Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-27

will talk IT Ovcr.ft1oq Noetha f'Es
thing for the best, Afil as our day,f
| solshalf our strength be.p'iln ih'" ~
In the evening it was tleterrmliiinee'i
that the quarters, rent should be.paph
immediately, y new supply iTof eoaldb'f
| t. intsl, and the remaining portion OF
tie morley placed inP' the wiie's hbands |
! to beS dealt out as sparhihgly as ps0fiai
1 ble.q 60 ls.iom % sGnifrnfiSni T5bn1
| Then Mary suggested that all her
| pretty palior furniture sLotlid he put
away III tiIe g:arrtt, and the ffoiit roon,
let out. Further than this they corhi
lay 10 plaas.i and ais the hisband
out to pay the rent, the future looked
SO dark to the young wife tliat Sue
could not altogether restrain her tears,
but seeking strength IRON oil high, her
face wore the same cheerful smile When
her husband returned, and little did he.
know that during all that night long,
while he and the baby were soundlAI
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sleeping, his wife lay awake planning
for tire future. 'li'"' ''''''i "''
Three months have passed without
days work all that time, and Iiow
I, another Quarters rent is due. In vain
!. the laborer tliitlsts bis hands into. his
eiiipty pockets, and in vain racks his
brains for some solution Of the pro
4 bleiil how the rent is TO be paid. The,
J lodger had paid his money monthly,
but then that was not enough to meet
: tile sliin, if he had it, and of course bis
wife had spent that ,as fast rs she had
I received it, and it was an every day
i wonder to Jalhes how Mary managed
SO well ~ :. /.
With feelings OF deep despair he en-
tered the house. :. The table ewas spread
/, with the! same tarorite dish. There
was the shortcake and toast, tiahkeil
i with y golden lump of batter, a plate
of honey, and a deep dish Of roasted
| apples, to he. served with sugar and
cream, while at his wiie's plate s.rr thu.
j steilili.,g teapot. AsJamc9s took il in.
all at Que glance, be greatly wondered
at the frugal yet, comfortable way OF
:. living. How his wife, bad been able
to make the small amount of money
last SO long was q mystery tphir, and
: yet be could not help wishing inwapd
|; In that she had been more economical
!. then, perhaps. the rent might have
been paid, and he felt that it would
: be better to have subsistesl on. one
ernst of bread rather than be turned
a out OF doors llomeiess ei'' sisii1 9"i
: He refused to sit at the table, plead
ing, that he. had no apprtite- And 4
great large, tear arose oinathe, strung
mars eyes az he ihforme,l'liisiwife thar
: on the morrow they would be turned
: frodin their home, 70 80 hskhew no. no
where, as, be had, NOT y. dollar iaI hi
poeket,lte ssecirei ltAenrpa sI'oein,seise
where. sis.il Yi,llI gi 9iniS mli ~ y
$ SIS that it r. exrlaimad his &ife, il
a soft tone, and ,trippeA un stairs, aqt
soon retulaisdIand 91slaeed- two ten
u d0llar'biIls in his h.sud'1sra r'f'' q
} .sh'heis'aid sou sef then, rIissiaassk INK ask
= ed eagerly. turiipg then, ,orer, on. hi
Z hands ,ss though 10 ascertainnwhetl,rI
j they weferesIly genuine or riot. .'fie'
a lesI earned them, :, fvpfiesl ihis wife
~ gayly.F ~ knit afghalis, shawls. Ncliil
ej .ifpn's hoods. sacInes aud slirksAa
a tirst orhy 'f5r tsh,se whom jiiovhlciiti
, ally heard wished ARTICLES Of the kihsl
7 anil aite. wards was eflpioyed .tp fill.ii
b ,sh tririiniiig estabfislhleit wiill III,
Z work" '',- a. a. t.,'',s -
d - And kept tia secret tfroth,,li r. =. !.
Yes, because i thought yon wopls
he worried, for. fear MAS doing io'
n,us.ll.. Iloye.to knit dearly, and cp.l
q slider it more of pleasant pasti,ne, thai
FL seed he praised for, giving nleisucl
= n wifew, eSclaiHssl her husband, ssai
nestlys I; ami slpressing his wife aud cliil'
y ,.loselyatoq q his bpsesn, ,sstid :sltH he
AZ children arise,p pp.a,iti iczllIher blessed
4 her husband ;alssAauSlh praiseth,her
J 4 Tor many, siaaghteFs bsve, d0nb vifts'
II ously. but Ws;exerllest. .tlsemail.s bI
!. ,rfsis - inps ghs b;ss'a Eisss,0t
II Twenty years have passed, an,
" James Hawley siSi Il rich man. : Bsi
9 Jose,,h smitlliis n s,ontlfmesl diwnkAf,l
r.l whiks'his eSitet has wpiig isihce PASSES
= from eArfli,7 ao Sictiif 0f misery IAN,
~ waI,t.rsfili 81 90 0j j0d II ,sg'Ji 5fis
Iff1 81
id Why will not wives assist their hus
~ bands to bear their Trials With. hrlpip
lisissls sAast hearts Ilf5they would bu
do axithuKh n,aliy fiimisieS FNOnld. b