Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-12-10

Agreed said Mary, and Charlie kiss
ed her, made a face at the baby, and
walked off to his down town Office.
Mary still sat at the table thinking,
when Biddy the nurse came up to take the
baby out for his morning airing. Mrs.
Walters looked first at the rubicund
daughter Of Erin, and then at the baby,
nesting in his cradle, Kk&s half blown
rosebud. Couldn't she take care of her
own baby? Why Of course she. could! And
in half an hour Biddy went off with tears
in her eyes, and half a pound Of tea under
her ragged red shawl
Mrs. Walters went up to her room to
prepare for going out. There lay her lit
tie velvet bonnet in its box. The day be
fore she had laid aside two dollars and a
half for the purchase Of new scarlet roses
and ribbons for decoration; but now she
looked th~oughtfully at the old purple VIC.
lets, remembered her agreement with
Charlie, and concluded the bonnet would
do very well as it was this winter. Was
she not a wise little housewife?
In the mornings marketing she adher-
ed firmly to her good resolutions, turning
away from all the expensive r~arities in
which she had been wont to indulge, and
stopped at the china store to countermand
her ye~sterdays's order for a beautiful lit
tie gilt pitcher. The man stared, and in
CURED the reason Of her sudden change
of mind, but she smiled, and replied simp-
ly that she determined tsse the old one
a little longer.
Once, on her way homo, she paused at
a shop window. and hesitated for a mo-
ment between economy and an exquisite
bit Of embroidery fer a baby's dress. The
French pattern was beautiful, and her
purse lay proyokingly close to her fingers.
But wisdom triumphed; the bands were
left in the show case. and the three dol
lars safely carried home.
Let me see," said she, as she sat in the
twilight, rocking her baby's cradle and
waiting for her husbands return. Bid
dyss six dollars a month, is about thirty
cents a day; my flowers and ribbons, two
dollars and a half; those late peaches and
the fish that Iresisted buying are another
dollar, and that beautiful embroidery
that would have made baby such a beau
tiful dress. land here she drew a regaetful
sigh was three dollars. Well, [ may
safely consider that | have economical six
dollars and eighty cents today, in small
sums. wonder wtH has to re-
port"
"a good economical little wife you
are!' said Charlie a few minutes after
ward, when he heard her simple recital.
And now for my account. When | got
down to my Office, Tom my factorium, an
nounced his intention of going to Califor-
MIA, and desired me to look cut for anoth-
er successor. [ told Tom to go ahead,
which he did, but l didn't think proper to
look out fer any other boy, judging that
| might just as we'll take down my own
shutters. and kindle my own little Office
fire as to pay a dollar and a half a week
to any Tom in existence!!"
Just what I saved by Biddy!" cried
Mary clapping her hands. Well go on
When | went to get a cigar, my box
was empty. | hesitated some time wheth-
er to refill it or not. Twenty-Five cents
a day for cigars is not much, but still I
reflect that it was something; So prudence
triumphed."
Right" laughed Mary, but go on
with your report"
BROW and Mercer came to the Office,
for me to ride out with them to High
Bridge with them. A fast horse, an oys-
ter supper, and all other expenses, would
cast me about me three dollars. 1t was
a lovely day, and almost wavered, but
thought of you dear, and told them that
couldn't go.
Coming up home, stopped at Hays
book store. and met with a powerful temp
au1s.ion in the shape of a fine edition OF
wSr~sohar Won know-mv