Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-12-26
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EAE the man as he stood in the
door of a fourth floor room
and looked into the face
OF woman whose cheeks had grown
white as she heard his step on the
landing.
"Pm sorry, sir, but"
Same old story, is it?"
Eve had to tell you for the last two
months-thatI was out of work and
couldn't pay my rent That was bad
enough, but now my Tom is out of
work too. He's there on the bed, sir,
and the doctor says it's touch of
pneumonia"
You owe two months back rent"
he said, as he inspected the poor, old
furniture and wondered if it would
pay to attach it.
Eyes, sir, but if you'll only have a
aittle patience we'll pay you"
patience won't pay taxes nor make
repairs. I'll give you the day to pack
your traps"
"But where will l go?"
"Beat some other landlord out of
two months rent"
Il haven't a shilling in the house
and there lies my sick boy! Give me a
week, anyhow. It will be the death of
Tom to be carried out It's too cold in
the room here, but I've only little
COAX and have to use it more carefully
than you do gold"
"You can talk to the constables
when they come; Pm sick and tired Of
hearing these yarns"
Before the week is out I may find
work. If Tom was we'll wouldn't say
a word, but don't set US out with him
so badly of that the doctor"
Talk to the consta bles!" shouted
the man as h. turned to 60
But, sir, if you would only let US
stay another week I'm sure you
wouldn't lose ~ it. There's such a
thing as the Lord raising up friend
for the widow and the fatherless just
as they are ready t. give up"
Cant stop-talk to TIE COASTAL BILE
two months back rent or out you CO."
That was the way tho year opened
for Widow Flint and hur boy Tom.
It WAS hard times all around. Plenty
Of energetic, slzillful mechanics were
out of work and behind in their rent,
and dealers and manufacturers who
generally had plenty Of work to give
out were holding back to watch the
business outlook. Tom might have
kept his place at three dollars per
weelz i'll the box factory, but the want
of proper food and clothing had made
him susceptible to exposure anG
brought him low. There wasn't money
enough in the house to get the doc
tors prescription filed ct drug store,
and it was well that the boys fever
,blunted his appetite, as a loaf of bread
was the only palatable thing in the
Rouse. Neighbors! Yes, plenty of
them. There were forty families
under that roof, but most of them had
little else but bread. When poverty
begins to hunger their poverty is self
'ish
1t makes people selfish to herd them
together. The sight of each others
restitution blunts all sentiment.
"But-He's like the mayor, amt he
never noticing anybody but well-off
folks"
'"fom, the Lord looks down upon us
all-the poor as well as the rich. We
are al in His keeping Don't doubt
His goodness. It's hard work to be
sick and freezing and hungering, but
if it's our burden to bear we must do
IL. You must have medicine, Tom. I'm
going out to soc if / can pawn nv
shawl
And then you can't go out to look
for work"
But it may save you"
She went out and walked about for
al hour, but paw1brokers and second
hand clothing dealers were taking
holiday with tue rest of the world.
She finally entered q drug store, and
asked Of the urbane proprietor, who