The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-06

Iar as the business itself Is concerned.
l don't like partnerships: they are al
most always accompanied with annoy
ances or danger. 1t was the money
l was after; not the man."
"The money would come dearly at
the price of the man, if You took Mr..
Lawrence for partner. At least that
is my opinion. But am glad to hear
you say, Aaron, that you are in no i'm
mediate danger. May not the storm
be weathered by reefng sale, as the
seamen say ?"
"By reducing expenses ?"
eyes"
MIR. Little shook his head.
s'Suppose you had a thousand dol
lars within the next two months, be-
yond what your business will give ?"
"That sum would make all safe for
the two months, but where is the thou
sand dollars to come from, Betsey %
desperate diseases require desper-
ate remedies" replied the brave little
woman, in resolute way. "I'm not
afraid of the red flag"
"What do you mean by the red
flag?"
"Let us sell off our furniture at auc-
ton, and put the money in your bust
ness. 1t won't bring less than a thou
sand dollars; and it may bring two.
My piano alone is worth three hundred
and fifty. We can board for year or
two; and when you get all right again
return to housekeeping"
"Wewon't try that just yet, Betsey,"
said Mr.. Little.
'tDon't say no, too quickly" replied
his wife. "Let us 60 over the whole
matter at home, and at the store. Sup
pose two or three thousand dollars
were saved in the year. What differ
ence would that make %
so, if that were possible, which it
is not, it would make vast difference
in the long run but would hardly
meet the difficulties that are approach
ing"
"But something must be done. The
disease is threatening, and my first pre-
scription will arrest its violence. /
have something more to propose. 1t
comes into my mind this instant; after
breaking up we will go home to moth
er's. You know she never wanted us
to leave there. 1t won't cost us much
over half what it does now, taking rent,
into account. We will pay sister An
ME something to take care of little Ed
die and Lizzie through the day, and I
will 90 into the store as chief clerk."'
| u1r1ra nro1x c3
"Not bit of it, Aaron ; but sensi-
BILE woman, las you will find before you're
yeor older, if you will let me have nay
way. / don't like that Hobson, and
never did, as you know. / don't be-
lieve he's fair man. Let me take his
place, and you will make clear saving
of fifteen hundred dollars year; and,
may be of as much more"
''I can't think of it, Betsey. Let us
wait awhile"
"But you must think of it, and we
won't wait awhile;" replied the reso-
lutte wife. "What is right to be done,
is best done quickly. Is there not
safety in my plan?"
''Yes, l think there is, but y
"Then let us adopt it at once, and
throw all butts overheard, Or" and she
looked at him a little mischievousIy
"perhaps you would rather have some
talk with Mr.. Lawrence, first"
"Hang Mr.. Lawrence % calculated
: Aaron Little.
every well; there being no help in
Mr.. Lawrence, we will go to work to
help ourselves. Selfhelp, I've alw avs
heard, is the best help, and to be de
pended on. We may know ourselves
, and trust ourselves and that is a grea'
] deal more than we can say about othel
people. When shall we have the sale?'
: "Not so fast, not SO fast. havn'
! agreed to the sale yet. That would bt
to make a certain loss. Furniture sole
; at auction never realizes half its cost.
cit would be certain gain, Aaron
if it saved you from bankruptcy, will
which. as 1 understand it, you are
. threatened"
, 81 think" said Aaron, "we may ge
on without that. l like the idea O
!. your coming into the store and taking
, Hobson's place. All the money from
retail sales, passes through his hands
, and he has it in his power to rob m,
seriously. I've not felt easy in regart
| to him of late. Why, I can hardly tell
, I've seen nothing wrong. But if 20,
take his place, fifteen hundred dollar
will be saved certainly"
"But If | have my house to keep
Mrs. Little answered to this, how cal
, l help you at the store? The frs
thing in order is to get the house Of
my hands,"
"Don't you think that Annie coul'
be induced to come and live with u
< for few months, until we try this ney
r experiment ?"
"But the money, Aaron the none.
this furniture would bring! That
r what Pm looking after. You wan
s money now"
1 every true"
: "Then let us hang out the red flag
!, Half-waymeasures mayruin everything
f l know that mother will not let Ami
leave home; so its no use to think of il
: The red flag, Aaron, the red flag
a Depend upon it, that's the first righ
: thing to be done. A thousand or fiftee
hundred dollars in hand will make 20