M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-12
NO 10

oSu' "nu! 10 tle malteTF
said Mark kindly, as the latt
stretched himself at length, in an arul
chair groaning audibly.
! Oh! a billions attack--lark,-
shoeinakers' bilIst tailors' biIi.,
boarding house bills all of then,
sent for New Years presorts! hap !,
EN- sli" .
Mark was silent for a few H.,
mehts, and Ben continued, "Uvn,
found it, Mark! what's the sense of
living, il fellow is to bo SO Wv
poori Here you, Mark, born in ,ho
same town Sith me, and younger
than | am by some two years-,oa
have u house AZ snug as q mau u, el
a'k--a wife like an ange!-pence
and plenty by the bushel, and sli
comea OF having Il good run Of luck
IN tho money line"- land Ben kicked
his slippers against the and.iron
'nos' enargetically.
What hiss become OF Emily p.
-P asked Mark after pause.
Poor souIl" said Ben, "TAere
i he is yet, with all sweetness and
patience. waiting till such a luctless
scape2race as | csh give her a home
and husband. | wish to my soul iDr
her sake, I coull affJrd to be mar>
ried, and have a home OF my own:
besides, to tell the truth, am tired
Dfthis rambling, scranbling, out at.
s!bow, clip sh ID Hfe."
why don't you get marriodl"
Questioned Mark.
why don't II to b, sure--use nv
.a'iot's bills for fIsl, anil ug board
oil tor house rent, and nay shoe bill
or bread and butter-heyl Would
'ou recommend poor girl to try
ne, Mark, all things consideredl"
said Ben bitterly.
Mark reflected awhile IN silence,
ne then drew out his book, his Ii,
10 book, to which We before al!u /,
3D..
"Jnst look at !his account, Ben"
'aid he; Il tnow You have f,4s.s.
'ut just for once" Beu glanced a.
t impatiently, and laughed when hy
'ead over the two or three first item,
but his face heightened as DC pro
,eeded, aud Mark detscted . sort ol
whistle OF establishment as he f.ai
he sum total.
"WeII, Mark" he exclaimed,
what very CID geutlsmany. con.
'iderate trick is this OF yours, to si,
behind your counter 50 c,ully noting
iown the cost and C NE 10 Of ali our
title tro!ics, really it is nuot eiily-
ng! How much you must have en-.
'yed your superior discretion and
orethought, and Ben laughed, but
lot with his usual glee.
Nay, you mistake" sale Mark
i kept this account merely TO ace
what | had been in the habit of spo.
lding myself, and ss you aud have
'lways been hand and glove in evere
hing, it answers equally for you.
t WAS only yesterday that | summe!
p the account, and | assure you tho
esult surprised myself; and nov,
Sen, the sum here set dows, and "a
mach more as you please, is freely a;
, gr disposal, to clear of olG sc1s,.
or theyear, provided You will =.
tpt with this little book as New
Years gift, and use it twelve mo.th,
10 uavu done; aud it, al tue end .;
Id; tins, yon are not ready 10 10 ~,
luce me to Mrs Sanford. I am mach
a;2taken.
Ben gtaspod his friends hanl -
IA: just I ten tho entrance OF Mrs
l, rilen progeuted his reply. Marx.
lowever, saw with satisfaction that
lc put the book carefully in his ves,
,ocket, and butoned up his coat with
he air OF mag who is buttoning up
! new resolution.
When they parted ior the pigl.
Mark said with d smile:
"In case Of bilious attacks, YOU
know where to send for medicine
Ben answered only by a fervens
grasp OF the hand, for his throat tolt
100 full for him to answer.
Mark Meriden's book answ cred
he purpose anirably. In less than
two years Ben Sanford was the mos,
popular lawyer IN -, and rs
steady housekeeper as you might
wish to see, and, in conclusion, as
this is a lady's story, we will just ask
our lady readers their opinion on one
point, and il this:
Ii Mrs Meriden had been q woman
who understood what 10 called
catching beau, better than secur>
ing husband--if she had never cui.
lad her hair except for comnany ss,d