Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-21

---------
, Then tell me all. Come, sit down in
my easy chair, for your brow is hot and fe-
verish. There,--now tell me-
After the young man had taken the prof
fcred seat, he gazed for momen, into the
face of his wife, aud a look Of deep an-
guish rested upon his features.
Linnie, he said, ! may as well tell you
all, but you mus, not chide me, nor must
you despond for all is no, dark as might be.
| am deeply in debt, and tomorrow nv
shop, and all that II contains, will be adver-
tised by the sheriff for sale.
1 In debt murmured the wife.
Yes. During the last two years have
been purchasing stock on credit, and pay
ing for it as it has been convenient. Al
first /, seemed an easy way of doing BUSH
received the pay for my goods, forgot, or
at leas, did not sufficiently heed, that all
that money was no, mine. l forgot that
more than halt OF all the money received,
belonged 10 men of whom had purchased
stock. Two notes fell due day before yes
terday. The man to whom gave them
sold them IN the way oil business 10 ives
tern firm, aud now they must be paid. To-
morrow an officer will be placed IN my shop,
and nearly everything will have to be sold.
II is not the loss OF my stock and tools that
care SO much about, for have health and
strength, and can earn more, but It is the
disgrace OF the thing. TO think that l
should fall like this, healthy, stout,
good mechanic.
How much do you owe 2 asked Llnnie,
IN trembling voice.
Both notes amount 10 four hundred dol
lars
And haven't YOU any part Of in
Only about fifty dollars that ! can col
lect readily
And # these two notes we're paid, you
would be safe 7
Yes
Then, thank God, YOU will not suffer y
exclaimed Llnnie. And overcome by her
feelings. she sank upon her husbands neck.
and burst into tears
Linmie, Linnie.' cried the Young man.
what do you mean 2
'Wait a moment, my husband
The wife brushed the tears from her
cheeks as she spoke, aud left the room. aud
in few moments she returned, bearing ia
her hand a small book. There was a bright
smile upon her face, and her husband look
ed upon her with sstonshment.
Here my husband, she said stepping TO
] his side aud placing the book ia his hand,
at the same time winding her arm about his
neck 'lf YOU carry that to the bank they
will give YOU three hundred. aud seventy
! five dollars for it,
Three hundred aud seventy.iive dol
larsi repeated the astounded man, hardly
credting the evidence of his own senses.
Yes, Arson returned the wife, sinking
INTO her husbands lap. That is money
that have been laying up during the last
three years
Yen laid it up. Linuie But where
could you have got it!'
You gave it 10 me yourself to spend for
h0fs. You know have claimed my share
of such money. ID, not blame me, Arson
but feared that YOU did not attach suffi-
cient Importance to the aggregate of the
small sums you were almost daily spending.
Once or twice would have demonstrated,
but you could not be made easy to see it,
was but young glrl, aud feared TO sci
up Will against my husband, so resorted
to this means of proving my position o,
my dear husband, you cannot know what
sweet pleasure experience now IN finding
that my experiment has been the means of
such good
If your pleasure is equal TO mine. then
you must be happy indeed exclaimed An
son, as he drew his fond wife to his bosom.
God bless you, LinnIe, and make me able
to repay you for this. Now see to whom
you have o'ced the little debts you have
sometimes contracted, aud which | have
helped you to pay
Yes returned Linnie with smile. II
was to you owed them. And yet, she
added, with meaning look, aud IN a lower