Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-20

he would spare twenty-five more dolla" Tor
needless article Of furniture.
Bot her doubts were di'Pelled when tea
time came, and with it, MIR Browne.
$50 the sofa got here before me- he re-
marked a, his eyes rested on his new pur-
chase.
"Hayc YOU examined it, Sarah'"
"NO, ror supposed it wa, sent here by
mistake"
ats all right; I'll tell YOU how it was, "
. he resumed.
81 looked in at Lsonard's when This was
being Knocked or to somebody fcr "a lrihc.and
50 oyer.bid him dollar and CO, il myself
unly tWen,v-siy iallars for an elegant sofa
,h1, undoubtedly cos, 6hy, originally Do
look al IL. Mrs. Browne
Mrs. Browne did look at il, bu, without
getting on, Of her chair, or exhibiting any
more in;cres, than she wouH have done in
rhncinc at two shilling cricket
"lt was too good a Sarrain to loose and -
secured il. |, occurred to ne that !, would
be a capital thing to lounge on when ] smoke,
and feel sleepy, stupid, etc, besides being -
con,enisu, f,r YOU when YOU feel in the mood
orakinr a nnp," he continued.
M-.. Browne looked a, the baby sitting M
the floor. ard thea a, the deep work basket
piled mp high with the family sewing, (Which
Mr.. browne had decided he could 10, afford
20 have done ont and thought her "naps"
would necessarily have to he shor, and a
rrra, WAYS apart. She had shrewd sus.
p.cicn, too. lha, he had consulted his own
feelings more than her own comfort but
having a lu'c scheme in contemplation, she
prudenly iorcborc to sly SO, listening with
ou, offering much ermnen, to his culocis,ic
remarks concerning the sofa.
That evening was fair simple of several
following evenings, Mr.. Browne smoked,
lollsi, and dolrd alternately, and Mrs II
,svcj diligently in order TO keen the juyeu.
be- Browncs in whole clothes
u saw a man VINO had some for apples
f,r sale and told him to bring up barrcll,
has he done sol" inquired the former, a wecG
Or So afterwards.
"a mln called with apples, bot as he De.
maulcd ,h, modest sum Of Eve dollars per
barrel, declined buying any, remembering
'hl, times were hard and money srarcc,
Mrs Browne readily replied, bondiug a droll
look uacn our economist" who was re-
m7rIlb'y fond Of apple dumpl,nrs. or ne
ccssiv he had no arrnmen, at hand halfso CO.
cen, and powerful a' this, 50 the apples were
no, arain referred to.
81 lhourH, NC were 10 have roast 'u.
day." was his mex, remark. when the family
were seated 4, dinner, As he took ciTone COW
sr a0er another, wilhOu, exposing anything
,hl, looked very inviting.
- good roasting piece, Mr. browne.
would have cost you 4 dollar and half, and !
wa, no, so cz,ra,acan, a, to suppose you
would ray TIA, amount for a piece Of meal,
when fsh is - much cheaper.
Don, ior mon,,n, suppose, husband, that
I'm 50 ,hourb,lrss and improyiJeu, as to
spend money in that way, when I've had 50
mquy lesson, on rrircuchmcn'," responded
ro-uish Mrs.. Browne, deugrely fixing a
plate Of fish ior the younges! boy.
"Bu, love roas, bsaf better than Ilis,
rrum5lci the latter, gathering courage from
his fathers discontentej expression to eI.
press his own dissatisfaction.
"Bu, j, is expensive my dear" said the
mother.
"Your father has no money 70 wastes We
mus, be saving and eon,en,ed as We can"
Mr. Browne suddenly helped HIMSELF Plen-
tmlly to the pisra,oral food an act ,ha,
greatly stimulated the bows appetite, which
was governed in a grea, measure BY the ia
theirs example.
I'm ready for pie, mother" said the lad,
after he had dispatched a second allowance Of
the PrinciPl! dish.
"No pic to-day, my dear. The apples
cos, 50 much | couldn't buy them, and eggs
are twenty-five cents dozen. We must 60
vi,bou, pies aud puddiuss, children, until
thing, are ehelPer.
Think Of the little Wilson boys, Charlie
,nd how glad they would be ior a plate Of
that nice meat"
"when am l to have a new caP'" broke
in Jesse.
"Ju,t as soon as your father can buy you
one. " replied Mrs. Browne.
"You mus'n, be impGient, my son. for he
has rrsa, many things to Get and don't like
to he troubled with our applications. ReeoI'
lee, tha, these arc hard times, and we must
do without what is not needed very much
and no, dud flul, with simple dinners, because
i, will make IA easier for him IL our market
bills arc no, 50 large as they used to be.
SslEdeuill, Jesse, is good quality and
cannot be pras,i sed by little boys.
I Mrs Browne talked to the children and at
Nr. Browne-a method, We believe, which
has been prac,issd before. Bot though e''
cry word that she uttered had a meaning
and he felt the full iorcs Of them, he could
hardly suppress a smile a, the facility with
which she employed his own mode Of reason
ing, and her aPIness In turning the point OF
I his own weapons agalns, himself.
I Nj. Browne 60, no roas, bcaf or poultry
that week SOUPS, vegetables and other sim