Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-09-25

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Il. rssn skc1xr o. sUonn N s
Il Jonas siaek snd bis mEEs essausanoe
ousekeepfng, III maty other ynnns. pso
pie, With liEsfss neREs 60f deftayfnf LII
ascsssasy expresses; ias ~ hs was goo
meahaniss and acuId aAd apPloyxzsnsEll
" ais nstiye yilsage, and she hsiuk ~ in
3dastrious little wonaans beaidss doing I'D
II llllhpusswurk, earned eonsTd I'll III
ssufse uf . ysaw hy daiux plain sewiuxs---
kat ssau they I'D MT psoapee "a did Ne,
Bowsn sna bis wife who csmmencsl
housak kesping near them about The sazsl
time, under SIMILAR circumstances. ah,
lrsas0a why ard this way he made the dis
eovesy, NC ias hin kell In bis own HDsIs
Il Ny wife sd 10 me one sTeaiag, ssMx
Slack, ] wish 10 get sone thread ans
needses a. the store AMI waut q iifsll
eaaaaga.a felt IN nay ponkes, axaminaf
az wallet thoaroaghly, hus enald haE
nothing that would pass for sarrancy i
the store, and reported fhs unpleasant fac
20 her. TAsaS sFF S,4a $500
@Why ln saia shs, sswssas has become
of the haH dollar I gave you this raogn-
ing, thai got from Mrs. Jones for sew.
ing 20 Ishe had always naasfa nae heg
cashier Of the hrm.1
After smother unsuccessful attempt to
And il, | said "Mrs. Slack, / think there
must pc hole in my pocket, for certain
ly have not got It, and I do not think al
anything | have paid it out for..s - y
I'm look at Jour pockets this evening,
said she mildly, sand mend them if they
need it, ''-&s1 .
1t was not long after this conversation
that remembered having treated myself
and three friends TO ice cream and oranges
at a confectioner's shop, but concluded
20 keep the discovery to nyaeif. .-'..,
al could not find auy hole in your pock,
ct last night" said my wife, the nexl
morning, In gentle tone, and with q
look that my feelings prevented me from
scanning closely, and all the reply ] fell
willing TO make was, "Ah! eoaldn't
you ?" '
A few days afterwards sbe called on
me for twenty five cents she had deposit
ed in my treasury for safe Keeping. a
thorough search proved unaFaiIing.
Greatly, Mrs Slack" said |, thinking
il best to show q bold fruut, sFtnere must
be some corner or seam in my pockei
that is open,o Though really could not
find one, any more than could tha mis-
sing quarter.l |
"If there Is, It is singular that did
not find it the other evaning,r said she ia
her quiet way 'fbut win he sure TO find
it this evening if there Is any.'' '...
On my way to my work after dinner,
while passing the Arcade Saloon, the fate
of ny wife's quarter came distinctly to
mind. 1t had vanished in smoke in front
of that institution, i. e., it had paid for
Ave finely favored segars, waich some Of
my village ''friends" had helped me 10
dispose Of, while discussing politics the
previous evening.
Mrs. Slack never told me whether she
found any hole in my pocket or not, and
did not feel disposed to push the invas-
tigation on the subj ject at the time.
Although | was seldom entirely out OF
change, still it vas frequently unpleas-
antly scarce. In fact, | spent more than
was really aware Of Ia sfnkil items from
day 10 day, for the double purpose of
maintaining nay reputation of being q
"clever fellow" and to crafty my appe-
tite or fancy of things | could have done
very vel. without.
The result Was that We did without
things at home which nay wages would
have enabled me to bug, and left some
thing for charitab.e purposes. .~
One day | was presented with . sub
scription paper for the bepaft Of the Or.
phan Asylum, which reioatantly haadet
back without signing, With the remark
| that really could not afford it.
Ny wife smiled sadly, as she said 10 m'
in an undertone: ''Ned Bowen sabscrib,
ed S."
81 don't see how be can afford it,''
replied, ''as he does not get any bettei
wages, or work more hours than | do"
4 few days after the foregoing event
on an invitation from Ned Bowen and hi
| wife, We spent "a evening at his house
which we found much batter Furnishes
than our own, though there was no ad
parent intention TO make Any needless
display Of furniture. 7' ~.
The evening passed pleasantly away
! but could not avoid some unpleasanl
feelings, whenever contrasted their homi
With our own.
81 wonder" said 10 my wife, on oul
way home, ''if Bowen does not get in deb
| for some of their furniture P''
she does Rot, - she replied, ssfDr hi
wife told me they did not owe dollar ID
sba world" ra.. sa-.s. &C.
'fBut how can theS live as they are do.
ing on his wages, If be gives ave dollar
at a time for charitable purposes 2's
Il think can tell you, !" said my wife
In besitating manner.
"WeIl, do, If you please % Ireplied
| not a httle curious to know what be-
ideas on the subject we're. .-
s'Weli," she continued, ssin the frs
place. she never buys for herself any IN
necessary fnery, and takes good care tia
nothing Is lost or destroyed that coEne
into the house, and RI, ~. s...s-.
sfBat," said |, inserrupaing her, 50
doubt amazingly whether she Ii mar,
eareful IN that respect than my own mode
wife, ..s...ss5 '.s... ..... tssa +
ain the second place p said she, sshs i
as careful In thess respects as she is.-.
He bays no ioe sFesm, oranges, segsres
&C., neither for himself nor aay Uf hi
/ pretended fFiends. liz hort, ny dea
Mr.. Slack, he has no h0ls in his pocket.
Ii was che 6sss word of saspiciou my wif
i svsr uttered ON the sabjeet, and that fact
together with the convistioa ahs bad clsar
i h ssea, assa So unexpectedly, bas En y
kind manner, told naa Of the real cans
1 af she diffsrencs between our hszae an
thai og Ned Bowsn and his wife, eut m
10 the quicker rather, I should has
Il said 10 sewed ms up, and my pockets, sot