The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-25

III ~ TT - ''F'V' UPoh an tlScmen
+" that read thus:
Ms N'-rr,d vii ,,nd h address Z.
y Mo- mout ~. New Iork, Ste will he
II OF s"methins W. lIvtr. ~
al lie read il aloud aud then said
ID | will take the paper over to her and
let her see il
He went and found Mrs Maynard verv
dlSconsolate. The weather was extremeIy !
cold and she could scarcely earn enough
with her needle 70 KEEP herself and son
from starving and freezing, and John had
for the last week had nothing to do. and
the little ne could earn when EMPLOYED bv
the neighbOrs, although il was but little
was missed very much Just now.
~ hope, Mrs. Maynard, said Mr.. Bonner
that am the bearer Of good news. There
Is an advertisement in this paper which I
think must b. meant for YOU"
Mrs. Maynard looked at it and said. z. 7
think il Is, and | will answer it immediate
ly, tor anything that would be to nv ad
vantage | am sure would be very welcome"
She posted letter containing her ad
dress the next day, and waited very impa-
ucntly for an answer. On the day She
thought she ought to receive letter, she
sent her son to the post office, and when be
returned he said
Mother dear, would you be very much
DISAPPOINTED if you did not get a letter to-
day n
f" No, she replied, II should not, for
hardly expect one before tomorrow, but |
thought perhaps there might be one to-day"
What Will you give me for one - said
John
=, ION, you rogue, you have one" replied
Mrs. Maynard.
" Yes, said John; here Il is pul- +.
lng a piece Of newspaper out Of his pocket.
" Oh, no that s not it, Can | have lost
itt What would you do, mother, if |
havoY'
| should be very sorry, John"
is pulled out pocket-handkerchlcf and .
shook i, saying as he did 50, y 1t has not
got wrapped u in that. Where can it be -
Then be took out a porkct book .'That is
not it. Can have lot It - He dived
down with good deal Of energy to the bot
tom Of his pocket and produced the letter,
saying, = Oh, here il il, after all, down at
the very ottom. Now what will you give
me for it ?''
4 good supper, " replied his mother
Then you may have if, said John,
II tor ! am very hungry and good supper
Is just what | want Mrs. MAYNARD
opened the misslye with trembling hands
and read
DfAR MADAM i plve- u rrca, plea. NJ E to
inform you thdf are nov able IL make a
rrFaratluu for the .rlury yuu fanny received
- 0"r hard-. God tnows W. never intended
A" "f"u- my man but circumstances tha. We
could not control combined 10 ruin us huancisi
l', and he most rIevOus thing ~ that ~ should
drag theirs down with Us.
l. Is but short time since We hcardOf YOUR
husband De I'll, a. a. ", could hud ~ clue I
to YOU, VIC dyertised, and We are very glad YOU |
saw and answered it. In
~ "s','- i".' stsr'cd IN t1.si2esS aga7sp or =
small scale, ana The first hundred dollars We
have cleared over supporting families in a
frugal WAY, We send TO yCu, fearing You are in :
want. Pc ~ write and tell Us your circum-
starcrs-how we can benefit vuu and what We !
can do for your son, We feel W. are ind bin
Cd to you for a itr-cr IA than We can repay
bGt We will make What amends can. I
Yyuis very respectfully,
MONMOUTH a Co!
Mrs Maynard read The letter in silence .
and then handed it TO her son
why, mother" said be, she intends to
be honest"
I" Yes, my son, and now ! see what your
fnturc will be, and am very glad Of the
prospect"
What will it be - enquired John.
" Mr.. Monmouth" replied bis mother,
''is very enterprising man, generally pru-
dent and cautious, and not given to enter
into rash specuatiOns, and he will succeed
AS be rises above the reverses Of fortune,
be will feel it to he his duty to do what he
can for you, and will undoubtedly give you
a position in bis store and make a mere hant
of you, if you prove to be young man Of
good ability, steady and industrious and
trustworthy.
"Hurrah for Mr. Monmouth, " said John.
Mother, let Us give him three cheers"
and swinging his cap over bis head, be hur- .
rahed with all his might
Mrs Maynard laughingy said, I Now, 4
John, you may have that supper you want
Cd so badly"
"Oh, mother | had forgotten all about
that supper The good news took away
my appetite. Just thnk-a hundred dol !
lars We shall have enough to last Us al
winter and mother, won you buy me
new suit OF clothes and good, warm over
coat, a new sled and and pair of skates
And d, mother, won't you have some new
clothes, and new chairs and sofa, and a
pretty carpet, and let US fix up real nice, ?
sail John with the impetuOsity of youth.
'You have now spent nearly all the
, money, my son. Now calculate how much
those thin1s cost. The better way would
be to provide enough to eat and fire to keep
, u warm, and not 20 into the extras until
, We are sure We have more than sufficient to
supply our necessities"
y Yes mother, you arc right, as you al
? ways are, and ! am what the boys call
q little too tast You know what we need
better than | 90, but | would like to have
pair Of skates.
II viii think about il, said Mrs. May
+ nard.
While John was at school the next day,
Mrs Maynard went out to make some pur-
.hases, and, to Judge from her smiling face,
? which looked ten years younger than it did
! three days previously, she was well pleased
with her bargains John returned, as
usual, very hungry, hoping his mother
: would have good supper for him that eve
a ning, which, iudocd, She had, AZ She had
y, prepared a chicken potpic Johns tavorIte
Il dsb. John ate his supper wlthA relish,
remarking:
- "How nice il is to have plenty to eat and
money to buy more with Oh, mother, IT
III seems Just like dream. am 50 clad,
- and, mother. You will not sit up at night