The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-03
! MY NEWSPAPER.
From the Household

Who can estimate the value of q news
paper ? No one, until he has it-until
the pleasant periodical visits, like tht
face ola dear friend, bringing such a fund
of wit, news and general intelligence
that it is always greeted with hearty
welcome, are Withdrawn. It is, in one
1sense, the light of the world--without
(which the mental universe would be as
much in darkness as the terrestrial world
would be without the sun.
There are books, it is true, good, wise
instructive and entertaining; but they do
not tell US what we want. TO know OF
passing events, or direct US to the best
places of business Neither do they in.
form us who of our friends are passing
away or getting married, or who has
sailed for the EASTERN continent, or who
| has returned from a-teur thitner, etc.
1 i did not think q of this1until had
/ formedrthe foolish resolve .not3to take
the paper another year. Thetpressure of
| the times was severe business dull ); my
family expensive, and it really seemed
necessary to- retrenchY somewhere at the
/ end of the year.--So I9tho light as sat
alone one evening, Undressing. gown and
slippers, with my feet upon the fender.
had any last paper in my hand which I
/ perused with greater degree of interest
than ever before, it may be because | re.
solved to part with it. omsI eds osla9
"I say" said to my wife, sit won't do !;
we must eurtail our expenses, and Twill
tbegin by withdrawing my advertisement
4 from the paper, and order 1t discontin
Iued. Taxes will soon be due, which
must be paid wood is enormously high,
but we can't do without it-nor groceries
and provisions, nor lights nor clothing,
nor many other incidental expenses. We
have plenty of books and magazines, old
to be sure still they are reliable, nand we
must do withous the paper for d year to
come" aoo
| ''Itis only few dollars year, said
my wife quietly. s4yiTagpbaf AID b3aa
| 81 know it, replied, "but every dol
i lar counts nova days''Gt 'Clij e IS. io enc
s'But do you not belieyee it will have
Ia tendency to render business still more
dull not to advertise?" she asked. ad bn
! Nonsense A place so swell establish
needs not so questionable lever to help
it on. Il doinot suppose that it will make
any difference, while the cost of advertis-
ing amounts.to, considerable" L replied.
i "But whatwill you do for the news?'
|She ventured again. g. e ,haa73Ea1iiJ e
"Oh, L can get enough of that by in.
tercourse with Others, and occasionally
buying or borrowing copy i.E1 H3s
| ,'John Smith, said my wife, now fully
aroused, II am ashamed of you. What /!
too poorsto take paper yourself, and yet
willing to fitch information from others
whose money is paid for what you learn
and at the same time defraud the honest
publisher who is constantly laboring
with head and hands for others good
Talk about retrenchmentLyou had bet
ter stop your bills at the saloon for ale
and gars-needless expenditures for
| yourself alone, while your newspaper is a
perpetual intellectual feast for the whole
family, yourself not excepted, and il
costs but a mere trifle in comparison with
the money you spend every week for
tobacco and drink You have not spoken
of the increased prices of these articles
Stop the paperl indeedr' And my wife
tjerked her chair up with not very
graceful movement, and sat with her
back toward meln utter contempt of my
f"penny wise and pound foolish" reso-
luton. 1eWot Taf o2 AlW IS tns af8
| Now L make it a point never to yield
| to my wife or any of the family, if can
help it, as in case I should would seem
L as a secondary consideration in my own
! family-a position1I by no means intend
to occupy; so Isaid nothing, but sat and
lpuftd nay fragrant Havana Watching
1.-THE graceful folds of smoke as they wound
themselves In a little wreath about my
| head. Iresolved that come what would
1 would not yield indulgence in the de-
licious weed for the sake Of newspaper.
| The next day called on my publisher,
settled my account, and ordered my paper
discontinued 9ai7o gi 1sJagEa aoa
+ son what ground p he asked in some
/ !" Nothlng.nI said, g can't afford it,
and walked away leaving him to his
reflection 'e. 4w ol aam a9l3Wi 81
/ Time passed on the day on which it
was due did not feel quite contented at
the non-appearance OF my newspaper. |
missed the cheerful face of little carrier,
md the intesesting news he had wont to
bring on the return Of each week, through
fair weather and foul. There were other
papers about, and bought one occasion
ally, but they were published in large
cities, and contained no local news of
my own home. eQ}"t
At night when I reached home, my
eldest daughter, Mary, met me in the
hall. h11 A1'h #ts
'FWhere is the paper, papa ?" said she.
1'tOh, l am in such a hurry to see it
Matte Trueworth's marriage is in it, and
the editor has published such an appro-
pirate verse inconnection, I am told"
But put heraslde by saying, "The
paper will not come anymore; I have