The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-12

ticular friend o.. John Sand beiley
! he will sell it very cheap. He is goin
away, and has sold everything else
Pooh ? said Hodge, Il don't wan
any second hand stuff il. my house
Thunderl what an idea''
'But how has he soid all but that
asked Emma.
Because the family who have move,
into his house bo ,ght all the rest. The,
had sofa and chairs to match, SO the.
did not want his. l.s.-
Emma suggested to her husband tina
they should look at Barnes sofa, but h,
would not listen to it. He had reaC
about this second, hand furniture, h,
said, and didn't want anything to dc
with it.
Thesofa was selected and j Ohm prom
ised to pay for it within three months
He had DOT the money then. After this
the husband went to his work, leaving
his wife to go hone. But she oEly went
to the grocer's and then returned to the
furniture store.
We said before that this cabinet ma
ker was particular friend of Hodges.
John hsd worked for him considerable
during the winter months, and he not
only liked the young carpenter, but
/ would have done much to help him
Emma had been acquainted with him
ever siuce she could remember.
When the young wife entered the cab
met room second time she found the
dealer alone, she frankly told to him
her plans She wished to help John to
save money, and in order to make him
understand that it could be done, she
must do it. She ssked him if the gcfa
Of which he had spoken was uninjur-
ed.
Just as good as it was the day 1 sold
it to him. returned the dealer, who ell
tered at once into the s. irit Of Emma's
plan, and wished to help her. But he
has made up his mind that he must go
to California, and go he will. SO he
needs all the money he san raise, asd
will sell for almost anything before he
will leave it unsold Why not go and
10 * at it now? It is only across the next
street
Emma started, aud promised to meet
him there in fifteen minutes. She went,
and not only saw the sofa, but found the
owner there She told him she had but
little money, and that she wanted sofa
He said he had paid thirty6ye dollars
for it only a year before, and had used
it but very few times. He would sell
it for twenty dollars. Emma hcsitated
She said she had hoped that she could
have taken it to the cabinet shop. few
scratches obliterated, have it brushed
up, and carried to her house, all for that
sum.
Mr. Barnes at once said she should
have it at that price.
Pay Mr. Godwin the twenty dollars
whel he delivers it, and will look to
him for the pay ff
The sofa came in due season, and EN-
ma paid for it, Mr.. Goodwin promising
that he would collect the thirty five dol
lars from her husband, and pass it over
to her
John was much pleased with his sofa
He said it looked darker, and heavier,
and richer than he had thought when he
had bought it. His parlor was now COM
plete, and he would have no more heavy
bills for the rest of the year.
And so time moved on, and Emma
was at hcr post. The traders had learn
ed that she needed no help in purchas-
ing. When she entered the store she
knew what she camo for, and just the
quantity aud quality she needed, and
she bought just that and no more. On
the first of November the sofa was paid
or, aud Emma received the thirty five
dollars from the cabinet maker
One cold clear morning, John Hodge
wished his sweet wife Happy New
Year. Evening came, and the family
were together in their snug parlor, where
they had resolved to spend the candle lit
bours
We'll, John, how much have you laid
up this year? tie wife asked with
smile.
.Oh. don't say anything, Emma re-
turned the husband uneasily. Its no
use; can't lay up money with my fam
lily. Our children have to be clothed
and fed, and thousand and one little
things that there's no help for
But surely the children don't take
much, j ohm; you know all Lydia's dress
es are made from those which Emma
has out grown; and two thirds of Emma
dresses have been made from mine; and
you know our boy has hel ped to wear
out some of your cast off habiliments.
L suppose so; but, yet the money
goes. There's been five dollars and for
ty-six cents week for provisions to be-
gin with "
You have lived we'll, john
Yes, Emma; no man could live bet
ter
And yet I have only had what you
spent the year before: and you must re-