Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-28
From Goj,y's Lady's Book for octobsf.
CANT AFFORD 1T"


Cans ufofd g. Too many mouths to
fecd-too many backs to cover 1ts lux
ury should very much like 10 iudulg, N
no-man fondcr Of reading than am--bul
can't lforl It, SIR
lis only three dollars year. Less
tha1 s.xp"nec n week
Il know. Uattntecd,llsrs q yea UiN
buy halt barrel Of nonr md give my fIm
ily bread iora month. rs ofno use to talk
NY friend | know exactly my own abili-
", aud know that cant afford to take the
magazine
Aud thus Mr. Rivers closed the matter,
with persrveuny 'canvassor, who was
indusrously trying to add to the subscrp p
ton list Of certain popular magazine
i think YOU might have taken It, papa
SAID Mary Rivers, greatly Disappointed 4
never see magazine or II newspaper unless
borrow from Jane rompkins and know
her father stumb-s at her lending them
might DO rrrn, many thugs, child, II
was made OF money, which am very sot.
~ to say IS not the case returned Mr. R,y
ors. TT | could afford IT, | would take all
tho magazines aud newspapers in the coun.
u " JbN eHl hlI ~ titA fll'lH tf III iAN'tl
And thus ending il, Mr. Rivers turned
wny from his Disappointed daughter, and
LEI, the house.
Mary Rivers was extremely fond OF read.
ing aud had dozcns Of times begged her
father 10 take 'Godeys or some Of the 9th
or magazines or papers but his uniform an
swer was, 4 can't afford il = 81 she WIS r3t.
ccd TO borrow from Jane Tompkiu., whose
laihef suhsc ubcd for halfu dozen magazine.
and newspapers, md thought the money
D well laid out. To have to borrow she
thought bad enough, but the worst Of the
matter was, no soouer did she bring mag
, azlne or newspaper into the house III 40 it
e was caught up by oae hungry member uf-
ter another always including her father, and
- us contents dryourcd bv each, md tn, often
before she could get a chance 10 read half u
dozen Tagcs or columns The newspaper
or magiz,nc, whichever il nigh, be. never
, passed through the entire flm'ly Of NJ Riy.
q rrs wshout being considerably The worsf
n for woar TIE papers were smiled, rumplcJ
y The lulds worn through or torn, while the
' magazines were sent home often sally dis
e figured All this to Mary was very morti-
u fyinp; and often prevented her from asking
u 10 borrow the new numbers Of the maya
- z,u-s, although tousc her own words, some
a tunes, she was dyrag 10 see thon.'
e Il was warm day in Juiv. and Nr Riv,
3, IS, Who had, about SIX months b"iurr JONI
V 81 The r.lap.r rance society. mil very dry as
e he Nolkcd along lhcs,recl. BeGra signing
" the p'rlgr, be would have qurnchrd sim.
:, ,llr state Of thirst with 40 iced punch or 4
+. min, juhp. Now he merely stepped into
v druggists and called for glass of minefu
If water, Tor which he p'id his ftp, thinking
IS !. be thought nj all about the expense, Ina
: IT was the mer's, tti1" in the word Ar
re hour afterwards he iodulg ed ia a luxury o
e couple OF oranges ut four cents each hlci
!, tempted him as he passed fruit stall
+, Rivers, sand a ne,ghbor, stepping inl'
IA bi, sloro aGrr inter dinner, rs terrible hot
10 md as there is nothing doing, I've made Ul
ol nv mind to takea hule excursion down lh'
y riv,r 10 the steamboat that leaves nj iou
D. o'clock Come, 60 along won't you1 W,
" can be o, home by Tea time
= i don't care il | d., replied Rivers,
y want hale recreation. badly
10 A thought Of the expense, or whether h,
10 conld afford it, never crossed his mind
VI Al four he was on bnard the steamboat
aiter having spent shilling for cigars
u - hich were shared with his ncighbor
Come. lets have d glass Of LEMONADE h
. said, shortly hher they were on board IN
2, steamboat, and The two men went o the bl
N mad each d,nnk cool glass OF lemonade
% or which Rirors settled Shorty after III
b, mr." nas called TO-. II was only twenty
i've c,D's.
'e cheap cnaueh,' remarked Rivers
'' Ys cheap ms dn NJ wonder h
M. boat is cfowIrd.'
~ Twelve and q half cents more was spcr
r, hy Rivers a,hn ice ~, am before be- rclprt
rs "a from the cx-unton. H. could ailon
'e ihs very we'll
N On arriving in !hc city between seve
81 and eight 10 the evening. u occurred 10 hlr
VI, that MS long as be- Ind been enjoying him
4. sell so well he ough, 10 take somrlhln
o, home 10 his Lmiiy ,hat was a lule nice -
90 While wrndorIpg wha, this should b" b
100 passed laIt shop 10 the windows ofWhic
OF yas rIargs display of oranges.
s. .I.' take dozen oranges home-lh'
- WI d1' hc SAID
y AMI - ho vcol md got A dozen orange
"a lIt wl.ch h0 paIl Ibir'E -srvra mud a ha'
10, ceo's aud bought besides fps worth
,i-!to'a-c1.
ne The Extra ,renlings OF Nj, Rivers VII
s could no, afford 10 take magazine. wer
MI lr that day iu,, one dll.Irand lHen,y-d'
81 cents. or ntIu rate OF three hundred an
,1 sky dollars year And yet Mr. Rive
I'd thought hmsrlia very rconomi-nI mnn az
is took metn 10 himself for saving on newsP
pcfs and nagaznos.
% DnFhe next day, Mr. Rivets f-lt ss If ;
,l ucaiti q Inside exercise be was 50 close
,n- confined 100 Dos store az 81 was doll,
lf could .4.. as car b. spared ~ not Sol
t.ri o. harsa 5Hi sgiky 6r a dollar and
hu srl a1k pleasant ,Io 10 b,mse -
err ?. Previously 81 los s.I.ns o-1 hasr.ola s..
nd Ing ~ m.nsu' water D1ung me OBJ
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