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enjoyed him elf, and kept clear of all extremes,
but yet he failed to see that his enjoymcnts were
nearly all ephemeral that he was laying up
little or nothing for time to come.
year passed away, and the annual fishing
excursion came in course along.
"Well, Linnie," said the young man, "to-mor-
row the boys go down the llarbor, and I am 60
ing with them; of course, you will have no OBJ
jections"
"No," returned :hc wife, in her usual pleas:
ant tone, eff You can afford it."
'"Oh, there's no trouble about that"
| "Don't you remember the conversation we
had year ago on this same subjecta" asked
Linnie
Eyes; remember then You talked about
saving money, but we amt any poorer now
than we should have been if l had stuid Mt
| home"
"But tell me, Anson, have YOU laid I'm rs
much during the past year rs you Ind expected
to?"
"Why, rs for that matter, 1 havn't laid up
much Of anything. The fact is, Linnie, you
have drawn Father harder on me than ex-
pccted." =
"ButI haven't spent any more money for
trivial affairs and amusements than you have
Anson and l don't think have SO much"
81 didn't mean to blame you, my dear.
only mentioned the circumstance to. explain
why had not laid up nnytling--But never
mind there's time enough yet and besides we
l.
fishing excursion is over however, shall begin
to dock my expenses little, forI must lay up
| q little something the next year."
"We certainly have every chance to save
money!" returned Linnine, "for both house
and shop arc ours without rent, and we are free
Fl ON debt" - \
Anson Kimbcll started at. that last remark,
and turned his face towards the window, but
his wife did not appear onotice his emotion.
"You know, Anson," continued Mrs. Kimbell,
"that you promised me should hnvefive dol
| lars when you went on another excursion, and
l shall certainly hold you to that promise.
"Of course-that's fair" returned the young
man; "but do you need it nowi"
eyes"
"What arc you going to do with itl"
"You won't be offcndedf"
"No" r.
"Thcn to tell the truth, I owe little sum-
The young man looked earnestly Mt his wife,
and though he evidently wished to sny some
thing about her running in debt vet for rca.
sons best known to himself, he kept quiet, and
handed over the five dollars.
Anson joined his old schoolmates on the cx-
curson, and when he returned he Thought
some about beginning to cut off some of his nn-
necessary expenses but lie introduced no new
system Of operations. Two or three times he
tito but he soon settled back into the old track
and the small bits Of money slipped away as
fast rs ever.
Three years had passed away since the young
couple were married, and few could have wish.
cd for more social comfort than they had enjoy
cd during the greater part of TINT time. For
one month or two however, the young man had
full, until he at length had beceme really sad
and down hearted. His wife hnd cndeavored
to cheer him up, though she was unable to learn
the cause of his detection.
o. >vchiig just before dusk, Linnic saw
twt passd1er window and enter her hus.
| / Il. shop. One of them she knew to be the
sh.. :, and the circumstance troubled her not
| little. She waited half an hour for her hus-
band to come to supper, but he did not appear,
| and her sufferings began to be acute "a thou
| SAND conjectures fitted through her mind, but
| they brought no consolation, ,sand at length she
determined to go TO the shop door and see if
| she could not overhcar something Of what was
passing within, feeling that such course would
at least be pardonabIe.
| Linnie stole ont from her front door and
went towards the shop She placed her enr to
the keyhole and listened, but she could only
hear an indistinct hum of voices among which
was that of her husband The latter was evi.
dently suPplicating, for, his tones were earnest
and impassioned. Soon there was movement
of feet towards the door, and Linnie :hastened
back to the house. Ere long her husband en-
tered He looked pale and troubled, and with
a nervous movement of the muscles of Ghis face.
as though he would have concealed the grief
| that bore him down, he took his seat at the
table. -
Poor Lnnie watched her companion with OF,
! anxiety almost agonizing; bnt she spoke not q
word until after Anson had set back ksfrom the
table. The food remained ALMOST pntouched
upon his plate when he moved away, md he
would have loft the house had not his wifestop-
ped him, - -. &. s. s:...}s ~! :.
..'ssHusband,"' she said in n soft, gentle tone
ct. the same time laying. her hand upon his arm
END gsssg INTO s what i i
4 NNothinE Linnie I, half frstfalIy returned
4 he, and he made q MOTION as liz 20 remove hi.
wife's hand from his arm. 80, ~, &C.. u -;
e There is sonnet thing, Anson, i know thereis
Come, do not Keep IL from ne.ns, : !. ~ - /
There Is nothi6g that you need know 90
Bnt q wife need know oil that can 1affec
her husbspd thns What ii If Ansona,s :. ~ |.
Is 6thing bot nay own business and =
Ew.fe nded not know sJE that. {; 8.
!E Els Ahswaf was hafs and tearSl lgusheds t.
I.innis9
i dsarS hnsbaSd, = said in tender ;as
9h e !. xs, sas B sheua ,ds s yon Y,i 81
Il Ter shaE itsssf z i, ~ ;:i q
4 \ Forgive ms Iinais Inesnt no
81 F5Aad E9qs feeaip nm Very able
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