The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-01

scores of relatives and friends who formerly
made convenience of his house. Now the
next house to Murke's, he tells me, is unoccu
pied; had we not better remove thither?'
''Let US remain where we are, my husband,
said Mrs. Lighte; ''and while we have crust
of bread, let us share it with our friends"
So Mr.. Lighte went cheerfully to his office,
rejoicing that Providence had given him SO
wise helpmate. But the ghosts returned.
"How quiet you are, Carrle9' said Mr..
Lighte " @
''To tell the TRUTH she replied, "my teeth
have ached for fortnight, and am half worn
out with pain. g. .-..r .s......
"Why did you not tell me earer?" said her
husband. Pray 60 to dentist Immediately"
81 knew this would be the first thought with
you, and dentists ask such exorbitant prices, |
could not bear to add one of DR.. Bemis' bills
to our expenses; but will walk as far as his
house with you this very afternoon
''That's right; yet, Carrie, now remember,
Murke recommended a Mr.. Huddle, who stops
teeth for Just half what Benis charges"
els that all he told you?" said Mrs. Lighte.
"Yes;" replied Mr.. Lighte.
"Mr. 'Hudd|e stopped Mrs. Murke's teeth SO
badly" continued Mrs. Lighte. .that in three
years half of them had broken OUT and the
other half were blackened with decay; even
after this, their eldest daughter was sent to the
same person, and her fine teeth will be sacri
feed in consequence
"But Huddle is making beautiful sett of
false teeth for Mrs. Murke," said Mr.. Lighte.
sYoull soon see iftLey are not always break
ing, and set in such brassy gold that they will
fill her mouth with canker."
"Ah, 1 yield; you are foresighted!' and the
husband and wife departed on their way to Dr..
Bemis shop. ..a H.
Yet the ghosts tracked them home again.
Carrie. said Mr.. Lighte, ''Mrs. Murke has
sent away one servant, and her board and
wages and waste are substracted at once from
the family expenses; do you not think that we
might do the same?" .....u. .r
! sNo. my dear. | am constantly and fully
occupied already.'
Il know that But Murke says you can get
worlds of work out of children. Keep Ellen
at home from school awhile-the rest from
study will do her good. Edward can clean the
boots, etc, and the little ones also may gradu-
ally be brought into harness.
.'Mv children are not coltsP' Mrs. Lighte
had never addressed her husband with so much
! dSDclttN UClOEG. LII IS UUt llbllC LHSy Coultl
do at best, and why compel them to this? Are
we not too sure that in after life care and toll
will be their lot; and well for them, poor things,
if it do not make up the whole sum of their
lives!'
''Let us prepare for it, then, by early teach
ing," said Mr.. Lighte.
+ YES" said Mrs. Lighte, "by teaching Of
example, we shall never make them industrious
men and women by disgusting them with work
in their childhood. Let us accustom them to
a cheerful, orderly household, to palatable food
and decent clothing; they vii not readily sub
init to change in after years. Let us make
our children remember home as pleasant
place, not as a theatre of exacions, mortitca
tons, and querulous complaints. y
The ghosts came once more; and the chill
dren riding with their mother. the influence o
the Murke's was this time vanquished and ami
J, hiated.
ssCarre, Murke and have been comparing
, expenses, and it frightens me to find my owl
triple the amount of his; we must retrench."
In that way?" she asked. 81 am ready.
s'In hundred ways he replied. ''Our hous'
is TOO large, our fires are too numerous, ou
| table is too luxurious, our children dress too
| well, we have too much company, our pew a
church is too expensive. The Murke's have
pew close by the door-they hear quite as well
and pay only half the sum that is required TO
ours. They shut up two thirds of their house
and thus are rid of the expense of fuel.
"Wait minute" said Mrs. Lighte; "thei
waterpipes have frozen and flooded it three
times this winter; the expense of repairing
costs more than tons of coal.''
t THAT was only an accident, said Mr. .Lighte
"Mulke covers bis fire with damp ashes, ane
the coal burns half as long again In conse
quence."
eyes, said Mrs Lighte, land their sitting
, room is like Greenland.'
"Cool rooms make children hard,' returned
Mr. Lighte.
"Oh, father" broke in little voice, ''don'
attempt to heat our room with ashes and water
Coming home from school the other day
should have cried with cold, but kept think
+ ing of our good, bright fire."
t '.Yes,'' outspoke another, "and last week
t called Willie Murke in here to warm his hands
he looked so cold as he was running by. h
said he wished that he had mother like mine.
! "Hush, children; don't interrupt when you
mother and are talking" said Mr.. Lighte
i then turning 10 his Wlle, he coullhueu, LIZ
butcher calls here, Carrie, twice a week; ant
Murke says they use salted and dried meat
which they procure at wholesale prices, ant
: pickle it themselves"
"Do you like pork very much?" whispered
Lizzie Lighte, pulling her mothers sleeve.
"And Mrs. Murke doesn't use butter no
lard for making cakes continued Mr.. Lighte
ga little cheap shop dripping, they assured me
will answer every purpose
| Il know one thing" ventured Lizzie, 'l'n
} Glad mother doesn't use it,
5 "Then these potatoes, small and poor as the
are, costmore than half cent apiece. Murk
: substitutes suet dumplings.''
sBoiled in cabbage water, suppose, and
course very palatabe! Give me another pec
l of chicken, Charles, if you please, was Mrs
t Lighte's only reply.
'What do they make instead Of rice pudding?
asked Lizzie, who was very fond of the latte
! delicacy
, Mrs Lighte looked smilingly for her hus
? bands answer.
= ''They do not eat such luxuries, my chile
!. Mr.. Murke is saving against he grows old.'
s.Whv father we will take care of YOU whe