The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-20

on fresh stocking and then added wit
a slight dash of acidity, "There's II
danger of our riches flying away"
No, my dear, the wealth of lovin!
hearts, of unstained conscience and con
tented dispositions,i is permanent invest
ment, and not at all prone to arial flights
These sare our only true wishes. sSEi 81
these you are richer than Crosses; wssasthonl
them, poor indeed. "
"That's all very we'll |; but that kind q
property don't constitute legal tender
You can't pay the grocer with conscious
ness and dispositions, however pure ant an
contented. They DON'T 90 half 50 far as
promises, for I've kfasvn them TO last a
year. But speaking II the grocer, re-
minds me that thought I saw the bottom
Of tie -four barrel this morning.
Now knew 10 thar instant that there
wash 13our enough III that barrel to make
Homd ptllatic biscssi or had hint OF
sits cosldi the All before, in the shape
of uir from wife. What is
nouf L, nos sssed in tone in
tenSeS lss5 lbat she had no more
Interest ker than she had in the
numbef p miles between lIe earth
and the
Ifasant little fiction Of hers.
thai II el Sate hinr. relative % the con
sumptiv Il of that ilnpoftant ingrcz
dent III domestic economy falls more
lightly upon tbe ear Of the non eyless than
the pain ofssimpIe, though appalling
sometimes, the -four barrel is empty, h
and she resorts to all manner of explana-
tons for bringing the case to mind rather
than state it in plain English In fact, +
have sometimes thought of teaching her
to say it in Spanish, and thus remove a
little of its harshness, but as she bed no
aptness for any tongue, except her own, !
have abandoned the idea.
The purchase of barrel Of -four Isl ii
event in our household economy hot to Be
treated lightly. 1t requires preparation
and consideration. In the first place a
certain sum of money is to be provided to
meet the emergency, Cor whatever latitude
the grocer may allow in minor matters,
when you talk to him of flour, you must
produce the quid pro quo, or there is no
trade.
The next point to be decided is the
selection of the 'brand." This leads
to friendly Interchange between the
heads of the home department., which
always results in my being commits
stoned to purchased the highest priced
article in the market, and a caution to
avoid all attempts of false economy by
investing in cheaper quantity. In
my younger days, | once make a per-
chase OF a barrel of second quality las
the grocer called it) to see if my wife
would know the difference but | be-
lieve that [ have had the biscuit that
were made. from it, thrown at me ever
since.
You should see my wife when she
assists at the opening Of a new barrel,
and its snowy treasures are disclosed
to her grateful gaze. Smiles dimplc her
rosy checks, and pleasure sparllles in
her eyes. How tende,4y she lifts each
from its receptacle, examines
it with the eyes of Judge, and pro-
nounces its quality with the air OF an
expert And what a glow Of housewife
Iy satisfaction mantlcs her fair face,
when the first baking confirms her
Judgment? ? And then as day by day,
descends deeper and deeper into its
reccsses, each dipperfull, snowy
though it be, leaves a shade upon her
brow, until at last the -four and the
smiles and dimples disappear together.
AS L sit reading of an evening, [ can
hear that wooden dipper thQmping at
the stnyes or pentIv .sorsEs5s1lor at the