The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-24

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A year passed by and there was no
improvement in the reckless woman.
Fortunately for him his salary was ais
I'd to two thousand. but il was scarcely
done before Maria demanded a nifty dol
lar bill.
"You spend more money than YOU
used To spend. Maria, he suggested.
"What Is the use for me 10 pinch my
self, if YOU spend all YOU getP' smiled
Maria. so swccily he could not say an
other word II want TO have the good
Of the money while il is going, rs well
as you.N
Edward had some doubts a to the
consequences, but what puzzled him
most was 10 know what became Of the
money. Another year passed by, and
the danger Of running into debt stared
him in the face.
.Maria, we are living too fast, am
afraid he observed in melancholy
tone.
II am afraid YOU are. for Yesterday
YOU brought home pair of chickens. for
which YOU paid twenty cents a pound"
replied Maria with her usual smile.
:. Pooh. Maria, don't mean these lit
tie things. We must have something to
eat. and while my salary is two thou
sand dollars year. | mean to live
well. =
"Great trees from little acorns grow, ="
she added.
"Let us stop the bung-holc first. :"
continued Edward, desperately. Would
YOU believe. my dear, that have given
you six hundred dollars year for the
last two years.
"What is six hundred dollars a year
for lady? You were reading, the
other day, that great many ladies in
New York spend two thousand dollars
a year for dress alone. You certainly
cannot complain of six hundred"
"Oh, no. by no means. do not
mean TO complain, replied Edward.
II knew YOU didn't. Whatever
spend goes for good cause"
suppose so: but | don't care any
thing about il. only that | am getting 4
little short. There is DIR. Smiths bill
OF sixty dollars. don't see how | can
pay it,"
"Let it rest, then. He will never ask
you for it,
'.But don't like that way of doing
things. | don't like to get in debt. |
will 90 and see him. =
And he did 20 and see him. The doc
tor was rich man and offered to take
Edwards note, PAYABLE any time he
pleased, which offer the latter eagerly
accepted, promising to take it up in six
months.
No change for the better appeared in
the affairs of the young couple. Maria
kept asking for money, and she was so
pretty, so sweet-tempered, and so gentle,
that Edward could never refuse Ii he
demurred, she coaxed it out of him.
At the end of six months. the Doctors
note was due, and Edward could not pay
it, He had borrowed money till he was
ashamed TO do so any more. But he
had nice sense of honor, and instead
of letting his creditor whistle for his
pay, he went 10 see him to procure "A
further extension.
doctor, am hal up" said he
'sSorry TO hear it,
my family is getting TO be expen-
sive."
''Be prudent. then"
81 can't, my wife,
lie checked himself. He was impul-
sive, and did not mean to say any thing
about Maria.
"What of her? + she extravagant? P"
"Well, yes"
''Put the bit in her mouth, then,
laughed the doctor.
"Don't like to do that"
"Mustn't let her ruin YOU
IL hope she will not
ssBe firm, Lester. There j. only one
way to do with an cxtravagant woman !;
shut down upon her before she ruins
you
al haven't the courage to deny her. :
sim sorry for you; what can | do
for you?" asked the doctor, who SEEM
ed to be in the best Of humor.
THAT little note Of mine
"What notep''
"Why, the one owe.-
"But YOU paid that
"Come. doctor, YOU are quizzing me. "
"'Pon my soul, am not. Did't you
pay it few days after you gave the
note?''
"No, surely" replied Edward, con-
founded by the statement.
But | am sure YOU did. Here. T"
continued the doctor, pulling an account
book from his pocket, "here is where |
entered the cash. You have got the
note"
Not L."
"Look over your papers and you will
find 1t. will go home with YOU"
They repaired to the cottage, and Ed
ward, all the time protesting that he had
not paid the money, ransacked the pa
pers for the note.
"There il is!r exclaimed the doctor,
pointing to paper.
/ To Edwards astonishment he read
the note, with the signature torn off He
was utterly confounded at the discovery
He had no recollection Of having paid