Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-11-29


could make shirt, put dress together, |
and mend hosiery, IN half the time that |
others used in doing the same things. The
consequences were, that the FIRST mention
edssttielewa forced in pieces during It's
first washing, aud the seams of the second
SawBed fsarfully upon the least strain 1t
wasaquite common for her to lay piece of
cloth upon her lap, and cut out q jack ct for
Henry, in sublime independence of pat
terms; patterns were always gone when
wanted, and her eye answered the same
purpose. The only difference between
Henry's jacket and that of somebody else,
wac, that one fitted it's owner and the 9TH
er didn't;s circumstance 80 trivial, that
Mrs Slack did not think worth noticing
I Henry did. however, and was continually
growing about bis awful looking Clothes
and his resolute Dissemination never to
senf them again.
Mrs Slack considered herself extremely
economical in the way Of bonnets, and Of
ten reminded Der husband that few women
spent so little for that article of dress as
herself. But the lady forgot to state that
those which she did purchase were so ex-
tremely cheap and correspondingly unsub-
stantisl, that she was obliged to renew
king it, ultimately, no trifliDg item of OK
pense. She saved in one direction, and
wasted in another, wherever her influence
| was felt. Will was good, but capacity was
! bad.
Thos it was in the culinary department.;
making her pastry, etc., in The cheapest
| manuer possible, at the same time neglect
| ing to attend to a large piece of meat.
which proved uuon examination, to be en-
! tirely spoiled for want Of proper care. Ia
| buying coal or candles, -four or furniture,
coats or carpets, books or butter, spoons or
/ spices, she made it an invariable rule to
select the very cheapest goods, no matter
! whether they promised to be durable or
not |! the only saved money for the time
! being, she was satisfied.
! For many weeks Mrs. Slack had been
/ urging her husband to put new paper on
/ the parlOr walls; but he had objected to
! the change, on the plea of not being able
| to incur the expense The lady however,
| BY declaring her willingness to do without
! an article which she had long wished to
possess, half persuaded him that he would
save money by allowing the paper to be
/ bought, and he gave. rather reluctant
| consent to the purchase. Mrs. Slack Sc
! lected nicer paper than had usually
/ graced the best room,' resolving to make
! up for the additional expenditure, by
I econOmizing in another direction. How
would put the paper on herself thereby
| dispensing with the services of paper
hanger. Mrs Slack's eyes spsrkled with
| soy il Anticipation Of her untried expert
| ment, and mentioning her purpose to no
| one. set about her important work.
To be sure she didn't know how to COM
/ n,ence, and in Il short time began to have
/ some lurking suspicious Ihat-it might not
| be such easy work as she expected. But
! Mrs. Slack was not to be daurted by Eus.
| ptcions, or frightened by the height of the
walls. Making her paste as we'll az she
| could, she measured one strip of the paper,
/ mounting a table, and by dint of standing
/ on tipHtoc, managed to reach the ceiling -
/ Mrs. Slack was perseveriDg, and strip at
/ ter strip was placed en- the walls. She
/ found it NO tTifling task, and often paused
! to rest .her weary hands and shoulders
! The Latter eched badly, her head felt light
| and giddy from looking mp SO long. and
she experienced sensation of relief when
the last piece was on. Nothing now re-
manned to do bat to add the border: so IN
rolling it. AID rabbing the paste. that also
soon occupied the place for which it wa,
destined.
Well. this certainly looks like new
room she exclaimed, eomplacently glanc'
! ing over the wells. Husband won't know
where he is, when ne comes in And how
quickly have accomplished it. Why,
paper hanger would have been a day
about L.. and made such looking plaet
for me to clean up Tney are dirty set
aad always absurdly insist on having car
pets taken up, while haveR't made bi
Of litter, nor split any paste the
The speaker paused, for at that momeu
her eye caught sight of num5srless whit
streaks on her three-piy, which proved t
be paste, dried on. Mrs. Slack had tho
tQuire unnecessary to procure board o
,, another table for her accommodation, ant
had each strip at full length on the car pet
entirely forgetting that the edge wonlr
come in contact with it's bright ooIors.
L really believe | have more troubI
than Anybody elseF che soliloquized, a
with cloth and water she bent down he
aching head to erase the spots. Now Mrs
Stone would have done this without spill
. ing drop on the carpet Some folks ar
, lucky iR everything they do
Yes, my dear Mrs. Slack, but Mrs
StHne wruld have procured board or
table; that you had no leisure to do /; i
would not be economy Of time in your es
: timation, to waste fifteen minutes befor
commencing q task, in order to save al
hour at its close. Poor Mrs. Slack tho
art to be pitied.
: Our paper-hanger worked away ossidu
l ously on her hands and knees, and to he
regret, saw that although the paste coul
be, BY hard scru6bing, removed, indellibl
stains renamed to bear witness of be
haste and carelessness. But this was tri
:; fling compared with the money she ha
saved by her self-imposed labor Nj
8 Slack would not notice it, and she shout
moi feel called upon to acquaint him of th
fact.
4 have surprise for you, Simeon sal
9 the wife, at tea time, as MIR. Slack too
}, his place at the table.
D "A pleasant one, should Judge, By yeu
face; but you know you are famous fC
= surprises, Hannah he smiiingly, replied
: as be helped himself to a second slice
? toast.
Mrs. Slack made 20 particular reply, 1t
; slipped her tea in mysterious and signif
cant silence. She could not eat, her in
}. patience was so great to witness bis aston
ishment at what she had to show him, an
l when he averred himself ready to be suI
prieed,' she flung open the door with q
: little pride.
The husband stepped into tho room an
e cOolly surveyed all parts of it without CON
< ment.
o Why don't you speak, Mr. Slack p ssl
= ed his better half, in disappointed ton
Don't you think it looks like anoth,
! room2'
Is Yes, l do was the laconic reply. NJ
d Slack was man of few words, and b
2 wife had any quantity at her disposal.
% And are perfectly satisfied with it ? vi
IL the next inierrogstOry.
% No, am not
ID Not satisfied Pray, give your rea