The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-01-11
Charity's Home, and How it was Paid

For.
When [ came to New York, few
years ago, my wife said to me one morn
| ing;
"Israel, we must have a home of our
own"
Said [: "Charity, it's just impossible,
we hain't the means"
Said [ "Isreal, we hain't the means
to pay the rent these people charge, that's
clear"
She began washing up the breakfast
things, and off want to duty.
In the evening Charity said to me, as
we sat down to supper: "Isreal, I've
bought a lot"
| sprang up from my chair and said !:
"You've Fought what? 2"
ga lot," said she.
GA lot ?" said l."
"a lot" said she.
swell !" said |, and I sat down again
and went for the tea and biscuit. When
came to, [ said to my wife: "Just ex-
plain yourself, Charity"
1--WE bought a lot" said she. "Mr.
Dodd says the fifty dollars down are salts
factory, and the rest may run at six per
cent. Twenty feet front, one hundred
feet deep-two thousand feet-at ten
cents foot, two hundred dollars Fifty
paid, one hundred and fifty due"
"But Charity, how about house z"
GAIL right, Israel. I've made con-
tract with Chips & Cuttings; house,
shed aud fence, ffeen hundred and fifty"
| tE(lhnrJfty van
"Deranged, eh? No, love, not bit.
One hundred dollars cash when posses
sion is give"
"But, Charity"
Stop minute You know, Israel,
VIC can never get our large bureau nor
our large sofa, nor our high post bed
stead, nor our large dining table, nor our
large secretary nor our large wardrobe
into this little four room house. That's
clear, isn't it?"
"Well?"
"Well, then, we'll sell them all, and
the proceeds will meet these two cash
payments?
"Exactly, with little difference, may
be. SO you see."
"But how can we do without these
things %
CAS- easy as you will do without ci-
gars; AS easy you will be your own
barber and bootblack as easy as wei
both take our-breakfast without half dol
lar tu,ter as I'll make all winter clothe.
carry me through next winter as easy
as I'll carry you through, nice and gen
teel, on the same principle as easy as
"Charity!,'
"Well 2"
GAS easy as I'll do without 'noonel
and night cap,' and my cigars, and
theatre tickets, and"
Exactly, old glow worm J"
"Well-well Suppose we should dc
away before it is paid where would oul
own-my Charity's home-be then %
"Oh, you can get your life insured
and make that all safe"
"Darling, here's with you y
| never saw debts squared off so soon
Two hundred and fifteen hundred, made
seventeen and one hundred aud fifty
cash off, paid by proceeds of surplus fur
niture, leaves fifteen hundred and fifty
Fifty dollars a month pays this off in
no, not in thiry- one months, because th'
interest and insurance payments put it of
somewhat, and the taxes and a couple ol
omissions kept it running longer, say fol
three years and then we had home o.
our own, every foot of it worth fifty
cents, making clear gain of eight hun
dred dollars and we we're
"Stop, husband, let me tell it. We
have home-a sweet delightful home
and | have husband who never know
that his soul debasing indulgencies hat
brought him down so far as that none
but his own wife denied his fallen state
or hoped to lift him up again. We have
three dear children, of whom we art
proud and"
CHARITY 2"
"What, love ~
81 have just been thinking that If
"Nothing more is needed, Israel"
"Let me say it out, Charity. IF yo'
were only single, how I'd like to cour
you over again"
"Not for long, old Rubicand for T.
drop plump into your arms at the frs
time of asking" And Charity suite,
the action to the word.
'Its all, no doubt very naturally fo
young men to love the girls" said Israel
"but no girl was ever half so lovable t
me as this dear wife, who has given NOR
then half the years of her life to maxim
me happy, end leading me out of tn
ways of folly and of sin, and our daflIn
bobies are all like unto her"
And Charity broke in with an Ame
( so emphatic, that little Abe Lincol
shouted from his high armed chair
, This meeting arc dismissed -
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runs locomotive on the Western Divisio