The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-12-22

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married, aud have n home af my
own besides, to tell ihe truth. | an
tired of this rambling. scrambling
out ai elbow alip.shod life"
"Why don't you get marficd9"
said Mark.
"Why don't I, 10 bc nre' l'ac
my iailof'- bills lor fuel and my shoe
bill for bread aud butter, hes p"
Would YOU recommend a poor girl to
Try me, Mark all things considered
said Ben bitterly
Mark reflected awhile in silence,
and then drew ont his book his lit
tlc book to which we have before
alluded.
"Jusi look NJ this account, Ben,' -
said he. al know you hate figures,
hut just for once.p
Ben. glanced at impaiicntly-
laughed when he read over the first
two or three items, but his face length.
cned as he proceeded, and Mark de-
tected a sort of whistle of astonish,
mcnt, as he read the sum total.
"Well, Mark, "he exclaimed, "wha
a very odd, gentlcmanly considerat'
trick is this Of yours-to sit benin,
your curtain SO coolly noting dowl
the cost and come TO- of our it'll
frolics-really il is most edifying
How much you must have enjoye,
your superior forethought aud discre
ton +" and Ben. laughed, but no
with his usual glee.
"Nay, you mistake" said Mark
| kept this account merely TO Sc
what | had been in the habit o
spending myself, and us you and
have always hand and glove il
, everything, it answers equally wei
; for you. II was only yesterday tina
, | summed up the account, and ! as
c sure you the result surprised myself
, and now, Ben, the sum here sc
E down, and as much more as yo
[ please, is freely at your disposal; I
;. clear off old scores for the year; pro
Q vided you will accept with it thi
e little book as q New Years gift, an
:, use il one twelve month as / hav
: done; and II at the end of that tim
e you are not ready to introduce me I
e Mrs. Sanford, / am much mistaken.
G Ben. grasped his friends han'
but Just then the entrance Of Mr.
f Meriden prevented his reply. Mari
a however, saw with satisfaction thu
: he put the book carefully in his ve'
o pocket, and buttoned up his coat wit
the air Of a man who is buttonin
n up new resolution.
4 When they parted for the nigh
D Mark said with smile: ain case
r JRl-ious attacks you know where
a send for medicines" Ben. answere
a only by fervent grasp Of the ham
= TOR his throat felt too full for him
: answer.
k Mark Mcriden's book answer,
Z the purpose admirably. In less ths
y two years Ben. Sanford was the mo
d popular lawyer in -, and as stead
i householder as you might wish
e see /; and, in conclusion, we will ju
% ask our lady readers their opinit
le on one point, and il is this;
70 IL Mrs. Meriden had been a W
i man who understood what is call,
10 Catching a beaux," better than S
n curing n husband-if she had new
70 curlcd her hair except for compan
r and thought il degradation to kno
,e how to keep house comfortabI
" would all these things have ha
II pened2