Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-05-27
Thrifty and Careless.

W. guns cav III Auto' ANOihu butoNiJ
one cold January evening to enjoy the
comfortable fire. The maid of all works
was busy beside the evening lamp repair
ing an old gng ham apron. 1t was very
unpromising piece ofwork when she be.
gan, but she worked away with cheerful
good will, aud soon its appearance was
greatly improved. Susan might it is true
have bought her a new apron without any
inconvenience she had three htndred
dollars out at interest, legacy from her
grandmother, but she prudontly let It re
main whore it was, content With Receiving
her interist from it every year, and sup
p'ementing it with her earnings. Many
had said to her they would not live out,
now they could do better why not in
vest her money learning trade, which
would be far more genteel!" But Susan
vas stout and hearty, work agreed with
her, aud sewing did not, She felt that i
she did her duty and deported herself
properly, she would be us much respected
doing housework as if sewing for living.
The children were all asleep, aud the
nurse was rocking eisurely beside the
FIRE, while truthful OF unmended clotho 8
lay untouched in her room.
"Betore I'd patch an apron SUSIE"
she sid, laughing Il know you will be
an CID maid, you are SO particular"
tI would rather patch than wear ragged
clothes." said Susan good naturedly. 81
will not wear a torn dress if can help it,
but have one which has q whole bredth
made up Of darns and patches. ! wore it
las, winter through, and it will make good
carpet rags, now"
Jane rocked aud laughed away at her
prudish companion, and Mrs. n North, who
was knitting by the table, remarked to
Jane that it would be all awful thing il
she would follow Susan's examples.
II learned lesson 10 economy when a
young girl, which l never have forgotten.
though it YVES from very simple thing
l was spending the night with young
friend when her sister in law had occasion
to cut out a new dress for her child. They
were poor people, but she took down a roll
of carefully ironed pieces Of stout cloth and
laid them out on her patterns, studying
carefully over them, to see how she coult
piece out a lining to the best advantage
She was neither miserable nor parsimon
ious; she was only frugal, and her frugal
ity was the secret of the lamily's prosper
ity, The dress looked just as neatly
when it was done, as if the lining had no
been made out of half dozen pieces -
her husband is now Judge H. Ifhi
wife had been wasteful woman, he woul'
never have had the means nor the hear
to rise 10 the world.
"Girls you may set it down as fact
that woman who is not prudent and eco
nomical will never secure a coIniortabl
q living even u obC ihaiA ALoh WIN w
so lucrative business. II there is nc
thrift at home, there will never be cheer
p full, comfortable look about anything. Yo
know Mrs. Herson is always frettiug be
cause her husband does not get on in th
world. She has drawer full of fuery
o china. ware and the like, she is saving u
:, until she shall get better home and hav
y a parlor." Her husband makes goo
2; 2; wages, but it will be long time l al
afraid before she will get into that covete
house. She thinks it "mean' to practc
u the small communicable warm the frying
<. pan and save the little drippings OF sue
ne to piece out Innings, make over old cloth'
DO into lesser ones for tho children. 81
'I will have new sott of cheap jewelry oyer
little while, that she may look like oth'