The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15

household
And good works in her husband to promote Jfn1oy
1t was coll winter that The shoe maker in his ittl
snoP shook as though he had ague Wood, there wa
none and turf the fuel of old Ireland was scarce.
For days. FOR months for years had Mclean the cobbe
worked in that little shop; money had never been bunden
with hu but in this year scarcity and starvation his
PrVauons were greater than they had before been
uth was the poor man saw no brighter prospect bef
num- and now, when introduce him to the reader he so
steSsy on his STOOL with his hands idle the very picture
OF desPondency fou reader may be blessed with provi
cent store or the good things of life the grim vaye OF mis-
cry want starvaon has in all probability never obtrudc
itself INTO your presence Had you ever had rcazc
one fourth OF the destuton weighing down so hcavl,
upon Mclean, you would too doubt idly sit and try tC
ferre out plans for future succor What was Mceo,
thinking of? We will Sec
-" ell John said his wife, "a tidy looking woman
ABOUT thry-hve) stepping into the shop "we can't live this
way Our children are suffering from cold and there nc
tur they are tamishng for food and their is no bread
9ohn my husband cant live here, must 90 to Amer
ica." o - 0
Shchad touched the key, and it reverbrated
Just so Lizzy, thinking of the same thing. Pat
there twice day." ~
LAS post script he says that his employer who read his
letter, told him he knew better than that for he ot mon,
re times day. Patrick says he told him that was tho
TRUTH but he writ the like of that to old Ireland the pco
pie would not believe it, he says he wont write three bu,
e says that Is the place for poor people. That they
get better paid buy provisions cheaper and then of
oont nave 10 work 30 hard Lizzie that is the country for
us, but how we would get there is another matter"
S0hn Mclean was good easy kind Of a man. but very
"vs% III. i' ite meant well but did E9t sTs& 9owfy He
ed them reduced their present destitute condition.
but he too much like every day, apparently
very Wiling anxious provide for themselves and fam
lies but then too n!ocn aud careless 10 provide for them
In McLeans though, he deserved commscraon
he blessed with those rviedges which ms, Of his
kind enjoy in this republican country. His abour brought
him but inadequate remuneration he compelled to pay
high prices for the nccessares of life which together with
tha hIuhtn hnh
INDUSTRIOUS to provide he should for those who
and dear TO him. John had wife though, Yes en-
phaticay wife. Not merely who possessed OF
the title abused the prerosayr, but one who in addition
wifes dutie did more. Through her excr,ion the
family WAS kept up.
Mclean had before thought so earnestly Of cir
poverty as he did now because they had been kept up
Where the FROM he did trouble his
mind about. They had away, had food and cloth ng and
Of cold days and nights, the additional comfort of turf fire
Mclean may have known that his small earnings did
bring all this, but he did trouble himself to ful
whence they But now, say, the poor fellow
brought to his wits end his children Of food
and they were all suffering from the cold. 1t this
time, that Mccans wife advised change John always
knew his wtes better than HIS and had he
been opposed I" the scheme he would have ultimately ye
ded but now lie thought just she did, and yet he
no probable means for etiecng it.
well john said his wife, what you say enough
but will ourselves better off, are Getting
worse off every day. We had better GO and go
And will give you my pan 1t is lucky for us Jon that
we nave only TWO children Now notion Is, that &C
first and carry Jimmy, who is sized boy with
me, and leave Catherine with you. We will sell every thing
we can to raise the money carry Jimmy and myself
the water, and when get to the country, will make
money enough by Gods help, in little time bring yor
and the girl. know what have bring much, bu
all want is enough take over there thar
enough after the sale of chattes for that will
leave it with YOU" ..
John Mclean loved his wife, and when she spoke thus
leaving him, touched green spot in the poor fellows
heart lie did not at once reply he could not speak but
to expose his weakness but he looked what he would have
spokeI.
mo John" said his wife "you know my husband love
you, and always have proved aEtc.ionse wife dom
want to leave you, but is for good. You know my
husband, will have easy time to go through will be
placed new world, amongst strangers with money
and with friends, but God he will protect me- and h'
knows it is for your benefit and chidren's benefit
induced to encounter these dangers and privations'
Thus spoke true confdng wife-John satisfied.
In short time every thing which could be spared,
sold and Mrs Mclean with her boy bade adieu Ireland
SOIL and in emgrant ship took passage for this land
freedom This noble republic, where the poor can live, ~
we'll the rich.
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