Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-06-10
What Five Dollars Paid.

maker, a poor man, who lived in tho
/, next square.
"Tcli Mr.. Grant that / will settle
this soon. 1t isn't c~onveniept to,
day.u
The bov retired.
Now, Mr.. Hreriot had a tive-dollal
bill in his pocket, but he felt rs if he
couldn't part with il. lie didn't like
to be entirely out of money. So act
ing from this impulse, he had sent the
boy away. Very still sat Mr.. Her
riot forthe next five minutes. Yet his
thought were busy. He was not al
together satisfied with himself. The
shoemaker was a poo rman, and need
ed his none as soon as earned. He
was not unadvised of thefact.
81 almost wish | had sent the five
dollars,n said MIR. Herriot at length,
half audibly. "He wants it worse
than | dor
He unused still further.
'The fact isl he ut length eXclaim-
ed, startling up, ats Grants money,
and not mine; and what is more, he
shall have it.u
So saying, Herriot took up his hat
and left the office.
"Did you get the n oney, Charlcs?"
said Grant, as the boy entered the
shop. There was a good deal OF carll-
estness in the shoemaker's tones.
"No, sir,n replied the lad.
Didn't get the money?n
"No, sir.n
Wasn't Mr.. Herriot in?'
ayes, sir; but he said ii was not cont
venient to-day
ooh, dear, Pm sorry.' came from
the shoemaker, in a depressed voice
A woman was sitting in Grants
shop when the boy came in; she had
now arisen and was leaning on the
counter; a look Of disappointment was
in her face. -,
ut cant he helped, MIS-. Lee sald
Grant. II was sure OF getting the
money from him. lie never dlsap-
pointed me before. CAL in to-mor,
row and III try and nave II I0r you'm
Inc woman looked troubled as well
as disappointed; slowly She turned
away and lett the SHOP. A few mln-
al "a Flo st l,NNa. .l4N. IA AT VNHA . 1 a. .an NNAA I
utes after her departure Iletflot came
III, ana aller some words Oh apology,
Pal4 tle pIlii 4,;, IAN ab.au1u
I.4n Hnu w r4lS ~ GiI t ol'an8eu,
s"lu 'iiG 'l noennaa. w. w Ia A. DoS tHe "10
lleiI1 li' G"seGiiieL nav uop"lreu' A..
Now" salu ne, as soon a. Ihe
tn"lSJ m"o piN NJ ~ i'i' n"huI, o"Ho
" IVil"io W MS A'ts, "llu tiieG ~
MI weaver 1clos2 vle st.e9Vi Len
GII, weave tn"y ! alh ooilSeH " nun
ioI l"nihs no"nG G ~ ~ n1o tnda 1loll-
ing, any soitg tI"V MAUI Us ll'cu
IN tlo nouSo "Hel Ho 'en' loI II "l
Hott IVY, 1,a, 7r.u r,.,.,
: mlSn ! LIfG ~! NILS, noelGl1' nuI
! "9sule YOU nave n9t, s"lu MI
weaver .ne taltolc pau ouU tle
iast u1ilal Just pcloLo you came III;
tut oaLi ~ to-llotIo" "ltu YOU s'laIl
nays sle money 70 ceLtallty;D
puV VIM an l - uo o-Gay' !
nave ot " cent 10 press lnysell WIN
anu SO nlUch W tHe grocel'S
WLeIe ueal thaV I've WON'T trust me
y aayllilhS hn0le;
Inc VaIiot lookeu trouoleu' ana Tue
woman fingered JtlSG ~ inns mo-
.1e4T tle slloehlahefH BOY entered
here are tnIee collars MI. Grani
DROVE olyou VhlS morning" SAD
Ihe lad; lie says he's sorry he
hadh't the money when you sent for
IL a Whlle ago.
How tne races Oh poth the tabor ana
the needleWoman frightened Instant
as II a CLEAN OF sunshine and pene-
lraled tlle room. =,
"I1ere Is just the money owe You"
the former, in 4 cheerful voice,
lhd he handed the woman the three
collars he had received. A nlomen,
alter ne was alone, but with the glad
lace Of the poor woman whose need he
had been able to supply distinct be-
lore him
or the three dollars received by the
needlewoman, two Went to the grocer
account OF her debt to him, haIfwas
paid to an old Eeedy colored woman
who had earned 1t by scrubbing, and
who was waiting for Mrs. Viewers
return from the tailor's to get her dues
and thus be able to provide an even
and mornings meal for herself
and children. The other half doller
was paid to the baker when he called
toward evening to leave the accuStom-
ed loaf. Thus, the poor nedlewoman
had been able to discharge four debts,
and at thesame time re-establish her
credit with the grocer and baker,
from whom came the largest portion
of food consumed i'll her little family.
And now let us follow Mrs, Lee.