Smyrna times., 1873-12-31

joined. Perhaps if had owned bunch of
keys of my own | should not have laughed so
freely. The wife looked doubtiully at the
eldest daughter. Was there any fear of such
loose principles being infectious?
"Maycock was very stric, you see, nam"
went on nurse, "and very stingy about his
money. So much week doled out regular
every Saturday, and no more if you dies tor it,
and often enough it wouldn't run to it. Every
week pound and whether | was brought to
bed, or whatever happened, there was no more.
SO contrived this here key as would open his
box, and when | really couldn't manage any
other way I'd used to unlock Maycock's box
and take out suVrln; never no more than
that. | assure you, nam And | don't think
he missed it ever He took out his money
every now and then, when it grOwed to be
good lump, and divested it somewhere, and
then he'd frOwn and shake his head over his
box sometimes, as if he couldn't make it come
right but he never said anything to me, no
more did L to him. no, and never breathed a
syllable to any living soul how | managed it. >
Here Mrs. Maycock took breath, and then
went on:
"But one day | wanted something very bad
for my second little girl--a cloak, or hood, or
something; | went to his box aud took out a
suyrin. His store was got very low then, for
there was only three pounds, and when took
mine there was only two, don't you see, sir ?
Well, after I'd done it grew frightened, for,
thinks |, perhaps he'l 60 to his box, and he $
sure to recolect as he'd left three there before.
and then there d be a desperate to do. So
what does do but [ gets hold of new farden,
and | slips it into the box along with the two
suvrins; and glad | was done it, for presently
in comes Maycock looking as black as you
| please.
Masters off to Chichester" says he, "and
left word as I'm to foll1w him; but he amt
left me the money for expenses. Perhaps
it'll be a fortnight's job, says he.
"What will you do, Maycock?" says |. Say.
he: must borrow some of my own money.
"Oh." says |, feeling quite faint; but ther
again, thinks |, he will never notice it.
We'll, his train didn't 60 afore a quarter
past seven but you never did see how be
fgeted. 1t want FIVE o'clock then, but every
minute he calls out, jane, what o clock is it?
and presently he says, Jane, must have ;
get home next Saturday. Jane says b,
will you look after that?' All right. says |
Well, in anot her quarter of an hour he'd sa.
again, Jane, says he, how about that shir
and pair of stockings? Bless your art, say
l. don't fdget like that; and then he shuts NJ
for ten minutes and begins again. Jane, say
he, 'ain't it time to bo getting readyT An,
so he kept on, that | was thankful when tn
time came for him to start.
You'll leave me my wages, Maycock?
says |, as he was bustling about. ITO b
suIe, says he, and with that he goes to hi
{ box. 1t was the money as had to keep m
an the children for week, for you know
u.a am, and little enough, too.
{ well, good. by, old woman, he says, an
gives me kiss and thru>ts something into IN
D hand, and away he goes, aud what do yo
/ think he'd left me, ma amp Why, the ver
! identical new farden as I'd put into the box
/ Trivial as this story of Mrs. Maycock's ina
appear, it bears such an excellent moral that
J. make no apology for thus giving it to tt
world.