Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-01-08
nj IS ELLAN N Y.
THE CREDIT SYSTEM.
BY MRS. SARAH H. HAHs.

owdeadfuy late you are, my dear!" said Mrs Gray
son. the wife the printer he entered his dOor at
half past eleven at night IL have watched aud watched
for you SO long, that began to feel uueasy."
"Uneasy-I should think you would have become accus-
toned irregular hOurs by this tne, replied he, seating
himself Upon thechair she had handed with sigh.
"Yon are wearied Oat," said his wife mournfuy, as he
pressed his hand to his hobbins temples, "you work
ing yourself to DEATH and what it for cannot conceive
81 wonder how can help it," he replied, in that de-
spending tone which procams miserable alike, both in
body and mlnd 81 am hadead with fatigue, that true.
but there is remedy which can perceive, for with all
my efs am behind and have been utterly unable get
she paper out to day"
'The job of advertising yOu did yesterday, presume is
the Of your being so late, said she. "Pay VIVA!
did Mr.. Q. pay you for five dollars was it @
''Yes but he said must trust him awhile, as money
was SO scarce"
ibid you ever hear anything like it 2" cried Mrs G..
Indignant scarce! why this is The hue and
cry from one end If the country the other. wonder
how the people think printer keep up the expense of
his Ofice-type ink, paper, fuel rent, wokmen-and sup
port his family fevery human being thinks the plea
"NIoney is so scarce sufficient excuse for delraudug
him of his honest dues"
'DefraudinS is a hard word" answered the husband,
musngly, sand vet to put off with promises. and
perhaps never pay at ali unless compelled very like
it. Did Mr. U. bring grain today 2" he enquired, sudden
ly changing this unpleasant subject.
"NO, saw him hauling load to Mr. --'s, but he
brought here You we're in hopes that advertising for
necessares would have the desired effect but you there
is nothing more easy than to be mistaken"
81 think was mistaken when selected my occupation %
resumed the printer. bitterly Haf the talent and energy
(no TO mention abo expended any other pursuit, would
have placed me- this the high road to independence
My life IS one of never ending drudgery and yet how little
do those Of our patrons who rolling in wealth
fleet the printers actual wanls-hs many prvaons or
the shifts he obliged resort on account Of their want
Punclualiy in making payments But must not sit
here talking all night, as shall be obliged betmes
in the morning, in order to get the paper out early
possible"
al wonder what's the reason the paper dout't come ?'
said old Squire Burey, the Cresus of the village of NJ
ne sat Oasng his feet The polished fender before huge
fire. at pretty tme and it SHOWS so fast there
is no getting abroad wonder what that lazy edur can
be ahout to-dayn
"That the twentieth time this afternoon you have won
dered the thing, fther said his daughter Hester,
who sat at the window occupied with her worsted work.
81 never knew that newspaper was SO essential your
your comfort"
Essential to my comfort, Miss % repeated the Squire
turning towards her with some asperty 81 wonder who
ever said that it was There is difference things
being essental to you comfort and being PdncIual your
sell and lover Of punctuaily in others"
Just so think, my DEAR" chimed in Mrs. Burley,
speaking from the depths Of cushioned chair where she
sat like comort embodied her feet half buried in the tued
flowers Of the stool which supported them and partially
DOING her knitting work. "Just so think if per-
son don't get thing when they look for it, they dom, want
it at all, and as the paper very irregular were YOU
would stop it, There Mr. NJ takes several city uapers
you borrow them, dare say, when he gets through
with reading them"
81 believe will +" said the Squire beating the Devils
Tattoo with his foot 'there is no use in putting up with
everything"
"lhope you won't stop it for such triing reason, ia
ther cried Hester with pleading vOiee"why we coulC
get no loca! Intelligence whatever and how do you know
but MI "rayson or of his family i'll, that he has
been unable 10 get out today? Poor man. he looks a;
though he had the consumption already standing over hi;
case as ne does ant IN my opinion no one can be more
industrious and try handler do his duty Printers have
hard lot Of anyhow life Of ceaseless slavery with little
thauks and les, pay"