The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-03-21

" N9eN, ANfhNN 1900
inpatient.
"But what will you do for the
news?' she ventured again.
"0h, 1 can gain enough of that by
intercourse with others, and can oc.
casionally buy or borrow copy"
"John Smyth," said my wife, now
fully aroused. "I'm ashamed Of you.
What too poor to take paper
yourself aud yet willing to filch in
formation from others whose money
is paid for what they learn, and at
the same time defraud the honest pub
Usher, who is constantly laboring
with head and hands for others
good2 Talk about retrenchmont.
You had better stop your bills at the
saloons for ale aud cigars--needless
expenditure for yourself alone, while
the newspaper is perpetual intellec-
tual feast for the whole family, your
self not excepted, aud it cost but the
merest triAe in comparison to the
money you spend every week for to-
bacco and drink. You have not spo-
ken Of the increased price of these
articles. Stop the paper, indeed -
And my wife jerked her chair around
with not a very graceful movement,
and sat with her back towards me in
utter contempt of my "penny wise
and pound foolish resolution.
Now 1 make it a point never to
yield to my wife or any Of my
family, if can help it, as, in case 1
should, 1 would become a secondary
consideration in my own family-a
position 1 by no meaus inteand to
occupy; so l said nothing, but sat
and pulled my fragrant Havana,
watching the graceful folds of the
smoke as it wound itself in little
wreaths about my head. 1 resolved
that come what would, I would not
yield indulgence in the delicious
weed for the sake of a newspaper.
The next day 1 called on my pub.
Usher, ,.settled my accounts, and or
dered my paper discontinued.
"0n what groundP" he asked in
some surprise.
"Nothing," 1 said, "only I can
afford it," and 1 walked away leaving
him to his own reflections.
Time passed on, and, on the day
which it was due, l could not fee
quite contented at the non appear
ance of my newspaper. / missed the
bright cheerful face of the little car
rier, and the interesting news be wal
wont to bring in return of each weel
through fair weather and foul. Their,
were other papers about, for bouGh
one occasionally, but these were pub
lished in Eastern cities, and contain
ed no local news of my own home.
At night when l reached home, my
eldest daughter, Mary, met me in tn,
hall.
"Where is the paper, papa2" sale
she. ooh, l am in such a hurry t,
see it. Matte Trueworth's marriag
is in it, and tho editor has publishe,
such an appropriate verse in connec
ton, / am told"
But put her aside, saying, 9TH
. paper will not come any more.
have ordered it discontinued"
"Why, father |" she exclaimed
show can we do without it 2"
ave must learn to do without it,
I replied, as passed on to the sup
per-room.
After supper, instead of reading t
my family--sometimes leading thei
minds away of to other scenes an
distant regions, beautiful countrie
that others have explored at grea
expense and some risk of life f; some
times to the fierce fields of battl,
blood, and carnage pictured so vivid
, ly that they seemed, indeed, befoT
I us, while we were safe and comfort
able in our little home or singin
? over the stray wnifs Of real poetr
which often find their way into th
newspaper, touching a tender cher
in every heart--as l was wont to d,
1 stretched myself upon the sofa an
tried to sleep.
Tommy" whispered Mary, "ru
over to Mr.. Wild's and see if 20
cannot borrow his paper"
But Tommy soon returned wit
the answer that "Mr. Wild was reac
ing it himself"
1 Then go to Mr.. Browns and if 20
cannot get his, go to Mr.. Gates"
1 But Tommy was not more success
!, full at either Of these places NJ
Brown had taken his down town, an
Mr., Gates "did not like to lend h
!, paper. 1 thought his father toe
it." A disappointed sigh was Mary
only answer. 'faen3l l9s
y "The particulars of that murd
afIsir are in the paper this week
II said my wife, with slight frowh u
l. on bar broU Uand / really would IN