Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-10-07

some"
"You! been afte work ?" uttered
her husband, in surprise. "But
how? where ? what p .r
"Why, first / went to Mrs. Shows:
I knew her girl was sick, and !
hoped she might have work to be
done. I went to her and told her
my story, and she set me to work at
ooce. doing her washing. She gave
me food to bring home to the chill
dren. and paid me three shillihgs
when got through"
What! have you been out wash
ing for our butchers wife ?" said
Peter. looking very much surprised.
"Of course I have, and have
thereby earned enough to keep us
in food through tomorrow, at any
rate, SO to morrow you may come
home to dinner"
"But how about rent ?"
"Oh, l have seen Mr.. Stimson,
told him just how we are situated,
and offered him my watch as a
pledge for thu payment of the rent
within two months, with the inter-
est on all arrears up to that date. l
told him I did the business because
you were away looking for work"
$50 he's got your watch p
"No-he wouldn't take it. He
said if would become responsible
for the payment he would let it
rest"
"Then we have got a roof over
US and food for tomorrow. But
what next? Oh! what a curse
these hard times are"
"Don't despair, Peter, for we
shall not starve. I've enough en-
gagged to keep us alive"
"Ah-eh What's that ?"
"Why, Mr.. Snow has engaged me
to carry small packages. baskets,
bundles, &C., to rich customers. He
has TO give up one of his herses."
"What do you mean. Maria %
"Just what I say. When Mr..
Snow came home to dinner I was
there, and I asked him if he ever
had light articles which he wished
to send round to his customers.
Never mind all that was said. He
did happen to be in want of just
such work done, though he had in
tended to call on some of the idlers
who lounge about the market. He
promised to give me all the work he
could, and am to be there in good
; season this morning." &
"Well, that is pretty go! My
wife turned butchers boy! YOU
won't do any such thing"
"And why not
''Why not! Because-because-'
"Say, because it will lower me il
. the social scale.''
'Well, so it will"
'sThen it is more honorable to lie
still, and starve, too, than to earn
, bread by honest work. / tell you
l. Peter, if you cannot work I must
} We should have been without bread
tonight had not found work to
day. You know that all kind ot
light, agreeable business are seized
upon By those who have particular
friends or relatives engaged in them
At such time as this it is not tol
us to consider what kind of work
we will do SO long as it is honest
Oh give me the liberty of living on
my own desert, and the indepen
dence to be governed by my OWL
convictions of right"
But, my wife, only think! you
carrying out butchers stuff! Why
l would sooner go and do it,myself' y
..If you would sooner CO." said
his wife with smile, Il will stay a
home and take care of the chill
dren."
, 1T was hard for Peter Stanwood
but the more he thought upon the
matter the more he saw the right
and Justice of the path into which
! his wife thus led him. Before he
!, went to bed he promised that he
would go to the butchers in the
morning.
, And Peter Stanwood went on hi.
} new business. Mr.. Snow greeted
him warmly, praised his faithful
) wife, and then sent him off with two
baskets-one to go to Mr.. Smith's
} an the other to Mr.. Dixall's. Ant
the new carrier worked all day, ant
: when it came night he had earned
: just ninety seven cents. 1t had beer
! a day of trials to him, but no ON
sneered at him, and all his acquain
tances had greeted him the same a
= usual. He was far happier thai
: when he went home the night before
for now he was independent.
On the next day he earned over :
dollar; and thus he continued tt
2 work a week, and at the end Of tina
time he had S5.75 in his pocket
besides having paid for all the foot
for his family, save some few pieces
of meat Mr.. Snow had given him
On Saturday he met Mark Leeds
another who had been discharged
from work with himself. Iced
looked careworn and rusty.
: "How goes it ?" asked Peter.
NDon't ask me groaned Mark
r ''my family are half starved"
, But can't you find something t.
do ?" ~ r.rl 81. r.
Nothing" -rs .c9 ssts
"Have you tried ?" ---4s.
Everywhere; but it's no use
I've pawned all my clothes saw,
these ! haze on.-I've been dowr
to the binderyi to-day, aid what dc
| you suppose the old man Offered
: me ?" = - :
t ."What was it p ,L5I.1g5 Il
s.Whu ha offarod TO laf me- do his