Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-27
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"Not unless you call it annoyance
for q man to discover that he has
been acting unwisely and without
due consideration when he really
supposed he was doing very wise
thing"
"Is that your case, my dear p
said Mrs. Livingston, in a tone in
which wifely sympathy and woman
ly anxiety were about equally blend
ed. ,.
"Precisely."
"Please explain yourself
"You remember the plans for re-
trenchment three weeks ago?"
81 do; and it was only yesterday
that you were decanting on the
wisdom of the proceeding of that
evening"
"That is true; but / have learn
ed since that this wisdom was folly
not to call it by harder name
But | will tell you what has open
ed my eyes. You remember what
| said about the poor fellow whom
l assisted yesterday! This morn.
ing l mentioned the circumstance
to my friend, Mr. Chase, as we were
speaking of the hard times and the
sufferings of the poor. To my sur
prise, he exclaimed earnestly: q
would not have given the fellow q
cent
""Why not p inquire. 'Out Of
work, with six children to feed
is he not an object of charity 2
"'No, the same fellow came to me
with the same story week ago.
pitied him of course, and offered
him work at low wages until he
could do better. But he scornfully
rejected the proposal. No, such o
man / do not wish to help. There
are hundreds who would gratefully
accept of even moderate wages. !
made him the best offer / could
afford, and it would have kept his
family from absolute suffering until
the times are better
"'If / had known the fact you
have stated, / would have kept my
money for more deserving Objects
/ replied" t.
"Myplan," continued Mr.. Chase,
SIS to give employment to as many
as possible these hard times. I be-
lieve it is the most benevolent in
vestment of money; it viii secure
us from becoming the. dupes of
those who make the hard times an
excuse for, idleness and riotous
gatherings
"T suspect you are right | said
gravely and thoughtfully, for new
light was breaking over my mind.
"IIalf an hour after Mr.. Chase
left the store, his brother in law,
Mr.. Mills, came in.
"'Are you in want of female
domestic ?? he inquired.
81 am not i replied, but why
do you ask 2
al met with a case Of suffering
yesterday that touched my symya-
thies. A poor girl, of neat and
modest appearance come into my
store to enquire if | did not wish to
hire her. On my replying in the
negative, she eagerly inquired if ]
did not know of some one who
wanted to hire. On again receiv-
ing a negative, the tears run down
her pale, thin cheaks, for very pale
and thin they were, and she turned
away with dispairing ejaculation
which went to my heart. called
her back and made inquiries into
her circumstances. IL was sors
rowfull tale. Her father fell from
the roof of house three months
ago, and was SO injured that he ha'
not left his bed since. She had two
brothers and a sister, all too young
to earn anything. Her mother hat
taken in sewing for the shops, ant
she had gone out to service ant
and they had managed to keep wan
from the door. But had been on
Of a place for three weeks, he
mother could get no sewing am
they are starving. This last state
ment was corroborated by her owl
cadaverous appearance. Isent he