The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-28

Ll1iiCj 4lA9 A0uoSs Wy h1i 1Ntso NAASAS>
prettieri onei3 Where, a place more
replete with home drawing comfort!
Had he lost any thing lini pleasure q the
year uast2 Mark thought not, and
therefore as. he walked hOmeward,i he
stepped.into booksellers and ordered
some books of superb. engHagings. fol-
Mrs MeEiden, and sent the gardener
to bring some elegant lowering eRot-
les, tforwhieh he had o heard herr exr
press an admiration some evenings
befefe.sssG saii sY-i99h isi491sinim T.
That same evening came in Ben
Sanford, as sihe, eKpressedyit g in the
very deptho of indigo ~ for young
gentlefnen whose werldl y matters i'm
variablY go on wrong end foremost
viii sometimes be found in this Iconf
dition, however exuberent may be
their stock of animal spirits. irlq es!T
pray, Ben, What is the matteB2'il
said Mark kindly asiZtheIllatter
stretched himself atflength insan old
arm chair groaning,audiblys sdT
TSsOh, a bilious attack Mark Jlshoe-
makers bills tailor's bills ! boarding
bills all sent for new years presents!
hang 'em allH'd sd, 10 sa7ol ngi<su1
Mark was silent lfora a few,moments
and Ben continued: Confound 1t,
Mark! what's the sense of living, If
a felloweis to be SO very Poor?, Here
yom MARKS born., in |, the same ctown
with me. aRd Younger than I3by some
two years, you have house, sssnug
as man need to ask, wife like an AN
gel, peace aud, plenty by the bqshel,
and all comes of having good, frun
of luck inthe money line,nns and o Ben
kicked his papers against the andirens
most enelgetically. fa.si.sd si1I fl.
"What has become Of Emily p ~
asked Mark, after q pause. arsb iss- .
fsPoor isoulslfr said Ben, dh there she
is yet, with all sweetnessand patience
waiting till such a luekless serapegrace
as can give hen a Hhome, and ,ai hus-
band. Iwish to my soul, for her sake
l could afford, to be married and have
a hoine of my own besides, ito tell
the truth, + am tired. of this rambling
scrambling, out at elbow, slips shod
life. Svoda II is5lia to uoiiibHoo 9bF
G"Whyiadont'y yout get married p
said Mark 400 'haq ,sfi94s s9his
d aWRg, don't ]? ? to be sure-use my
tailor's bills for fuel, and my board
bills foe house rent, and Shoe bills fol
bread and butter, hey ?s9Would you
recommend q poor girl, tostry me,
Dark, an things considered ~ said
Ben, bitterly. .iais sgaisTa na Uoi
Mark reflected a while in silence,
and then drew put his book; his little
book to which we haYe before alluded,
1"Just look at this account, Ben,
said he ) 1 know you hate figures, but
just for once. p" Ben glanced at it inn
patiently, laughed when: he read over
the two OF three first items. but,4his
face,lengthened as he proceeded, and
Mark detected a. sort of whistle OF
astonishment as he read thesum total.
SWELL Mark = he exclaimed, SlA
q very old gentlemanly, cons era
trick . of yours, to Sit behind yqff
counter 81 - eoolly, noting, doWn 9sthe
{ cost and ceme to- ,igof all eqr little
frolics-reanyj it, ISIS most 1edifting.
How much you have enjoyed your
superior discretion aid forethought,'T' 4
and Ben did laugh, bHt Adt with his
usual glee!a to aSsfsyn 9ii III ssG51a
aNay, you mistake,H said Mark. 81
keep this account merely to sec, what
1 have been In the habit of spending
myself and as y ou and IL have always
beensland in glove i'll every thing; 1t
answers equally FOR you. It was only
that I Isummed gnp the, ac-
count, and Iassuro you the resultlsur-
prised myself; and'now, Ben, the sum
here set down, and as much more, as
you please, is freely at your disposal,
to,c!earI of, old scores for the year,
provided .you'will accept with it this
little book as q new years gift, and
use it twelve months as + have done,
and il at the end Of that timesyou are
not ready to 8 introduce me to Mrs.
Sanford, Tam much mistaken" ~ 1i'igs ::
j Ben graspe9 his ffiesa'as band, hut
just then the entranea Of Mrs. Aeriden
prevented his reply Mark, ,9howeyer
saw with satisfaction that lie put the
book carefully ID his vest pocket, and an
buttfeHlied up his eeat with the air Of q
nan who is buttoning up a new resp
lution!o4e, djl0I ,Ein.h1iT ,iiiiaiyiI
When they parted for the night,
MqFk N !. / said with with a smile, .4n pases al
billions attacks, you know where to
send for medicine" Ben answered
only by a feryent grasp of the hand,
fer4Ais throat felt too full for him. to
answeH.y qu0 .yAsu5aaA bdA Gi'
Mark Mcrideri's. book answered the
purpose admirably In less then two
years Ben Sanford was the most pop
ular lawye in 49, and as steady a
hgHsehelder as you might wish to see !
and. In conclusion, We viii ask OH
lady readers their, opinion on one
point, and it is this If Mrs. sMeriden
had been! a woman ywho,yunefstood
WHAT'S calledd' catching a beau,bbet-
fer than securing al hnsband.--i f ashe
had never, curled her hair except fol
aud Thought it "A degreda-
tion to know how to keep house com.
fortably, would all these things have
l. ..a.Ihaa f.4et TlESS3e' L-' 'I y -
happene9sldT ssrpH 9uo-y5np2'i ~
30 -i-gIf.--L- - .-.-------LA-- liz i-EJI
THE. BURNING Well "A corret'
pondent Of the Erie Observei',, says
- L,,u,, L.. x,,a1l