The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-07-16

..This is payday" replied the husband with
another deep sigh
''What of it You look as though you had not
friend in the world
SO am miserable, Helen.''
- Miserable 20
II am, indeed
What, because it is payday ,''
YES
People generally feel rejoced at such times
- don't know. have laid awake half the night
thinking of it,
why, William. Why should YOU feel so un-
happy
al owe than can py.''
>Ass DO: - - -
husband, had never given the subject thought She
not little surprised at the abrupt announce
ment
trouble with it,
What sort of trouble - asked Helen, frightened
but having very definite idea of what to dread.
Perhaps some will sue me, trustee my salary,
or something of that kind
:. Why didn't you tell me of this before, William
| would rather live crust of bread, and a.
calico 10 church. than make you unhappy, have
You sued or trusteed VIII they put you in Jail 40
and the young wife actually trembed at the thought
of such catastrophe.
80 / think not; but they may put q great deal
of trouble
why didn't you tell me before?''
. | didn't know it myself Last Tuesday L made
few figures, and found that owed about hundred
five
Bat some of them will wait. We will retrench'
So / went TO Spike; but he refused to wait be-
yond the first of January
eve have been extrayagant, William .''
Sc / am afraid we have
80 How much do you owe Spike ?"
&c About thirty dollars
90 Ny stars Thirty dollarss''
Yes; such bills count up fast.''
.'We ought not to owe him a cent. We ought not
to ride at all, though 1 enjoy riding very much"
'sSodo l, and Spikewas always willing TO trust me-
Spike kept the livery stable in the age, and was
generally willing to up long bill With those Of
whom there was any chance of getting his pay.
@ I am so sorry
90 had no idea the bill so much till he sent it
in about three weeks ago.
I'VE must stop riding
' Ii will be hard do After get done at the
Office, it is pleasant to drive out halfa-dozen miles;
but didn't think had ridden much"
perhaps he viii watt
''NO; he said he would not.''
| "What shall be done,''
''I don't know
"Can't you borrow some money!
perhaps can
''Wont ,ir. Mason lend you some: He has been
very kind to you, and seems to be very much
| interested in YOU
''I shouldn't like to ask him.
/ ''Why n0t:''
81 should have to expose my affairs to him.
..Ta ..Ebis 5s5l L, you "ha3 will do
fond she is of me. I will ask her to lend me hun
dre dollars. She is rich, and perhaps she will give
/ to me''
'Wjlliam did not like to have her do So but the
perils in his path finally induced him to consent
On the strength of the letter. he could put Spike off
week two.''
There something to hope for at least, and
william ate his breakfast, and felt much easier. He
did not consider that borrowing the money to pay a
debt, was My transferring not cancelling it. But
he looked only to the present If he could escape his
mportunate creditors this time, he did not fear for
tue future
1t was quarter of eight by the clock, and he was
required to be in the Office as sooss1s the porter
opened the gate. ~
Mr.. Mason was the agent of the Bagg Corporation
and a man of large heart and excellent feelings. He
was r. a little eccentric in some of his ways. He
J. nae .ws and opinions of his own; he did his own
thinking; and perhaps this is what made him seem
odd to people
He had found William Taylor in a store tying up
bundles for twenty dollars a month. He had taken
iancy to him, and knowing him to be prompt
nd correct accountant industrious and attentive to
asiness, and Of excellent character, he had given
nm MS present situation. William had been mar
ie over year then, and the father of a little
boy.
Three hundred dollars looked like great wages to
'!ilam- So he took better house, put few
cies of new furniture into it, opened accounts with
ne livery stable
on his present salary, he mad1DAp his mind that
H'e very handsomely; and once or twice
sex he took Helen out to ride. He was entirely
voted to her, and she enjoyed riding much that
never occurred to him 20 count the cost.
'ii' Mason, careful man, and feeling 3 deep !
leetest In him, did count the cost, and made up his
-ii that William little too fast. His cuspi- |
n was confirmed by the livery stable-keeper, who |
n Te one day to inquire if the corporation owed |
man anything. Others had asked the same |
es,on Ion They did not say much, but enough for |
ebt - u'ue's'aiu 'na' MS protege was IN
my lew Of the employees on the corporation |
NJ pt'd m quarterly. On the first day of January, |
- MASON went to the factory, Just before eight |
,a ne saw the deputy sheriff standing at the !
mil n. iie was waiting there, probably, so that he
80. ~ ush IN and serve his writ upon the corporation
NJ Ne .1 tue employees were paid.
'iI. Mason thought of William when he saw the
III t' 5 50 ne went into The office, opened the safe,
= Cut some money, and with the pay-roll under
ara, lefe the place 0
NJ % our nero was putting on his hat to 20 out,
- 9Iison entered his little parlor.
william, are seventy-ive dollars your
(i5 ". ,saary Write your name on the pay-roll,''
" Yes sir: but ,,
{. vysef Wh mind; sign your name''
s.No,h;.NO va; uOes tins mean, sir! hope
s,sa..s OF the sort There; that will do
& 'Ian. pa..1s morning Mrs. Taylor
:, beautiful, SIR
departed ' pAy-fol uhoer ms arm again,
sLJ l'aui ~, was astonshed, and so was his wife II
,eT my, mysterious. Why did Mr. Mason do tb;.s
ey ~ could not imagine . ''Son uo 'his.
kker ~ ay over, William paid the butcher the
cb wna,s s"e grocer, and had twenty dollars left.
Eu.k - just pay the doctors bill As the clock
place sf IN e porter oaened the gate and he took
aiing the Bos,o,s Mr. Mason sat by the stove,