Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-11-11


expected 10 find. A. the latter stepped Into
ell, the light Of sxpectstion, mingled with
their coantcnances. Mr.. Prescott was
close observer, and saw, 81 q glance, the %.
sun,sd sympathy .sxeitins face of the msadi-
cant On each.
you look rather poor hsre,' sad he, -
he TOOK q chair, which the woman busted
with her dirty apron before hsndinT u 70
him.
Indeed, cir, and We are misefsbly of,' re-
pli,s the woman. In half whising tons.--
John there, hssnt done q stroke Of work
now for three months; and
,why no,f interrupted Mr.. Prescott.
my health 10 very poor said the man. II
suffer much from eain Ia my side and tsck,
aud am 90 weak most oI the lime, that ] can
hardly creep about
'rhs bad. certainly replied M. Pres
colt, very bad And g he speke, he tara.
I'd his eyes 10 the woman's face, aud then
SCANNED the children very closs.
lie tina, 10Y Of yeafs doing spythingF he
lnqu ifsd
No. slf,' replied The mother Hes too
young 10 be- of say sccoant
Hes thirteen, Tiny eyes do not deceive
me-
las, a little over ibiresn.'
Does he 70 10 schceli
NE .If, lie has no clothes q, I, be seen
In Il sshevl'
The be, might " earning I've dellafs week
Iaslead " which he 10 growing up In ldles
ness, which surely leads 10 vice.
GARDINER locked slightly confused 81 this
- "A .ulf ....l la..l
very eemfeaabls uadsf The stead ,ebssfya u,
eyes sha, wsfs on her
~ 90 ssen 10 be- IN very seed hssl,h,' said
NJ, rfssees, leehlnf ~ ,hs weman
iyss Oh, thaak uedi And N n wasat faf
that, deaf kasw vha, We sheald eli have
aeRe, Everything has FALLEN apen me slses
iel,a, lhafs has bssn ailias'
M ffeassls glanced around the Feem and
thea remarked lille pleasantly,
u dsa'l zoe that yea make The bee. uss Of
yesI health and strength,
The wsmsn aadsfsieed him, faf The seller
esms iaslaally W her face,
There 10 40 excuse foe diet and disorder
said ll,e visitor, lasfs seriously, u saes call
sd 10 soc poor widaw, IN such . state ei low
health lhal she had 10 be IN bel nearly halt
OF every day, She had two small children,
ani supported herself and them by naa sm'
hFoidsfy, al which she worked nearly all the
Inns, ! never saw nealef Taom Ia my life
than hers. aud Isf children, though IN very
plaia and patched elo.hlng, were perfectly
clean, How different 10 all hsTsi and YET,
when snlsrsd you all sat IDLY amid thls dis-
order. aud shall | speak plainIy-flih,'
The woman, on whose face the color had
dsspensd while Mr., Prescott spoke, nov rose
up quickly, aud commenced bustling about
the room, which In lew moments, looked
far less Ia disorder. That she felt his rsbuks
the visitor regarded good sign.
Now, said he, a. the woman resumed her
seat, let me give you the best maxim Tor the
poor In the English languagei one that if
lived by, will soon extinguish poverty, or
make Il very light thing,-'God helps those
who help ,hcmsslyss.' To be very plata
with y on. II Is clear 10 my eyes, that you do
notify 10 help yourseIyesi such being the
case, you need not expect gratuitoas help
| from God. Last evening you received some
Coal aud basket 81 provisions from kind
hearted man, who promised YOU more Ell
cisnt aid to-day. You have not yet heard
from him, and, what h. more. will not hear
from him. Some one 10 whom he applied
for contfibutIon happened 10 know more
about you than he did. and broadly pronoun-
ced you a set Of idle vagabonds. Just think
Of bearing such character! tie dropped the
matter at once, aud you will get nothing
more from him. I am one of those upon
whom he called. Now, IL you are at all dis.
posed 10 help yourselves. will Try TO stand
your friend. IL not, l will have nothing 10
do with you. speak plainly; II 10 better;
thers will be less danger OF misspprehensio
That oldest boy OF yours must 20 10 work
aud earn something. And your daughter
can work about the house for you very we'll,
while You 70 out 10 wash or scrub, and thus
earn dollar or two or three. every week.
There will be no danger Of starvation on this
income, and you will then ea. your bread in
independence. Mr.. Gardiner can help some.
do not in the least doubt
If | vas only able bodied said Gardiner,
In half reluc slant tone and manner.
But you are not. Still. there are many
things you may do. II by little exertiou
you can earn the small sum OF two or three
dollars a week, 10 will be far better-even for
your health-than idleness. Two dollars
earned every week by yourself. would make
seven dollars month and il ] am not very
much mistaken, you don't see half that sum
| in a week now
Indeed. sir, and you speak the truth there,
said the woman.
Very well. It's plain. then. that work Ia
better than idieness.'
But we can't get work. The woman fell
back upon this strong assertion.
Don't believe a word Of II. can tell YOU
how TO earn half dollar day for the mex,
four or live days at least. SO there's be-
ginning for you. Put yourself In the way oil
useful employmeat, and you will have no
difficulty beyOud.s
'what kind Of work, sIrP snquired the
woman.
we are about moving into a new house,
and my wife commences the work Of having
il cleaned tomorrow morning. She wants
| smother assistant Will you comet
The woman asked the number Of his resi-
dence, and promised 10 accept the offer Of
work.
Very well. So far 30 good said Mr..
Prescott, cheerfully, as he rose. You shall
be paid at The close Of each days work; and
that will give you the pleasure, Of eating
ysur own breads real pleasure, you may
depend upon t;for loaf earned Is sweeter
than the richest food bestowed by charity,
and far better for the health
But about the boy, siri' said Gardiner,
whose mind was becoming active with more
Independent thoughts.
'All In good time said Mr.. Prescott smIl-
ing. Rome was mot built In a day, you
know. First let Ne secure a beginning. II
your wife goes to work tomorrow, l shall
think her N earnest as willing to help her.
self and therefore worthy TO be helped. All
the rest will come in due order. But you
may rest assured, that, il she does not come
TO work, il is the eni OF the matter as far
as | am concerned. So good evening to
you.'
Bright and early came Mrs. Gardiner on
the next morning. far tidier In appearance
than when Mr.. Prescott saw her before
She was a stout, strong woman, and knew
how to scrub and clean paint as we'll as the
best When fairly in the spirit Of work, she
worked with sense of pleasure 70. Mrs.
Prescott was well satisfied with her perform
ance, aud paid her the half dollar earned when
the days toll was done On the next day.
and the next. VIE came, doing her work and
receiving her wages.
On the evening OF the third day, Mr.. Pres.
colt thought IL time to call upou the Gardi-
uers.
We'll, this Is sncouragingl' said he with
an expression Of real pleasure. as he gazed
around the room, which scarcely seemed like,
the one he had visited little while bsfore -