The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-04
what FIVE Dollars Paid.

day when a lad entered and handed him =
small sim of paper. Tt was a bill for fiVe
dollars, due to his shoemaker, poor man,
who lived In the next square. ..ss,sss
,.aSsss Tell MIR. Grant that will settle this
soon. 1t isn't convenient to-day. Il
The boy retired. !, :,
Now, MIR. Herriot had q fye.doliar biH I'D
his pocket, but he felt as If he couldn,tpartt
with it. lie didn't like to be entirely out
of money. So acting from this impulse, he
had sent the boy away. Very still sat MT
Herrot for the next five minutes. Yet his
Thoughts were busy. He was not altogether
satisfied with himself. The shoemaker was
a Door man, aud needed his money rs soon
Us earned. He was not unadVlsed OF 'he
fact.
:. almost wish I had sent the five dol
lars. :" said MIR. Herriot, at length, hali au-
tiibly. .'IIe wants it worse than do
He unused still further.
.tThc fact is he at length exclaimed,
starting up, "it's Grants money, and not
mine and what is more, he shall have IL. :,
So saying, Herriot took up his hat ana
left the Office. 49,. =,
..Did You get the money, Charles e. said
Grant. rs the boy entered the shop. There
was a good deal of carnestness III the shoe
makers tones.
mo, sir replied the lad.
. Didn't get the money !"
..No. sir.
WASN'T Mr.. Herriot in ~
:'Yes, sir; but he said it wasn't conVe-
nient to- day ..-. =
"Oh, dear, Pm sorry /" came from the
shoemaker, in depressed voice.
A woman WAS sitting in Grants shop
when the boy came in; she had ROW arisen
and WAS leaning on the counter; look OF
disapDoiutmcnt was in her face.
sit can't lie helped, Mrs. Lee, said
Grant. II was sure Of getting the money
from him. He never disappointed me before.
Call in tomorrow, and 1 will try and have
it for YOU :,
The woman looked troubled as well rs
disappointed. Slowly she turned away
aud left the shop. A few minutes after her
departure HelriOt came in, and after some
words Of apology, paid the bill.
Kun and get this bill changed" said the
shoemaker to his boy the moment his GUS
toner had departed.
Now" said be, as soon rs the change
was placed in his hands, take two dol
lars to Mrs. Lee, and three to Mr.. Weaver
across the street. Tell Mr.: Weaver that /
am obliged to him for having loaned it to
me this morning, and sorry that hadn't
as much i'll the house when he sent for it
an hour ago.
III wish l had it. Mrs. Edclen, but as
sure YOU have not" said Mr.. Weaver,
the tailor. IL pad out the last dollar just
before YOU came in. But call in tomorrow
and you shall nave the money to Ger
tainty." r.'
r Shut what am / to do to-day? have
not a cent to bless myself with !; and l owe
SO much ut the grocer's where | deal that
he won't trust Inc for anything more.Y
The tailor looked troubled, and the
woman fingered. just ut this moment the
shoemaker's boy entered.
"Here are three dollars Mfr. Grant bor-.
rowed of you this morning." said the lad.
''He says he's sorry he hadn't the money
when YOU sent for it while ago."
How the faces Of the tailor and the nee
dewoman frightened instantly, as. If a
CLEAN of sunshine had penetrated the room.
"Here is just the money owe you, -
said the former, in cheerful voice, and ne
handed the woman the three dollars he had
received. A moment after he was alone,
but with the glad face Of the poor woman,
whose need be had been able to supply, dls-
t;nct before him. E.=,
or the three dollars received by the nee;
dlewoman, two went to the grocer, on ac-
count of her debt to him, half was l,ald 70
an old needy colored woman who had earn
ed it hy scrubbing, and who was waiting
for Mrs. Weayer's return from the tailor's
10 oct her, dues. and thus be able TO pro-
vida ON nvanino,s and mornings meal for
herself and children. The other hall dol
lar was naid to the baker when he called
toward evening to leave the accustomed
loaf. Thus. the poor needlew oman had
been able to DISCHARGE -FOUR debts, and at
the same time reSstablish her credit with
the Grocer and baker, from whom came the
iarpest portion OF the food consumed In her
F J;ftJa family. = 80. 2@
And now let us follow Mrs. Lee. On her
arrival home, empty-handed, from the
shoemaker, who owed her two dollars for
!. work, she found a young girl, in whose
pale face were marks OF suffering and cure,
awaiting her return. ~
The girls countenance frightened as she
S. came In, but there was no answering
y brightness in the countenance Of Mrs. Les,
who Immediately said, 81 am very sorry,
Harriet, but Mr.. Grant put me off until to.
morrow. He said he hadn't dollarSin The
house" gs5t2iv
The girrs disappointment was veryIgrsas,
for the smile she had forced into life, In.
stantiy faded, and was succeeded by q looI
of deep distress. .,->.,. fassCas
ssDo you want the money very badly y
asked Mrs. Lee, in u low, half chokedvoice,
for the sudden change in The girls manner
had affected her.
ooh! yes, ma ani, very badly. II 1eft
Mary wrapped up in my thick shaw. and
blanket wound allaronnd her feet to keen
them warm; but she was coughing dread.
fully from the cold air Of the room.'
Haven't you fire ?" asked Mrs. Lee In
quick, surprised tone.
/" We have no coal. IL was to buy coa
that wanted the money
Mrs. Lee struck her hands together, and
an expression Of pain was about passing
her lips, when the shoemaker's boy came
fl. e.g,,..
"Here are two dollars. Mr.. Grant sent
them" s4ssfs
s'God bless Dir. Grant," The exclama-
ton from Mrs. Lee was involuntary.
On the part Of Harriet, to whom 81 was