The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-06-06

The honeymoon passed amid sue
cession of parties and other enIertain'
ments and not until the excitement oI
/ this mode of life had subsidized, and Meri-
vale with his wife had settled down in
quiet. did the young husband think Of
looking at his accOunt-book. How was
he astonished at the enormous outlaws,
so far exceeding the mos, liberal of his
calculations Like most young house
keepers he had supposed that the increas-
ed house-rcnt was the only additional eX.
pense TO which he would be subject; hui
| he found that every other necessary dis
hursemcni had increased in the same ra,
tio-lhere was more company, the enter
lanment had to be better; in thousand
ways, indeed, money had been laid cut,
Of which he had never thought. Meri-
vale was frightened. He saw his income
would not be more than sufficient TO meet
two-lhrds of his OUTLAWS. But he dis
liked, SO soon alter marriage, speaking Ia
Ellen on the necessity Of economy He
resolved first TO sec what he could DO in
the work of retrcnchment; and, by way
Of beginning, he gave up the contempla-
ted purchase Of gig and horse, and made
up his mind to visit his patients on foot.
This would be very laliguing, but there
was no help for it,
My DEAR said his wife, few months
after marriage, Agnes Biddle is going To
be married. and as she was one of my
bridesmaids, | should like to give her a
party. Don't you think it would be no
more than righi!
Indeed, my dear, | can't say said
Mervale. hesi,aiingly.
It's the custom, you know
Il believe it is, said Merivale, and
though he wished, he could not muster
courage to tell his wife he could not az
ford the expensc.-'Ccrtainly, my dear,
we must give Agnes party
Il knew you would say so and now
will go and see Agnes
Merivalc heard no more of the party
until the next week. In the mean time
Agnes had been married.
i think shall send out, tomorrow
the invitations for Agnes's party said
his wire.-I thought Tuesday evening
would answer best: would have pre-
ierred Monday, but, you know, ii is so
difficult to get the ice-creams and other
refreshments on tina. day. Will Tues
day suit you?'
'Oh yes-quie as well as any other
day. But how many have you invited ?
i have about eighty on my list
'Elgh,yr calculated Merivale; and
then he added, with hesitation, why,
my love, is it necessary to have so large
a company'
Ellen saw her husband did not like it,
d she answered with some embarrass,
ment:
You know Agnes gave us very large
party, and it would look mean for us lc
return it with a small one. Besides,
have so many acquanlances. don't sec
how could ask less. expected at leas
hundred, for there are, no Goubt, some
persons you may wish to ask, whom
have not thought Of
We'll, WE'LL said Merivale, Impatient
", 'Iet us have them all and be done
with il.-But after this, Ellen, we mus
have no more parties Till we ge, richer
This was the first time her husband
had spoken to her thus, and she ponder
ed it long and deeply. She could scarce
~ keep from tears, and she resolved Il
be Gerry economical, so as TO make up 70
the expense Of the party. She was ever
on the pon, Of renouncing it altogether
for she had not yet spoken to Agnes OF
the subject, but when she reflected how
mean she would be considered by ,hei
acquaintance, she had not the hear! 10 dr
this.-So the party went on; and every
one pronounced it most brilliant affair
The rooms were said to be ust full
enough; without being too crowded: tn,
only thing missing was champagne; bu
this expensive and unnecessary arlicl,
Merivale had insisted on emitting, ant
his wife had consented, glad Of any op
portuaity to conclliale him.
Ellen carried out her design Of bcin!
economical. She told her mother he
difficulties, and Mrs. Simpson had doz
en- methods to suggest by which penn,
might be saved.
You can economize deal yet in III,
table. Dear me, how oullandishly ex
pensige you are in your pastry. Now
there's lemon pies--did you ever max
my Mrs Siewari LEI me into tie go