The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-01-22


Of comfort more Than I'll The rest.
"Ahd Ill the ehIld'en sEe well dressed
lhoughl EdzsId. They returned 10 Ih.
room. Edsssd had already nonced. wIIl
come surprise. . handsome bookcase
and he now sent mp 10 u 10 examine ID
eOhlenls. He exported lo fad lille BE-
sides shilling literature. The collection
/ rsosed 10 be not very extensive. buI q
lar 30 IL went, was eomposed Of the stan
dsrd works of English, American. ant
French lI1erslure. IN the best sdIlions
and nsally bound.
This appears To be Ealusbls e"llee
iion."
"Too valuable, perhaps. for my means
Bot this il my bessIiIne weakness. an
an epicure in books. aud ran no more
enjoy favorIte book misersb'y got up
Than On aldfrnan can enjoy fayOriie dist
niseIably crooked"
81 commend your taste. but il mus
have cost you cons dsrsble 10 Crafty IT,
"Why. if had been told The SUN TO-
ial Of The cost Of such collection Al first
| brlieve might have been little alarm
ed; however. IL has bern made 90 grsJu'
ally, that have hardly been aware Of the
exrense."
Tea was now announced. There had
been no time for extraordinary prepsra.
ii'n, yet the table was furnished with
pleaiy and elegance, al Z ward enjoyed
the repasl far more than his last night:
expensive riot. Alter tea, the conyersa.
sion became general. Edward happened
TO speak ef the lsts 0rslorio. but q mo,
ment alter secretly blamed himself for al.
luding 10 an entertainment he could mol
suppose they were acquainted Nth. He
found, however, in The course Of CONVEX.
sation, that they were familiar with all
The higher order Of pubic amusement..
BY some occasional prsIile with the chill
dren, he ppretived that they were pretty
we'll educated. lie inquired what school
they attended, and found It vas one tina,
not only bore high reputation, but char
ged high price.
As he rase 10 take his leave, he thank.
fully accepted The invitation to repeat his
visit. His friend, an lighting him down.
observed an air Of deep abstraction on his
face; end as they stood in the door, asked
HIM if bis headache was still trouble.
some.
"Oh no. il is entirely jissips,ed! BY
the BY. excuse me for asking-have you
any source Of income beyond the count.
ing-house
"Not far.hing. May know why
you ask :"
81 will tell you tomorrow, after count.
ing hours. What an inexplicable prob.
lemw
CHAPTER II.
/. The next day the friends remained in
the counting-house after The usual hour Of
closing, FIR The purpose OF convers atom.
81 have been thinking" said George,
"of your inquiry last evening. aud incline
to suppose from j. you had some idea Of
suggesting an increase oil nv salary.
am sensible OF the kindness Of your inten-
lion, but have no doubt The firm will do
what is right al a proper time. without
any hint, and | am very well conten,ed
already"
Edward heard him out. with q smile,
and shaking his head. replied:
"You give me too much credit for
good intentions. The object Of my in-
curry was merely in expectation of So
luton to problem; bu, your answer on
ly made il more MITIGATE"
"Cannot | assis, you! | have dipped
a little in Euclld."
Il believe you can, without the help
Of algebra or geometry: and have to re-
ques. you will. for | am fairly at non
plus"
"Well, | will see what can do" said
George. taking up slate and pencil.
"In the fret place." said Edward. 81
understand that you have no source Of in
come beyond your salary If s,x hundred
9 year; ou,of winch you paw pretty good
rent, so far as | can judge from your &C.
commedahons."
"0nly hundred and fifty."
"And that leaves just four hundred and
fifty for all your other expenses. You
have wife and three children to provide
for. Your house is well furnished. your
family are well dressed, your table is well
provided. Your children are well educa-
ted. You do not appear 10 deny yourself
any rational and elegant amusement, aud
10 one respect you even indulge in lux
ury Of taste. Nay, you have been able
to ob!ige me with considerable loan, and
to wait patiently for its return. Il not
this all hue?" --%
81 thankfully sdmi. It,"
"On The other hand, have no one 10
provide for bu, myself. and my salary is a
thousand a year. We, somehow am con-
,inually getting in embarrassment. fud
nothing saved al The years end. and on
looking back do no, find that have real-
ized more enjoyment, nor as much as YOU
appear TO have experienced. Your six
hundred appears to be worth more than
my thousand-there is the problem"
a a