The Van Buren press., 1875-04-20
MISCELLANY.
The Three Dollar Bill.

Charles, said Sarah Eilery to her hus-
band, as he was leonisg back from the
breakfast table can You let me have
three dollars this morning y
Three dollars, Sarah Why what do
YOU want of it?
WAY returned The wife in 4 pcrsua
sivc tone, while a shade OF anxiety i.ltted
across her face, you know little Lucy
needs an outside garment of some Kind,
for even Yesterday she came home crying
from the effects OF the cold, aud to-day
it will be colder sill. Non Mrs Robin.
son has n sack which. she has made for
her little child, but, 3S.it - 100 small she
would like to sell il, Ind offers it to me
for three dollars. 1t just fits Lucy.
well. you can get il, ! suppose, said
Mr. Ellery, somewhat uneasily.
But can you let me have the money,
Charles 2
No, Sarah, could not, to day
Then | cannot get the sack returned
Mrs Ellery, in a disappointed tone; tor
when Mrs. Robinson sells it she wants
the money to get another. Ifyou could
accommodate me to-day, Charles ?
i cannot, Sarah, so there's an end to
it, Eve been wanting new pair of boots
this three weeks, but cant afford the
money to get them. You will have to
fix Lucy up some way for the present
and before long, perhaps, ] can get Q
sack
And can't | have a sack, mamma !?
asked the child, blue-eyed girl of six
years of age.
Not now, Lucy Pa hasn't the mon
to soothc the child in its disappointment
Not to spare said Mr.. Ellcry, in 3
sort of nervous, cxpanal ory manner. i
have money enough for that, but ! have
several small debts that must be paid.
The child was bitterly disappointed
and being no longer able to control hel
grief, she burst into tears. Mrs. Ellery
looked sad and thoughtful, nor could she
repress the tear drop that stole to hel
eye.
There! uttered Charles Ellery, as
he rose from the table and set his chail
buth, WIN h1 NlNlE E'hlN ihbNtihNlN, iHd
is always the way. It's nothing but mon
ey, money; and then when haven't got
it, there must be Il crying SPELL
%, you wrong me, Charles, uttered
Sarah, in an earnest tone, as she gazcd
rcproachfully up into her husbands face
You know that for myself am will.
ing to get along almost any way-evcn il
stay away from church rather than call
upon yon for clothing; but our child
must 90 TO school. and for her sake
have asked this. 1t is the first time
have asked you for money for over g
month
Charles El!cry felt like making some
harsh reply to his wiic's remark, but h,
could not help seeing that she did not de
serve it, snd in an unhappy and dscop
ted mood he turned and left the house.
After her husband had gone, Mrs. FL
lory endcavorcd to soothc her chld's feel
ings but it was with Il heavy heart thai
she saw her little daughter start fol
school, for she knew that her dress was
insufficient to protecr her from the wealth
er, but she fixed the little one the best
she could, and family hoping she might
not suffer, the mother saw the child de
part. In vain was il that Mrs. Ellery
tried to Danish the unpleasant feelings
that had taken possession OF her mind
for long she had suffered in silence and
alone: and throughout the day she was
sad ard unhappy.
Charles Ellery was good mechanic
and he worked very steadily, and his pay
amounted to ten dollars a week Iii9
house rent was only one dollar and
twenty-five cents week at the fur,hest
and yet his wife aud child actually suffer
cd at times for want of clothing. Not
that they were even ragged, or short eI
decent wearing apparel, but there were
many little things that would have really
conduccd to their comfort aud happiness
which they had to do without: and then
when the wife did obtain some triiling ar
ticlc Of dress, the money with which to
pay for ii came so bard and ungraciously