The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-30

1 question.
| An hundred and twenty dollars and poor
Mrs. Jacobs burst into tears.
! Impossible = exclaimed the startled husband.
Impossible There is some mistake. An hun
dred and twenty dollars? Never'
There is the BILL And Mrs Jacobs drew the
bill from her bosom.
Jacobs glanced eagerly at the footing up OF
the long column of figures, where wese hume
rails to the value of one hundred and twenty
dollars
rs can't be, he said in troubled tone. Ed
wards has made mistake
SO | thought when | first looked at the bill, ,
replied Mrs. Jacobs, recovering herself yet
spe sang in tremulous tone. But am sorry
TO sly that it is all right. have been over it.,
and over it again, and cannot find an error -
Oh Gear, how foolish have been. 1t was so
easy to get thlngS when the money was not paid
dowD,f But | never thought of a bill like this.
Never
Jacobs sat for some moments with his eyes
restiag on the floor. He was thinking rapidly
so much for good credit, he said at length
taking long breath. What fool have BEEN
That cunning fellow, Edwards, has gone to the
vindward of me, completely. He knew II he
got me on his books, he would certainly secure
three dollars to one of my money, beyond what
he would get by the cash-down system. One
hundred and twenty dollars in six months ! All,
me are We any happier now, for the extra dry
goods we have procured? Not whit Our
bodies have been little better clothed, and our
love of display gratiied to some extent. But
hiss all that wrought compensation for the pain
of this day Of reckoningY
Poor Mrs. Jacobs was silent Sadly was she
repenting of her part in the folly they had com
mitted. Tea time came, but neither husband
nor wife could do much more than taste food.
Irol doll had
takea away their appetite. The night that fol
lowed brought to neither of them very refresh
ing slumber and in the morning they awoke
sober-minded and little inclined to CONVERSE
ton. But one thought was in the mind of ia
eobsz-the bill of Edwards; and one feeling in
the mind of his wife-selfreproach for her part
in the work of embarrassment,
What will you do ? said Mrs. Jacobs, in a
voice that was unsteady, looking into Eer hus-
bane's face with glittering eyes. as she laid her
hand upon his arm, causing him to pause as he
was leaving the house.
I'm sure | don't know replied the young
man, gloomily. Il shall have to see Edwards
| suppose, and ask him to wait. But I'm sure
| had rather take horse-whippiLg. Good
credit He'll sing different song now
For moment or two longer the husband and
wife stood looking at each other. Then as each
sighed heavily, the former turned away and left
the house His road to business was past the
store of Mr.. Edwards but now he avoided the
street in which he lived, and went whole block
out of his way to do so.
Hew am / to pay this T. murmured the nm
happy Jacobs, pausing in his work for the TWEEN
tieth time, as he sat by his desk, and gave his
mind up to troubled thoughts.
Just at this moment the senior partner in the
establishment came up and stood beside him.
Well my young friend said he kindly, how
are you getting along
jacobs tried to smile and looked cheerful as
he replied
Pretty well, sir But his voice had in it a
touch of dependency.
Let me see remarked the employer after
pauszs your regular year is up to day, is it not?
.Ygs sir, repitd JACOBS, his heaIt sinking
more heavily IN his bosom, for the question aug-
gested a discharge from his pIace-ousInesS
having been dull for some time.
L was looking at your account yesterday
resumed the employer, and find that 1t Is drawn
IN too close have you nothing ahead !
Not a dollar, am sorry to say, returned ia
cobs Living is expensive, and l have SIX
mouths TO feed.
'Tha, being the case sand the employer, as
you have been failhful to us, and your services
are valuable, we must add something TO your
salary. You now receive seven hundred dol
lars.
Yes sir
sWe will call it eight hundred and fifty
A sudden light flashed into the face OF the un-
happy clerk, seeing which,the employ er, ali eady
blessed in blessing another, added
And it shall be for the last as well as for the
coming year. | will fill you out a check for one
hundred and fifty dollars as the balance due,up
to this day
The feelings of jacobs were too much lrrita-
ted to trust himself with oral thanks and he re-
ceived the check which the employer immediate
ly filled up; but his countenance expressed his
grateful emotions.
A little while afterwards the young man en-
tered the store of Edwards, who met him with
smiling face,
I've come to settle your bill, said Jacobs.
You needn't have troubled yourself about
that, replied the shopkeeper, though money is
always acceptable.
The money was paid, aud the bill receipted,
when Edwards, rubbing his head, an acton pc
caiiar to him when III happy state OF mind,
said
And now what shall show You?
'Nothirg,' was the young mans reply.
Nothing DON'T say that, replied Edwards.
Il We just got in beautiful LOT Of spring goods.
1 We uc more money to spare, answered ia
cobs.
That's of no consequence Your credit IS
good enough for any amount
"A world too good, find answered Jacobs
beginning to button up his coat with the air OF
man who had lost his pocket-book and teels
disposed to look Aell that his purse dOsn't fol-
low in the same improbable direction.
How so? What do you mean 2 asked the
storekeeper,
MY good credit has taken hundred and
twenty dollars out OF my pocket replied ia
cobs.
4 don't understand you, said Edwards, look
ing serious.
It's very plain case, answered Jacobs.
This credit account at your store, had lnduc-
ed myself and wife to purchase twice as many
goods as we would Otherwise have bought. That
has taken sixty dollars out OF my pocket; and
sixty more have been spent under temptation,
because it was in the purse instead OF being
paid Gus FOX goods credited to us ON your books
Now do you understand me !
Good morning, Mr.. Edwards, said Jacobs.
when l have money to spare shall be hap
Ply to spend it with you, but no more book &C.
counts for me
Wise viii they be who profit by the expert
ence OF Mr.. Jacobs. Those credit accounts are
a curse to people OF moderate incomes and should
never, under any pretence, De opened
-eSS----
The mind is like trunk If well packed it
holds almost everything if iil-packed, next to
nothing.
Poverty frequently imposes species ofmean-
ness upon men, more disgusting to themselves
even than it is to others.
a political question-Has the"tide of events"
anything TO do with the'culrent Of public opn-
ion" that is flowing
A great deal of nonchalance that passes for
philosophy, is nothing more or less than natu-
raj stupidity.
" Better to be alone than in bad company"
True. buttnnfOrtunatelY, many persons are new
er IN so bad company as when they are alone.
lazy fellow begged aims, saying he could
not find bread for his family. g Nor l." replied
an industrious mechanic, II am obliged to work
fol it,
Learn in childhood If Won cau that banDiDass