The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-09
How TO Earn q Homo 0


The other evening came home with an extra ten
dollar Dali IN my pocBet-money that had earned by
out of-hourswork The fact is I'm clerk in n down
town store, at salary of six hundred dollars per an
nun, ana pretty vile and baby to support of it.
/ suppose this income will sound amazingly small to
your TWO OF three thousand dollars oice-boders but
nevertheless, we eontrre to live very comfortable mn
| on It, We live Gu floor of an innretendno Httia
uouSe ioi nicl pay Sioo per annum, and Kitty my
wife, you'll unierstand-does all her avn yvorL. a.
that we lay up neat little sum every wear I've pot
balance OF two Or three hundred dollars at the s9y
ing 0anf, the heard OF several years and il
ing howirich feel Why, Rothschild himself isrt
circumstance 10 mel
Well, u came nome with nv extra bil} ,,i st,I i
triumphantly to Kitty who of course was deIipbted
with my'industry and thrift
Now, my love said just add this to our account ot
the bank, and with interest at the end of the YEAR
forthwith commenced casting interest and ealcual-
/ ing III NY brian. Kitty was silent and rocked the
cradle masingly with her foot
I've prem thinklnS Harry she said after a moments
pause that you've got this extra money we might
afford to buy new rug. This is getting dreadful
shabby, nay dear you must see
Hooked doeiuly at the rug; it was worn and shabby
enough, that was a fact
can get beautiful new velvet pattern for seven
dollars, iesumed my wife
leiFet--seyen dollarsl groaned i
Wen tnen, a common tuited rug like this would
only eosI three, said cautious better half who seeing
she couIdn cafrB her first anbous point wisely with
drew her guns
And there's another thing | want, continued nv
WIFE, put4mg her hand coaxingly al my shoulder ana
1t not at i'll eXtrayagaut, either
What il it, | asked sonening RAPIDLY.
saw sleh lovely silk dress pattern on Canal street
TINS morning., ana can get it for six dollars Harrv
III the cheapest thing ever saw.
but haEht yoagot very pretty green silk dresss
mat od od thing. why Harry, I've worn it eyer
since we've been married
Is 1t sOled TaCged2
No, Of course; put who wants to wear the same green
dress toraver Everybody knows that it is the only
silk have.
Well, what then?
That's j>lst mans question, quoted Kitty And I
suppose you have not observed how od-faeioned nv
bonnet is getting.s
Why Thought it looked very neat and tasteful
since you put on that black velvet winter trimming
ot courfe-you men have no taste in such matters
We we're silent for moment I'm afraid we both
elt little cross and out Of humor with one another
In TACT, oa my Journey home had entertained ser-
Gus thoughts OF exchanging my old silver watch for
modern tlne-piece of gold and had mentally aDprop
ated the SO to irthering that purpose Savings bank
reflections had come late
AS we sgt before our fire. each wrapped in thought
our neighQor, Nj. Wilmot knocked at the door He
was emploFed at ihe store as myself and his wife
was an old family friend
| want YOn to congratulate me- he said taking &
seat have purchased that little cottage out on
Bloomington road to-day
What that beautiful little wooden cottage with the
piazza and lawn, and fruit garden behind? exclaimed
Kitty, almost enViously.
Is it possible? cried. little cottage home Of nv
own, just like that had often admired upon the Bloom
ington road, had always been the one crowning amb-
ton OF my life, distant and almost hopeless point
but no less earnestly desired.
Why, Wimot, said how did this happen? You've
only been ln business eight ten years longer than
at salary but triie larger than nne yet could as
soon buy ap the mint purchase cottage ike that
Well, SAID my neighbor, we have been working to
this end for years My wife has darned patched
mended and saved-we lived on plain fare and done
with the cheapest things But the magic charm of the
whole affair was that We laid eside every penny thst
was not needed by actual positive want Yes, have
seen my wife lay by red coppers, one by one,
Well, yoV are d lucky fellow said l, with a sigh
Times are hard, you know, just now; the owner was
not what you call an economical man. and he glad
to sell even at q moderate price 50 you see that even
'hard times have helped me
When our neighbor was gone, Kitty and looked
meaningly at one another.
Harry said she, the rug isn't SO bad after ALL and
my green sifk will do for year longer with care.
And silver watch is quite.as good for all practical
purposes as gold repeater, said l. We will set aside
all imaginary wants.
The ten dellar bill must 90 to the baak, said Kitty
and I'll .eeorombe the coppers, just as Mrs Wilmot
did. O. how happy she will be among the roses in
that cottage garden neyt spring.
Our merry ted kettle sung Us cheerful little song
over the glowing fire that night and the burden was
Economy and d home Of your own amid the roses
and the country dir" Harry Glover