The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-11
pens to be on your sido Just no w."

"On the side Of the Home Mission,
you inean," said her husband. "By the
way, there's that note from Miss Dallas
to be anssered. Have you forgotten it P"
"What shall say?'
Accept her invitation, 7 suppose"
"Oh, Stephen, I would much rather go
to the opera It's always so stupid at
the Dallas's with old Mrs. Dallas telling
about her coughs and colds, aud Jessie
always full Of the last sewing circle"
"Weli, | suppose it isn't very lively"
said Mr.. Caxgrovc, with a sly smile.
"Ten cents Lii, if you please"
"Wby. Stephen, what have I said {?
Oh--tc be sursl' And Mrs. Caxgrove
could not holp laughing. "Wsll, it's
worth ten cents to have tho privilege Of
speaking my mind. Anyway, shall
send regrets"
They'll DO an awful 6b then p said
Mr.. Caxgrovc.
"Only a polite fiction. There,
haven't sheet of note paper left Mrs.
Captain Sibthorpe sent in and borrowed
the last yesterday and Mrs. sib,horpe
never returns anything she borrows by
any possibility"
Like the wicked woman 10 Scripture" p"
said her husband: "Ten cents, my love-"
It's too bad |" cried Lila. with fam
ing cheeks. III didn't mean to bo taken
up this way"
II only wish Mrs. Jayncsfprd or one of
her set would call again. said Nr. Cax
grove roguishly. "rhcre goes tho bell
now T.
II shall be on my guard" SAID his
wife. IL do believe it's Mrs. Montague
the very one Of all others, | most wished
to see. No. it isn't either its old Miss
Ducey! Oh. dear now shall be bored
for mortal half hour"
"The Home Mission again |" said Mr.
Caxgrove, calmly presenting the incxora
BILE mite chest, at the same instant 10
which Miss Ducey was shown into the
drawing.room.
Miss Duccy had come to tell Mrs. Cax
grove all the particulars of recent wed :
ding, and she stayed an hour aud half
And when she went away she circulated
a report that "poor dear Mrs. Caxgrove +
husband was really getting quite insane
on the subject of money, for all the time
she was there he sat with book, bu,
every now and then no would repeat to
himself, Ten cents! ten cents I ten
cents I
"And my DEAR" added Miss Ducey
III never saw poor creature 70 mortified
as Mrs. Caxgrove. "She turned red as q
beet -
stephen" cried the wife, as soon a.
her visitor was gone, ut is too bad fo,
you to make me responsible for the
tongue Of on old tale bearer like Miss
Ducey! l couldn't stop her mouth u
"Of course not" said Stephen '.you,
mouth is the ouly one for which you AZ,
accountable, and it has just got you into
another ten cent difficulty. Upon my
word, the Home Mission i. making
money at a railroad rate! Don't look s,
vexed, Lill, darllug; all this only prove
to you that yon really were getting int
an almost unconscious habit Of criticism
and fault finding"
But | declare I won't be caugh
again" said Mrs. Caxgrove resolutely.
At tue Gnu VI uVe minutes bne cam
back with telegram in her hand.
you'll have to 90 to the depot
Stephen" she said, "to meet the Ravens
Here's telegraphic dispatch to say the,
are on their way to visit US. Oh, dear
why cant they stay at home? Wha
/ shall do with those three horri1 disa
) greeatle young savagcs of children?
declare, Id rather pay"
"Tcn cents. Mrs. Caxgrove, said he
husband And then be went off to NEE
, the train.
At the cod Of the week the mite ches
was opened, and found to contain iv
dollars and thirty cents in fine money.
81 didn't know was SO bad, Stephen,
said Mrs. Caxkrove. half laughing, hal
crying. "For the future | wiW try t
set watch upon the door of my lips.
Mr. Caxgrove counted out the none
and sent it to Mr.. Salter, with a litti
note, saying that the mite chest had me
with better luck than his wife antici patet
"We'll set the little trap to catch
bad habit again." he said laughingly t
Lila. ~ hope the money may do tn
, Home Mission much beuefit, but sr
sure it has already wrought good wor
10 my own little domestic home mission.
, II think go too, Stephen" said Lii,