The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-15
Our Saturday Night.
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This afternoon, perhaps two hours be-
fore sunset, tired and head-weary after
several hours continued labor at the
desk, reading letters and newspapers
from different parts of the country,
studying the wants and sentiments of
the people in different localities, and
writing now and then an item, we left
the Office and started for a walk in a
distant part OF the city, to see something
new. Would any of our young friends
have been afraid to have gone where
they never were before? Would any of
them be afraid 10 leave their homes in
the country and come to New York to
visit u.s. to tell Of the incidents of the
tHpT Perhaps you may say you do not
know how TO reach the great city, where
are thousands of people, and great build
lngs, and stores full of beautiful things
and articles you never saw and never
Will see till you come here. Still YOU
could come. Every day thousands of
people come here, and after we have
told you the way, and who to come with,
or have sent silent, discreet messenger
for you, surely you could come with
him and not be afraid, for all some peo-
pie may say there are dangers along the
road, and it is hard to leave friends.
who soon would follow you, glad-Ohi
so glad TO have rest and to see with
their own eyes beauties heard Of, but
Uever fully realized.
We want some of our little friends to
write and tell us II they would be afraid
10 come here to see US. Then we can
write another chapter on purpose for the
little folks, and try to tell them some
thing they can try to remember.
Walking along, two or three miles
from the Office, we came to a man who
was piltng lot of household goods on
wagon. Beside the wagon were ever
SO many different articles, he seemed
disposed to leave for some one else.
There were old boots and shoes, old
rags old tin ware, old chairs, CHEAP,
rotten and broken, and many old trink-
cts OF no use TO any one. As he was
trying to fasten his load together aud
seemed To need help it was easy to stop
and assist him.
THANK you, sir, very much, - said he,
as ne ilfted his hat TO wipe the perspira-
tiOn from his brow.
You are very welcome, sir. No doubt
you have helped Others who needed
help, and will do so again; so it is a
pleasure to assist you"
True, sir. / always like to lend
helping hand. Many is the bit o. good
one does in that way and is none the
poorer from It."
THAT seems to be i'm accordance with
the religion Of the One who was not un-
derstoOd while on earth but who lives
even after they crucified Him. Are you
moving from here ?"
"Yes, sir. l am going with my fam
lly 70 new house uptown
Accept congratulations on your good
fortunes. Going into a better house
lhan this one, We presume? ?"
Yes sir much better, and in a much
9etVer nelghborhood. am going where
snail not have to work so hard, and TO
Sss ncS as superintendent OF large estab-
lsniheht IN which number OF brother
"oIkmen are employed.D
nat indicates that you have been a
soou workman, and have good recon-
Yes, sir. have. Several man nh
used 70 work down here with ne L..'o
gone up there and have given t.sti,,1o.''s ia
I'D my iaVori and some OF the firm La,:a
oeen down here 10 see my work "a
have offered me a good place y anu
what church do you belong to 9u
mot any, sir. They did not ask r,a
All they seemed TO want was an honest
man, who was good a workman, able 10
understand something Of their plans y
"ATe you not afraid to leave this Sit
uation here, and go there? ?"
mo, sir. There is more room up
there than here. A larger shop. Better
tools and appliances Invented and dis
before ] was called. thtpk the place