St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-02

| the profits were consumed in COSTLY liv-
ing"
Somehow or other. in their break-
down they have managed to keen their
| line furniture and houses. and still live
! before the world in what TO me is shame
! less extravaganza. Both are clerk :
again; but how thev MANAGE TO keen nm
appearances as they do passes NV com
prchensiun ! have met their wives a
few times at Mr.. Vests and they hold
their heads As high as queens. am no.
body III their estimaiion, Whv, the
jewclry, lace and other snowy things
they tiaunt in peoples eyes 50 shameless
seeing that somebody besides their hus-
bands have paid for them-cost more
tEan third of my wears sa!arv-'
"But you have nothing TO do with
these ladies' interposed his friend
"Iru6, and I,dun't mean to have ANY,
thing to do with them. But the case
would have another bearing were =
brother-ip-law. woulJ have their had
influences operating ON nv wife. She
must have as costly ouliitting as they.
She must have as fine Il house to live in.
and as fine furniture to display TO her
iilFiiuS anu my nose must come
,Io"'' 10 s''''''''oh'' "ht '''e noses OF
over the matter twenty times or more
and can see it no different. II won't do.
and there is no uSs in trying to larmo-
ME ;hinr. TN; are u;irri, inrnno,u,u. :,
axe another view. Suppose Nellie
came into my views OF these things, and
turned herself away from these allure
mentS' suppose we Ike sensible people,
i've below our Income, and set ourselves
To make provision Tor II Time when ex-
penSeS would he grtaIer would grad
u"ly accumulate sci up business, per
maps. ana rise Int" position OF some
influence III the way OF money matters.
Then L must c"n>ent 10 he ruined, or
written down Is "a ml,cr or Il churl by
the whole family. Papa lives on the
extension prIncIple, Just making both
ends meet, as INFER Well, tight times
come every now and then He has fail
ed once III lie, and may fall again
When the strain equals the resistance,
slight increase OF force snaps shafts ot
tlmoer. II papa gets IN trouble and M
mia" l. all right 'on-'n-Iaw must 90 10
Tue rescue sink or SWIM. 1t Won I All
S"tr' you sc. I've counted Inc co'i'
and Ihinh 1t TOO great have looked over
the hedge "eiore ieapIn5, and am afraid
"l the dltcn on the other SIDE.
Il ste how II l., answered the friend,
you nave iHr2' caution.
Am moi rI=hi
lerh'PN 50. Bnt lovers whose
hearts are a. much interested ii' y"urH
seems to hr' are NOT apt to throw pro-
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