The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-09
DO not Live ReyOnd Your
Meaua

This is pleasant T. exclaimed n
young husband taking his seat in the
rocking chair as the supper things we've
removed, The fire glowing 10 the crate
revealed a pretty and neatly furnished
sitting room, with all the appliances Of
comfort. The fatiguing business of
the day wss over, and he sat enjoyin.
what he had all day been anticipating
the delights OF his own freside Ilis
pretty wife. Esther, took her work aud
sat down by the table.
1T is ploasau, to have a home Of
ones own he again said. taking q
satisfactory survey of his little quar-
tcrs. The cold rain beat sgainst the
windows, ana he thought no felt real.
ly grateful for all his present. com.
forts.
Now ifw only had piano. sx.
claimed his wife.
" Give me the music Of your own
sweet vsicc before all tho pianos in
creation he observed complimentary,
but he felt certain secret disappoiu,-
meut that his wife's thankiulnes did
not happily chime with his own.
" Well, but we want one for our
friends. said Esther.
Let our friends come to see US.
and not to hear q piano" exclaimed
the husband
But, George, everybody has
piano, uow-a.d 'ys-we don't 10 any.
where without seeing a piano" per-
sisted the wife.
And yet, don't know what we
want one for-you will have no time
to play on one, aud | don't want to
hear it
Why, they are SO fashionablc-I
think our room looks nearly naked
without one.'
i think it looks just right"
IL think it looks very nakcd-wr
want piano shockinglv," protected
Esther empha,ieally.
Tho husband rocked violently.
Your lamp smokes my dear"
said he after long pause,
When are you going to get q
chandelier? | have told you a dozen
times how much we needed ono" said
Esther, petishly.
Thee src pretty lamps we don,
need chandelier" said her hus-
band.
These lamps are tho protest Of
the kind | eversaw
But, George, | 10 not think our
room is complete without a chapde-
lier, said Esther, sharply. They
are so fashionable Why The Nor
gaus and Millers and many others !
might mention, al haze them; | an
sure we ought to.
We ought to il we take pattern
by other peoples eIPenses, aud | don't
see any reason 10 that"
The husband moved une.sily 10 his
chair.
We want 10 live as well as Others
,aii Esther,
We waut to live within our means,
Esther, exclaimed George,
Il sm sure We can afford /, a well
as the Morgaus, and Mllers, and
Tborns We do not wish to appesr
mean.
Georges cheek crimsoBei
Mean. l am not u:e,n - be cried
igrily.
Then We do not wish TO appesr
co. said bis wife. To complete this
room. aud make it look Ike other pso-
PIES We want 9 piano and shsnde
lier.n
We xsDt-we want !" uuitered
The husband, " there's DO satisfying
womaus wants, do wha, you may"
aud he abruptly left the room.
How many husbands sre in = simi-
lar dilems How many houses and
husbands are rendered uncomfortable
by the constant dissatisfaction q a
wife with presen, comforts aSi prsssnI
provisions How many bright pros.
peets for business have ended 10 bauk
ruptcy aud ruin, 10 order to satisfy
this seere, hspkerias alter fashioas
be nesessriss Could the real cause
Of many failures be known, I, woald
he found to Tesul, trop useless sx.
peadilures a. hNue-expsosss 10 en-
svsr the demands effashion aud vAa,
viii people ,hiss -
Ny viis has made uy fsstaas.e
ssld a ssa,lsmsn Of great resssssisss
"ey her ,Ariit and pradsare sns
ssssrfS'asss when ! wss isss essi.
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