The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-15
Out of Work.
A STORY WITH A GOOD MORAL.

"It's no use, Maria I've tried every
where"
But you are not going to give it W
yet, Peter 2"
"Give it up How can help it? In
four days have been to every book
bindery in the city, and not bit OF work
can | find"
"Have you tried anything else p
"What else can | try2"
Anything you can do
"Yes. I've tried other things. I've
been to more than a dozen of my old
friends and offered to help them"
"And what did you mean to do fol
them p
II offered either to post their accounts
make out their bills, or attend to their
counters"
Mrs. Stanwood smiled as her husband
spoke thus
what makes you smile p he asked.
ITO think that you would have imag
ined that you would find work in such {
place. But how is Mark Leeds,7'
"He's worse off than | am"
"How 80 p
"He hasn't mouthful in his house t
eat."
A shudder crept over his wife's franz
now
"Why do you tremble, wife ?"
Because, when we shall have eatel
our breakfast tomorrow morning W
shall have nothing"
"What !" cried Peter Stanwood, hal
starting from his chair, "do you mea
that ?"
Il do
But our -four 2
'All gone. baked the last this after
noon.'
But We have pork 2
You ate the last this nosn.'
Then We must starve.' groaned th
stricken man, starting rapidly across tn
roop
Peter Stanwood was u book binder b
trade, aud had been out Of employmer
about month. He was one of tho:
who generally calculate to keep abor
square with the world, and who considt
themselves particularly fortunate if the
keep out of debt. He was nearly thirt
years Of age, and had three children
provide for, besides himself and wifi
and this, together with his house.ren
was heavy draught upon his purs
even when work was plenty but no
there was nothing.
Maria, said he, stopping and gaziI
his wife in the face, we must starve.
have not penny in the world
But do not despair, Peter. Try aga
tomorrow for work You may &c
/ something to do Anything that is ho
est aud honorable. Should you make b
! shilling day, We could manage
live.
But our house rent p
Trust me for that The landlord shi
not turn us out. If you will epga
something to do. will see that We ha
house ROOM
Il will make one more trial. mutter
n Peter, despairingly.
6 But you must 60 prepared to do an
thing
Anything reasonable, Maria.
What do you call reasonable ?
Why, anything decent
She felt inclined to smile, but the m
ter was too serious for that, and clio
passed over her face. She knew her h
& bands disposition, and she felt sure Il
es he would find no work. She knew Il
IL he would look for some kind of w
that would not lower him 10 tho soc
scale, as he had at once expressed
However, she knew it would be Of no
to say anything to him aow, and SO
let the matter pass.
,d On the following morning the last
hs OF food 10 the house was put on the tai
es Stanwood could hardly realize that
It. was penniless apd without food.
RS years no had been gay, thoughtless I
,r, Fortunate, making the most Of the pl
y, ent, forgetting the past, aud letting
M hy future take care of itself. Yet the tr
on was naked and clear, and when he
H. the house he said
" Something must be done !
-ay No sooner had her husband gone I
Its Mrs. Stanwood put on her bonnet
ant shawl. Her Oldest child was girl e
IT. en- years Of age. and her youngest f
M the She asked her next door neighbor if
v" would take care of her children u
noon. These children were we'll kn
- to be good and quiet, and they were
ken oheerfully. Then Mrs. Stanw
- locked up her house and went away.
IL returned at noon, bringing some dil
a, to her children. and then went q
ly, again. She came home in the eve
hafora her husband carrYInR a BIZ