Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-07
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EXTRAVAGANCE;

or, WHAT DROVE ONE MAN TO MADNESS


BY LIZZIE LINN.
Wrh an increase of means our wants
.naIupy asionIshiugly. Cheap ingram must
,ive place 70 Brussels or gorgeous tapestry.
Kane seats'will answer for dining rooms
Iand chambers only, while chairs, aud sofas.
! .ud oltomans curously carved aud exqu-
sle IN workmanship, must supply the par
4ors Muslin Or lace wrought with skill.
snuN Grape our windows. Choice PAINTINGS
lnlst adnrn our walls, and a multitude of
rare and costly irinkels to be distributed
pon the mantle piece and table, and IA ey-
ty niche aud corner. Our chambers must
b supplied with comforts and elegancies
lsa,ung royalty. A silver tea service, aud
iae china, must supercede the stone ware.
bed our table must be loaded with Injuries.
Oli circle OF acqaaintances must be extern
30, more expensive clothing worn aud
boz costly entertainments gwen.
Mr Pyper never mcaRt TO be extragagant
{ ice bus removal to Michigan. be bad oe-
con something of a land specultoi. and
also engaged IN merchandising.
re Piper looked very pretty quite
eeu u uer luxurious futeuI. her
& resting upna lhe opening buds and bios
80. lDr1ldered iootstool A solar
t"u,r aus eaed her charms, and display
q TIE 1uhaucg 80 the decorations "a the
: 4cious apartment
W. Piper was iY II ,pcrs, longing on
Sofa tie appa,d be- 90 q rest e,s
a. distracted state oi mud -ualhne uu-
common Tor HIM Just what ae was t.nnk-
y b. about that evening. Februar, 2d. is.
never knew, but events thai occurred AZ
ufwarcs- led me TO suppose tltt The cares
.erpiesitirs af husiie s. stere Il. -.iilr
n'n hIou aith crushing pose. The last
u 40 had been hard one-slis were dun
there had been more con.e oa than
frmerly and for some a uu
sccouuiab TO his curs views d lult,,
expenses had beea na4e uuus Ny
heavy
Some one wrote a sloty, years ago, show
~ that one PAIR ut nfAs- auuirons cost
s'me two OF three hundred dollars bui If
Dr. Piper had ever read iuat tale, he did
Z 1t profit by 81. He bp't ,he richest car
Aeug-wmch m, vale tea,ed aud coaxed
im to bu,-cnsI two daIars per yard only;
s1-feas Il Amounted 40 one dollar per inch,
Because other things must be purchased 10
cutspanI. Luie dad be think when he
% persuaded to pay tirty dollars for
uafbie-tupptd bic, that u would cost hlm
tree hundred instead. But SO it was. -
Ars Piper had iine taste-qulle passion
B. the beautiful, aud a true idea of harmo-
q Then the garden, the yard, the hors-
e, aud carriage, and company, had each
elnsnmed quite large ana uucounted sums.
hr Piper did not think that he WAS serl-
elsIy embarrassed as yet; still he felt that
! Is affairs were not IN a prosperous condi-
tou.
Oh, dear = cried his companion, with a
pawn. wish stories would always eud
sell Have YOU read that long tale IN Gra-
llm's last, Mr PyperP
No, Florence, | get but little time to
iead. l hope you viii profit by those sto-
pes that end badly
What do you mean by lhatr ehquIred
ihe wife.
Simply, that wrong doing and exrava-
lance aud inhumanIty, result IN evil, aud
leuibuuon cannot be avoided,
Pray, who has done wrong No Insn-
ul'Ions, hope
No, oh no, my dear wife was only
MISUNDERSTANDING, be added musingiy.
Thinking OF what, pray ? demanded
Mrs Piper
My wife must not ask 70 know all |
'hIuk, answered ne with smle. Then
he arose, took tue large clair, aud sal close
beside her, She dropped her head on his
shoulder What dear litle wife she was
How could he deny her any request she
.m,ghi make
Perhaps he was thinking of Mike Ran
kln-au honest man who went from ms
home that day with heavy heart. Posi-
by be was ihinktn- "a tne disappointment
and greet that wouid oyerNheim nie family,
when they learned that he had bought ,ne
forty acres where they had setiled-where
they had spent some money aud much hard
abor IN making improvements. But II was
perfectly legal transaction, aud why should
ms conscience be troubled Hahng KEEP
an eye on the poor mans mo'tmeuIs, aud
having bought the land just one day before
MIKE could GET pre-empuon r-ut which
he was STRIVING 10 do, aggravated tnc nhu-
manIly of the matter not a it,e; but il VAS
legally done.
1t might have been imagination on my
part, but ! thought Whenever Mike Rankin
came up before him, Mr.. Piper iell some
what dissatisfied with himself lie seemed
deslrous OF doing something TO divert his
mind, aud SAID TO has wife, ! wish AIDA
would keep awake all come home. / al
ways want to see her when | get through
with my work
She went to sleep early tonight, re-
marked the mother She has been Verl
busy to-day with her new tea set
Then the father stole softly into the nur
sefy, aud for a moment laid his check d