The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-29

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luxuries that she could have afforded
in order that her poor neighbors might
| have food and raiment: the habit of
self-denial was therefore already
formed, and it did not shock her to
find that now there were more things
to go without, and more care to be
exercised in spending what money
was left. r-s-frTI4 agr
Things went on much as usual for
another month, and then what Grace
feared and Laura had surmised came
to pass; another letter was received,
and Mrs. Richmond lost another two
hundred a year Josephine was
aghast at the news, and even Harriet
| was alarmed into common sense by it,
but the mother took it quietly, only
saying, LIFETIME get j osephine married,
and then it viii be time. enough to
consider what we can do,
Grace herselfconsidered the matter
long and painfully. A wedding is a
great expense to a family, but is the
last that ought to be grudged. jose
phine received from her mother ali
the comforts and conveniences usually
bestowed upon bride; the expendi-
ture required for them trenched large
ly on what was left of the income for
the coming year. and Grace perceived
plainly still further loss and further
responsibility. y -
What was to be done?
THE two girls, said Gilbert, must
go out as governesses. 1 see nothing
else for it,, .,r~ =. ~------~r, =
ssOh, they are of no consequence,
answered the somewhat uncommon
daughter law; 1T is your mother
that [ think of" ~ 8 ~ 2.
..'Of course can have her here?"
said Gilbert. YShe would be COM
fort to you, and / always like to be
with her" < aH@.A. -
"Of course you do; but, love, we
could not make, her comfortable in
this crowded house, with no sitting
room for retirement, and no garden.
Besides she has lived so many years
in that house, she .would'not like to
leave it," q DNAX2 :
"You would not. surely, propose our
leaving this house just now?" observed
Gilbert. This is not the time for in
creasing our expenses" lIEIM j
What would you like to do then ~
asked Grace n
my dear, what is the good of say
ing that? What do you want to do?
is the question, for you evidently have
some scheme in your head" - q
= If YOU. mothers house were not
her own, / should have nothing to
propose; but it is. She cannot afford'
to go on living in it. = She might not
be able to let It. Why should we not
all move into it? Tt would accommo-
date US well, leaving her her present
chamber and herEpresent little quiet
little sitting-room. That is, it would
do if Josephine and Laura We're
gone. sr,.ii.5..t.. s.tfalt- gre 81
Poor little Laura observed Gil
bert $500 -
YES, poor little dearr' said Grace.
But, Gilbert, what else can be
done? You do not suppose for mo-
ment, knowing Laura as you do, that
she would remain at home to be
burden to any one?" U8F
''Co,lldn't she teach the children?"
me, love, [ think not. / haven't
asked any questions yet, but think
your mother would be miserable if
Harriet was sent away instead of
Laura. Harriet is delicate, and |
troublesome too No, Laura must 90
out And, dear Gilbert, it will be a
trouble to me, but | think Harriet /
must teach our children"
will she?'' asked Gilbert
''She must either do that or leave /
US 1t will be- OF course, to her inter
est to please me, Gilbert. [ know she |
can teach music extremely Wen; be- |
cause two or three times last summer t
she gave our little Harriet a. lesson
for her own amusement. What she
wants is sense, not knowledge she
has plenty Of that; and I must look
a ter her, and see that she is obeyed. y
Mr.. Gilbert Richmond fell into his
wife's sch me without any hesitation
or any DISCUSSION So, did his mother
when it was proposed to her, SO did
Harriet; SO didCLarira was all SO
complete, $50 natural so Aeasy--easy,
indeed for every one but Laura. who
not only felt hurt. that Grace should
have the entire management of her
husband and his whole family but
that She heIsaR should not be able to
anything half 50 COED, though
to her was ass gned the only part that /
was pamfalq0orV u.lpleasanH 1l5 Tor
Laura knew that she loved her mother
more than did her two sisters put to-
gether, and she did notiiketQa leave
her for. an indefinite period Grace
would be'go0d to her; Grace would
see that she did not suffer from Har-
riets little selfish ways the mother
and daughte in lawswoald have end
less discussions and little domestic
plans together; these would always be
IA rmonious and generally loving.
y hen Laura thought about this, she
permitted herself to be a little jealous.
I should not care so much. - She con
.idered Ii mamma were not aIraadN