Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-18
A STORY FOR TIE TIMES ;
Or, Pay as You TO.


he seated himselfby the stove, and propped
up his head with both hands.
He had just made the ere. 1t was six
o'clock on wiater morning-the LIST day
of January-and his wife had begun to
let breakfast.
William Taylor was an under clerk in
the Office Of the Bagg Corporation, large
manufacturing establishment in a New
England village. He had been married
about two years, but life went hard enough
with him. Though he did the best he
knew how to do, he could not make both
ends of the year meet. 1t is true, he Haa
some notions about his social standing that
were not exactly in keeping with his po-
sition, and especially not with his salary,
which was only three hundred dollars a
year.
Dollars and cents were the most unman.
ageable commodities he was called upon to
handle. They were slippery, and would
not stay between his fingers, all he could
do. He had not devoted much attention
to the subject of finance, and in conse-
quence it became one of the trials of his
life.
"What is the matter, William? ?" asked
his wife, touched with his deep sigh.
This is payday" replied the husband,
with another deep sigh.
"Whst fit? You look as though you
had not friend in the W: rid"
81 am miserable, Helen"
"Miserable p
81 am indeed"
"What, because it is pay-day?"
eyes
''People generally feel rejoiced at such
times
81 don't know 1 have been awake
half the night thinking of it.
"Why, William, why should you feel SO
unhappy 2"
II owe more than I can pay"
"You do?"
Helen, who was no fnancier, any more
than her husband, had never given the
subject thought. She was not little sur
prised at the abrupt announcement.
81 do, Helen; and am fearful | shall
have trouble with it -
"What sort of trouble?" asked Helen,
frightened, but having no definite idea of
| what to dread.
perhaps some one will sue me, trustee
my salary, or something OF that kind"
'.Why didn't you tell me of this before,
William3 | would rather live on crust
of bread and wear calico to church, than
make you unhappy, or have you sued or
trusted. Willthey put you in Jail p and
the young wife actually trembled at the
thought of such catastrophe.
81 think not; but they may put ne to a
great deal of trouble "
s.Why didn't you tell me before p
81 didn't know it myself. Last Tues
day made a few figures, and found that
owed about hundred and fifty dollars
My quarters salary is only seventy-fve y
.'But some of them will wait. We will
retrcnch.'
81 went to Spike, but he refused to wait
beyond the FIRST of January"
"We have been extravagant, William"
81 am afraid we have"
low Wucn no you owe Splke
about thirty dollars"
eyes, such bills count up fast"
Eve ought not to owe him cent. We
ought not to ride at all, though I enjoy
riding much very much.
$50 dol. and Spike was always willing
to trast me- J"
Spike kept the livery stable in the vii
lage, and was generally willing to run long
bills with those Of whom there was any
chance ofgetting his pay.
81 am sorry"
81 had no idea the bill was so much till
he sent it In about three weeks ago"
ave must stop riding"
TT will be hard to do so. After / get
done at the Office, it is SO pleasant to drive
half-a-dozen niles; but didn't think
had ridden SO much. "
Perhaps he'll wait
tsNo, he said he wouldnot." "
ssWhat shall be done p
81 don't know" d
Cant you borrow some money!'