Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-09
Pay As You GO.--A Story for the
New Years
by WILLIAM T. COGGEsHALL.

There is not quite as much originality, as
there is prejudice, in the world else men and
women would not so often be led into extrava-
gance and difficulty by the example of others
Too many people are prone to do as their
neighbors, simply because said neighbors have
numerous servants, own a front pew in fash
ionablc church, and ride in a handsome car
riage 1t is very well that we should initiate
our neighbors when they do right but, un-
fortunately, we are ottencr inclined to pattern
after their coats, or the taking style of their
bonncts than to initiate their social excellence
Or private virtues. - .... r.-.-
Many times the passion to look as well as
other people, is encouraged at the expense of
more important matters. Then, as poor Rich
nrd says in his almanac, 1--WE pay too dear for
the whistle.
" Turn over n new leaf" is good proverb
for more than one man and one woman in
every community. There can be no better
time for opening new page than on the open
ing of new year.
! know tian Who, on New Years day
OS54) turned over 8, new leaf which has
proved of great profit to him.
He was Young merchant His store had
been opened but few months; and, as he
was doing good business, he could afford to
be quite liberal in his household. His wife
had as pretty home as any Young merchant
in the city, and she had as pretty dresses as
ary woman OH the street where she lived, and
she took great delight in the consciousness. of
the fact, that she was pretty and was prettily
attired so did her husband.
There was some talk that the wife was lit
tie cxtravagant, but it did not affect the MGR
chant's business and the number of her adj
mircrs continued to increase
The pretty little woman had so many pret-
tv things, that it would have been great pity
for her to stay at home all the time, and show
them only to her husband She was Of a be-
nevolent turn of mind, and, consequently, she
desired that other people should take pleas
ure in them as well as he. So she went fire.
quently to balls and concerts .. r.....
The season advanced; winter set in busi-
ness became dull, and money was scarce, but
balls and parties and concerts were numerous,
and, to all the best, went the young merchant
and his pretty wife. They made fashionable
friends, and there were inviting suppers given
at their house. .-.4 4-.t
AS the New Year drew nigh Mr. Farley
began to realize pressure in the money mar
ket He would have been glad to reduce his
current expenses, but, oh, it would break his
wife s heart to deny her and his credit was
good .,
The pretty wife sat beside her husband on
pretty sofa, when she looked lovingly into his
eyes, and said .yy..g... f.,.r
" You couldn't guess who was here today?
OF course he couldn't; SO she told him
i, " 1t was Mrs. P, Her folks are all going to
the theatre on New Years night There's is
to be such pretty piece played do wish
we could CO. but haven'ta bonnet that's fit
Mrs. p had on love tod day /; it became her SO
much.l' E.ai ...r,E s... -,I i
The merchant had letter for his wife from
her paternal home He had forgotten to
speak of it before, but instantly it itoccurred to
him when his wife limited at new bonnet He
knew his notes in bank would require all the
money he could command for that week.
The wife read the letter hastily; and per-
plexity, to the husband it was from Young
er sister, and nearly all about fashions and
founces, furbelows and laces, beaux and
A new bonnet was described;
the wife read the description, and added
graphic picture of the very pretty bonnet Mrs.
L. had worn. Tig47..F .F.R.
The merchant was compelled to consider
the bonnet question, and he told his wife he
thought he might arrange his affairs, so he
and she could go with Mrs, P. and her folks
to the theater. -eiutr.t ftU ..tan.- -r.p
Christmas came, and it cost Mr.. Farley a
fair round sum- He was in fever to re
trench, but how could he without letting his
wife know that his affairs we're much embar-
rassed5 and surely some Of his friends would
assist him If he should not be able, ont of his
own resources, to meet his pecuniary engage
ments. He must make his wife some kind of
a New Years present, and il might as well be
a new bonnet, to be exhibited first on that
eventful day, and then worn to Mrs. P,'s in
the evening, to be left for inspection, while the
ladies went, with wells on their heads, to see
the pretty New Year piece, which was to be
performed at the theater Of this the pretty
wife was duly advised, and her generous heart
swelled with gratitude-not pride Her hus-
band was the kindest, best man in the world.
On the last day of December a heavy note
against Mr.. Farley fell due. He had not the
money to meet it He went up street and
down street to borrow-he tried friend after
friend. hut money was vorv "tirht.rr The y