Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-27

KAY EMMA, WE1JNEc
b. st of the story remains to be told. The father
Of the unsuccessful candidate for the medal, and
the golden honors, gave the winner ofthe prize
check for fifty dollars, to be expended in edu-
eating him, and promise of more funds when
needed" -.>z. ...f z-y - .s.s >. - 49,
s.It is nearly two O'Clock surely, the school
did not remain in session SO long?" observed the
girl. z.s.:s asp. III. -. s:.s .f.s
"No, Agnes the meeting was dismissed at
twelve. but made call and was detained at the
house visited much longer than expected to
have been. called to see poor Mrs, Brown, the
widow woman, who calls here so frequently. !
understood she i'll, and availed myself of that
opportunity to render her some assistance .
ssWhere does she live, ma! Will you tell me
all about your visit?" s. $3.50. p -....-. -.
'Mrs. Brown, you know, Agnes, has seen bet
ter days. The time was when her husband lived
next door to US on Beacon street, but his ships
foundered at sea, and his stores were burned with
fire. He became so immersed in debt, and his
creditors were SO clamorous, and his pride SO NOR
tilted, his embarrassment put speedy termination
to his life. For long time his amiable and ac-
eomplished widow struggled against the ever-ad-
vancing and never-retiring tide of poverty. In
order to feed, clothe, and educate her children,
she sold every article of furniture she could poss
bly, spare, and moved into plain neat cottage,
where she exercised the most rigid economy.
| Her eldest daughter was but nine years of age
at that time, yet the child was so thoughtful she
urged her mother to allow her to take music-les-
sons, so that at some future day she might be-
come teacher of music herself. Sickness, and
unforeseen msfortunes, have hoveredlke vultures
over her path, from the time of her husbands
death until now She has grown poorer and
poorer and but few of her former friends have
manifested the least piety, or rendered the least
assistance. When I discovered her place of
abode, my heart sank within me. She lived in a
Foor old house in an obscure court, surrounded
by hives of human beings in rags and filth. A
pale girl, perhaps ten twleye years of age, an
swered the rap at the door, and in a very lady,
like manner invited me to walk in.'' : 5 a.sf.ss--
-"Was it Mary, who used to play with me when
Twas a little child!''5 .7ast 50 szsg as = 3.
eyes, dear she requested me to rsit down, at
the same time giving a rickety chair, the
creakng which seemed to pleadpoverty. The floor
of the house was clean as platter-and the cur
tains at the windows white snow. Where is
your mother!2 I inquired. "7----- 70
"Mother is sick a-bed,'' was the reply. se
"Is she dangerously ill?". a.4,. es>s .-ss-z---5a
81 fear she u.s. for she has no desire to eat, and
speaks with great difficulty. sat up with her
last night and the night before, and this morning
called on the doctor, just around the corner, but
he refused to come when / informed him we had
no money. ssStep into the next room and see
her, continued the child; tsfor, although she is
unwell, she will be pleased to see such kind
! friend' - 7.-- 80. @s~@ --- ,....se e..= z-ts
"When entered her humble apartment I saw
the poor invalid upon the bed She recognized
me at glance, and in feeble whispers thanked
me for visiting her in her affiiction. Tt was with
the utmost difficulty she spoke, but she managed
to make me understand that she was deeply in
debted to one of her neighbors for many acts OF
kindness. She informed me that Mrs. Conner
did her washing every week--called to see her
every day, and frequently made up for her little
delicacies to eat; and that this kind neighbor OF
hers was very poor, but invariably refused any
consideration whatever for her unsolicited and un-
trumpeted deeds of charity. She furthermore stat
her fre-wood, shoyelled her coal into the cellar
and performed other acts of kindness too numer-
Gus to mention" - sss.....-... .s.-.-. ~ .> -.
"What good lad, am pleased to think that
a rich man made him such handsome present
1 I have no doubt he will become distinguished
man by-and-by. I do think, ma, that poor people
| have as much feeling for each other as he rich
for each other.'' ,-s.. ..-... r.. ..-...-=
go, yes, my dear, very often they have more;
for the wealth having all that heart desire,
OF. at least all that money can purchase, since
they never suffer thmselves,d not sympathize with
those vino do / speak in general terms, there
are exceptions. Some of our merchant princes
here spend as much for the benefit or others, as
they do for their own personal benefit. Not
few, Ike the magnanimous merchant, who made
the donation to James Conner to-day cheerfuly
avail themselves of opportunities to aid others; and
! they never fail to realize the golden. promise
vouchsafed to the cheerful giver. f tx 50 -.
/ @~~ 5,-s 49, CHAPTER Ill ,s1a.s<a9aa
4 A MEETING IN THE STREET.
Nearly fourteen years after the occurrence ot
the events recorded in the foregoing chapters,
4 young man coarseiy clad seen pushing a
> hand-cart through fremont Street, when a care.