The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-02-09


tell you; Jet him get it all. Leave nv
store, sir
Gu, went the collector IN nervous ter
Pidalion, and with him went burden the
merchant had borne far too long.
I He wqs entirely prepared to meet the
usurer when, an hour altcrwnrj, he called
10 propose comprOmisc--.hc would be
very sorry to levy on any goods, he
thought some arrangements might be
mo, sir," answered the merchant,
"Get your money as best you can. I
madc nj assignment an hour ago. make
your lew when you please, and sell what
IS i,cessory to pay you, and other credit.
orsw'l' take the remainder. I've turned
ortr new leaf I'm a happy mau now,
compared To what ! was yesterday
The usurer went away thinking the
merehint dcmcnted--cntircly out OF his
wits. bu; the merchant FASTENED home
with the life of Joy IN his eye--a llgh,
which flowed uui ol n heart over which
d cisiDn had Tor long time exercised
u sorrJwlul influence.
There hc met his vie: she looked sad.
der 10 him than she had ever done before.
tie hed drslgncd To greet her with a
cheerful taco and uffculipnato manner,
bnt his loving dcsiEn was frustrated by
her appearance.
In u very sad tone, she invited him into
the porlor--thrrc she threw herself upon
her knees and sobbed. "ol It's lrightlul."
lie would have liled her up, but SIT
begged him to hear her. aud shc sobbcd
again.
81 was on tho street this morning, ana
| accidcntly hcOrd two men talk about
you. They suid you were bankrupt,
aud Il was because OF your wilc's extrdv.
agancc. Ton the, Is Il truei"
81 am n broken merchant, apd that's
what mnk"s me happier today than
was yesterdays bu, b. assured, my dear,
/ II was not because Of your extravaganza.
II Ia because ] was weak, silly man;
now dry up your tcors--look at me. I
have more cheerful face than you have
seen me wear for muny u day."
30, yes!" answered the wife, "you
have been changed man ever since last
New Years. something happened then
you didn't Cah because l had q new hon
net aud dress thcu--,hai can't b.. You
don't know how have gricved to see you
50 changed. feared something nigh,
have done made you so, aud have
prayed 10 know what il was, but | have
not been informcd-l dared not ask you
you looked so forbddinr."
"Would that you could have said this
three mouths ago, il would have saved
me much trouble we've both been very
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because you had New Year present; but
before that time we hnG been Try ing Ia
live in m good style MS richer and older
peoplc--wc had too much fine com.
pany--too many carriages came to our
housc--thty cost us great deal of mon.
cy, aud they didn't stop at my store often
enough; OF il they did, the fine ladies
didn't buy enough In make up what Il
cost us to live in style corresponding e
their ideas; so my business afrIirs became
embarrassed. was afraid to tell you---l
could not change my style of living with.
out duing so, and kept on becoming
NOR, aud more embarrassed, and more
miserable ill, finally, was driven 10
desperation, md now I'm broken mrr.
chant, I've given up every thing, and we
must take cheap house, aud let our rich
friends cut our acquaintance"
With burning kiss, the wife assured
her husband that his plan met her entire
appreciation, nnd he acknowledged how
foolish he had been IN not giving her his
confidence when his troubles gan.
"We'll turn oyer new leaf" said he.
"You'll never again think Pm richer than
] am. Hereafter III know what my IN.
come is, aud wen live within Il. Rich
ucquaintances, balls and concerts, costly
suppers, or none of thcm-just as we can
afford. I'm not the first man who's failed
from the sume causes. have some
friends yet, aud | think can rise Sgnin
Any how, I'd rather be clerk than such
merchant us have bccn.'
"When must we move" inquired the
wife ctlmly. J.
"Next week." Mr. Farley answered
"ifwc can fnd such house as we can
afford"
The broken merchant hud been settled
In an humble home but few months
when New Year came again. He was
well satisfied with his experiment of liv.
| ing according to his meaus, to suit him
I htlli wv oIltI p'oplN-to EIh'nY MS wv "
tastes consistently with his circums,an.
ces, not TO please other people With thciI
extTavagnnt notions.
On New Years day Mrs. Farley rscelv.
ed plain gold ring, ldsid, of which was
engraved th words: "Oar neto leaf
pay as you go"
The once broken merchant has found
this profitable moltp. lie Is now able
10 pay us he goes, and. nj The same time.
make hin wife n more costly New Years
gift than tho dress and the bonnet which
the money of the usurer bought.
To those who would turn over new
leaf on mex, New Ycur's day, | recon-
mend the merchant mot,o-pay as you
goi il will never allow duns to perplcx
nor bailiffs to harrnss you-comparcd
with the man OF woman who runs up
bills at the grocery, the store or tho bake
shop; or who indulgcs fancy in any
particular. on credit, you will be mos,
happily independent.
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