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Can any one really approve of giving 50 cents to a man who must have $5.00, trusting that some one else will give the $4.50, and knowing that, to get it, the person in distress must spend not only precious strength and time, but more precious independence and self-respect? . . .
Hoping to change his luck, John cast far out to the very limit of the ten cents' worth of fishing line on his reel and sat, tensely hopeful, for five dragging minutes. Then he jammed the pole into its old resting place between the bent nails. "No use," he exclaimed in disgust to Silvey. Hardly were the words out of his mouth before the reel gave a sharp click of alarm.
At last he drew a little sigh of relief; he needn't think about it any more, for he had no money: he had never owned fifty cents at one time in his life; so the question, after all, would settle itself. No, it wouldn't. Mr. Dewey stood in the door of his market, looking up and down the street.
"At the rate of nine hundred milrays the bushel." "We pay four hundred. What do you pay for a man's tow-linen suit?" "Thirteen cents." "We pay six. What do you pay for a stuff gown for the wife of the laborer or the mechanic?" "We pay eight cents, four mills." "Well, observe the difference: you pay eight cents and four mills, we pay only four cents." I prepared now to sock it to him.
We conclude the bills by giving Manuel's as it stands upon the books: "Contrary to law." British brig "Janson," Capt. Thompson. For Manuel Pereira, Colored Seaman. 1852. To Sheriff of Charleston District. May 15th. To Arrest, $2; Register, $2, $4.00" "Recog., $1.31; Constable, $1, 2.31" "Commitment and Discharge, 1.00" "52 Days' Maintenance of Manuel Pereira, at 30 cents per day, 15.60
I said to Marco and his wife: "Good folk, here is a little trifle for you" handing the miller-guns as if it were a matter of no consequence, though each of them contained fifteen cents in solid cash; and while the poor creatures went to pieces with astonishment and gratitude, I turned to the others and said as calmly as one would ask the time of day: "Well, if we are all ready, I judge the dinner is.
If you can put me in the way of earning, even a few cents a day, at anything I could do outside the work necessary to earn my board here, it would bring me closer to happiness than anything else on earth." "What I suggest is not impossible," said the Harvester softly.
"For a more extended explanation of the principles and aim of our enterprise, and of some of the details of the mode of proceeding, persons interested are referred to a treatise on 'Co-operation and Attractive Industry, published under the auspices of the departed and lamented Horace Greeley, for which send fifty cents to the Tribune, New York, or to either of the subscribers.
"Yes, mother," answered Jimmy, who was deep in a picture which he was copying from one of the drawing-books Paul had bought him. "Where are you going mother?" "To carry back some work, Jimmy. I have got half-a-dozen shirts done, and must return them, and ask for more." "They ought to pay you more than twenty-five cents apiece, mother. How long has it taken you to make them?" "Nearly a week."
Whenever you pay more than 10 cents a cake for soap you buy bad perfumes and labels. But 50 cents is doing very well for a young man in your generation, position and condition. As I said, you're a gentleman. They say it takes three generations to make one. They're off. Money'll do it as slick as soap grease. It's made you one. By hokey! it's almost made one of me.
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