Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26

'Humph That is just like you Instead O
sympathizing with me in my trials, you laugh o.
me and call me fool. suppose 1 am; but can
you keep carriage? 1t won't cost much"
II can't afford it."
eyes, you can, Spindle. Only think Of the
Fizherberts. don't believe they are any richel
than we are. ~ ..... IT,.
Sat the rate we have lived the past year, ou'
fortune, as you call it, will all be spent in five
years" ..- .... ...
''But we don't have anything like other people.
Our last party was positively mean, compared with
the Fitzherberts and the Fitzmorises."
Every likely"
"And we keep but three servants. - b.
"No; only three for two of u.s.
What stupid fellow Spindle was. He talked
more like an old farmer than retired gentleman
living on his income. Mrs. Spindle thought so
but she had not the courage to say it.
''Besides we have no country house.
"And shall not have"
"How absurd Not have country houser'
| "Bah"
And so Mrs. Spindle iran on" till she really be-
lieved they had nothing. She began to feel posi-,
lively unhappy, in view Of the numerous unsatis'
fed wants, and invoked sundry maledictions on
the head of her husbands deceased uncle, because
he had not left all his fortune to them.
A few months more passed on, and Mrs. Spin
die was miserable. She had found out they were
second rate folks and poor Spindle conscious that
they were living beyond their means, spending
double their income, was tormented by continued
repinings at the hardness Of their lot.
"f VIC only had carriage" began Mrs. Spin
die one day.
II am going to buy farm in the country re-
piled Spindle. .......
'That will be delightful I have 80 longed for
q country house"
II shall sell this"
"What2" exclaimed Mrs. Spindle, aghast.
"Seu this, and move out of the city"
'But in the winter"
"We will live in the country"
"Horriblep
Horrible, but true am tired of this kind OF
life. Spending double my income, and miserable
all day long for something to do
"But shall be miserable in the country"
"You are here, ;" replied Spindle, firmly. "You
can Z De WOIee Ou tiiilh you oIe Hom'
Mrs. Spindle wept and begged but her hus-
band was as firm as the rock of Gibraltar. He
had very clearly defined idea Of happy home
in the country or at least of the employments and
recreations of the country. As he was, he was
wasting his substance in riotous living His
wife was determined to be miserable under any cir
cumstances, and she had lost her influence over
him-she had grumbled it away.
Spindle sold his city house and purchased fine
place in village about ten miles from the city
His wife grumbled but he paid no attention to it.
In the country he found abundant means Of en-
ploying his time, and was as happy as his wife 8
unfortunate disposition would permit him to be.
But Mrs Spindle found, at the end Of the year,
that she was one of the lions of the place. that she
was lady of influence; and she became, in some
degree, reconciled to her sad fate. Yet she was
discontented; and if she ever gets into Heaven,
she will be sure to gumble at the accommodations.
= moral of our story is, that they who are dis
contented in one sphere will be just as dscontented
in another-the ''star' is just as far from Beacon
Hill as from the pool of Poverty Hollow