Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-30
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TIE SOCIAL IS PENT.
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A lady whom we will call Mrs. Harding, touch
edawitAc the destitute condition OF "a poor, fsick
aseidow, " had three smaH childrcns determined
.5rom ~ nity,ste awaken, i
spossibles inthc minds efseme friends and neigh
bors, an interest in her favor. She made few
calls, one morning, with this end in view, and was
gratiaedatp find that her appeal made favorable
impression. The first lady whom she. saw, a Mrs,
Miller, promised to select from her ewn andehild.
rens wardrobe number of eastef garments fol
the widow, and 10 aid her ia at the
same time asking Mrs. Harding toucalLine on, the
next day, vhensshe would beablete let her know
Whist she eeuldi ,iasfrtssiaaaa ssensss q
.4sP Pleased with her resHptianY and encouraged to
seek thersa aid for the widows Mrs Harding with
drew and took heE Way I'd the house efi'aiother
laequaintapceess Scarcely had she left when q
lady, named Little, dropped in tosee Mrs.. Miller.
yTo her the latter said, soon after her entrancs:
seossE EvesbeenTeFys much intersstedin the easeof
poor widow this morning. She is sick..and three
hildreHdepend on her and destitute of al
most eyersthinga.s MEsaH Harding was telling me
about il saaYs-G as 9eseahaa htests yassf .hs;u9t
aMrs. Harding!' The visitors. -ceuntenance
changed and she looked unutterable thingss3 81
iWpnderl, she adder, in4welI assumed and
sthepWas silentnsaas d bgses4eas 81 ii .hSssssad
I'd vhat'stlle matter with Mrs. Hardinge" asked
Nm. MilleresIs Is saedl eaaiz hehaai 0aed had
81 should Think said Mrs. Little, "she wassin
nice business, running aneunds gessipRing about
INDECENT widows, when some of her own relatives
.aressepaor they can hardly keep .soalEand body
atogetherjt yaaBaaI ss sasyA konsna FBoTl ss-jT
saeIss treaIly soa', asked Mrs. Millers ssx yji3
4 sEeetaialy jtnissssd habit from mys sehamber-
maid smhose sister is cook Hnext door to where a
cousin of MRS. Harding slises, and she says they
ere one half Of theirtime, shereally believes, in
.astarving conditiam 'asaais ,s aujasa4 10 soag
Ent does Mrs Harding know ofthisa' ssBsai
She ought to- know it, for she estheresome-
times, hear
a.faShes didn't eqme merely to gossip aboutEthe
poor widow, said Mrs. Miller g HereErand was
,toobtpin something to relieve her neeessities.''7
sDid yen give her anything & ,'lasked Mrs. Little
ssNo; but / told her to call and see me to-mor-
row, when would have something for her.
rsaAIo you Ma:lt 70 know wnay opinion Of this mat
.tsrp.said Mrs Little, aafawing herselfdp and as
sushiag aivefy yinpertant air. ifs4 asaaH74ssq =
.assslVhat Is your opinion. dsaa ,iGz asirsos1
esas that there Is no poor widow IN the ease
eata1ia,asEs. EDS q sguialss.i u &ssrzis sax
sssssMrs.aI ttlea''aasa ser .asssd SIS u a5fisls
- Y6nneednf lonk sufprised. I'm: just ine earn
est.a Inepershad much faithin Mrs Harding, at
thebest.isu bad asetssg 80 sszsszss< ea 8 81 -
.,asI am surprised. IF there was nc, poor widow
il the she,w ant with charity !''sgas
s.fsShe has poor relations Of herewnsf for whom,
Ispppose, she's ashamed to beg.rase you see my
meaning now" sa4s sae ;sJsti q ~ bs7afsssg
ssYou surely wrong her, q fssssilsa Il Il
.Don't believe a word of it. At any rate, take
my advice, and beqthe sdmener of your own boun-
N,a When Mrs. Harding comes again. ask her
the name Of this poor widow and where, she lives.
Afshe gives geu aname and residence, go and see
forEourseifs eyas d ssss ,,ssf 7s sssfa gdt "a o5
yf will act on your .snggestiou' = said MFs. Mil
Ter. Though can hardly make up my mind to
think so meanly Of Mrs. Harding, still from the
impressiean your words produces II deem itoply
pspfentGto bes sas yen termiit,, the admonerof my
gWn houHsysf 1sias al sahad. 9oa 4sa4aif9 r4fJ
.eThensxt indy upon whom Mrs. Harding called
Maslas ArssJ Jahns; and in her mind she succeeded
in inawakening an interest for the poor widogsi-a5
sasaCall and see me tomorrow, said Mrs. John,
sand III have something for .,.-s s.,s
Not long after Mrs, Harding's departure, Mrs.
Little came in, in her round Of gossiping visits,
and to her Mrs. Johns mentioned the case Of the
p3or widow, that matter being for the me- u,p.r-
fier thotiehts. q zsszssf haaataqea aa-,9
ssasafrrs fiaffdaf1ngs poor widow, suppose. said
MIS- Ettle IN Half iciods i stone tone
of voice. as}s2sssssssss y e Eteat1tsl sse 20
Mrs. Johns looked surprised as a matter of
codsse.sss estsalH 10 s9saadas aase ~ ~
eiEsW Whatldo yons meant she aakediaq asss es.au
20, nothing. much. Only I've heardeefs this
destitute widow befores',,s eds 10 a.szbslaa saf
ssssYoa1hayeaya & siAs ssas sf Es4ik h sss.,al3
xseYes, sdnd between yen and dmes'---the soicesof
Mrs Eittle became loMand con6dential-- its the
opinion of Mrss Her hnd myself, ,.that there is
no.peeruidow insthe case.n ssfosss ls.s ,s.ss.sfs
:. Mrs. Little! You astonish, ame !.ss No poor
widow in the-case. Ican't 'tunderstand this. Mrs.
Hardings was syerya aclear ID her statement. She
lesczibed the widowls sconsltion,a andvery much
-excitea my asympaihiess w hat object can she
diiapesin view s''ssls ~ a2T .aswess 70 e7us4ss
sTMrs Miller and Ithiak, said heyisitors SAND
with gopdreabens ffat this poor widowrisa only put
forvauias acoversn Il Sazass azsx sssaaaEa
ssesAsa eoserto rhatlR aeasssa sszasaszs sas4s
nesTesom6ae aeharitiesathat she has reasons of qhel
la. n. sS. !.