The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-05
disncnsation of Pious and Goods.

The form beside him bent it's
head and pointed upward.
Still leading him, they went on
into rooms full Of hungry children,
where hollow eyed men coughed
their lives away, where women, once
fair, were changed to fiendish things
one shuddered to look at. Every
where they spoke Of wages low
enough before lowered now to utter
inefficiency, where hopes were lin
tied to bread and shelter. Every
where they uttered the name of that
firm of arch hypocrites, Pious &
Good, with curses.
"Take me home, for Heaven S
sake!' said the manufacturer.
And mercy led him by the hand
out into the street.
There stood a cart; into it an old
woman climbed slowly.
"Tm going to the poor-house," "
she said, feehly. "It's dreadful to
me; but it's got to be. AS long as
my son had enough, he KEEP me
but don't you see, two dollars made
a differcnce-two dollars a week =
I can't have 'em starve for me-Tm
going to the poor-house.''
Its always wrong to be profane
isn't ii ?'
"Why ?" asked Mercy.
''Td like to speak emphatically OF
Pious and good" said Jones.
You'd better think than speak, -
said Mercy. ''Come, one sight
more"
They were in the streets now
dingy, river ward streets. Before
them walked a girl, hurrying on
bare headed, reeling in her walk
Haunting in a dirty finery-tawdry
even by the moonlight lost crea-
ture-but, oh, so slender, so grace
ful, ouce SO fair.
"And not eighteen yet? p asked
the manufacturer.
"No," said Mercy, mot eigh
teen"
Before them the long wharf lay
beyond it such sullen waters as
sweep city's sides. The girl went
on straight tow ard it.
"Stop her, cried Jones.
cit is more ncrciful to let hel
CO." said Mercy.
Listen, you have daughters That
fall in wsHes has done this. Away:
fond of gayety and pretty clothes, i
was hard enough to work and save
scri.np at any time; but she did it
So pretty, so young-there were
temptations in her way; but sht
turned from them, until all her tot
would not keep her from rags anc
hunger then but you can CUES:
the rest. And it has come to thi:
you heard that plash She ha;
thought of the water for many {
day! It covers her now, man!
believe she will go to Heaven, will
all her SINS upon her, sooner thar
those whose grinding brought he1
to the streets and to this end.
''I believe it, too" said Jones, de
voutly God have mercy on us
miserable sinners =
"And now," said Mercy, s:farc
we'll! You have seen all l coulf
show you. Will you remember
it?''
"And hope to be remembered OF
the great day that must come tc
all," said the manufacturer. ''But
must you leave us ?"
For while,' said Mercy, smiling
softly. But we shall meet again
Often you will know that am will
you, and in Heaven"
She paused and smiled. Here face
was more like the sweet face he ha(
kissed years before, than it had beer
yet, but her smile was an angels.
Il will never forget, never
will meet you there" he sobbed.-
And she was gone-and he
The room again. The room will
costly hangings, rich carpets, splen
did mirrors; the tables laden will
dainties before him. Also Brown
smoking.
"You've had nap Of it, sait
Brown.
GA nap" said Jones.
"Y es-snored hours" said Brown
"You saw her-Mercy You say
me go with her, said Jones.
Brother" said Brown. .'Th,
wine must have got into your head
Now about those hands, ten cent
less a
"Hush," cried Jones. "I'll no
listen. I'll not hear you. Less
wretched, starving souls. Not
penny. I'll double their wages, ,ant
I'll trust to God not to lose by it.
I'd rather die poor myself than grint
the faces of the poor. No, sir, dou
BILE wages for all our hands; double
prices after Saturday"
Il shall retire from partnership
with madman," said Brown.
"Good," said Jones. "Thanl
YOU
81 shall enter into connection will
my brother in-law, Moses Skinfiint,
said Brown. "Unless you are in
toxicated, you are insane"
Then may my senses never re
turn to me-" said Jones "Doubl
wages, Saturday, for every hand"
Brown did retire from the firm
and people, that is the manufactur
ing people, considered Jones dis
traught, but happier, more com
Portable set Of hands never worked
for any man, and they work so well
and willingly, that nothing has beer
lost by it, SO far, and Jones is no
likely to be bankrupt.
Perhaps Jones slept and dreame'
of Mercy perphaps l slept AM
dreamt of Jones and his doings-
but would that Mercy might, in re
alitv, visit every heart hard with tn