The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-03-29
FIVE MINUTES WORK.

"lIere, Lizzie, wish you would pu,
few stitches into my coat; its getting
too shabby"
at is so, Frank but really thinl
you had better take it to the tailor"
"Takc it to the tailor! by George
but that's n huge idea. Why, there.
not five minutes work to be done, ane
the tailor would charge a dollar"
IL suppose he would but don't SC,
how | can do it to day. Walter is fret
full, and you know he kept me awak,
nearly all night"
Little imp. it does seem to me there
never was so cross young one"
80, no, Frank, he's not cross he's
tcething"
"Al~ays some excuse Well, you
must mend my coat anyhow"
"Ill try aud find time"
Try jus, let him squa'l; twill do
him -ood-Strengthen his lungs"
"Then you know. its ironing day"
Well! how many more excuses? I'll
put it on, rips and all, it you're going to
make such fuss
90, no, Frank; l did not mean to
make fuss but its Ion: job, and one
am not mucl, used to; and, with my
dinner to get, and baby, aud ironing,
don't see. yet, how can get it done -
But III do my best
Such was the conversation that passed
between young husband and wife Of
eighteen months standing
Frank Burton was what the world
calls real driver. He made anything
that went through his hands inurc to
his own benefit. Everybody liked him
because he was SO frank, and withal, SO
honest and upright in all his dealings
with his customers He was we'll cdu
Gated for business man lived in socie-
ty; had made up his mind that he could
support wife, and, according to his
reckoning, save something to boot. Yes,
to be sure he could. There we're six
dollars week for board, one dollar a
dozen for Washing, and then quarters
and dimes innumerable for taking his
lady acquaintanccs to ride, to the theatre,
to ico-cream saloons, balls, operas, &c.
"By George he exclaimed, as he
cast up his yearly account, That's huge.
It's enough to break a fellow. A thou
sand year! 1t won't do. III marry
and settle down.
So he applied to Lizzie Forsythe, the
best and kindest girl among his acquain.
tsnces, to help him along in his good
resolves, aud was soon in possession OF
that admirable burden, "to be support
ed,' Il wife.
Lizzie was good, sensible girl, and
was soon tired Of boarding. A snug
house was rented, and the work of sup.
porting wife began in earnest. The
five rooms cost two hundred a year, aud
were prettily furnished. Lizzie pre-
ferrcd to do her own work, washing and
all, and expert with her needle, now and
then found time to make dollar extra.
Then, as it was a little lonesome for
Frank, he brought home several clerks,
as day boarders, at four dollars week.
Still, with all this, he would tell his
acquaintances how much it cost him to
live Now he supported wife, he never
seemed, for a moment, TO realize that she
It was who was saving all these expenses,
ana that, If he had not earned dollar,
neI o"sy hands would have paid the rent
aud Kept him from starving.
90 the matter stood, when he asked
ner 10 mend his coat. Lizzie drcv ,
deep sigh, after he was gone. and hnrr; I'D
her dishes away as fast as possible
The coat was Of broadcioth. and w.,
his wedding garment but i. wa. Ill
nigh wearing out; broken under tho
arms, the cord and lining in rags, the
sleeve Innings broke loose, buttons worn
off; in fine, there was nearly, if no,
quite, steady days work. She sa.
down to the coat with hearty good will
determined to d. her best. HaAnecdle
hew, but every moment it had to be lain
down. to see to dinner, OF hush the baby
The hours wore away, and though sh.
did all she possibly could. the lob wa.
still quite unfinished at sundown.
Walter cried necessarily. He looked
pale, aud his eyes we're dim. She re
membered Franks words, "Let hin
squat" and did lot him cry half hou
or more. o, how it wearied her to hea
her darling cry for its mother. tn,
tears swan in her eyes, a. she though
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