar iab lie face