Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-09-30

" S'oNn' SOi1t-GO ulUUp, won yOu!-
We can be home by tea-timc.'
:" don't care if | do" replied Rivers
81 want little recreation badly"
A thought OF the expense or whether he
could afford it mover crossed his mind.
Al TOUR he was on board the steamboat,
after having spent shilling for cigars, which
we're shared with his neighbor.
"Come, let's have glass Of lemonade,'
he SAID, shortly after they were on board
The steamboat and the two men went to
the bar and each drank cool glass of lem.
onade, for which Rivers settled. Shortly
afterwards the fare was called for. 1t was
only twenty-five cents.
Cheap enough" remarked Rivers.
Yes, cheap as dirt. No wonder the
boat is crowded"
Twelve and a half cents more were spent
by Rivers for an ice cream before he re-
turned from the excursion. He could az
ford this very well.
On arriving in the city, between seven
and eight O'Clock in the evening, 1t occur
red 10 him that, as long as he had been
enjoying himself so well, that he ought 10
take something home for his family that was
n little nice. While wondering what this
should be, he passed fruit shop, in the
window of which was q large display Of
oranges.
"Il take dozen oranges home-,hat
will do," he said.
And so he went in and got dozen oran.
ges, for which he paid thirty seven and a
half cents and bought, besides a fps
worth o! tobacco.
The extra spendings Of Mr.. Rivers, who
| con n otf',rI To tako
for that day, just one dollar and twenty
cents, or at the rate Of three hundred and
sixty dollars year! And yet Mr.. Rivers
thought himself very econom cal man, and
took merit to himself for saving on news
papers and magazines.
On the next day, Mr.. Rivers felt as il he
needed a little exercise-he was so closely
confined in his store-and as 1t was dull, he
could as easily be spared as not. So he
hired horse and suky for dollar and q
half, and took pleasant ride TO himself
Previously to his riding out, he spent a
shilling in mineral water. During the ride,
he paid TO gate keepers, stable boys at tav-
ems where lie stopped for lemonade, and
for what he drank and smoked, just thirty.
eight cents. Ten cents in cakes for the
children, laid out 10 satisfy The rather un.
pleasant sensation he felt at the idea Of
having INDUCED himself in ride while his
family remained at home, CONF leted this
days extra expense OF the man who could
not afford to take a periodical: the whole
amount was just two dollars.
On the day succeeding o this, fifty cents
we're spent IN little sell lndulgences; on the
next, twenty five cents, and on the day after,
nearly a dollar. And so it went on, day al.
ter, day and week after week, while Mary
continued TO borrow from Jane Tompkins
her magazines, newspapers and books.
One day, shortly after the magazines for
the month had been announced, Mary cal.
table lay Cooley" and several other maya
zines.
"How much do envy you!" she said
'What would no, give if my father would
take the magazines tor me as yours does for
you but he always says that he can't a.
lord it,"
Then Mary turned over magazine after
magazine, examining and admlreing the
beautiful engrav,ngs. When she was going
away, she said--"Are you done with the
Lady's Book yel2'
Jane looked slightly confused as she re
piled" I've read it, Mary, but papa hasn't
done with it yet"
" NJ matter Graham or the 'Naion
al will do"
"rm sorry, Mary" and the color rose to
James face, F." but can't lei you have eth
err Of them. The fact is, Mary, to tell you
the plain truth, papa has objected for good
while to my lending my periodicals and lit.
erary ne wspapers, aud now positively for
bids my dong so. But you can come and
see me, May and read them here. | shall
be glad to have you. But need no, say
lhal-you know ! wish papa wasn't SC
particular but he is lttlle curious about
some things"
Mary felt hurt, not with Jane, bu, at the
fact She went home feeling badly.
"Your friend Miss Rivers didn't get he'
usual supply OF reading," said Mr.. Temp
kins to his daughter, shortly after Mary hac
lett the house.
"No, and was sorry for her," replied
Jane. "She seemed hurt aud mortified
when told her that conld not lend them
I'm sure, papa, it wouldn't have hurt US a
all, and would have been such u gratlfica
ton TO her,"
"I.et her father subscribe for them, as
do. He is just as able"
But he thinks he can't afford it, anc
now"
thinks he can't afford it, indeed!' sale
Mr.. Tompkins. "A man who spends tw'
or three hundred dollars year in seli'nduI
gences of one kind and another, talking
hon, n at he,n0 a hls tn oflnrd mapaZines an,