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HOW TO E AR N A LIVING.

and pretty wife and baby to support out
oft.
suppose this income will sound a amaz-
'ngIy small to your two and three thousand
dollar Office holders, but nevertheless we
contrIve to live very comfortably upon it,
We live on one floor of an unpretending
little house, for which we pay $50 per an-
asm, and Kitty-my wife; you'll under.
stand-does all her, own work !; so that we
lay up neat little ssum every year I've
got balance Of two or three hundred dol.
lars at tho savings bank, the hoard of sew
eraI years, and it is astonishing how rich I
feel Why Rothschild himself is not cir.
cumstance to me
"Well, l came home with my extra bill,
and showed it triumphantly to Kitty, who,
OF course was delighted with my industry
and thrift.
"Now, my love-" said l., 'just add this 10
our account at the bank, and with interest
at the end of the year,
Forthwith I commenced casting interest
and calculating in my brain. Kitty was
silent, and rocked the cradle musingIy with
her foot. y
'Ive been thinking, Harry" she said,
after moments pause, "that since you've
got this extra money we might afford TO
buy new rug. This is getting dreadful
shabby, my dear, you must see."
looked dolcfully at the rug; it was
worn and shabby enough that was fact.
81 can get beautiful new velvet pattern
for seven dollars resumed my wife.
'Velvet- seven dollars!" groaned I.
"Well, then, a common tufted rug like
this would only cost three" said my eau
tions better-half, who, seeing she could not
carry her, first ambitious point, wisely with
drew her guns ~
"That's more sensible said 1. "Well
we'll see, about it."
"Aud there's another thing 1 want" con-
tinued myfEwife, putting her hand coaxingly
on my shoulder, "and it's rot at all extraya-
giant ether"
"WHat is it 2" asked, sofening rapid
]y.
81 saw such a lovely silk dress pattern on
Canal street this morning, and can get it
for six dollars-onIy six dollars, Harry It's
the cheapest thing I ever saw
"But haven't you got very pretty green
silk dress 2"
"Tbat old thing! Why, Harry, I've
worn it ever since we've been married.
"ls it soiled or raggeda"
"No, of course; but who wants to wear
tue same green dress forever2 Everybody
knows it's the7only silk have"
"Well what then?"
"Thats just mans question:" pouted
Kitty. "And | suppose you.ehave not OBJ
served how old fashionable my bonnet is
getting!"
"Why, I thought it looked very neat and
tasteful since you put on4that Black velvet
winter trimming"
"Of course-you men have no taste in
: such matters"
We were silent for a moment I'm
afraid we both felt "a little cross and out of
humor with one another. In fact, on my
journey home, had entertained serious
thoughts of exchanging my old silver watch
for q more modern time piece Of gold, and
hao mentally appropriated the $40 bill to
fnrthsring that purpose. Savings bank re.
fections had come later.
As we sat before our fire, each wrapped
in thought, our neighbor, Mr.. Wilmot,
knocked at the door. He was employed at
the same store as myself, and his wife was
an old family friend.
Il want you to congratulate me-" he
said, taking a seat. 81 have purchased that
little cottage out on the Bloomington road
to-day.
"Wbat! that beautiful little wooden cot.
tage with the piazza and lawn, and fruit
garden behind?" exclaimed Kitty, almost
envionsly.
"1s it possiblea" Icried. A little cot.
tagc home of my own, just like that Ithad
often admiredo the Bloomington road
had always Been the one crowning an1bi.
ton ofpy life-a distant and almost hope.
ldss point, blt no less earnestly desired.
"Why, W;lmot" i" said l, show did this
happen'
You've only'been in the business eight o,
tep years longer than I, at salary but a
triis larger thanmine, yet 1 could as soon
buy up the mint dis. purchase cottagelike
that - a.
sWell, said my neighbof, Eve have all
been working to this end for years: My
vita has das1ed, patched, meouded and saved
-ws have'liyed'on a.plasn fare, and done
with the cheaDest things. Rht t,,aI ,,,oa;o