The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-10-10
1>>-> rRG, PA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER l0 1867.

ID him TINS mornlng, and asked him for
dollar To spend for some trifiing thing
some household ornament, or some bit of
Jewelry to adorn her person-and suppose
his little child had put In plea for forty
cents to buy paper and picture books
with, wha: o, you think ne would have
answered o: f!ty men just like him,
would not forty and live have declared
that they had no. money to spare for any
such purpose Aud. moreover, they
woul! have said so feeling that they we're
telling the truth. Am l not right"
Upon my SOUL" responded the man
who understood billiards, syou speak to
the point. know chat young man who
has just paid his bill, and you have not
ni>judged him in single particular.
And, what is more, I happen to have
fact at hand to illustrate your charge. We
have club for an excellent literary paper
in our village, and last year that man was
one OF our subscribers. This year he felt
obliged to discontinue it. His wife was
very anxious to take it, for it had become
genial companion in leisure moments
buS he could not afford it. The club rate
was one dollar aud fifty cents year"
:'Aye, and 50 it goes," said the other
gentlemen. "Well, that mans wife may
be wishing at this very moment that she
had her paper to read, while he is paying
almost its full price for year-fcr what
And yet how smilinsly he does it. All
those poor sympathizing wives! How
many clouds often darken upon them from
i the brows of their husbands when they
ask for trifing SUNS of money, and how
grudg gingly the mite is handed over when
given What perfect foods of joy might
that dollar aud forty cents have poured
billiard player. Ah it is we'll for such
wives aud children that they do not know
where the money goes"
They bad fnished at the nearest table.
The two gentlemen moved on, aud Albert
Llndmar arose from his seat, and left the
hull. Never before had he such thoughts
as now possessed him he had never dwelt
upon the same grouping ideas. That very
morning his own true, faithful, loving
wife had been sad and heart-sick because
he had harshly and unkindly met her re-
quest for a small sum of money. Aud his
sweet Lizzie had crept away to her home
almost brok en- hearted for :he want of
simple toy, such as her mates possessed.
And yet the sum of both their wants
smounted to not as much as he had paid
away that evening for billiard playing.
Albert Landman waited TO be an hoo
est husband aud father, and the lesson
was not lost upon him. Ga his way home,
he stopped a, alr. Grants and purchased
the best and prettiest hoop 20 be found.
with driving stick painted red, white and
blue, aud In the morning, when he beheld
his child's delight, aud had received her
grateful, happy kiss, the question came to
his mind: Which WIS the best and hap
piest result, this, or five games of bill
lizards The hoop had COST thirty cents.
tie could play two games OF billiards less,
aud be the absolute gamer of ten cents by
the pleasant operation.
y few mornings after this, as Albert
rose from the break fast table, he detected
an uneasy, wi>tfui look upon his wife's
face.
"Ka'e, what is il ?" he asked.
"Al5ert, could you spare me half
dollar this moraing 20
Ger ainly, my love. Anything In
reasnn 10 make you happy.
And out came the wallet, and the
money was handed over with warm, ge-
NAL smile.
What. tears at that Was it possible
that she had been So little used tn such
scenes on his part that 50 simple an act
of loving kiud"ess thus affected her !?
How many games OF hiliiardS would be
required to give such satisfaction as AL
bert Landmau Carried with him that
morning to the shop
A very simple lesson, is it not? But
how many may gain lasting profit 5y CIV
ing heed to the lessor !