The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-28

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tern, she got him an entire new sui
together with stuff for dressing-gowl
and slippers. e
The day on which Mrs. Taggart
expected her husbands return was
very busy one; but at last the car
pets were down, the paper hung, ant
Everything in ''spple pie order"
He was expected on the five
O'Clock train, and Mrs. Taggard SET
the children, attired in their pretty
new dresses, at the window, TO
swatch for papa," while she went
below to assist Jane in preparing
something extra for supper. She
had just returned when Mr.. Tag
gard was seen approaching the
house.
1t looked so different from what
it did when he left, that he stared
at it in amazement, and would have
hesitated about entering, had it not
been for the name on the Furnished
door plate. But he was still more
astonished when he entered.
Gam 1 in my own house, or some
body's else?" he calculated, as he
looked around the bright and pleas
ant room.
at is the new furniture 1 have
been buying" said his wife, smiling.
"How do you like it2'
'Have you been running me in
debt, Mary?"
"Not in the least, John; it was all
bought with the money you so gen
erously gave me when you went
away"
Mr.. Ta2gard clapped his hand in
to one of his pockets.
"Good heavensr' he exclaimed in
an agitated tone and manner, 81 gave
it to you out of the wrong pocketr
Mrs. Taggard did not look at all
astonished or disturbed at this an
nouncement, on the contrary her
cOuntenance wore a very tranquil
and smiling aspect.
"You don't mean to say you have
spent itP' inquired Mr.. Taggard,
desperately.
"Why, what else should 1 do with
it, John? You told me to make the
most of it; and I rather think
have"
81 am a ruined man." groaned
Mr.. Taggard.
"Not bit ofit my dear husband, .
said his wife, cheerfully; "you
wouldn't be ruined if you had Civ
en- me twice that amount. Besides,
l have saved enough for our house
keeping expenses, for three months
at least. I think you had better
give me an allowance for that pur-
pose in future; it will save us both
much annoyance"
The children, who had been led
to consider what their mother had
bought them as "presents from pa.
pa" now crowded eagerly around
him.
Mr.. Taggard loved his children,
and it would be difficult for any one
having the kind and tender heart
that he really possessed, to turn
away from the innocent smiles and
caresses that were lavished upon
him.
And when his wife approached
with the dressing grown and slip.
Ipers, he not only allowed her to in
duct him into them, but returned
the loving earess with which she
assured him "that he looked as
young and handsome as ever.
1t was a smiling group that gath
cred round the cheerful supper-table.
And as Mr.. Taggard glanced from
the gleeful children to the smiling
face of his wife, who certainly look
ed ten years younger, attired in
her new and becoming dress, he
came to the conclusion that though
'it might cost something to make
his family comfortable, on the whole,
to use a common but expressive
phrase, cit paid"
We do net mean to say that Mr..
Taggard was entirely cured a pas
sion so strong is not 50 easily era
dicated. But when the old misely
feeling came over him, and he began
to dole out grudgingly the means
with which to make his family COM
Portable, his wife would laughingl9
say: "You ale taking it ont of the
wrong pocket, n"-words which
seem to have a magical effect upon
both heart and strings.
"Let us take comfort as we go
along" she would often say, as she
laid her cheek lovingly TO his "nor
grudge our children the innocent
pleasures natural to youth, for the
purpose of laying up for them the
wealth that is, too often, a curse,
rather than a blessing.p-Hours at
Home.