Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-11-21
We got work engaged to keep US alive

WY Mr. DuoW eng ged me 10 carry small
packages, baskets, bundles and so forth to hi,
customers. He had to give up one of hi.
horses.'
What do you mean, Maria? ??
just what | say. When Mr.. Snow came
nome to dinner, | was there, and asked him il
he ever had light articles which he wished tc
send round to his customers. Never mind all
that was said lie did happen to waut just
such work done, though he meant 10 call upon
the iders who lounged about the market He
promised to give me all the work he could, and
am 10 be there IN good season in the morning.
wen, this is pretty go. My wife butch
ers BOY. You will not do any such thing
ana why notP
'Because--because-
say because 1t will lower me in the social
scale
well, so 1t will
Then 1t will be more honorable to lie still
and starVe, and see ones children starve too,
than to earn honest bread by honest work.
tell you, Peter, 1t you cannot find work,
must we should nave heen without bread to-
night, had not lound work to-day. You
Know that all kinds OF light, agreeable busi
ness are eagerly selzed upon by those who have
particular trends, ana are engaged to them.-
At such time as this 1t is not for us to consider
what kind OF work we will DO as long as it is
honest Oh give me the iioerty OF living upon
my own deserts ana the independence to be
governed by my own convictions OF right
but my wiieIoniy thihK-oi your carrying
butchers stun "hy would sooner go and
do II myself:
1T you will co. sad tn, the wife with smile, 4
VIII stay at home ana take care oi the children
II was hard Tor feter otanwood' but the
more he thought upon the matter the more he
saw tne justice ana right oi tne pain into which
ms wife mad thus led MN; Before he went to
6ed' he promised he would go the butchers in
the morning
ana feter otahwood went upon his new
business. M snow greeted nun warmly,
praised ms iaithiul "iie, ana theh sent MN OIL
with Two baskets one one 10 Mrs smiths, and
one TO Mrs. DXails' Ana the new carrier
worked, and when night came he had ninety
seven cents. 1t haa osoh d@y OF trials, but
no one Sneered at him' ana ail ms acquainla1-
ces whom he met greeted MN the same as
ever lie was lar happier now than he was at
home the night before Tor now he was indie
pendent.
On the next day he earned over dollar
and thus he continued to work for week, at
the end OF which time he had five dollars and
'seyenty-hve cents IN his pocket, besides having
PAID for all the food OF his family, save some
pieces OF meat which Snow had given him.
Saturday evening he met Mark Leeds, another
binder, who was discharged from work with
himself. Leeds looked careworn and rusty.
How goes it p asked Peter.
Don't ask me-, groaned Mark, my family are
half starving.
But can't you find something to do"
Nothing
Have you tried|
Everywhere; but it's no use. | have pawn
n M n | hay m bnx
been to the bindery to-day, and what do you
suppose he offered meP'
What was itV
why, he offered to let me do his handcart
ing lie had just turned OIL his nigger for
drunkenness, and offered me the place. The
old curdmudgeon By the powers l had a
great mind TO pitch him into the handcart, and
run to the -
Mark mentioned the name of an individual
who is supposed to dwell somewhere in warm
region-somewhat warmer than our tropics
well SAID Peter, If had been in your
pace should have taken up with the offer
"hy' nave been doing the work OF butch
ct ooy lot whole week
Marx was lncred1louS' but his companion
convinced him' and they separated, one going
home happy and contented, and the other going
irom nome to hnd some sort OF excitement in
~hlch TO drown MS own misery
one day Peter had basket OF provisions to
carry TO MI w. II was ms former employer,
ana Just as he was entering the yard of his
customer. he met him coming out
An Stanwood' Is this your asked his old
employer, kindly.
Yes sir.
What are you nowP
am butchers boy, sir
a whntT
You see I've brought your provisions for
you sir. I'm regular butchers boy
And An: how long have you been at work thus? p
Tins is the tenth day =
'Dut don't 1t come hard
Nothing is hard so long as it is honest, and
Will furnish my family bread
And how much day can you earn at this p
Sometimes over dollar, and sometimes not
over hiiy cents;
well look here, Stanwood, there has not
winning Tor WORK. lhey are stout, able men,
ana {et 'hey lie sun because | have no work
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