The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-09-08
TIE THREE DOLLAR BILL.
Sketch of an Every Day Truth.
DY SYIyANITrS conn IN

By SYLEANIUS COBB. JR.
Charles, said Sarah E.lcry to Eer bus,
band, a. she was leaning Eacl, from the
breakfast taUie, can you let NE have three
/ dollars this morning?
Three doi.a.s, Sarah? Why, what dc
you want Of il?
Why retained his wife, in a rersua-
sive tone, willie a shade Of anxict- fitted
across her face, you know little Lucy needs
an outside garment OF some kind. for even
! yesterday she came home crying from the
effects q tic cold, and to-day it is colder
still. Now Mrs. Robinson has a sack
which she has made for her little child but
as 1t Is too small she would like 20 sell it.
and she offers it to me for three dollars
/ Il just iit> Lucy,
Well, you can get it, I suppose, said
! Nr. Eilcry, SOMEWHAT uneasily.
+ Bat can you let me have the money,
/ Charles?
No Sarah, | could net to-day
Then | cannot get the sack, returned
| Mrs. Ellcry, in a disappointed tone; for
when Mrs RoJlnson sells it she wants the
money to set another. Ii you could ac-
conmodate ne to-day, Charles
j canaOt, Sarah; 20 there ; an end to it.
We been wanting a ptir of boots this
three weeks, but L ca!l afford the money
to get them. You will have to fix Lucy
up something for the present, and before
long perhaps can get her a sack
And can't have DO sack, mama?' ask
{! the child, little biuc-eyed girl six
years Of age.
Not now, lucy. Pa hasn't the money
answered her mother, endeavoring to
>oojLe the child in its disappointment.
Not to spare said Mr. Elery, in a sort
OF nervous, explanatory manner. L have
money cnnuCn Tor mat, ou, l,arv .,u,-...l
small debts that must he paid
The child was bitterly disappointed and
being ne longer able to control lis grief she
burst INTO tears. Mrs Eiiery looked sad
and thoughtful, nor coald she suppress the
tcar-drop that stole to her eye
'There. uttered Charles E.lcry, as he
arose from the table, and set hs chair
back with an energetic movement, that
always the way. It's nolhing but money,
money, money; and then when haven
got 1t there must he q crying spell!
50, YOU wrong ne, Charles, uttered
Sarah in an earnest tone, IA she Cazed re
pru,cltu IS mp into her husband face.
You know that for myself | am willing
to get along a'no>r any way-even II |
/ stay away from church rather than call
,t!,an yaes for clothing; but our child must
20 to school, and for her sake have asked
. this. It Is the first time have asked you
/ for money for over a month.
/ Charles E.Cry felt like making some
/ harsh reply to hi> wife ; harsh remark, but
he could bot help sce;ug that she did not
! deserve IT. and in an unhappy, dlscoatent>
ed mood, he turncd and lctt the house.
! Alter her husband hai gone, Mrs E.ilery
| endcavored to soothe her child 5 feelings;
/ but 1t was with Il heavy heart that she saw
! her Httie dauIhter start for school, for she
| knew that her dress was insufficient 10 pro-
tect her from the weather. but she fixed
1 the little one up the best she could, and
family hoping that she might not suffer,
the mother saw her child depart. in vail
was it that Mrs. EIlery tried to b2nish the
unpleasant feelings that Aad taken posses
sion of her mind, for long had she suffered
in silence and alone; and throughout the
day she was sad and unhappy.
I Charles Elcry was q good mechanic and
he worked very steadily, and his pay
amounted to ten dollars week His
I house rent was only one dollar and twenty
iyG cents per week, his furniture was all
paid for, and his provisions did not aver
age over four dollars a week at farthest,
and yet his wife and child actually suffered,
at times, for the want OF clothing. Not
that they we're ragged, or even short Of de-
cent wearing apparel, bat there were many
little things that would have really con
duced TO their comfort and happiness
which they were obliged to do without;
and then, when the wife did obtain some
trifing article OF dress the money with
which to pay for it cam. so hard and un-
graciou>ly. that she would have almost
rather have done without it. There
was another thing that added to her
weight Of sorrows. For long time her
husband had passed his evenings away
from home, even remaining till midnight,
and often later, and that at such times he
made frequent use of alcoholic beverages;
but agaius; this she had never made a de-
Icldei remonstUance for he had never re
turned 10 his home In state Of intOxca-
ton, and she had no idea that what little
ne drank could make much difference in a
pecuniIyy point Of view, Yet Sarah Ell
lery was not without her fears, aud as night
after night passed, and found her husband
absent - hate from his home, she could not
bat trcmbie for the future.
That night little Lucy returned home
from scho0i WEI AMI cola, aud with 4 moth
ers fond care, Mrs Ejlery changed her
garments aud placed her by a warm ire;
bu; c1a sGl,cr seemed TO have taken
possessions Of The ci.id WHICH no outward
varDth c1al6 overcome, and the mother
Justly feared that the child would be sick
Charles came home to his supper. and the
events u the morning lid passed from his