The Purse
A laboring man returns to the wretched attic room that shelters himself and his sick wife after a fruitless search for any work that will save them from starvation. The sick wife's pitiful p... Read allA laboring man returns to the wretched attic room that shelters himself and his sick wife after a fruitless search for any work that will save them from starvation. The sick wife's pitiful pleadings for food drive the despairing husband to resolve that he will get money regardles... Read allA laboring man returns to the wretched attic room that shelters himself and his sick wife after a fruitless search for any work that will save them from starvation. The sick wife's pitiful pleadings for food drive the despairing husband to resolve that he will get money regardless of the means. We see the poor fellow begging from a well-to-do gentleman and his richly ... Read all