National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-18
Out of Work.


Give up. How can | help it
Within four days | have been to ev
cry boOkbinder in the city, and not
bit of work can get
'Buthavc you tried anything else?'
'What else can | try
Why anything that YOU can do
Yes; I've tried other things. |
have been 20 more than II dozen OF
my friends and offered to help them
if they would hire me-
And what did you mean to do for
them ?
q offered to post their accounts,
| or attend at the counter
Mrs. Stanwo0d smiled as her hus-
band thus spoke.
.What makes you smile 2 he ask
ed.
TO think YOU should have mag
:ned that you could find work i'll
such places. But how is Mark
| Leeds:
lie has nothing in his house to
eat
Glow 50 2
1t was n shuddcr that crept over
his wife's frame now.
why do you tremblc, wife "
Because, when we shall have eat
en our breakfast tomorrow morning,
we Shall have nothing.
'Whatn cried Peter Stanwood,
half starting from his chair. DO
YOU mean that"
Il do
But our tloure
All gone. baked the last thIs
afternoon.
But we have pork
.Ion ate the last this noon
'Thcn we must Starve! groaned
the stricken man, starting across the
room.
Peter Stanwood was a b6okbind-
er hy trade, and had been out Ofem.
ployment over month. lie was
one of those who generally calculate
to keep about square with the world
and who consider themselves partic
ularly fortunate if they keep out OF
debt. He was now thirty years OF
. age. and had been married eight
: wears. He had three children tt
provide for, besides himself ano
wife. and this together with house
rent, was u heavy draught upon hl'
purse. even when work Was plenty
but nowhere was nothing.
' Maria he said, stopping and gaz
inc his wife in the face. we mus
starvc. have not a penny Ill The
world
But do not despair, Peter. Tr,
again tomorrow for work. You ma,
find something to do. Anythn;
that is honest will be honorable
Should YOU make but Il shilling
day, we should not stare.
.But ouu house rent :
,mr m .Trnst to me for that. The land
lord shall not turn us out If No
- will engage to find some work to d'
I'll see that we have house room
IN make one more trial, utterc
Peter despallilgly.
: But you must 80 prepared 10 Il
- anything.
ANYTHING reasonable, Maria
=, .ButWhat doNou call reasonable
'Why-anything decent
The wife felt almost inclined
smile. but the matter was too ser
W. Gus for that, and "A cloud passed o
l. II
bands disposition, and she felt Su
he would lind no work. She knc
hr would look alSut for some Kit
of work which would not lower hl
IN the scale. as he had once or tWl
expressed it. However, she knt
# would hc of no use to say anNthll
to him now. and She let the matt
- pass.
ON the folloWil = morning the I|
"n' bit of food in the house Was put Il
ng on the table. Stanwood could hal
est Iy realize .hat he was pcnnIlcSS n
49,, without food. For years he II
been gay. thoughtlcSS and fortuna
making the most of the present, Il
getting the past. and leaving the
rurc TO look ont for itself Yet
truth was NAKED and clear; Il
when he left the house he 81
Something must be done.
No sooner had the husband gt
than Mrs. Sianwood put on her ~
net and shawl. Her eldest ch
- was "a girl seven years old, ana
Youngest four. She asked her ~
- door neighbor il she would take g
,nd of her children until noon. Th
children were known to be good d
uuict. aud they were taken cheer
- lv. Then Mrs. StanwOod locked
her house aud went away. She
r. turned at noon bringing some Il
ner for the children and went Nv
anain. She got home III the cr'
ing before her husband, carrying
- heavy basket OH hcrarm.
well. Peter she asked, after
husband had entered and sat do
40. what luck z
',. sNothing! NothingN he groa'
= the . u made out to squeeze o,'t u u''
! out of An old chum, but can't
ord, work
arch sAnd where have you looked
!, on dayr ,,... ,
Sep. 'Oll !-cNclN" ;,,,
to n hundred places, but its
Jury, same in every place. 1t Is n9tl
'oo'' but one ctcrral 'Sol MOI No'
Isair. fired and sick of it,