American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-13
WALTER GRAY'S MEANS.

Cant afford u MARIA l5t sE 5-F' A"
But you might If you would only think
SO, Walter plead the young wife. rA se
Il cau'tdo it, the husband returned,
emphatieally. 1t would cost two or
three dollars at the very lowest, 10 put mp
such gate, and the old bars will answer
every purpose t.l.5d -. f4
asNo, they won't. Walter. The neigh
bors' children very often leave the bars
d, wn, and then stray cattle come into the
gardens We may 'lsse more 10 a hall
hour, if a cow should happen to come in
when am away :tf 1gJ 4 "
sI'should like to know who leaves the
bars down. replied Walter, very threat:
eningly.t The same children might leave
the gate open.'a 1>.t taaT y sa".
But We csn. have gate made,to close Of
| its own accord, with sweightor spring,
suggested the wife. John Niles has had
q gate put up at bis yard.' s.'' {4 aaI
.But amt John Niles, my dear,
Walter wished her to remember.
tBut his family is aslarge as yours. and
bis wages are not SO high.' 5saaa
Never mind about that tell you l
can't afford it--;at any rate not atpresent'
And with this, Walter started off for his
work. aa ,1svit ? s1w - sga9 81 gss
Walter Gray was Young man, about
thirty, an industrious mechanic; had drbeen
married some eight years, and had an ins
terestiug family. He bment to provide
we'll for those who depended upon him.
aud in measure he did sos But there
were many little comforts of which he
felt obliged to deprive them--comforts
which at times they really needed, and
which, in the end, might have proved .
source OF saving. And more, tOoi i
might have added to bis bappiness, had
he been able to grant these little requests
But he couldn't afford it-at least so he
thought; and whether be thought so witt
sound judgement, the sequel will show.
The gate which his wife had been Sc
anxious to have put up was needed at tb'
entrance to the garden. at the back OF th'
house. where there was only a short paI
Of bars. The children often came througt
there, and some times left the way opei
I behind them. In short there were many
ways in which those bars were aptt b.
Eleft down. and Maria Gray had very oftei
to leave her work to drive out the catll'
, that got in. g II was oily BY extrem,
watchfulness on her part the garden wa
preserved. She had spoken several time
, To her husband about Il. but be felt .tha
he could not afford It. She must keel
, her eyes upon the spot and sec that th
lhara v1ara liant aht,t -bdi flEFNfa 1if3
Only few days after this; Mrs. Ora!
, asked her husband Il he was going to hir
pew IN that church for the followiDi
year. aud he told her that be did not thin
i Ehe should. sss;s,a,Rl II, sat5E..
I But you can hire half Of one W
8 can have half Of Mr.. Niles peE for s6v
q dollars; frastih{f a. Jsalg U4H
J 'Ican't afford Il. was. Waltsr's reply
o Ishopld get nOIgrsat good from. meetings
Anyway .oss .st Is. b1ssz ,.55 ,ss- s. Il ,oa
: Don't say so. husband. Suppose eV
i erybcdy Should Ieel liks ah6t. n You col
a ktaiuiy swoHIdhnot' wish to live. aud q lbrip
a up your children whore there was no rsliG
Q ious influence. and Il you reap the bspet
!. Of good Cbristisn ipstitpliops. yog csrtait
", ought lofsefwiliing 70 .Adpport them.
~ t5n'SoI i would be willing, ,if loould 1aifor
s it,, but I can't.a-s, -. Z sr,,s.3 & -
|. Mrs. Gray looked vary serious. an
r. seemed to hesitate, 90 though there w
. subiect on her mind which she felt del
cate about broashine, but occupied III
II thoughts 90 long she sdetaEninsd % lst
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