The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-04-06
Asntedly. ,"He WAS worth thousands %.

ou tuouSdnus, dm sure. W ucfo ufe
those thousands gone, wonder2 Hang
that clocki How / hate to look at it
/ The very sight Of 1t seems to- stife me
/ What could Uncle Dursnt have done
with bis money? Here are the children
4 home from school. Where's Alice q
i 81 dare say she is with her brothers
and sisters; there scarcely never was 80
good girl, go good daughter as she.'
"You are right, Matty, You are right"
agrees the tailor. 'sAnd that old sinner
who is gone used to admire her 80, too
fused to say he would leave her nice
wedding portion when be died. II
had only known what confounded old
rascal be was ~ i1fds a.fa6 gllIjs e /,
a"Don't repine about it any further,
dear Peter" entrests Matty, tenderly
"let US hope on" ssifs lao4 oa0
"Hope, wife2 What are we to hope
for now' ] feel utterly crushed, hope.
/ lessly miserable Drat that clockl Stop
| it's ticking; Icannot bear to hear it,
"Nonsense1 Here. are. the children
and Alice" ersI III s
Here the door burst open, and four
teen hoys and girls, poorly clad, with
Alice Durant at their head, make their
boisterous appearance. ea si seo3
"0h mother" CRY all the children, as
with one voice, "oh my, amt We all hun
gry" - &
Matte speaks aside, her heart heavy
as lead. .iqa h
Hungry Of course they are. poor
dears, and we haven't q scrap OF food to
give them, or sixpence to buy loaf
of bread with. Oh. what shall ] do =
What can do! Oh, that clock--drat
| it!" g.ai sra gtv :
1 a"What! Have we really q clock
mother ?" cries Alice. Well, it's no
beauty, wherever it has come from.-
Wasn't it Uncle Durantss Isuppose it
has come along With the money be has
left father p m iltaS
Peter groans dolefully, and covers his
face with his hands aats5a 4t
"What's the matter, dear iather-are
you i'll 7" inquiries Alice, going to the
tailor and addressing him with tender
solicitude. "Is 1t q headache 2"
.u,:s mo, iove, % nuarsssns, s .,. ue sus"sss, !,
az reI orsd,a a. ,h., cor can I do neither Rn;ld
inc onshsv;nc that old u.;ser,s Gold rve
not done q stitch of work since bis
death and consequently. we haven't :
s;rnence in the bonse to buv food for
the children, Hang that clock ~ he
Ada shaking bis fist at II. t6
Ian 70 understand then that TN.
ri. 5Dnrant has ieft ma nothing 'n de.
msnds Alice lin 1snrnrise "Oh. mana
snyelr he has not lef, his money to stran.
oers ~ .
emHe b.ei,sft no no,b;no IN ,be world
jo;r,. hn, that uolv cloch There WAS no
/ mor.v n, him to leave. A. least "
conIdn,t and snv in the house. which ws
sssrches from c.,l.r 70 roof We fonnd
a sort of viii in which ha beoueathed
me th.t cnrfonrdod oia c,ock - not.
msn,;on s @ - ~ rnonsr ..s G ,hara u !, y.
\ mns. bsvs bnr;sd HE hoards somevhere
The ha.ry he.ded v;l,a;n snd ,han vbe,
! he hec. mo so in forget an ahont !, ~
Peter here tnrst into tears and N,
,;,tle ~, ones foI,". h;s @ s,smn,e ANN M ,b,n.
thar snucL,os into. the;r a,.s ana roo,
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,ne'r volces WIN one accoru, ara s.an, J,
llks 80 many ma.es. 10 Work' man !
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