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

thing the coming year.
we will, said John; and from tha
moment he looked happier.
The new year commenced, a-d thing
moved on as usual When the sprin.
opened John wanted new suit o
clothes. He went to the tailor's anc
got samples of cloth, with a scale of the
prices There was very good suit tc
be had for twenty dollars, aud another
for thirty. He pitched upon the thirty
dollar suit.
But, argued Emma, 'this suit for
twenty dollars is just as good. When
the cloth is made up you could never tell
the difference; but the difference in price
we should feel sensibly.'
Pooh, Emmal You talk like crazy
woman. only have new suit through
out once in two years, and while | am
about it might as we'll have good ope
What would folks think to see me saving
money off from my back Ten dollars
is a trihe when we consider how seldom
l get such suit
But, John, you must remember what
we wish to do We wish to own home
of our own one of these days; and to
reach that end we must be economical
in all things. Ten dollars just weeks
pay
But the clothes, Emma-you would
cot have me go poorly dressed?'
No, my husband But see: In par-
chasing clothes we look first to our COM
fort; then the fashion; aud then to cur
means Now this suit for twenty dollars
Will look we'll eaough, and know it viii
wear as we'll, if not better, than the one
for thirty dollars
But John couldn't see. He was de
termiued not to appear mean in dress,
and he must have the thirty dollar
suit.
On the following day, Emma went to
the tailor, with whom she had been &C
quaintcd from childhood, aud asked if
he had ordered his suit. She was in
formed that he had. Emma examined
the various fabrics, aud finally found |
some cloth from which the garments
could be made fer twenty dollars, and
the tailor assured her that they would
wear better aud, in the end, be of far
more value to John, than the thirty dol
lar suit The fine broad cloth would be
good for nohing for him to wear at his
business after it began to lose its first
luztre.
L was at length decided that the suit
should be mad from a material which
the wife and the tailor had selected, nd
for twenty dollars, Emma promising to
bear the responsibility but john was to
know nothing of it. He was to pay the
thirty dollars as he had arranged.
In due time John had come home with
his new suit, aud when he put it on, be
felt very much pleased with the effect.
The pants were of 6ne, strong doe, skin,
and the coat and vest Of handsome and
durable materials.
They look better in the garments
made up-than they did BEFORE said
John. Only this cloth don't look quite
so fue as it did in the piece but it feels
frmer. But it kind o. raises the nap in
making, 1 suppose
Ofcourse Emma admired the suit very
much, and her husband was happy when
he found that she said nothing about
the price.
He wore the clothes to meeting on
the following day, and when they were
hung up on Sunday evening, he was very
careful to have them turned inside out,
and kept from the dust; because he said,
such clothes mustn't be abused
On Monday Emma went to the tailor's
and got the ten dollars which she had so
surreptitiously saved.
Not long after this it became nee s.
sary to purchase carpet for the parlor.
Thus far they had had no carpet in that
room, though they had long been plan
ning to have one. They had been pur-
chasing gradually. There wero some
expenses of the year before, which would
not cone in the present year, and a car
pet and sofa had been set down for the
present season.
One monday morning John and his
wife went to look at some carpets John
was hent upon three ply He knew
no difference between Kidderminster
and three-ply; or between two-ply and
no-'ply,' at all. But he knew that
Brown; and jenkins, and Peters, and
Kopps, all had tAree1 Ly,' while Emma
knew that Browns three-ply was only
two-ply; and that Peters was second
hand affair which he bought at auc-
ton.
Now for our use good Kiddermin-
ster will answer every purpose, said Enl-
ma. I'VE can find one just as fine, and
Just as good, only it won't have so many
When the surface is worn
through the carpet is dore; and until
that time it is good enough. We shall
not wear out the upper surface for many