The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-23

'"u the younS iilau Kissed MS wife rs he
spoke.
"Of course you may" returned Linnic,
with smile, "but l suppose shall have
to go without little sum wanted
How much was it!"
"Five dollars"
"Oh, you can have that, Of course, and
more, too, it you want it,"
Arson kilnball took out his wallet and
handed his wife five dollar bill, and the
conversation then turned upon other aud
various matters.
Anson kimball WAS like thousands Of
others who are situated in like circum
stances. With free and open heart, he
marked out his future for a field Of enjoy
ment, without taking care to make much
preparation for the sum he might be like.
" to meet ON the wny."
And then, again, like all others, he mis-
TOOK the character Of lfc's real euioylnent.
lie lost sight Of some of the higher and
more NOBLE sources Of happiness, and
dweIt too mucl, i'll the satisfaction Of the
physical appetite. True, lie enjoyed him
self, and kept clear of all extremes, but
yet lie tailed 10 see that his cmioymcnts
wcr" nearly all cphemcral; that hc was
laying up little o. nothing for ii nc To
come. ..
a year passed away, and the annual
fishing excursion came in course along.
"Wcll, Linnic," said the young man,
".o-morrow the boys go down the harbor
aud am going with them; of course you
will have no objections
No." returned the wifa, in her usual
pleasant tone, III You can afford it,"
''oh, there's no trouble about tlIst.r
Don't you remember the conversation
We had year ago OH this same subject :"
asked Linnic.
"fes, remember then yor, talked a.
bout saving money, but we amt any Door
or now then We should have been il had
said at home"
but tell INC, AnSon, have you laid up
~ mach during the past year as you had
expected to-
"Why, as for that matter haven't laid
up much Of anything. The fact is, Liunic
yon have drawn rather harder on me than
| expected"
"But haven't sp'nt any more mooney
for trIvi;d affairs am,l amuscncnts than
you have, insun, aud don't thnt have
SO much"
81 didn't mean to blame you, my dear.
| cnly mcIioiie,! the circumstance To OK
plain why had not laid up anything
But never miul, there, time enough vet,
and besides W. lnve enjoycl ourselves. !
think after this fishing excursion is over
however, shall begin to dock NV c>pcn.
ses .ttIc, for | must lay up little some.
thing thc next year
ave certainly have every chance TO
s'vc money" returned Limie, "for both
house and shop are ours without rent, and
We are free from debt"
Arson kiinball started ut that last re-.
mark, and turned his face towards the
window, but his wife did not appear to
notice his emotion.
"iou know, Ansou," continued Mrs.
ki'nball, that you promised ne should
havl five dollars when YOU went on an
other excursion, and shall certainly hold
you To that promise!
"Of course-that'S fair returned the
young man; "but do you need it now"
"Ycs."
"What are You going to do with it!"
"You won't be otfcnded!"
"No." ....
"Then, to tell the truth, | owe little
sum-"
The young mon looked earnestly at his
wife, snd though he evidently wished TO
say something about herrunning in debt,
yet for reasons best known TO himself, he
kept quiet, and handed over the five
dollars.
Anson joined his old schoolmates ON
their excursion, end when he returned,
he thought some about beginning to cut
off some OF his unnecessary expenses, but
he introduced no new system ofopcrations.
Two or ihre times hc did refrain from
indulging some petty appetite but he soon
settled back into the old track, and the
small bits Of money slipcd away as fast
as ever.
Three years had passed away since the
yonng couple were mar'ed, ana few could
have wished for more social eamlost than
they had enjoyed during tho greater part
Of that time. For month or two, how.
ever. the Young man had been gradually