The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-06-26

dier's widow hve shillings doht signify,
aud recommended my friend Mrs. Mar.
win TO employ you, only this morning"
Sc" Thank you," said the poor woman
faulty, as she took the money, feeling in
wardly that she was desrauded, yet per-
tecily aware that she had no means Of re.
dress, .,...
Aud she went forth once moro into tho
rain aud tempest Of the dismal November
morning.
A short time nftcrward Mary, Mrs.
Wharton's maid, entered the room,
"Ma'am il you please" here's the hews.
paper boy--he says master told him you
would pay tue bill this week"
How much is il, Mary2 r. ...I
Five shilings, mNam,'
'' How provoking | havnt any change
in the house, ~.
Ho says he has orders not to leave the
house until be is phid.' .t...
/" He is very impertinent." said the l,dy,
coloring up, and, for the frat time in hei
petted Sybari,e life feeling the want of
Eve shillings. H.
Mrs. Clarence Fitzgerald was the next
person aunounced-R lady OF the utmost
style, whose acquaintance Mrs. Wharton
had just succeeded in making. I...
" You will stare at my being out in this
storm, my dear" said sho, floating grace
| fully into the apartment =" but am raising
FIVE shilling subscription for poor inusi,
clan who has just broken his arm. OF
course may depend on your"
Mrs. Wharton colored.
al will send il round in the morning :"
THAT won't do, eaid Mrs. Fitzgerald,
Struggling her shoulders. Il am deter.
mined to settle the business to-day"
I 4 l..
roine, but have not gotit"
Mrs Fitzgerald bowed coldly yAevideutly
she did not believe tho protestation--au
Mrs. Wharton saw her enter her coupe and
drive away, with tho comfortable con,
seriousness that she would be invited to no
more OF Mrs. Clarence Fitzserald's delight.
fully exclusive parties.
! Mrs. Wharton" said the cook, there's
the boy at the door from the fruiteries--
he has all Elegant pineapple Mrs. Pepper
sent around" ~.
1T will be the very thing want for
dessert" said Mrs. Wharton !" how much is
t?"
Five shiIlings, maam."
| Tell him to leave il Bridget, and III
call and settle to mmorrw." .r.
lie saws ma'am, Mrs. Dalton wants il
if ye don't have the money handy. Pine
apples doesn't go beggiu this season Of the
year."
Lett Mrs. Dalton have II, then; I will
never buy another article of Pepper"
Mrs. Wharton was considerably an
noyed. ta' ..,auar ST.. .-...r
ITO think ive.shllings should be sc
useful she muttered TO herself, taking W
her portfolio. ~
A hNlf-6nished letter lay there--one tC
her sister, who was the wife of clergy.
man with Rock Of little children round
her, The last words she had written were
send you FIVE shilliDgs to buy doll fol
the baby, my littlo namesake."
Io8"sllow provoking =" she exclaimed. 81
cant even finsh the letter for lack of tht
everlasting five shillings.' 9e, ~
she leaned back in the velvet cushions o
her chair, and drowsiy watching the blaze
and listening TO the patter of the rpir
against tho window, fell fast asleep.
Who're was she In tho spectre boat o
0haron, gliding across the river Siyx anC
as the bark touched the shores of tn,
other world, the ghastly toll gaiherer ex
tended his hand relenllessly.
Your fare. if you please, ma am"
Mrs. Wharton had her fare ready-she
handed 1t up, eager to pass through the
gates, where she could see the musical
wave Of the palm.trees aud the sparkle OF
the glitteri',g tides that flowed beneath
their shadow. h'
"Short BY FIVE shillings, ma a'am- -shorI
by the very five shilings you cheated the
poor seamstressq out of. You cannot en-
ter"
Mrs. Wharton drew hundred-dollar
note out. The grim Cerberus shook Ii
head I'ri'i'i
Ifyou had ten thousand, it wouldnt do
Nothing will serve our purpose but that
particular FIVE shillings."a
Charon turned tile boat briskly round
Mrs. Wharton was lust opening her lips to
utter a Wild cry of anguished pleading,
when-she woke up.
al have been, dreaming said Mrs.
Wharton, looking round the cozy room
but dear me, what a frightful dream it
was! Those FIVE shillings-will the re-
cording angels really set them down
against me in the lat.er-day accounts ?" O.
She shuddered somehow the five shil-
lings had assumed perternaturally large d.
mensions!
q. "Charesl Charles - How welcome
we're the footsteps of her husband upon
| the stairs
"Well, what is itl"
Have you FIVE shillings?"
"A dozen, if you want them"
But only want fve." 'Yi- pt 2.
lie gave them to her-she rang the
belgo -auTtD Fuuat
,."John, want you to put on your India
rubber cloak, and take this money round to
Mrs. Lcggett. Tell her tits whatI owe
h9r."
John departed, and Mrs, Wharton
bresthed more freely --.T
Perhaps they viii let me get into the
gates now she said, dreamiy.
My dear, "what do you mean :" de.
maHded. the aRtoniBhod husband loIIti
Aud Mrs Wharton told him the story Of
her day's adventures aud the dream that
had closed them.J fLLa.JGs
Helen. said ber husband gravely, let
this be lesson to yon never to neglect the
just dues of the poor. Five shillings is
not much 10 us-to them il may be, the
last frail bulwark between them and star
vatiOn its 3. .m.iel .r u
ButtheTe was no danger of Mrs. Whar-
ton forgetting the lesson she had received!
grao. ,i7si A Good Character. rs no ia
A good character is to. young man
what frm foundation is TO the artist who
proposes to erect a building ON II be can
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