The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-07-18

see were pretty poor oursclves-and-
thcre--O, law" She WAS trembling, she did
not know why. She was thinking to her.
self
/ Its like 4 play. 1t makes me want to
cry
! Then he took the warm bread she had
given him in his hands, tcsring bit. from il
and eating it.
: lie backed away, still eating. lie camr
back ana stretched his hanls toward, her.
4 didn't thank YOU he said. Thank
you.' and went AWAY. GHgg
Sally sat down, trembling still
70 be out ola iSb, tost'e hungry. were
no rare things, anil no tragic thrnss IN her
experience, but this man had stirred her
/ Soul-somchow frightened her, she said. |
hadn't any business tnGivc a loaf Of bread,
but there now, | couldn't help it,.
Then Sally went to bed, anl slept and
,lrcampt of the hollow checked, famshcd
lodger of the attic.
There was more bread to make next
day, and | am not sure hut that the
tailor wife made an extra loaf, in cx-
pcctation ofanothcr call from, her aci.ll,or,
but he did not come, and in the cour Of
time Sally had enough to think Of without
leaving her own floor. Matters did not
prosper with the famiIy. Little Lena had
the scarlet fever, and lay for long time
at death door, and the work with which
the mother helped to fill the family purse
was necessarily neglected. and her custom
ers grew angry anl left hcr. Then the
baby died. Poor littlc baby. The mother
wcrt bitterly. The father also lcngcd to
weep, although children were expensive
iuxurics in that poor household. Finally
the last a'ti ction fell upon the tailor--a
fclon on his right thumb.
There was an end to it ali, it SCENE To
both. Nothing but the hospital anI the
aims house lay before them. The rent
was quite unpaid at last, AMI the tobacco
mist was in a fury. He called to give him
warning aud piece Of his mind. Ga the
morrow out he should go neck and crop
The tailor said nothing. The wife, wom-
aulikc. had her word
Where shall we so?' she asked. I'VE
havca penny in the world
is nothin. to me where yea go said
the landlord, 50 that can get You out
of my rooms. want them for honest
people
We're unfortunate, but we never mean
to he Dishonest, cried tile w,tr
Then the husband IN an ansry tone
bade her holl her tongue
Its ali tic same, he said, well 90 to
morrow. And NOW yoa can 80, Mr.. Land
lord
Then they We're left alone bemoaning
their hard fate. There was alb solute'
nothing to eat in the house.
Sally looked at her empty hour barrel
and at her wrctchei family, and burst into
tears.
Its no use trying any longer she said.
if the Lord woIl oalv take Us. That's all
L
She put the chillrcn to bed, and sat down
upon 4 chair, drawn by force of habit to
the hearth Of the empty stove. Her hus
band, between pain and anxiety, was less
sane than mailman. lie paced the floor
like tiger; talking TO himself. The bit
of tallow candle burnt low; the bitter
wind ratified the easement, the rain beat
against it.
'Wc shall be ou. in that all tomorrow
said the man. 'We'll have no place to
hide our heads. We've not got fricnI
IL the world
'Wc'se got one friend, hope, said the
wife.
'Who is hc?' asked the tailor.
God said the woman. May b. he'll
find a way to help us. We haven't been
very bad, Sam
.Bcttcr tI,a. u, nave starved before
now,' said the tailor. I'VE haven't amy
particular right to expect miracles, that
| know of. liark what's that?'
a knock said his wife and trembling
lest her landlord should have returned,
opened the door. Without stood the tall,
quaint figure of the iolgcr in the attic.
Hes come for bread, thought the wo-
man, and amidst her own trouble she
gricvcd over the thought of refusing his
appeal.
lie made none, however.
This is what he said:
Madam, a while ago | took the liberty
of asking you for brcai, allow me to return
the loaf with thanks
SO he vanished. \ whole fresh loaf lay
in the woman's hands. She carried it in.
This is more than | expected to
night she said. You see God is good
She lifted the slide Of the candlcstick a
little. The light ilared up.
Now, mother, cried a childs voice
from the bed I'm hungry
| Sally broke the loaf in two. 1t parted
with singular ease. She gave a little cry.
1t had evidently bceu cut before and joined
| together, and from the heart n handful of
crumbs had been scooped, and in it lay Il
little white packet.
at 5 fairy bread,'' cried Sally, remem-
bering some old country legend.
'Look at it before the light goes" cried
the tailor.
Sally obcyed. She opened the packet
and found two envelopes. Iu one was this
note
"MADAN:-Your loaf Of bread saved my
life. know you re in trouble, and ycster-
day my luck turned. Today | am worth
| fifty thousand dollars, having won !. law
suit that has been pending for years.
Please accept the inclosure, and believe ne
your ever Obliged
Attic LoDGER."
There was five hundred dollar note in
the envelope, and when she saw it, Sally
thought herself the happicst woman in
! Christendom.
The gift was the saving of the family.
Sally had cast her bread upon the waters,