Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-20

nbout them this morning either" and
Mrs. Lee arose from the breakfast table
with more than her accustomed dignity
of manner
"I'll see them now, dear" said Mr..
Lee, for he was somewhat Modified by
her expressed consideration of her per-
sonal comfort the evening previous, in
not alluding the diSagreenble things
when he had the headache, and he read
what was placed in his hands.
"NIusic one quarter, twelve dollars.
''Suit of clothes for master Percy,
eighteen dollars"
"Twelve and eighteen, make thirty.
And Mr.. Lee cast melancholy empha-
sis upon the last word he uttered, as it
it troubled him deeply, and he remark
ed 81 think Hattie will have to give
up taking music lessons until our fl
nancal barque begins to sail a little
smoother"
81 do not like to have her stop now,
said Mrs. Lee. las her teacher informs
me she is making such rapid progress.
However, if we can not afford it, it will
be we'll not to renew our engagement
with Miss Arthurs. Hattie can still
keep up her practice some here at
home without any instructor for the
present. "
"Well spoken that's sensible" said
Mr.. Lee, Ginning in fully with the last
clause of his wife's remark. Il am
glad to find You willing to economize
In this matter, even if it does interfere.
for time, with your darling prospect
of making fine musician of Hattie
some day. If the child has special tai
emit in that direction, it will be none
the worse of little rest from outside
culture"
Mrs. Lees assent TO this opinion, was
not quite as hearty as he would have
wished, yet Mr. Lee was rather dispos-
ed to be in good humor, and he
glanced silently at the amount on the
other paper, but not in pictorial
tone:
Don't you think, dear, that that
snit Of clothes is rather costly for lit
tie chap like our Percy ~
II don't know but it is, was the
quiet reioiner, 'but you told me to
have them made up like other boys of
his age. The materials are good and
they will be sure to wear we'll"
''All right, never mind, I'll hand yon
the money to settle these in day or
two" And Mr.. Lee departed down the
street He had scarcely gone square
until hand touched his shoulder and
familiar voice saluted him
I'm glad to have run across you so
OPPORTUNITY, old fellow. Hain't seen
you for an age" and one of Mr.. Lees
college friends joined him in his walks
saying
We're going to get upa sail on the
water tonight, Clinton Hardie, and
some more of our chums are going
shall [ tell them they may count you
in They've engaged a splendid yacht
with plenty of old wine and prime CT.
gars. The round trip will only cost lis
about thirty dollars behind, and revive
the days of Aud Lang Syne. once more
You need a little recreation, for pom
my word you're looking pale, and walk
as slow and stately, this morning as
Hamlet's fathers ghost but haven't
any more time lose. Can we depend
on you to join us ? They all want you.
"Yes," said Mr.. Lee. hesitatingly
for his late conversation with his wife,
fitted across his mind just then but it
wasn't often thus INDUCED. Family
ties after all must not deprive him of
an innocent pleasure now. and then,
and late in the evening, regrets unpaid
bills, household annoyances, were alike
forgotten in the joyous meeting with
his bachelor companions of other days
Mr.. Leeawoke next morning with
big hole in his pocket through which
more than thirty dollars had found its
way out. There was heavy weight on
heart too, severe pain in his head,
and o such great lassitude and de-
preston of splits. To quote his own
language: 81 feel about used up some
how, wife, literally good for nothing ;
and she, innocent soul, attributed all