St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Out of Work.

ne wis 1T Nolh loI Nip1lllbS N 1l;illk.
''Show him into the library, Jane
i'll be there directly"
"Wcll. sir" said John, as came in.
I'm ont of work, that's what it is, and
the misses and two of the little uns is
down with 'tiuenza or fever, or some
thing of that sort and the truth is. sir.
| amt got Il penny, let lone IL shilling,
to bless myself with. can bear it my
self, sir; it amt for that as I'm come
hut they amt had Il bit nor IL drop, this
| blessed morning.
"liow long have You been out of
work - | asked.
about Il month. sir; lcastways, a
month come saturday."
"A month =" exclaimed. | was GO
ing to say. surely you ought not to lie
50 bad oil as this, only Il month out OF
work"
what wages have YOU been earn
ing!r
well, sir. in Il reg'lar way, it's five
and-twenty shillings Il week: but III
tell you ALL sir. us you say. | made Il
good deal overtime in summer, and may
he then it WAS thirty, more or less"
About that, take one week with an
other p
'leS, sir"
Haven't you laid up anything against
Il rainy day. John; anything i'll the saw
ingS bank, now, or building society ?"
John WINGED and said. almost surlily.
Il shouldn't h come to You if had. sir
Then as if he felt he hadn't been quite
polite. he added. ''p'raps ought to have
done. but IL growing family is very ex-
penSive sir.
at is replied. Il know that my
self; still. its for their sakcs after all.
that we save. suppose now John, that
you had five, ten or even twenty pounds
in the bank -
well, sir. only wish had; hut
how's the likes - me to lay by What
with rent being so high. and meat and
bread and everything else. and clothes
and the firing, IL mans wages is gone
before he knows what he's about"
He was beginning to talk more freely
now, and tried to encourage his doing
50. II know it is So. John.n | said.
THE times have been hard for most of
us. | know it's been tight work for me,
any how this last year. But there will
he bad times as we'll aS good times. and
we must make hay when the sun shines.
Come now, times havn't always been :"
bad have they ,"
"Wcll. no Sir. I've had regular work
thank God, for IL good many Years. and
been able to pay my way mostly. some
how or other; but there wasn't So many
in the family then
But suppose Nou had something
laid 10y or how could ,you have lived
this last month ,"
knew pretty well now II was ana
now ne nld never lald any tllnG ny
mn Tor his own sake wanted MN I"
tell me;
wei Slr' there the truth must ""'
Most "l llle Things l. gone up Slr' ana
there am Ii" more 1" go. III ashamed
on 1t, Slr' ana 1t : hard L" me L" say IL
but there : the truth
hiItN Shllilh%S N'rk hl"h'h on,
"i WORK II" n'r',a III 'he nous, ail,
everything "i value raMn'd we Dom
sal Sllri!' I"I 'liiie' men S"' up
ana ''lllnS MN I" N3'. W'''' o''' III 'h'
room ana sent ,''>N'' l" HIS '"'':'
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