Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-31
AMT AFronp TO TAKE THE PAPER.
BY MRS. NJ. A. DENISON.

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''Look here, Madam D., you that can't
afford to take paper, what are you doing
just nowl'
"Why, what do every week, making a
few custards, some doughnuts, and cup
cakes, two or three mince or apple pies,
some birds nest pudding for dinner, and
getting up some little tride5 for the chill
dren."
"Alercy! and how much of your time
| do these things consumer'
"Time? why it is such pleasure, and |
am so fond of nicetes, that 1 don't think
how the time passes. | have such low
spirits, and this diverts my mind so readily
that l often employ myself in making these
things, when, suppose, I don't really need
them. But then husband loves them, and
carries great deal with him, into the city;
and, as to the children, they would as soon
think of going undressed to school, as to go
/ without their doughnuts or their pie"
"Now do tell me what the materials of
that birds nest pudding will cost you! l
am curious to know, as | never made one
J of the kind"
"Cost me? why it's not expensive at all:
stop-let me see, the articles I have used
to-day, cost-perhaps fifty cents, or may
be little more; my family is large you
know.n
"lhen you use sauce"
"Well, yes-generally. Husbands won't
, have any but the best. so make it up cold
with white sugar and butter.''
"And do your puddings cost as much
every day ?t'
"WelI, | most always have one for din
ner, OF some kind, sometimes more eXpen-
Sve, sometimes less. Husband will live
well, if we don't save penny. We have
always managed TO get along, and just keep
our heads above the water"
"La really, no, two dollars seems so
much to give, Just for patry paper. The
children aint fond of reading and husbands
away evenings, most of the time, at neigh
Dor Harris sitting on the door stoop. There
seems TO be magnetism there"
"Ah Harris takes the paper"
eyes, but they live dreadful common,
and keep mean table"
"Oh, no, you are mistaken there they
have plenty of everything that is good
10 be sure they have no pies, and seldom
cake, and their desserts are simple rice,
eaten with the richest OF milk, or a plain
apple or berry pudding. 1t is real luxury
to take bite ofther bread and butter; the
bread so delicious and light, the butter SO
sweet and golden.'
"But my husband couldn't get along
without such things, and confess it would
come hard to me-"
''Yet look at your children, neighbor D.
See the salow hue on that little, pale
cheek, when, instead, the red rose Of health
| should bloom here. Not one of your chill
dren looks healthy, neighbor D., and you
say yourself, that you are sick half the
! time.n
"La! food aint got anything TO do with
| that Its's constitutional"
which you live, is hurrying you all into an
early grave. The children OF neighbor
Harris are bright and rosy, cheerful and
intellectual. Take my advice neighbor D
talk with your husband, and urge him to
give up these luXuries. In one week by
dispensing with such puddings as you have
to-day, you save two dollars, the price of a
years subscription. BY living more SIM
ply, your little Anna will not 90 fretting
about you, with those unsightly blotches
covering her face, the natural outlets OF
grease and indigestibre food. You will not
be obliged to send for DR.. Henry every
little while because Henry has fits You,
yourself, will carry clearer head, and a
lighter heart, and take more interest in what
is transpiring abroad and around you. 1t is
this kind Of food that makes you at all
times so nervous and low spirited Danish
it, and you restore health and happiness
Now tell me, in view OF all these things, il
you would then be too poor 10 take the pa
per. How nice it would be to hear jaime.
or John read some interesting story these
long evenings"
ala you have such way of talking
I s'pose might take the paper, but as tc
giving up what we've been SO long accus'
toned to-"
Poor neighbor D..
JENNY LND.---A Poem, no, intended fol
! tho Dri1a