The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-07-01

the club, aud at The store they found
quite crewaof Free Men. --1iis'i e
~ s'By glory :" exclaimed Job Gamlit,
about nine o'clck, q this yere's stimfu'
like. Where's old Woode Say, ole
felIah-beer for all hands ~ iI5nsd ''
At ten O'Clock lob returned to his
post, where, when left alone, he took
a long nap. When he came to exam-
iiie into his financial condition, he
found himself the owner of five dol-
lars and ten cents. During the next
day he spent tifteen cents for beer on
his own account, for he was very dry,
On Monday, his wife asked him to
get apound oftea and ten pounds of
good sugar. - -, -
On Wednesday, Mrs. Gamlit said to
her husband: a., -. - 10
"Job, we are out of flour. -,
II am going to do nothing, only no
tify you of the fact l,azr,%@ 81
swell, I ha'n't got the money to get
a barrel of flour, and you know it. "-H
OF course know that; but your
credit ought to be, good, You, are
drawing your wages every Saturday,
and your only. expenses are at present
for provisions -. ..r r,r-,r
The credit idea struck, Job very fal
yerably, and he went direetly,to Mr..
Woods, to try how it would work. -
He had found brand of flour that
suited him, and when he came to
speak Of having it delivered, Mr..
Wood asked him about the pay.as IS
"Oh, III pay for it.; Mr.. Wood. I
can't do it now; but you know T get
my wages every Saturday, and / can
soon bring it up" Jeo1 ~ sa,ii v
Really, Mr.teGamlit, L should like
to accommodate you. but. that is fath-
er steep for the first mark !, - I Us ::
'".Goodpess mercy! don't ye. call me
good for. sixteen sdollarss?3 aqaass} 81
or" If did Iishould not hesitate to
let you have the -four" .--.-.z3-a .-.s7-
y "Well, by glory! I'd like to know
if my, wife isn't good for itJ' alds b
Yes, perfectly. If she. will come
and order it, you can have it." =
l" Wal, ant she bound, I'd like to
know, if order it ?" .fig#f -a
:ijSFs L don't see it job. A husband
may be bound to pay debts of his
wife's contracting; but L never heard
of a.wife being bound for her hus.
bands debts-,at least where the, hus.
band attended to his. own business. q
"Eh ! Has my wife been here
preachin'?" 8 "a1 49, d. " ~ l '''izH- ti
~ have not seen your wife for three
weeks; but I've heard. you, night af-
ter night, telling about how you had
taken charge of the domestic expen.
ditures." '..''' '' 81
Then you won't let me have the
four.?'' ..-.. ,,e,f.lfao egid-H =
"a g Not without, the pay, Job.Y sidj >
a.: :. Very well-then. that'st the last IA
vor Job Gamlit ,eyer. asks ofiyoulv !
And Job went away in high dudg'
con. ~..--.-- .
At the store of Adams & Towle hC
selected another barrel of -four, anG
told Mr.. Adams that,if ,he would take
it to his house he would pay him fol
! it in two weeks. ,,6;-yszTsE yyaE d!
5. Mr.. Adams shook his head. lore o
81 declare, Job, / should really lik,
to accommodate you, but we have oul
rule, and we never departifrom it, "a
"What is yer rule?', .y.B 3rdg
=" Never to. deliver. goods until WI
have satisfactory assurance, of, imme
diate payment" .sslpb s4av J
oval, ant I good for that sum, TX
like to know ?tlou i5s,ifrg HT
g GU may be good for ten time:
that amount, Job ;i but 1 have NO 9evi
dence. 1 am sorry ) but -four lis ;
cash article with us, and we have ou
money lying. idle in other people
pockets" 5n9nsA a5u99rlu0l sdI q
J.: "Spos'n my wife should have com,
and wanted a barrel of flour, .weult
We let her have it Pr .G0ifDlitsaoD Z
! gis. That would depend altegetAeI
about the epay:Ht b4ssa4 rs" siai .
IS Jobs face Enlightened. 2uli.sqHaa 4
j f"Wal, spos'n she should say just a
j I've said ?Fsd II I9isss IDiil.a4sTq %
Mr. Adamsshesitated but present
/ ly- said: i9a sglE OF seiiqTE o2te IL g
a".Job, you force me to tell YOU tn,
! truth, and l must telliit. If your wifi
l'should come here, and ask me to Sent
her a, barrel of flour, and tell me tina
she would pay me in two weeks, or il
1.-TWO months, should send it to her.
i '.Then you don't consider me a
good as5myitvife ~ no1 yd l9HH49 {
b. sin something's I think you gfant
! good man, Job and l don't know o
a man at the Falls that I'd sooner pu
myself out for than you. In truth
job, you are too good to keep compa
ny with some of them that I've seei
You with during the past week. Blu
I when it comes to business, job, you
wife is ahead of you; and Ilshoult
ksay you were very foolish if yo1
throw away her help. : Haveyon, eve
/ been to the homes Of Pipkirb OF Hi
ram Judkins y iuo us4z 7.ls 5HT
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