Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-12-26


sary, and let US live according to our
means.
Sell your beautiful karni,ure. Mary! ]
cannot think Of it. replied her husband.
1t does not require much thought, said
Mary cheerlully. therefore let it be done
At once.
Before a month had passed, the furni.
ture was sold and the house vacated.
CHAPTER ".
FASHIONABLE GOSSIP
Well, our neighbors. the Smiths. turned
out pretty small. said Mrs. Prim to her
friend. Mrs. Pry.
So | heard. said Mrs. Pry. seen their
furniture advertised at auction-ihought
| should drop in At the sale.
My husband began to suspect them
some time ago. said Mrs Pri,n. He said
| might as well give up the acquaintance
did mt think they were much any how
You don't say 50. CALCULATED Mrs Pry
Well. | thought as much! for | heard Mrs.
SimPkins say that they had been living
on you these three months past-and be-
sides, heard their grocer say they owed
him hundred dollars-and their cook
told our chambermaid she could mt get her
wages any how.
dare say, replied Mrs. Prim; cxpec-
ted as much, they made such q dash at
first.
| Really, said Mrs. H. to her husband.
| feel sorry for the poor Smiths. Ii must
have come hard with them to sell their
elegant furniture.
| Smith is a mean, inefficient fellow, re-
piled Mr.. II. have had some dealing
with him. don't believe in peoples not
paying their honest debts.
But if they have no money, said Mrs
II.
They have no business to be without it,
said Mr.. II. with his usual sagacity-
People ought to know how to live. A
man that don't pay his debts is mean
fellow. liked Smith when he first came
he seemed very clever fellow-but
found out his mean streaks. Fact, he was
too mean to buy his own tobacco--bor-
rowed of his friend-I found him out
And his wife is after the same sort,
reckon-bad managers.
| always liked her, said Mrs. II. but
possibly . may have i. beer deceived.
Really, what dowdy looking person
Mrs. Smith is, said Mrs. P-,o Miss
Carpenter; she really looks so ridiculous
One would hardly think she ever lived
: among decent people.
: | can't agree with you, said Miss Car
penter, and if you knew her as we'll as
do, you would not doubt that she was ,
; true lady.
, Oh, you are always finding out people,
good qualities, said Mrs. p. You ar,
welcome to your opinion-you will fint
precious few to agree with you. tn,
. general opinion is, that Mr.. Smith is
mean fellow--living on his credit, or o.
his friends.
Miss Carpenter knew that it was use
less to attempt to convince Mrs. p. tina
, the general opinion might be wrong
, There are some minds so inherently it'll,
. that they cannot take in any large ide,
/ 1t brushes them at once. But Mrs. p
, was right in her statement of what tn,
general opinion was with regard to tn,
Smiths. The very children who, tw,
, years ago, in their pretty and tasteful 1t
tire, had been perfect little darlings, wer,
vCSy OhNAuoIy SuuAICu uOWS Ia lUclt VI
, calicoes. When parents are un9enteel
their children must be very ordinary, ant
there is nothing so nngenteel ~ poverty
A GLIMPSE OF REAL HAPPINESS TO Bl
v FOUND IN OBSCURITY.
1t was decided by Mrs. Smith that the
had better board for time, and accor
nvI1
widow McLane. in an objectionable PAL
+. Of the city. Having actually lost position
I in society, they thought best to improv
e the advantages Of poverty, and live in tn
: happy obscurity into which they had bee
5 allowed to pass SO quietly. The Maya
s zine began to look up little, and ful
e nished small income they contrived I
r pay their board weekly for sometime
;. but the means being wanting. the boar
i bill had run up to month. Mrs. Nolan
. began to be very distant Mrs. Smis
Perceited it-but she had no place6o I
, effer, except her assurances that the mo
ney should be paid as soon rs obtained
J., Mrs. McLane grew more icy, and the sci
J. wants became very insolent and neg1ectiu
a of duty. Mrs. Smith would not tell he
husband; she knew it would irritate him
she had learned to bear al these things a
: matter of course, as the evil consequen
!, upon their condition in life. She va
quite as,onished one day by the en,ranc
Of Mrs. McLane, who came to announc
. a visitor wishing TO look at her rooms
!, Let her come in, said Mrs. Smith, pleas
antly-and the lady decided to take then
at once.
: You wish US to leave, am to under
stand, said she TO Mrs. McLane, whe
the lady was gone.
Yes do, said Mrs McLane-f can
= NOT afford to board people for nothing
4 friend Of mine. warned me to look on
: when ] took you, or shouldn't get m
pay.
Very friendly advice, Mrs. McLane-