Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-04-24
Mistellamtous.
From Petersonis Magazine for May.
:" Silver is Always the
Cheapest
By ELLEN ASHTON.

wife.
"A silver tea-scrvicc," replied Mrs.
Alston. "Silser is always the cheapest
in the end"
Now Mr.. mud Mrs. Aston were rich.
and it was no more to them, therefore, to
give silver tca.scryicc, than it would
have been for most of Us, for myself par
ticularly, to give plain china teapot.
"l'm rot 50 sure was Mr. Alstonis
answer, "ihat a silver tea-servlce would
he the best Ellen is not rich, neither is
her intended husband
The more reason We should give the
tea.servlce. They'll not yet it for years,
If We do not give it to them. And, as |
said before, silver is always the cheapest.
Yon can't break it, aud it never wears
out"
It's very far from being the cheapest
For such tea-scryice, As ylu would buy
would cost for instance, lige CT SIX hun
dred d3llars. Now the interest on six
hundred dollars would be thiry-s,x dol
lars every year. Thlrty-six dollars every
year would buy a new china service everg
car g oa' :" -. - - = II. -
drcd dollars were invested Tor the benefit
Of Ellen, she woall be able to buy new
china tca.scryico every i've or SIX years
aud have thirty-six dollars, yearly, to
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to be too cheap an af'.elc' anu s4sn tne
carpet TIL hnaily' ho'n,ns w.s 's's IA 'te
,dlning-room' Wh'en had pee" 'neie oi'a''
.naliy, except the silver 'e'.seF'lce' -.
How Is 1t, Eaen' saia Que oi Tue
brides friends oae day "tAat your aln- %
ins-room Is SO inueh more elegant ~. 'H.n -.
the rest oil the mouse ai"ay' "Ne 70
come here 10 tea everything "'-u y"''
liable Is SO reuneu anu cno'oe' -.
Ellen had begun before 70 iee' 'h'a
want oil harmony between hef U'"'''s -'oo'" 'p
and parior; but from 'h'S hou' sue c'l was
positively unhappy tiii she oeS9" - te.ut ,
nish her parlor' her hasoahu' sho ,H.5 va
not without sense or foresight 'eeile 's' -,
at these demands on MS purse' ior ne
knew he could not anora 10 take 80 80
much money out OF ms ous'"e'S ou'
EIlens unaappIness' IN Tue g"a' oset'a"it 'ara !,