The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-02-19
NUMBER AZ.

o "Well sir! Whit do you want :" said
: tn" merchant in rather 10 bidding tone,
, INT acting bis brous as h sroke.
c The cfild paused suddenly, at this
= rec 'ntirn so dffe ent fom what he had
" evid ntly expect aud J. oked half fri2ht-
! IN d. I'ut he gathered up hi- scattered
\ confidence an t"l | his erlaud thus
"My mother has cot no mon y TO pay
h"r rert, and he man is 90 NJ iosll her
- II n.s and turn all O. US INTO the street
She only owes him SEVEN dollars. Won't
,y"u lend il t. her ~
y Mr. Pc ri,a' look d at the lad NOM mt
really astoni: h,d At Lis assurance, aud thin
said---
"B'co sir! lnv'r encourage i
b G, ing II your moth ! ism, all to pay
h.r rent She had bette take you al 10 the
ans hous', where you will b. well tax n
Ca oi'
Saying tn s the benevolent merchant
took the lad somewhat iudeiy hy the am,
and leading him 10 tie 'luo. Of the room
in which he had been sitting, thrust him
into the one adjoining, til. ough which he
had c.me, where were several clerks
s 'ying to the latter as he did so, in rough
p remptoy voice,
Don't d. anv more bncgars in here
You know that have forbidden this ovc:
and Over again"
"I .ha.l be overrun ty all the men V
cants in town" muttered Mr. Pe.civa, j,
himself, as he resumed his seat. $50
much for having one name up - u beucy-
oient IN 1"
When Charles cam" tn school that af,ef
noon. bis teacher noticed that Char,cs
e nip d the t "a f'om li~ yes ana toe; lis
mind was S" much di>,u bed that ne c0did
not say his lessons. lie mentioned thls %
g lis female assistant A. Charles was
eaving the school-yoom to go hone, ca
'h- dismissal of his class, tbs young lady,
VII" had oiserve,i M frequently since hex
.t,cnt,ou had been cal d 50 nin., toos him
kind by the ha d and said
"What rs tn matter with you, Charles :
You app ar To be very unhappy"
The lad paused aud looked up into her
face. His eyes were full ot tears, and bis
| ips quivered. H. I'll d 10 speak, but he
;nuld not utter word
{" Is any one SICK at home: :" asked the
teacher
No, ma am" replied the d family.
The young gi TO- the teacher was
Iuite young stood silent moment. She
Knew that the mother of the boy was poor
aud from the peculiar way i'll which he
vas distre SD she immediately suspected
t! at something Was W ung at home
. Is anything tn. matter at home that
YOU would like to tell me 2" she asked.
BY this time th. most Of The chil.lr n
bad fl the room and tn. teacher and the
lad stood quite alone. The tears that had
been binding the latter ever since his
acher had spoken to lin, now fell over
ii. che ks freely. lut in little while
he was able to ,e train tn IN, when h tod
of the d S Tess i, n other was in, and how
if the rcut were not paid in tn. mo ming,
her things would all be taken from her and
hey tu I'D out of doors. lie also lated
in the most earnest and artless manner,
how he had called upon Mr. Percival,
without saying anything to his mother,
"opl1g tndI NC WOui'i leLu tucu MONEY ~
pay III i; tent. Win he told of tie
cruel and un expected icpulse ith which
he lad met, his tears flowed again
but the man Gel taiuly will not do as
he has tn eatencd," said the teacher.
"Oh, US he will rplied Cha, les.
He ! ev ytfing Mrs. Ellis had, this
winter b,c,use she didn pay i'm his
rent AMI she had to take little George
aud Mary and 20 10 the poor house. Oh,
y S h. vii OIL"
How mucu rent does your mot er
owe:"
s vaD drlla 50
The ynng teacher was again int and
ih'u. ,httul. If sha had possess, the sum
cqnir, d LOW gladly would she have placed
i in the hanis OF the or boy, aud sent
hlm home with gla ,idings to bis mother.
! But 1t took all Of her salary to support