Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-10-07
OUT OF w RK,
OR THE TEST OF
A TRUE HEARTED WOMAN,


"And what did you mean to do for
them ,"
81 offered to post their accounts.
make out bills, or attend at the
counter"
Mrs. Stanwood smiled as her
husband spoke thus.
"What makes 20 smile ?" he ask
ed.
ITO think that you should have
imagined that you would find work
in such places. But how is Mark
Leeds ?" -s-- 1J-
"He has nothing in his house to
eat %
1t was shudder that crept over
the wife's frame now.
"Why do you tremble. wife ?"
because when we have eaten our
breakfast to morrow morning we
shall have nothing"
"Whatr' cried Peter Stanwood,
half starting from his chair; do you
mean that p
Il do"
| "But our flour ?"
"All gone. I baked the last this
afternoon"
''But we have pork p
"You ate the last this noon."
ssThen we must starve!" groaned
the stricken man, starting across
the room.
Peter Stanwood was a book bin.
der by trade, and had been out ot
employment over a month He was
one of those who generally calculate
to keep out of debt. He was now
thirty years Of age, and had beer
married eight years. He had three
children to provide for, besides
himself and wife, and this, together
with house rent, was heavy draf
upon his purse, even when wori
was plenty, but nowhere was
nothing. ....-
MARIA he said, stopping and
gazing his wife in tue face, 1--WE mus
starve; 1 have not penny in the
worldH
But do not despair, Peter. Tr,
again to- mo rrow for work. You may
find something to do. Anything
that is honest is honorable. Shoule
you make but shilling a day W.
should not starve."
But our house rent 2"
Trust me for that. The land
lord shall not turn us out. IF yol
will engage to find some work to dc
I'll see that we have house room
'I'll make one more trial." uttered
Peter, despairingly.
"But you must go prepared to dc
anything
Anything reasonable, Maria
''But what do you call reasonable
Peter?"
"Why-anything decent"
The wife felt almost inclined te
smile, but the matter was too seri
Gus for that, and cloud passed
over her face She knew her hus
bands disposition, and. felt sure tina
he would find no work. She knew
he would look for work which
would not lower him IN the socia
scale, as he had once or twice ex
pressed it. However, she knew i
would be of no use to say anything
to him now, and she let the matte
pass.
| On the following morning thu
last bit of food in the house wa.
placed upon the table. Stanwooc
could hardly realize that he wa
penniless and without food. Fo
years he had been gay, thoughtles.
and fortunate, making the most O
the present, and leaving the futur,
to look out for itself. Yet tn,
truth was naked and clear. and whel
he left the house he said:
"Something must be DONE"
No sooner had the husband gon
thal Mrs. Stanwoodput on her bon
net and shawl. Her eldest chill
was a girl seven years old, and he
Youngest four. She asked her frs
door neighbor if she would TAX
care of her children until noon
These children were known to b.
good and quiet, and they were takel
cheerfully. Then Mis-. Stanwoot
locked up her house and went away
She returned at noon bringing SOM
dinner for her children, and wen
away again, She got home in tn
evening before her husband, carry
; ing basket on her arm.
"Well. Peter" she asked after he
husband had entered and sat down
'what luck p E
Nothing, nothing" he groaned
II made out to squeeze dinner ou
of an old chum, but I can't. ge
work" .s..-.. ..--.5
"And where have you looked to
day p -.e.s ss.... .s..r..
i "Oh, everywhere. I have beel
to a hundred places, but it is tn,
same every place. 1t is nothing bu
the. eternal no! no! no! I'm, tiret
and sick of it, . .a ~.
''But what sort of work have yo,
offered to dol''
}, "Why ] went even so far as t.
/ offer to tend liquor store dow
town. a,.-s-.... ...f..- ..-..-..-.
, The wife smiled:
, Nov, what shall we do ?'' uttered
. Peter spasmodically. -
r S"Why, we'll eat supper first, ant
then talk the matter over"
! ..Snpper.haye you got any p
Yes, plenty of it."