The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-08-22

6 tell you of my having saved from cac
l. months pay trifling sim which imn,
l. diately deposited. When first commence
i to lay by these sums, | thought to add to
y till we had sufficient to purchase us HON,
e but never mind now, Robert, perhaps if W
: prosper We may some day own that sam
e little cottage"
! q If effort Of mine can make it ours,
. shall be SO DEAR" replied the husband
= clasping her 20 his breast and then movin,
!, nearer the light he read over the variou
i small sums in which the deposits had beer
e made from time to time, for the last tel
l years. For another hour they sat by tn
S fire and laid plans for the future, and thei
S the husband sought his pillow, resolving err
5 another month should pass, he would leav
t the crowded city and let his children breath,
; the pure air Of the country.
After Mrs. Pason was left in the little par
r Tor alone, she placed irons on the fire ant
then went to closet nea by, and brough
to the table the little worn bonnets belong
ing to her children. In short time tn,
ribbons were removed and smoothed ant
, the bonnets retrimmed for the morrow:
wear, and various little ps were sewed in
Charley's best cap, and the tas.el combed
smooth, that he might the better withstand
the mOrrow's disappointment in not having
the promised new one.
Scarcely had the sun risen when Mrs. p
slid gently from her pillow, and went INTO
her neat little carpeted kitchen and began
to prepare the morning meal but hardly
had the genial heat from the little stove
driven out the bitter cold, and thawed the
frost from the windowpanes, when light
footsteps were heard approaching, and, in
another moment the mother received kiss
from each Of her children.
40, let us see cur new bonnets mother !?
exclaiIned the girls as they reloosed their
arms from her neck.
And d'whcre is my cap, mammal" asked
/ Charley, running toward the closet where
his holiday suit was usually kept.
Wait momfnt children" remarked
| Mrs. p. Than seating herself, she beckon-
ed for the group 10 come nearer. MY dar-
lings, when / made those promises to you
yesterday, | had not the least doubt could
redeem them, but was disappointed in ob-
tanning the money with which | thought to
mako the purchases; now it will make
very unhappy if hear you repiue, and still
the purchases cannot be made at present"
The boy cast his eyes to the carpet, and for
a moment ne was disposed to ven: his disap.
pontrnent in tears and passion and then re-
membering her mild reproof Of the previous
evening, be nestled his mead in her bosom
and drying his tears exclaimed in whisper,
al will he good boy, mother" while the
girls, remembering the previous lessons Of
patience that had been taught them turned
away in silence, but little later their lips
were wreathed in happy smiles, when they
saw the improvements that were made IL
their bonnets OF last years fashion.
Mr.. Pason's employer smiled, when on the
~
Robert would leave his employ in few
weeks and 90 into the country.
Foolish fellow!'' he exclaimed, "to leave
the city at this season of the year with
scarcely penny in his pocket; but if he
leaves me he need never expect to return to
my employ"
The rooms in tho nPrr horna were iarrer
and more numerous than those that TIE Ia
Ini!r left, so when they came TO arrange
their scant furniture il was found that they
must either make purchases or let L few oi
the rooms remain idle Mrs. Pason choose
the latter course, but her husband said No,
that few dollars Tor furniture would make
bCt little d!fevcnc in the sum they owed"
but the wiie > mid persuasion prevailed, and
in few weeks from the time that the cot
tage and store were hired by the mechanic,
the latter was furnished with variety of
useful articles, and neat sign over the door
announced they were for sale. y year pass
ed away, and the profits OF Mr. PaSon ;
business enabled him to add many articles
of luxury to his store that he did not keep
the previous year; aud, besides, their neat
little front par!or was now newly furnished,
not with luxurious furniture, but with that
which was useful and good. The wife and
children, TOO, were better dressed now, and
some were heard 10 whisper tina. the we'll
filed pew in church, belonging to the plea
SAINT proprietor Of the variety store on sum
mer Street, was an ornament to the house.
Among Mr.. Pason's acquaintance none
seemed more astonished at his prosperity,
than did his former employer, as he heard of
it from time TO time, by the way of his old
friends who often took trip into the coun-
try 10 see him, and to learn be actual OBJ
scrvatIon, if he really were getting rich so
fast. Former companions wondered where
he obtained his capital but Mr.. and Mrs.
Pason kept their own secrets, and twas not
TIL wears afterwards that they mentioned
away from their own fiI reside that the econo-
my Of the wife gave him the first impetus
toward prosperity.
Four years passed away, and the little vii
lage store on Summer Street vas not large
enough to accommodate the once peEniless
mechanic SO he hired a larger one In a
more fashionable part of the thriving town,
and now ne was forced to employ a clerk.
Susan" said Mr. Pason, one day, soon
after his removal TO his new store, don't
you remember James Barton, that | used to
speak of so often:'
Yes" replied the wife.
"Well, | am half inclined to send for him
to come out here and assist me IN the store.
lie has pretty fair education, and know
he is honest and industrious, and it would
not take long for me to initiate him into my
business"
"Is he at work in the same shop now
that he used to be in:' iHquired tn wife.
"Yes, Susan, and always will work there,
unless some friend assists him to leave there,
for he has a very eXtravagant wife, who
would never lay by dollar if his income
was twice as much as it is, unless she could
be prevailed on to learn wisdom-and the
fact is, my dear little wife, part of the rea-
son why l want him to come here is, that
you may give her few practical lessons in
economy, and teach her to be the making of
her husband, as you have been the cause of
our present prosperity"
"Yes, | should admire to have them move
here, for l always thought Mrs. Barton
kind woman at heart, although she thought
so light Of economy"
Long did Mr.. Pason and his wife talk that
evening, and month later, Mr.. Barton and
family moved into the little cottage, while
the proprietor Of the large variety store
rented larger dwelling, with the agreement
that in short time ne should purchase.
Mrs. Pason was, frequent visitor at Mrs
Barton's and when the new made assistant
was paid his first months salary, five dol
l.rs VI ara dronned into Secretiye money
box. with a resolve that the next month the
same act should be repeated, and the sum
should be larger.
po.dor we have hut little more to add.