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ECONOMY ILIUsrR ,TED ~ A PAIR
OF SHOPS.
MRS. DooLITTLE Is DISCUSSED
~ tiLtIE sAvEuy

'Oh, dear me. Mrs Loveuell, I am heart
iy tired Of visiting that Mrs Savery -
What do you suppose found her doing
yesterday afternoon, when you know il was
"a pleasant that every body was in the street,
Oh, you need not guess am sure yau
never would ;hink Of the right thing
Indeed. / dent know that could. but
have no doubt 10 was something useful -
Praetieing some Of her arts of eespomy, /
suppose
Economy. indeed Why, il is downright,
p,esnness. / should be mortified 90 death,
IL was caught at such 4 piece Of business ;
why, Mrs Dooliirle, you alarm me
PRAY. what was she about1
'About, indeed Why, sho vas making
= pair of shoes
Slippers, yoa mean, I suppose often
DO that for my husband
'Oh, yes. worstcd work that isa very
, different thing No, il was pair Of sLocs
for herself she had taken q pair If old
shoe solcs, from which the tops had been
worn out, aud bad cut new uppers from an
old pair Of her husbauis black panialochS
DID you ever hear tie Ike I was re.
ally di.gustcd TO hear her talk about it
'Wby, what did she sayl'
why, she said there low, Mrs Doolit
lie, sat down after dinner aud CON rnoneed
the job with Susan 10 help rip Of tie old
solos and bind ono Of the new shoes aud
now you acc have got jus, as good pair
OF shoes, and see, just ss good looking as
The old pair that paid dollar aud a bali
for. Aud that is wss call economy -
I will 90 aud show Susan how 10 make
new corn cake for tea DOn't you wAut to
( learn -
u told her no indeed when got % poor
and putt real meaning emphasis upon
I the word WHEN got 40 poor that I could
net keep . cook that kpeu how to do ber
own work, would come aud learn the
trade
Was she oGendedi Indcsd, Mr., Doc
/ little. you are rather rude You might
have learned how to make . very nice
i cake
Well | mdd scknowisdge that I did no,
che was not the least offended bat insisted
that ! shosld 20 down vith her Ia the kiieh
90 and zee how IL was done had good
I miod 10 refuse. for expected that xbould
\ get grease spot on my bou silk isl ss
i like a. not ] am sure should 10 ny
I kitchen bui Wosld you believe il hersis a.
eleaR Ass new Iin Why the very Aoor
7 looks as white snd clssn as table do
thiak she mus, keep that Susan ~ hers
scrubbiug eli tho time For ny part.
+ don't see how she ever Tsis through all the
work aud do the vasbiag too I vish
! could get such help
Mrs Savery says IL il b. econo-y Eosn
obsy of time, - veil % everything else 80
Bot sboui the rice corn eake"
I oh yes Well never shy. IL uas inst
nothing 20 maks could hsve made it just
a. veil a. 80 DID
u ysu bel tuoWn bsv'
Wty. ye, n b. sure but u I. botiiaF g.
lssrn mi then 20 hsaf her count tie cost
WIZ shs Woull feed = whole family fer ia
pace In The hrst place she tsok cop n
Indsh esru meal net ovsr thres cents
vofik shs ssij, sEd shits 81 tkst-I slHays
use ysilsu nsal ia hss more taste thsn the
uhi,e--sad pat u IN = clean wooden boui
add ubsi DO yea thnk she nixsd With Il
"a sake hsr csksi Wstss noihihe bot
vsssr Yes. . littls pinch sf sslt BAT that
she ,sid, she esalA not sosat the esst u. Il
uas % snail aak tbsa che @irsd aad stiry
cd, asA beat ibs seal sd vaisr tsgsthsr ~
tboggh sbs Wes ksstiug sgFs uatn she col
u iuse = smosth ssstsr. thai ssuld iast yoal
iaio . shsllou tn pan, absat 80 iseh dep
Tbs cake, v5sa desc, sas Atsst ss tbisi
- ~ thamb she 6fst rui ths psa iut,
veFy hst svsa aad let u cosk aoih a,
bst,ss cos ala sba tea she opsssa th,
stove doors sd sst ths csks sp edge
ssys right i'sfass ths sissias sesls oBtil d
COS a piss teiiests brova eFsst sn1 ihs'
drew !, hack ssd ist II bake flss Zee.
tins-half "a hear o. mefn, fh5sil
thisk'