The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-06-09

Smiths cannot subsist on their names
and connections as q Murray Or a Coop.
er might do.
Poverty among the Coopora was bo.
ing well dressed living In large house.
waited on by plenty Of servants, but al.
ways troubled byun accumulation Of li-
abilities. Still, as Mr.. Cooper, SEN,
often remarked, "poople must live" by
which he meant that he must, Whatever
became Of the tradesmon ho employed
Poverty, as known 10 the Smiths, iuolu-
dod self denial industry, and q great
many "wants reduced TO must hayes"
before they we're satisfied The young
or branches Of the Bird Cooper, tho De
Lanuy Cooper, and the Griswold Mur-
rays looked down upon their cousin 40
having sunk several degrees in Tho so.
oial scale when he left ono room In tho
third story Of a fashionable city board,
ing-house for the whole Of q small but
comfortable house beyond Seventh Av-
euue; inasmuoh rs he managed, With
hm wifes oversight, to live somewhere
within the range Of his income, and
paid for most of the clothes he woro
and the food be ate, and some unpreiu-
diced persons might have ranked him
as morally in the ascendant.
Literally, Mrs Cooper did not know
where to commence her reforms whom
her husbands idiosynorasy as 20 money
matters was FIRST made apparent; but
she came to the conclusion that tho
stardng-point Of charity was a good
place TO commence enforcing lis re-
spectacle relative, economy, and SO
began with her own personal oxPoadi-
lures
But her husband had a few projudi.
css to overcome before he could ba In.
duced to set aside the extremely modeat
amount she proposed from his salary
I"Ie didn't believe in allowance. What
was the good In knowing what you
spent2 1t didn't make il any less and,
| in fact, it was decidedly uncomfortable
to be posted on tho subject Ho never
had an allowance the girls and mother
never had one. No; they always gob
whatever they chose, and the bills we're
sent TO the store Il wasn't their busi-
ness when they were paid To be suro.
the governor always grumbled when
they came in, and threatened all
sorts of things, but nobody ever
minded
"But Tshould, " iuterpossd tho gov
ernor's daughter-in-law u would
have gone without, first and would
now, rather than SEQ you Worried
It's a great deal better to know just
what you can afford TO get, only try it.
| Murray, or let me- for baby and my
self If you only knew how hate TO
say charge itl' "
iPooh, Martha, I didn't think you
such q goosol Why, most women would
Jump at it.. 7 never had an expense
book, as you call it, since I was born
Books are bothors enough at the Office.
Who always wants to be marching up a
column of figures, and rumniating on a
"sum total " except tho balance is In
ones favor which / believe I never yet
have had the pleasure Of experiencing
When have the money you're welcome
to IL, You know that. These private
purses make a wife altogether too inde-
pendent They are tho very--I beg
your pardon-the mischief you know"
"But suppose" said Mrs Cooper, u
should wish to make my husband a
birth day present how unsentimental it
would sound, my love, please give mo
ten dollars to buy you gold pencil!"
or to have my nice little surprise spoiled
by the bill being presented beforehand
at the office; or having to manage Mrs
| Green's fashion, and take what I wanted
from your pocket, little by little, after
you were asleep at night To b0 Buro,
you never would miss it,
"Now, that's rather hard on a fellow,
Martha, after all my reforms Don't L
even stop in an omnibus to tOcountchanEel
Haven't 7 done wonders in not bringing
home--all sorts Of things, you knov7
I'll bet you two to one
"I nevor bet, recolleot, interrupted
o Mrs Cooper in grave tone, that boiled
d the mischief of her smile at tho idea OF
,. her husbands reforms.
"Well, I wouldn't be afraid 10 bel
? that can tell to a dot every cent I've
got about me tonight
Suppose I agree TO give up the al.
lowanoe if you can, suggested tho IN
believing helpmate.
J "Done" and the portmonnaie wal
drawn forth triumphanuy. It 30 hap
pened that a little foot bin Of two O.
three years standing had been pro5cnto,
d that evening, which had caused an Ia
IS spection Of cash on hand, ending IN ar
p invitation the collector was perfectly
,- accustomed toto call again.
20 "There's two fveB--Butchor and Dro
l. v5rs do you see? aud a ten Rhode Is
It land money, three, and q one, and
T. seveuty-6ve cents in change. No allow
!, ancc carries the day, madam
u "Not quite so close I can see, anJ
bank notes never are quite Cologne
s- Now, suppose you look in your pook
4, ets2"
+ ooh, I'm quite cured Of that no moru
p change lying around loose "
AL Two Of these convenient receptacle
it emptied presented only knife, a pen
ii oil, two small screws, and a box o leads
D. In the breast.pocket Of his coat he mad
a a sudden pause
b Mrs. Cooper was In turn triumphant
.e as she saw a fash of discomposuro risD
Is 10 ber husbands face.
10 NCtunf1l oh rau1nni hnr nav th