The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-03-24
1 think Helen made more sensible speech
than you did little while ago."
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The girls laughed at his home thrust
at Mary, who was q second time abashed.
But she soon recovered her courage again,
having habit of being rather tenacious
ia an argument.
l.'But, pa" she said, ttyou take it for
granted that Mr.. Thornton cannot afford
to live better than he does. Now this is
the whole question. assert that he can
for he mai es more money than Mr.. Ma
berry, who lives twice as well.'' And. as
she spoke she glanced triumphantly around
the circle. at a. essasas,sa bszs 25 w
my dear" said her father, with anoth-
er quiet smile, Il think you viii admit
that ought to krow something of the
expense of living; for / have kept horse
ever since l was married, and that was
thirty years ago.. New do not hesitate
to say, that Mr.. Maberry cannot live as
be does on the salary of bank clerk; and
that Mr.. Thornton spends as much as q pru-
dent man beginning basiness, should" ,
."But Mr.. Maberry does not run in
debt. II At least ne one says that of him, :"
said Mary. Confess, now, papa, tha. be
may, if managing man, be living on his
salary" q 3qs ss5a E3 ~ .ciE
!, Il gwonld. rather suppose he has some
private patrimouy, of which know moth
ing.n replied Mr.. johnson. "But am
positive that he can't drive out weekly,
with his wife, dress her in brocadc, pay
five hundred q year for house, go to Jen-
ny Lind concerts with tickets at fve dol
lars head, and give expensive parties,
yet do all this on Thousand or fifteen
hundred dollars at the utmost. The
thing is simply absurd" aaaao re
Mary shook her. head ir smiling dis
approval Mr.. Johnson, who had been
about to resume his newspaper. added, on
seeing this, for he had something of his
danghter's tenacity of purpose, ,-araad5
why, how obstinate you are, child, !"
he said, . little testify. IF l, when a
young married man, had lived as fast as
Maberry does, would never have got
ahead at all; and you, my dear, instead
of living in fine house, would probably
have been earning your bread by msntua
making Aud l did as good business,
too, as llr, Thornton does now. Depend
OH it," he added, q little sharply, ";f Mr.
Maberry has no private fortune, .therell
soon be an end to his fast living. Should
Mr.. Thornton spend money in the same
way, l, for, one, would not consent to dis
count his note at our bank; for as he
could not afford to live 10 that way. we
as one of his creditors, would have to
hep pay for it,"
The conversation here dropped, aud
nothing further was said on the subject for
many weeks. Atlast, one day, Mr.. John
ston came. home to dinner, he said: .,a,.
MARY, do you remember discussion
you and had last spring, about Mr..
Maberry and his style of living? ~
"Yes, papa" .a
"Weil, the mystery of bank clerk af-
fording such extravaganees is explained
| He has been detected in emblezzeling from
/ the bank, aud has confessed to having
speculated for years" r,4s.
"Oh! his poor wife," cried Mary and
burst into tears Her father kindly tool
her hand. =
II feared that the young man had some
criminal resource of this kind, but die
not wish to run the risk of doing him in
justice by expressing my fears. Yet you
you remember, called Mr.. Thornton NEAR
because he was too honest to live beyond
his means. You pity Mr.. Maberry's wifi
now; You pittied Mr.. Thornton's then
But would yon not rather deny yourself
like the latter, for few years. than liv'
extravagantly awhile, like the former, t
be forever after pointed out as felon'
wife!"
Mary had continued to weep, but Mr.
Johnston had proceeded without pausing
for he wished to impress salutary lessor
upon his daughter; and he thought tina
the more acutely she felt, the better pros
pect there would be of this. ~.
! At last Mary answered, finging her
self, as she spoke, into her fathers arms
II was wrong" she said, "foolish gir
that was. Better. be like Helen, thou
sand times, than like Mrs. Maberry"
And you will say so, too, reader-wil
you not? Believe us there is always dan
ger for those who LIVE TOO FAST. -
i BAcHELoRs ATTENTION. The attention
of bachelors is invited to the following
wall from the Springfield Republican,:
/ There is some sad sights is this worlt
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