Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-15

Have cigar, Walter? asked Tom.
Walter said, yes and in return he paid for
four glasses Of ale.
One evening they met, after work. and Ned
proposed that they should toss up to see
who should pay for the chowdcr.
Come, John--won't You come in ? he said,
addressing John Niles, who stood by.
'No-guess not, was Johns reply.
You'd better It's only for the chowder
for five, if you come in.
Il can't
It's Of no use TO ask him, spoke Walter,
in rather sarcastic tone. He don't spend
his money in that way
Johns face flushed, and his lips trembled
but he restrained the biting words which
were struggling upon his tongue, and turned
and left the shop.
He's a mean fellow cried Tom, loud
enough for Niles to hear
Tight as the bark Of a tree, added Walter.
in tone equally loud
John Niles heard the remarks but he did
not come back
The four remaining men tossed up and
the lot fell upon Walter and Tom Then
they tossed it off, and it fell upon Walter,
who paid four shillngs for the chowder.
Walter started for home about nine o'clock,
and on the way he was overtaken with Niles.
I w dlttls nulN the ldlNNl. III n kluu. nut tHFu-
est tone j want 20 speak with you. You have
wrongcd me this evening, and ! wish you to
understand me For the opinions Of Bill
Smith aud Ned Francis care not, but ! do
not wish you to misapprehend me. We live
too near together, and would not loose your
good opinion.
'Well--go ahead, returned Walter, who
was sensible of the fact that his companion
was one of the best and kindest neghbors in
/ the world
'You said was mean
No. no,-'twas not who said that
Well-you said was tight as the bark
Of a tree
Wate~ could not deny this, so John pro-
coedod,-
i refused to join you in your little game
/ for three reasons, either one Of which should
/ have been sufficient to deter me- First |
have resolved mott engage in any such games
/ Of hazard. Second | did not want any
chovdcr. And, third | could not have af-
/ forded to pay for five extra suppers, if the
/ lot had fallen upon me.
Couldn't have afforded it > replied Walter
with slight tingc of unbelief in the tone
No, returned the other, Il could not.
used to be on hand always for any such game
and thought twould be mean to refuse, but
! | have learned better. Let me tell you how
| | first came to see the folly of being afraid
to spend my money for nothing. Shall tell
youN
Certainly returned Walter, who already
began to see something.
We'll, pursued Niles, zone noon, as was
| going away from home, my wife asked me for
a dollar. She wanted it to buy some cloth
with. asked her if she could not get along
without it. had only three dollars with me,
and hated to let one of them go. She said
she really needed the cloth, but if handn't
! got the money to spare she could wait. |
knew she disappointed, but l thought
she could get along, and went away. That
evening | went into the saloon, and we had
/ fine social time. 1t cost me just one dollar
and half | paid the money willingly
without even a thought of objection-and
then | went home, When entered the hall
! heard my wife trying to pacify our oldest
! child The little thing had expected new
dress, which had been promised her, and she
| felt badly because she had not got it.
wait urged my wife. as the child sob
bed in her disappointment. Papa hasn't got
the money now; but he'll have some by-and-
by, and then YOU shall have pretty dress.
Poor papa has to work hard
The words smote me to the heart. could
not afford dollar to dress my little child,
/ lint could afFord anv amount for the useless
entertainment of others The dollar which
C,r II 1,id avn, almost tyvice-toId cor rotb'
;n,. Rnt II learned me lesson onered
me o,es ana ba,c tont ,bo,n oman On tbe
vcrv noxt ,norning / afforded INV wife the
dollar, but could not afford any more for
! ,,os ,yasfing bnt whom 7 stonrod nm tb,t
Icak and allowed nv funds 20 aow in TO their
nroncr channel I soon found that / could
afFord every reasonable comfort my wife and
children needed. So ! stick to the prinoiple
which has proved SO beneficial to myself and
hmilv Ab-what's thats There's an ami
NAL in your garden. Walter
Tbov had reached the garden fence. and
bv the dim STARLIGHT. Walter could see a
horned beast tramnIinp amongst his sweet
corn THO bars had been either left down or
booLod down and straw row had cot in
Thoy dove ber ont and then Niles wont
homo waiter saw tbnt the benst had done
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