The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12

when he left the house he said: Some
thing must be DONE
No sooner had her husband gone thar
Mrs. Stanwood put on her bonnet and
shawl. Her Oldest child was a cir
eleven years old and her youngest four
She asked her neXt-door neighbor if she
would take care of her children till noon.
These children were well known to be
good and quiet and they were taken
cheerfully. Then Mrs. Stanwood locked
up her house and went away. She re-
turned at noon, bringing some dinner
for her children, and then went away
again. She came home in the evening
before her husband, carrying a heavy
basket on her arm.
"Well, Peter" she asked, after her
husband had entered and sat down,
"what luck?''
" Nothing, nothingn' he groaned. 81
made out to get a dinner with an old
chum, but could not find work.
"And where have you looked to-
day?"
"Oh, everywhere. I've been to hun
bred places, but it's the same story in
every place. It's nothing but one eter-
nal no, no, no. I'm sick and tired of it. :"
"And what have you offered to do?"
Why, have even gone so far as to
offer to tend liquor store down the
street,
The wife smiled
"Now what shall we do?n uttered
Peter
CHOW we will eat our supper, and
| then talk the matter OVERT
"Supper? Have you any?"
Plenty of it,
" But you told me you had none"
"Neither had we this morning, but |
have been after work to-day and found
some"
"'Been after work and found some p
| eyes,
| "But hOw-where?n
"Why, first l went to Mrs. Shows.
knew her girl was sick, and hoped she
might have work to be done. Invent to
her and told her my story, and she set
me at work at once doing her washing.
She gave me food to bring home to my
children, and paid me three shillings
when | got through"
"You been washing for our butchers
wife?" said Peter, looking very much
surprised.
"Of course l have, and have thereby
earned enough to keep us in food
through tomorrow at any rate; so to-
morrow you may come home to dinner"
g But how about the rent?'
son, | have seen Mr.. Simpson, told
him Just how we were situated, and Of
fered him my watch in pledge for the
payment of our rent within two months,
with interest on arrearages up to date.
l told him | did the business because
you were away hunting for work"
g So he's got your watch?'
"No, he wouldn't take it, He said
if l would become responsible for the
rent he would let it rest
There, we've got a roof to cover us,
and good food for tomorrow, but what
next? Oh, what a curse these hard
times are:'
:" Don't dooPeir, pess., f----- Ill
not starve. I've got enough engaged
to keep us alive"
All, what is that?'
"Mr. Snow has engaged me to carry
small packages, baskets, bundles and
so forth to his rich customers. He has
had to give up one of his horses"
maria, what do you mean?"
Just what | say. Mr.. Snow came
to dinner; | was there and asked him if
he ever had light articles which he
wished to send around to his customers.
Never mind what he said. He did hap
pen to want Just such work done,
though he had meant to call upon the
| hot lo,nfro tha lot
He promised to give me all the work he
could, and Pm sure to be there in good
season in the morning"
"This is a pretty 90; my wife turned
butchers boy! You will not do any
such thing"
And why not?'
because"
"Say because it will lower me in the
social scale"
"Well, so it WILL
"Then it is more honorable to lie
still and starve, too, than to earn honest
bread by honest work? | tell you, Pc
ter, if you cannot find work | must
We should have been without bread to-
night had l not found work to-day,
You know that all kinds of light, agree
| able business are SelZeu upon ny Inose
VINO have particular friends and en-
gage in them. At such time as this
it is not for us to consider what kind of
work we will do, so long as it is honest.
Oh! give me the liberty of living upon
my own deserts and the independence
to be governed by my own convictions
of right"
"But, my wife, only think, you car
rying about butchers stuff Why,
would sooner do it myself
"If you will 60" said the wife, with
smile, 81 will stay home with the
children"
1t was hard for Peter Stanwood, but
the more he thought upon the matter
the more he saw the justice and right o.
the path into which his wife had thus
led him. Before he went to bed he
promised that he would 60 to thu
butchers in the morning.
And Peter Stanwood went to his new
business Mr.. Snow greeted him warm
2 ly, praised his faithful wife, and thel
= sent him off with two baskets, one to
Mr. Smiths and another to Mr. Dix
all's. The new carrier worked all day
: and when it came night he had earned