Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-05-15
A GOOD INVESTMENT.

Our neighbors are very shy said Mark
Coleman TO his wife, rs they sat toge ther
BY their cheerful fire one evening in early
autumn.
'Yes. very
Has any one called besides Mrs. Lew
ISL
No one. l suppose they did not like
the report she gave. She was very OBJ.
serving during her stay, and no doubt
took an inventory of everything in the
room.'
Yes, yes. / Understandable we had on.
ly spent two or three hundred dollars Of
other peoples money in finishing and
furnishing our house. all the neighbors
would have called on you before now
But don't le, us mind it. We have cho.
sen our course. They will think differ.
emily by and by. We shall. however. learn
how highly to value their friendship when
proffered.' added Mr.. Coleman, with
some bitterness.
Now. Mark, don't let their neglect
sour your feelings. There gre some We
ry kind and good hearted people in the
world
Il suppose there are. but il seems to
me :heir number is very small
But who is Mark Coleman? He is an
industrious. hard working young man.
who began the world with nothing. but
who had very firmly settled one thing in
his mind. which was that he would some
day be rich. Another point was. il
possible. still more firmly settled. name
ly, that he would never run in debt to
the value OF dollar. He had worked
hard for several years, TO obtain The means
TO erect small house and shop of his
own. He had been some time attached
TO an estimable young lady. as poor 10
the world as himself.
The union had been So long deferred,
that both parties grew impatient for the
time 10 come. Though only two rooms
in the house were finished so as to be hab
liable, they resolved to wait no longer.
But small sum of money remained to
furnish even those two rooms. But
scanty as was the furniture which this
sum would procure. they adhered to their
first resolution not TO run in debt, but to
wait until more could be obtained with.
out obtsining il on credit.
Mr.. Coleman and his wife were not
mistaken in regard to the reuson why
their neighbors were so shy. The even
ing after Mrs. Lewis called upon them,
she met neishbor. who said to her
'Did you call upon our new ncighboI?'
Il did,
How did you like the appearance OF
things?'
They are clever people enough. no
doubt. but must say that never saw a
house so meanly furnished in ell my life.
Only two rooms are finished, and even
these are not half furnished. Ifyou will
believe me, there were but two chairs
in the room. As Mrs. Coleman offered
hers to me, she was obliged 10 sea, her
self on the bed There was not table
anywhere. A chest stood in the rooE;,
which appeared TO supply the place OF
one.'
well. never heard the beat Of it,
What could possess them TO begin life in
such a way?'
You know Mark Coleman began the
world with nothing. suppose his
means were exhausted by ths time he had
finished his shop and half finished his
house.
Il would have had decent furniture at
all events. if had been obliged to OBJ
tain il on credit
Il have been told that Mark Coleman
has set out with the determination never
to contract debt
They are very singular, certainly. If
they don't live in a respectable way.
don't see how they can expect to associ
ate with respectable people,
A few days efler the conversation be-
tween Mrs. Coleman and his wife, which
has teen related. as Mrs. Coleman was
removing the tea things. not from the
table, but from the chest which. as Mrs.
Lewis surmised--took its place. she sud-
denly exclaimed
Mark. there is Mrs. Ives! coming to-
wards the house,
Mrs. Ives! the rich Mrs. Ives! What
can bring aer here? II must be but mere
curiosity
Perhaps she has heard how we live.
and has come 20 see if the report can be
true
She is welcome TO all she can see.-
We shall ask nothing for the sight, re-