The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-04-06
TERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, APRIL 6 1854

ana the expenditure wOuiu not seriously
embarrass him. y
With nice new Brussels carpet, and
the new furniture, Mrs. Weston's little
parlor looked exceedingly pleasant and
comfortable. Besides it looked as
though her husband was prospering in
in business. -
1t was so very nice that the young
wife could not bear the idea of having
the parlor shut up, SO that no one should
see the furniture had grown rusty; con-
sequently she made up her mind that
they must have party.
Their friends had parties - why
shouldn't they. 1t looked stingy not to
have one. Mrs. Weston was an eloquent
debater, and she gained the day in this
matter. 1t is true the party was not a
very extravagant affair but it cost Joe
some fifty dollars. In the mean time
Benjamin had paid quite as much for
advertising as his friend had for new
furniture and the party. Joseph laughed
at him, and finally came TO believe that
he was insane, and would certainly come
to ruin within another year.
Mrs. Ben Weston too felt decidedly
unpleasant about the improvements
which had been going on in her sisters
house. l
"Why can't we have q rosewood
table and set Of stuffed chairs, Benja-
min ?" asked she, pouting her pretty
lips into a8ry unamiable position.
"Simply, my dear, because cannot
afford it," replied the philosophical
merchant.
How can Joe afford iti"
81 presume he knows bis own busi-
ness best"
{" He has put over a thousand dollars
into his house."
Ben whistled 'tother side of Jordon,
and made no reply.
"Do, Ben, buy some new chairs"
81 can't afford it."
" Yes, you can"
"No I can't" .,
"You can afford it as we'll as Joe."
"Perhaps / can"
"Do buy some"
"I should be very glad to crafty
you, but l cannot take the money from
my business. A year hence, if business
prospers with me, you shall have them. "
" A year hence" pouted the wife.
81 must spend hundred dollars in
advertising the next quarter"
I" How foolish 70
every foolish, my dear but it must
be done.'
&C That's the way you throw your
money away. You don't catch Joe to
do such a trick as that"
"True; :" but though he has the ad-
vantage of having a corner store, paid
three hundred dollars more on the mort
gage note than he did,"
+" Then you can afford the table and
chairs"
"Nay, my dear, I will not spend a
dollar for superfuities while ! am in
debt" 4.
Mrs. Ben Weston felt very bad about
il, but her husband was firm, and she
was forced to content herself with the
plain furniture.
Mrs. Joe Weston enjoyed her nice
parlor till the novelty wore away, and
then she discovered that there were q
great many other articles wanted to make
things look uniform. The two windows
must have drapery curtains, a pier glass
was needed, and some pictures were
wanted to relieve the walls. Her hus-
band, who had once exceeded the limits
Of his means, found no great difficulty in
doing 50 again, and the things were
bought.
But Joe had some scruples about it.
His notes began to be troublesome, and
every day he was in the street borrow
ing money. His business, too, had not
met his expectations. Instead Of in
creasing in the ratio of his first years ex-
perience, IL hardly held its own, and the
poor fellow began to have some serious
about the future.
Before the year had half expired, he
was obliged to introduce rigid SYSTEM