Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-06-19

wish yea lad taken piece Of naslin
We vsat sheets asl pillow sssss bsdlC'
'rss ess get pises;' replied Jsssbs,
'vs vsnt have - pay fss 10 nsv. Ed
wards viii send he bin ss he saa Of six
.e.'As, ssd IL win b easy snsssA 70 psy
.oh. yss, Easy sss.sI,' responded Ais
wife eenfdsntly.
30 . piece III muslin vss prsssfsl On the
credit ssessnt Bat thisgs did nee step
thsrs. A srsSis sssssst Il zee ofssa like .
breach In sanh she stream IL snall -
arsh bus seen increases " . ruissss eur
reat
New shst vaas haA fsssd supply sssrss,
want become mere slansysus shan bsfsrs
Scarcely day passed that Mr % Mrs JsssAs
did nee srass sssstAise fsss Ne sssss, nss
dreaming. simple sssls, HAT IN alasaisgiy
heavy dsbt vas asulssisg against then
A 10 tha inssns Of Mr.. Jsssss, 10 vas
net large. He vas, a. las bssa iasiaatsd,
clerk In Q Wholesale store, aad .ssesiysA
salary Of seven hundred dsllafs . year
His family esnaistea Of q wife apd three
children, sna he hsd found 10 necessary 10
30 prudent, In all his s1ysnditsrss, In or.
der 10 make both ends meet 6snswhat
indsPsndent in his feelings, he had never
asked credit efany enc with when he dealt,
and, no one Offering 10, Prsvious 70 the
tempting inasesment hsld cut By Edvarss,
he had regulated his satgsss By his ssiual
ineens By this means 10 had managed 20
keep uP even With the world though sst 10
gain any sdvan.ags on the side Of fortune.
Let us see how 10 Il with hin at the esd Of
six months, under :hs asv system. Lst Nc
see Il his COED credit has been sf asy real
bsnsat 70 him.
It was 90 very pleasant 70 have thipes
esnisrtAbls o. Ter little display, visbeus
feeling thas the ndslgeass iraiasG ths purse
Tee heavily. A weak vaaity on ths psrt Of
Jsesbs, vas gratifsd BY The asttsrine spin.
ions Of his honesty sntsftainsd By Eduards,
The storsksspsR. His credit vas gsod and
he wrs proud Of che fact Bat ths day Of
rsekenisg vas approaching, aad aI lass 10
came.
Notwithstanding The credit At che DRY
9ssds store, there was ne mere nsusy in
she yeang clerks purse % che end of six
msnths than st the bsginAisg. The eaaA
that uoald have gene Ger clothing, when No
esssity called fer additions " The hniiy
wardrobe, had been spent for thiAss, che
purchase Of which would be onitssd, hut
fer the fact that the dsllars usrs in the
purse Instead sf In the storskssnsTs hanas,
ana tsnptsd needless expenditure.
As the cad sf ths six nsnths' credit ap-
proashsd the mind Of Jssobs began 10 rest
upsn the dry Rssas dealsr's bill, and 20 Be
disturbed BY fsslias Of anxiety. As 20
the amsuut Of this bill hs was IN some un-
be less thsn fsrty aeilArs That was large
A. L. 4 a
nothing ahead and his current expenses
we're fully up 70 his income IL vas nsv,
fer the krst time In his life, that jacobs fslt
the nighEmars pressure Of dsbi, and it
fSsato him.
OaO evening he came home, fsslisR nsrs
sober than usual He had theughi Of itals
else all day, besides his bill al abe store On
meeting his wife, be saw thss something
Was WT0BR.
'whas sils yss, Jane said he kissiy.
i&rs yap ssakf
Ne, WSs the sinpls reply. Bat her
eyes dropped as she said 10, anA her hus-
basa saS Der lips slightly quivsrsA
'ssmstAisg Is wTOAg, JsHsi said lhs has
band
Tears stole 70 tbs uifs's cheeks frsa be.
HsalA Der half fslsssa lids-ths bssem la-
bored uiih ths weight of sess pressure.
Tell ne, Jaae,' urged JseSbs, IL any
thing IL vrspg Your pasnsF alarms ne.
Are any Of The shilafsn siekI'
No, Sc. Esthipg Sf hat, sss quickly
aRsWsrsA. iBat--bHt--Hs. EasAEas has
seat In kla bill
''TAst vas - hs sIpssisd sf ssSsss,' said
JAssbs, WiEk fSEss& sAlARsss 'Ths sTsdi,
vas for enly sin nOslAG But Asv nssh Is
I che billl'
His vOiss vss unsteady .' As ssi.a sAs
'qssssiOu.
"A hundrsd ana tvsRAy dsllsrs' Asd
DosE Mrs JGssbs burst iAbs tears
Tnpessiblsr s1elAiasa Ihs stAFslsdshus
basd. lnpossiblsl TbsEe is some mistake
A Hundred AAA twenty dsllArsl Nsyssi
There is tbs bill AAa Mra Jacobs
drew Il from her bsssn.
Jassbs glanced eagerly sttAe fsstisg %
| Of ths lsBg solumn q sEugss, uksSs ueFs
! ssneFals v the Valas sf sns huAaEsd and
lWsHty dollars.
4. eaa,t ~. he said IL tssuhlsa Vsiss
RdsaFds has nads . alstAks
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