The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-07

"Ior are brave, true woman. Betsy,
said AZ n, kissingshis wife, in The glow Q
a newborn feeling Of admiration.
II ho.e that shall ever be true, brav
wife, replied Mrs. Little, willing alway
to help my husband, either in saving o
earning, as the case may be. But let us tall
more about your Affairs; let me see the troubl
nearer Must you have ten thousand pound
right away ~
"Oh, no, no; its not 80 bad as that.
vas only looking ahead, and seeking to pro
woe the means for approaching payments
don't want partner 50 far ~ the bushes
itself Is concerned. l don't like partnerships
they are almost always accompanied with
annoyance or danger. 1t was the money
was after, not the man."
The money wonld come dearly at tn,
price Of the man, if you took Mr.. Lawrenc,
for partner. At least that ia nv opinion.
But am glad to hear you saw, Aaron. tina
you are in no immediate danger. Nav mo-
the storm be weathered BY rsefing sail, a. IN,
sailors say?'
YES"
Mr.. Little shook his head.
Don't say no too quickly" replied hi,
wife.
Let rs go over the whole matter at HON,
and at IT, store. Suppose one or two thou
sand POI. Ids were saved in the year, villa
difference would that make"
oh, If it were possible, which it is not
II would make a vast difference in the Ion
run, could hardly meet the difficultie.
which approaching
Sup. 'ose you had five hundred pounds
within The next two months beyond whal
your mess will give you?"
TT. sum would make all safe for the
two MOI tbs. But where is the five hundred
pounds come from Betsy ?'
| 'Desi crate diseases require desperate
remedies replied the brave little woman
IN resolnte way. 81 am not afraid of the
red flag"
| What do you mean by the red tlag?'
Let us sell OF our furniture by auction,
and put the money in your business. Ii
wont bring less than five hundred pounds.
and II may bring more. Ny piano alone is
worth nearly hundred. We can board for
year OF tSo, and when You get all right
| again, return TO housekeeping
Little.
| But something must be DONE The dis
ease Is threatening, and nv first prescription
will arrest Its violence. Ii comes into INV
mind this instant, after breaking up We will
| go TO mothers You know she never want
| ed Us TO leave there. 1t won't Cos, us much
over hall what it does now, taking rent into
account. We will pay sister Annie some
| thing to take the care OF little Eddie and
Lizzie through the day, and will go into
your warehouse as chief clerk"
| BETSY you're crazy
| mot bit of it, Aaron; but a sensible
| woman, as you will find before YOU re a wear
older, if you'll let me have my own way.
don't like that Hobson and never did as Won
know. don't believe he's fair man. Let
the take his place, and YOU will make clean
three hundred pounds year ; and may be,
a. much more"
81 can't think of it, Betsy. Let u. wait
| awhile"
"You mus, think OF it, and We won't wait
awhile" replied the resolute wife "What
is right to be done is best done quickly Is
there no, safety in my plan ?"
Yes, l think there is, but -"
'Then let us adopt it at once, and throw
all butts overheard, Or" and she looked a,
him little mischievOusly, perhaps you
would like to have some talk with Mr.. Law
renee tirstg'
Hang Mr.. Lawrence" calculated Aaron
Little.
Every well, there being no help in Mr..
Lawrence, We will go to work to help our
selves. Self-help, I've heard it said, is al
ways the best help, and most to be depended
on. We may know ourselves and trust our
selves; and that is great deal more than We
can say abom other people When shall We
have the sale?''
mot so fast, Betsy, not so fast. l haven't
agreed to the sale yet That would be to
make certain loss. Furniture sold at auction
never realizes above hafi,s cost
ut would he certain gain, AARON, i. it
saved you from bankruptcy, with which, as
understand it, You are threatened.
81 think, said Aaron, ''we may get on
withou, that. like the idea OF your coming
into my warehouse and taking Hohson's
place. All the money from retail sales
passes through his hands, and he has il in
his power, if not honest, 20 rob me seriously.
I've not felt altogether easy in regard to
him Of late. Why, can hardly tell. I've
-een nothing wrong But if Won take hi.
place, three hundred pounds will b- saved,
certain
''But if have my house In keep" Mrs.
Little answered TO this, "iiow can / help Won
at the warehouse? The first thing in or er
is TO get the house OFT my hands,
Don't you think that Annie could be in
duced 10 come and live with US for few
months until We try this experiment."
But the money, Aaron; the money this
furniture would bring. That's what am |
looking after. You want money now
Every true"
Then let u hang out the red flag. Half |
way measures may only ruin everything. |
know that mother will not let Ar ME leave
home, so its no use To think of it, The red |
flag, Aaron-ths red flag. Depend upon it,
that's the first right thing to be done Five
Or six hundred pounds in hand will max
You feel like another person-give you cour-
age, confidence and energy
"lou NAV be right, Betsy; but | can't
bear the thought OF running out that red
ag, OF which You talk so Lightly"
''Shall say coward? Are YOU afraid to
10 what common prudence tells you is
right?'
81 uas afraid, Betsy, but am no longer
With such brave little wife
Is you to stand by my side, ] need not fear
he world"
In a week from that day the red flag was
lung out When the auctioneer made up
his accounts, he had in hand little over
light hundred pounds, for which a check
vas filled out to the order of Aaron Little
1 came into his hands just at the right mo-
nent, and made him feel, to use his own
words, "as easy as an old shoe" One week
alter, Betsy Little took the place of Mr.
iobson, as chief manager and cash receiver
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