The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-01

and she set me IN work at once doing
the washing. She gave me food Ia
bring home for the children, and paid
me three shillings when got through.
You been washing for our butchers
wife! said Peter. looking very much
surprited.
Of course, I have. aud have there
BY earned enough to keep US in fund
through tomorrow, ut any rate. e" to-
morrow you may come home to dinner.
But how about the rent?
Oh, I've seen Mr.. Simpson. told him
just how We were situated. and o6eres'
him my watch as . pledge for the
payment Of our rent within two months
with interest on srrearages tn up dates
told him I did the business because
you were away hunting work.
So he's got your watch!
No: he wouldn't take it. He said
If I would become responsible for the
rent. he would let it rsst.
Then, we've gut Q ra,f to cover Us.
and fond for to-mprrow but shat
next: Oh. what q curse there hard
times are!
Don't despair. Peter. for we shall
not starve. I've got enough engaged
to keep us alive.
All. what IL that!
Mr.. Snow has engaged me to carry
small packages buckets, and e" forth.
to his rich customers
Maria. what do you mean?
Just what I say. Mr.. Snow came
tn dinner. Vas there. and asked him
| IL he ever had light articles which he
wished to send around to his GUS
TONERS. Never mind what he said.
He did happen to want just such work
done. though he had Intended I" call
upon the oilers who l"unged about
the market. He promised {" give me
all the work he could. and I'm to be
there in g,S'd season in the morning.
This is q pretty go. INV wife turned
butchers boy. You will not 10 any
such thing.
Why not!
Because
Saw. because it will lower me in the
social scale.
Well, 50 il will
Then, It j. more honorable to lie
still and starve. too. than tn earn
honest bread By honest work. ] tell
you. Peter. II you cannot find work, ]
must. We should have been without
bread tonight. had I not found work
to day. You know all kinds Of light.
agreeable business are seized upon by
those who have particular friends. and
engage in them. At such time as
this. il is not tor us to consider what
kind Of work We will do. - long Ne it
is honest. q. give me the liberty Of
living upon NV own deserts. and the
independence..to be governed by nv
own convictions Of right.
But nv wife. only think; you
carving about butchers stuff! Why.
I could sooner do it myself!
Ifyou will 90. I will stay at home
with the children. said the wife, with
. smile.
1t was hard for Peter Stanwood. hut
the more he thought upon the matter.
the more he saw the Justice and right
If the path into which his wife had
thus led him. Before he went To bed.
he promised that he would 60 to the
butchers in the morning.
And Peter Stanwood went tO his
new business. Mr.. Snow greeted him
warmly. praised his faithful wife. and
then cent him Of with two baskets.
one to Mr.. Smiths and the other to
Mr.. Drixall's. The new carrier work.
ed all day. and at night. he had
earned ninety-seven cents. 1t had
been . day Of trials. but ND one
sneered ut him. and al Of his nc
quaintances whom he met greeted
him the same as usual. lie was far
happier now than he Was when he
went home the night before, for now
he was independent.
On the next day. he earned over a
dollar, and thus he continued To work
for . week. st the end Of which he
had Eve dollars add seventy-6ve cents
in his pocket, besides having paid for
all the fond Of his family, save come
few pieces Mr.. Snow had given them.
Saturday evening he met Mark Leeds
another binder. who hal beeu dis
charged with himself. Leeds koked
carewOsn and rusty.
How goes it? asked Peter.
Don't ask me. gr"aned Mark. my
family are half starved.
But can't you 6ud anything to do!
Nothing.
Have you tried?
Everywhere: but it is no use. il
have pawned al my clothes. ave
these have On. I've been to the |
bindery tn day. and what do You sup
pose he offered me?
What was il!
Why. he offered to let me do his |
hand-carting! He has just turned OF
his man for drunkenness. and offered |
me the place. Tho old curmudgeon.
| had . great mind to pitch him into
the hand cart, and run him 10 the
If I had been in your place, I
should have taken up With the ODER.
Mark mentioned the name Of the
lame individual again.
Why, resumed Peter, I have been
doing the work Of . butchers boy for
! week.
Mark was incredulous. but bis
convinced him. and separ.
ated. one going homo happy and coo-
tented, aud the other going away from
home. to end some sort Of excitement
10 which to drown his misery.
()ne dav Peter had n bosket off