Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-15
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WALTER GRAYs MEANS.

emphatically. at would cost two or three
dollars at the very lowest, to put up such a
gate, and the old bars will answer every pur-
pose"
''No, they won't, Walter. The neighbors'
children very often leave the bars down, and
then stray cattle come into the garden. We
may lose more than the price of the gate in a
half hour, if a COW should happen to come in
when am away"
81 should like to know who leaves the bars
down." replied Walter very threateningly.
"The same children might leave gate open"
"But we can have gate made to close of
its own accord, with a weight or a spring."
suggested the wife. "John Niles has had a
gate put up in his yard"
"But | amt John Niles, my DEAR" Walter
wished his wife to remember
"But his family is as large as yours, and his
wages are not so high"
"Never mind about that l tell you can't
afford it-at any rate not at present" And
with this Walter started off for his work
Walter Gray was young man, about thir-
ty, an industrious mechanic had been married
some eight years, and had an interesting fami-
ly. He meant to provide well for those who
depended upon him, and in q measure he did
So But there were many little comforts of
which he felt obliged to deprive them-com-
forts which at times they really needed and
"ihiSAAJ III ehC Shu, nave pIONSu d source
of saving. And more, too; it might have adj
ed to his own happiness, had he been able to
grant these little requests. But he couldn't
afford it-at least SO he thought and whether
he thought so with sound Judgment, the Sc
quel will show.
The gate which his wife had been so anxious
to have put up was needed at the entrance to
the garden, at the back of the house, where
there was only short pair of bars The child
ran off +bar o,,J
left the way open behind them. In short,
there were many ways in which those bars
were apt to be left down, and Maria Gray had
very often to leave her work to drive out the
cattle that got in. 1t was only by extreme
watchfulness on her part that the garden was
preserved. She had spoken several times to
her husband about it, but he felt that he could
not afford it. She must keep her eyes upon
the spot and see that the bars were kept shut.
Only a few days after this, Mrs. Gray asked
her husband if he was going to hire a pew in
the church for the following year, and he told
her that he did not think he should
but you can hire half of one. We can
have half of Mr. Niles's pew for five dollars"
81 can't afford it," was Walters reply 81
should get no great good from meetings. any
way"
Don't say so, husband Suppose every
body should feel like that You certainly
Wouio not WISH 10 hVe, ana prlng up your
chiluren where there was no religious lnfiu-
e c anu you reap the beneht OF good
SnIistlan institutions, you certainly ought to
feel willing to support them"
$50 would be willing, if l could afford it,
but can't"
Mrs. Gray looked very serious, and seemed
to hesitate, as though there was a subject upon
her mind which she felt delicate about broach
ing put IL mad occupied her thoughts so long
she 9etermined 10 let 1t out.
..r aluer, she SAD, a little TREMENDOUSLY, but
sun Tesoiutely' you nave ten dollars week
rs
~ anu no" MUCH Oh thaI ooes IL take TO iced
US
uoh KNOW, IN sure only Know that
=. 'aAes an ~ lGeu anu ciothe u.s. ana pay up
ine 81 Interest ,.,t On 'lie mousse
na'en nau ne" uresS SINCE lasC 1all
anu "as 1esAoiiils Up yesterday now Ihucn we
nau spei. lor t,le chliareh, ana 1ound u 10
pe only nlteeI 1oiiars lor the last ten months
nave worked over some OF cousin johns
S W iGr 0llarles, ana Luclnua Jumps INTO
Hia algn dresses as the ia.ler outgroWs them:
1hat all very wen, replied Walter, a lit
Tie tes.liy understand my own business,
anu h1Uw guSt what can anoru, ana "nat L
Can =; WINE nave tne payments 10 make on
my mouse must ecohohise--l must econo-
"tse, ne repea,ed' very uecidediy:
anu would nave you economlse, return
Gu the wle; Dut 90 not forget that all is not
ecoholny w1lch many can SO. tllnK that 10
htre nan OF John MES pew Wonid De source
ol ECONOMY IN comfort ana iasung good; IL
"oulo De nVe ooilars lald out TO good adVan-
tageIsure 10 return heaVy interest to us and
our chiioren: ana think might be source
Oh grea. saving 10 put up a good gate at the
Dac6-
otop interrupted waiter, with nervous
mouoh. lou We sald enough about this.
KNOW low my means
~, HeI ME say one WORD, urged Maria.
Ihere was an earnestness in her tone which
causeu her huspano 10 stop ana listen: II
you VIII give me hye dollars week l will
agree 10 lurn1sh al the provisions Tor the
ho !u ana ciothe myselI and children. l
Mlil 10 lllls lor one year nat VIII leave you
iiuiluieu ana siAty uolars WIN whlch 10
E.o'ne youiseh anu iilaAe your payment on
.ne i,oI I, oh the mouse you nave only 10
pay nILuieu uG I WIN INTEREST lor Two
Will Il. Ieaec YOU nuiiuIeu anu lor-
yeis. ~ uoii"i' III youi 'io'iieS "i'u-o''e' e.
Pet MSi4o $780,, 49, 20 ao az.
os,lt e e t wac upo ht tIe po' VI ue,y Ing s
Jesuit Vi ule case, put ne saw upon moment