Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1884 — Taking Care of a Family. [ARTICLE]

Taking Care of a Family.

"I tell you what it is,” he said, as he begged a little assistance. “It’s pretty tough to see one’s wife and children suffering for bread.” “You look as though you had all you wanted to eat.” “Yes, I have to keep myself in good condition. You see, my wife is obliged to stay at home to take care of the children, and if I should give out, I don’t know wnat they would do. There wouldn’t be anybody to beg. Poverty is a bitter thing, gentlemen.” —New York Sun