The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1869-05-14
Live Within Your Means.

The fire glowing in the CRATE, revealed a
pretty and neatly furnished sitting room,
with all the appliances of comfort. The
fatiguing business of the day was over, and
he sat enjoying what he had all day been
anticipating, the delights of his own fire.
side. His pretty wife, Esther, took her
work and sat down by the table.
''It is pleasant to have a home of ones
own." he again said. taking satisfactory
survey of his little quarters. The cold rain
beat against the windows and he thought
he felt really grateful for all his present
comforts.
"Now if we only had piano." exolam-
ed the wife.
''Give me the music of your own sweet
voice before all pianos in creation" he OBJ
served, complementary ; but he felt a
certain secret disappointment that his wife's
thaukfulness did not happily chime with
his own.
"WeIl, we want one for our friends"
said Esther.
"Let our friends come to see US, and
not to hear piano." exclaimed the bus
band
"But. George. everybody has piano
nowadays don't go anywhere with out
seeing piano." persisted Esther.
"And yet don't know what we want
one for-for you will have no time to play
on one, and don't want to hear it,
"Why they are so fashionable-I think
our room looks nearly naked without one"
81 think it looks just right
81 think it looks very naked-we want
piano shockingly," protested Esther, en-
phatically.
The husband rocked violently.
Your lamp smokes, my DEAR" said he
after long pause.
"When are you going to get camphene
lamp? have told you a dozen times how
much we need oue." said Esther, pettisbly
"These are very pretty lamps-I never
can see by camPhene lamp" said her
husband. "These lamps are the prettiest
of the kind ever saw"
"But, George do not think our room
is complete without a camPhene lamp -
said Esther, sharply. They are so fash
ionable Why. the Morgans aud many
others might mention, all have them. I
am sure we ought to-
1--WE ought not to take pattern by other
peoples expense, aud I cont see any rea-
son in that"
The husband moved uneasily in his chair
'We want to live as well as Others said
Esther.
"We want to live within our means,
Esther.
II am sure you can afford it as we'll as
the Morgans and Thorns We do not wish
to appear mean"
Georges cheek crImsoned.
"Mean ! l am not mean p he cried an
grily.
Then we do not wish to appear So
said his wife. ''To complete this room and
make it look like other peoples rooms. we
want piano and camphene lamps"
''We want-we want - muttered the
husband "there's no satisfying woman E
wants, do what you may" and he abrupt.
! ly left the room.
How many husbands are in a similar di-
lemma How many houses and husbands
are rendered uncomfortable by the constan
! dissatisfaction of wife with the present
comforts and present provisions ? How
many bright prospects for business have
ended in bankruptcy aud ruin in order to
satisfy this secret hankering after fashion
| able necessaries Could the real cause O
many failures be known, it would be found
to res ult from useless expenditures at home
expenses to answer the demands of fash
ion and what will people think.
my wife has made my fortune," sale
man of great possessions, ''by her thrift
prudence and cheerfulness when 1 was
just beginning"
"And mine has lost my fortune" an.
swered his companion, ''by useless extrav
agance and repining when 1 was doing
we'll"
What a world does this open to the in
Auences which a wife possesses over the
future prosperity of her family Let the
wife know her influence and Try to use it
wisely and we'll.
Be satisfied to commence on a small
-. It is too common for young house
;zsz=s0Ts.sheiE mothers end
ssto worl