The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-06-11
OTTAWA ILLINOIS, MONDAY JUNE II, 1919

the effort it required 10 keep up appcaran-
ces. Spring with its soft airs and sunny
skies, brought back, III beautiful colors, her
carly home, aud She longed for ireedom.--
Among all her acqndlntances, she knew not
that she had one real Griend-one who low
ed her for her own sake. She felt that she
was not living a true lite, and she longed Tor
"A change. She thought she would IKE to
take her children into the country Tor the
Nmmer-aud into the country She vent
Mr.. Smith remained IN town 10 wait Tor an
opening. II came at last. new maya
zine wax started by an association oil gen
tlemen. and he was offered an inducement
TO write for it. He was quite elated aud
wrote encouragintlly 10 his wife OF his pros
poets.
The summer passed quickly away, aud
the middle OF autumn found The young coup
lie once more established IN lAeir house in
town.
wonder why our friends are 50 back
ward ia calling, said Mary to her husband.
We have been here now four weeks and no
one called except Miss Carpenter. / sup
pose it is generally known that have re-
turned. | wonder why II is?
You will learn after time, said Mr..
Smith, to wonder at nothing.
Perhaps so, replied Mary, 1t is of very
little Consequence, however, whether peo-
call sooner or later. BY the way how does
the .,agazine flourish. you havn't spoken
Of il tor some time.
Pshaw, replied Mr. Smith, petulantly
don't speak OF it unless you wish to drive
rnc mad.-Nothing pays here but pork and
sausage. This 10 NJ. the place for man ia
live by his wits.
Then il does not prove profitable ailair:
continued Mary, interrogallvely.
hook at this; and this, and this. said Mr..
Smith, pulling several bills from his peck
t.book, these viii duiet all your wonder,
and save all your questions. lie is one
quarters rent due Mr.. Prim-herc is one
grocer's bill--here iS--but no matter. You
don'texpect people viii go out OF their way
to show their good will 10 their debtors, dc
you?
Let US pay the bills at once, then, Thco-
dore, and avoid running in debt for the iu-
ture, said Mary.
That's all very well; but where's the
money to come from? and how are we to
live? To DC sure it isn't very important
that we should live at all; but think
, should prefer Il natural death TO starVa-
ton.
We can manage TO live on very little, re-
piled Mary, or much less than we now do
It's as easy to pay large debts as small
ones, replied her husband, when you have
nothing TO pay with.
Listen to me, Theodore, replied Mary,
don't know whether YOU are il earnest oi
DOT. II you are it is time We should advise
some better plan Of lie. II you are salts
fed that II is quite useless 10 keep up APP
pearauces any longer, let us try 10 live ra-
tionally. II will not trouble YOU III the least
to know tha. We are poor but ! cannot
bear a state Of uncertainty.
And it would not trouble you in the least
to lose all your friends aud acgHainlencrs,
said her husband.
\ true friend would never desert us on
account Of our poverty aud ~ to mere ac'
quaintanccs, | care little about them, replied
, Mary. Now tel! me, beg you, the true
state Of affairs, and ny 10 think 4 woman
Wit is worth something.
, lou are a dear creature, Mary, and
love you with all my heart God knows
would have spared You every anxiety and
pain-l would have made any sacrifice tC
promote your happiness. But you have
made an unfortunate choice Mary, in link-
IN your fortunes with such Scape- grace
as am. Ny uucle--curSeS-
, Stop, stop, Theodore, interrupted his
wife; remember now how much you DC
owe to his kindness.
4 doubtful kindness, REPLIED Theodore
sadly.-1u bring young man IN without
, a Knowledge OF business, and ia eXpecIa.
( ton Of a fortune, aid then cut him without
shilling because he dared to have a viii
# l. il nd ba only 4 a hf
ever loved. He may have intended we'll
! tut his past kindness as you term III. has
proved a curse Instead ola blessing. | be.
, levc ii l should think OF these things il
would make a very devil Of me. am har'
, raised to death. People begin to think
their assurance Of regard Will be taken II
carncst--ihat they Shon,d be called upon &c
, pay a dear price Tor their friendship.
, have not borrowed money yct-not a sous
And you must not, Theodore. BE guided
Ivy me, my Gear husband. Give up this
house. it is too large for us-->ell all the far.
ui,ure that Is not absolutely necessary, and
let Us live according to our means.
Sell our beautiful furniture Mary. can
not think OF it.
1t does not require much thought, sad
Mary chcenully, therefore let It be done al
once.
Before month had passed the furniture
was sold and the house vacated.
CHAPTER ".
rASHIoNABLE GOSSIP
Well our nechborS, the Smiths, turned
out pretty smail, said Mrs. PrIm to hei
friend Mrs. pry. ...
SO heard Mrs. pry. seen their iurni'
,ure advertised at auctlou-thonght should
drop IN 4, the sale.
My husband began to suspect them some
time ago, said Mis-. Prim. He said might
as we'll give up the cquantance-didn,'
think they were much any how. You don't
say so, eJaculated Mrs. Pry. Well Thought
as much for | heard Mrs. Simpkins say
that they had been living nyou these three
months past; and besides heard their gro
Ger say they owed him a hundred dollars
aud their cook told our chambernaid she
couldn't &c, her wages any how.
dare say, replied Mrs Pr'm; l expect
ed as much, they made such dash Al
first.
Really said Mrs. II. to her husband, | fee
sorry for poor smiths. 1t must have come
hard TO them TO sell their elegant iurni'
turr.
Smith Is mean inefficient follow, replied