Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-02
saloon, and we had fine social time

of objection-and then went home. Whel
| went home | heard my wife trying to pac
| ily our oldest child The little thing hat
expected new dress, which had been prom
ised her, and she felt badly because she
had not got it,
"Wait" urged my wife, as the child sob
bed IN her disappointment, Papa hasn't
| got the money now ; but he'll have some
! by-and-by, and then you shall have a pret
! ty dress. Poor Papa has to work hard
The words smote me to the heart.
| could not afford dollar to dress my little
child but could afford any amount for the
useless entertainment Of others ! The dol
lar which my needy wife could not get,
when she asked for it, | paid away almost
twice told for nothing. But it learned me
a lesson. l opened my eyes, and kept hem
open. On the very next morning | afford
ed the dollar, but could not afford any
more for the beer man. | bad not dreamed
how much was wasting, but when stop
ped up that leak, and allowed my funds to
! flow into their proper channel, | soon found
that ] could afford every reasonable com
fort my wife and children needed. So |
stick to the principle which mas proved SO
beneficial to myself and family All
garden, Walter"
They had reached the garden fence, and,
by the dim starlight, Walter could see "a
horned beast trampling amongst his sweet
corn. The bars had been either left down,
or hooked down, and stray COW got in
t.They drove her out and then Niles went
home Walter saw that the beast had done
considerable damage, but he was not angry,
! for he had something of more Importance
| to think of He went and sat down beneath
an apple tree, and pondered.
! "Bless me, if he hasn't put the case down
about square !" he said to himself, at the
end of some minutes of meditation. "Let
me see" he pursued :-"Therc's sixty-sev-
Ell cents for chowder-ffty cents for ale
| fifty cents for soda And that's within the
last three days A dollar and sixty-seven
cents. Is it possible Over hundred dol
lars year And Yet | can't afford two
dollars for gate, nor five dollars that my
family may have religious instruction for
year Walter Gray think youhad better
turn OUer a ne1C ieaf"
And Walter Gray did turn over new
leaf On the very next day he did two
| things thereby astonishing two parties. He
had a new gate made for the entrance to
the garden, and thereby astonished his wife;
and he refused to 'toss up" for the ale, and
! thereby astonished a crowd of expectant
thirsty ones. For a month he pursued this
course and by the expiration of that time
he could fully appreciate the new blessings
| that were dawning upon him. He discover
cd that he couId afford everything which
the comfort of his family demanded and
in arriving at this result he had only to cut
loose those things which he really could
not afford 1t was a wonder to him how
he could have been so foolish When at
the end of the year. he had paid his note,
| and had ninety-two dollars left, he felt at
| first as though there must be some mistake;
but when his wife went over their house
hold expenditures with him, and showed
him that all they had needed had been
bought and paid for, he saw just how it
was. He saw that for years he had been
wasting his substance, and depriving him
| self and loved ones of the comforts they
needed--not Intentionally, but through the
strange mistakes that leads thouands in
| the same course But he did so no more.
| Some times, even now, Walter Gray says
-" Can't afford it." and he says it very en-
phatically, too But it is not when his wife
or children ask for comfort or Joy, nor yet
when the needy poor ask for hel and chari-
| ty-for he can we'll afford all that but it
is when the wild speculation, or the loose
companion, asks him to engage in some
game of hazard which may rob himself and
| family Of their substance. Then he says
and he repeats it if need be" -"cAN'r AFFORD Er'
In A FoG.-A few years ago, there lived
! in the town OF --, son OF Judge Is,
whom we will call Joe, who frequently i'm
| bibed more than he could comfortably car
ry. There also resided in the neighborhuod
planter named w, who kept saloon
Now w. was great practical joker. On
one occasion, Joe came into w IS saloon, and
rather early in the morning got very much
intoxicated, and finally fell asleep in his
chair. Joe was very near sighted, and
always wore specs. After he had slept
some time, w. took off his specs, blackened
the glasses, put them back again. lighted
the lamps, and then awoke Joe, telling him
it was about - o'clock at night and he
wanted to shut up. Joe started, and re.
marked that he slept some time w then
said
"Joe, it is very dark, and if you will
bring it back again, | will lend you Ian
tern"
w. lighted lantern, gave it to Joe, and
helped him up stairs. Joe went off home
(up the main business street. in the mid
die of the day, with his lantern. everybody
looking at him, and wandering what was
the matter.
To REVIVE FADED BLACK CLoTH-Boil two
or three ounces of logwood in vinegar, and
when the color is extracted drop in piece
of carbonate of iron, which is of the same
nature as rust of iron, as large as chest,
nut, and let it boil Have the coat or pan
falcons well sponged with soap and hot
water, laying them on table and brushing
the nap down with sponge.
Then take the dye on the table and sponge
them all over with dye, taking care to keer
them smooth and brushing downwards.-
When completely wet with dye, dissolve a
teaspoonfull of saleratus in warm water
and sponge all over with this, and it sets
the color so completely that nothing rub'
loft. They must not 'be rung or wrinkle(
but carefully hung up to drain. The brown
est cloth may be made a perfect black il
this simple manner.