Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-08-19
CANT Anord n.


Can't Amord IL
= really should like to oblige you )
sa,d Paul Hammond to his wife, "but tru-
ly cannot afford it." s
but said his better bali, "iss only 4
.rine- Just think, only the psltry sum Of
well the world is made up of tribes
Seconds make the minutes, and hours the
days. nnd years the centuries returned
raul. Its only dollar for this thing. .
Few pai'ry dollars for some other thing and
yet al these small articles, mere tribes In
themselves, make vast sum. It's vastly
easy Tor you 20 taik. Jane, and say. oh
IT'S only tri6ep but to me. who has "a
earn everything by the sweat of my brow,
IT'S very different
But chimed in the wife. 81 have se,
my heart on having the book It's a mos,
cnarmlng magazine. so full Of beautiful
piases interesting stories, and witty saw
ings. ano do 40 desire to have it. Frank
otauoru does not earn as much money as
you do. jet his house lie we'll supplied with
books, papers and periodicals, and he hiss
much larger family TO provide for than
you hare. ,s $3.50.
''J<us sure don't see how be manages
20 arrange matters so nicely. / never lose
day, unless compelled by sickness. |
am not the victim Of any bad habits, and
yet my friend Static, seems to have more
things for comfort, IN less money than |
earn, and is actually laying by something
for rainy day wish Icould understand
the secret OF success, }" and Paul departed 10
his shop.
Paul Hammond was an honest. hard
working good sort of man, machinest ty
trade, and workman who possessed the
full confidence of his employers. He had
been brought up in kind of a luxurious
way ; his father being one of that class of
men who deny themselves or their families
nothing which they can procure. Paul
had inherited this fatal passion-fataI
say, because man who INDUCES il cannot
hope to place himself in easy circumstan
ces, who practices it, IL he has nothing brt
his own industry to RELY upon 60 accom-
plish 1t. He had been for some wears in
the same shop; had been steady, industri-
Gus and faithful, in receipt o. good wages.
promptly and pnnctually paid, and yet be
had not saved anything; worse than that,
be had frequently been in debt. But this
had only been accomplished by a changed
style OF liVing-a denying of himself of
luxuiies and comforts which he felt were
necessary to his happiness, and which be
meant toprocure whenever he shall be able.
lie felt that man with but small family
to provide for, on an income of six hundred
dollars, ought to be able to live well. and
yet not exhaust the whole of the income
and so 1t might. Yet there were things of
which be was totally ignorant but which
in bis remarks to bis wife, IN regard m
trities. making up the sum of everything
he little thought It was practical sermon
to him. On his way down to the sboD he
stepped into saloon TO procure cigar. as
was his custom, and there being four ofbis
acquaintance present, he could do no less
tnan 1ffer them cigar apiece, and threw
down his quarter, lighted his cigar and
logged along to his workshop. The davis
work being over, and Paul, On his wav
homeward, passed by an oyster saloon.
The smell OF stew greeted his olfactories.
and feeling tired aud hungry, he stepped
IN and called for stew. Hardly had he
gwen his orders, when O couple of bis asso
ciates also entered; of course he could do
no less than effer them treat, 10 the way
OF an invitation to join him, which thew ac
cepted. The three shillings were paid.
and Paul walked on toward his home.-As
he neared his home. his mind reverted 70
the conversation of the morning He re-.
called the shade Of disappointment which
passed over the face of his wife. as he told
her he could not afford to get her the hook
lie then thought how lonely she mus,
often be IN his absence-restricted to the
house by her family cares, dull routine
do
lonshIp-and he thought. if it was his case.
now could he endure it? And then he
thought of the smile of joy that be might
might carry home, if he should procure TIE
oonk, and how he would be pleased to &c
lift he could only afford it.
Three dollars year." thought he
why, tits only quarter a month and vet
have spent more than twice that sum to-
day, when might just as well have ayiods
ed IL. And l have spent. on an average
at least twenty five cents day for ciga rs
for myself and friends. Twenty five cents. y
soliloquised he why, that is a dollar and
half week-six dollars and more q
month, and over seventy five dullars a year
sum large enough to store my house ilber
ally with newspapers and periodicals.. apG
yet leave handsome margin"
just then he met his friend Frank Stat.
ford.
Good evening, Paul." said Frank. "I
am going your way in few minutes
Turn back l wish to 60 to the news depot
20 purchase book"
Paul turned back, and he and his old
friend entered into conversation.
Frank, how much do your papers cost
you year 7" said Paul,
why. only a trfe," rejoiped Frank
"Not fifth as much as your cigars. Let
me see l take three weeklies, daily. and
a monthly, which cannot cost me more than
twelve dollars year."
"No more than tbat?" said Paul-
"Only twenty five cents a week-Iess than
one cigar day. was talking with my
wife this morning. and she desired me q
subscribe for periodical, and | told her
| could not afferd it; and yet found nv
self spending foolishly more than a sixth
part of the sum in one day. But it new
er too late to mend" And as he entered
the shop, be ordered the periodical for a
year.
what JOY might thus be carried to many
family which sit in darkness, il instead
OF wasting their substance in foolishness
men would Only judiciously expend it in
procuring some good newspaper, book, OF
periodical. And how infinitely better of
would many men become, not only in a
pecuniary sense, but in a social moral and
religious one, by spending their time a,
home IN pursuit of knowledge instead OF
poisoning their health aud jeopard;zing
their manhood. by squandsriDg their time
away amid the hunts of sieiUus compan,
ioos and vile associates? And be who
would prosper and enjoy life, when the
tempter comes to snare him, in his silken
net. mast say to him, Il cau't afford itl"