The daily gazette., 1875-10-30
Milk Versus Beer.
\ LIFE LESSON.
BY s9LyANCscgDU, Je.

BY s.LyANCs CyBB, Jc.
"Look here How muclmiiii is that
boy going to drink
John Middleton spoke abruptly, ard
not, by any means, with a smile upon
his face. They were at the breakfast
table, ard little Freddie the five year
old, a robust, bright eyed, laughter
loving and laughter making boy, was
calling fora second mug of milk. John
Middleton loved this little hero, and
was proud of him; but John Middleton
had his ideas of economy, and on this
particular morning those ideas had
been stirred afresh. His milkman had
left his milk bill for the month"; bill
of between three and four dollars-and
John Middleton had groaned when he
saw it. One third, at least, Of the
amount was for extra milk, the stated
quantity being one quart a day. 1t was
the extra matter which made John
Middleton vince, and in memory of
which he had called out
"Look here, How much ::.ilk is that
boy going to drink
His wife, who had carried the nose
of the milk pitcher to the boys mug
suspended the movement, and looked
at her husband.
WHAT" she said, as though She
had not understood.
Hes had ouc mug ol milk hasn't
he>"
Yes"
Il should think that might answer.
There's no need Of drinking himself
full.
But, John, mill. Is more than half
his living
Il don see it, He eat, as much as
| do.
But think how lie is growing. / ou
know what Doctor Buukum said how
be explained why children needed to
eat SO much, and why they might eat
oftener than grown people needed To
eat. Just look and see how our boy il
growing.
Ordinarily John Middleton would
have responded to such a remark with
| pompous pride, but on the present
occasion he had started TO enforce a
great moral precept moral because il
Was of domestic economy, and he
knew that dire calamity often followed
in the wake of domestic extravaganza
| Il 1,..st ~. &iag, .lohn Sald,
3! !slightingly, and don't think he'll
1 stop growing while he has enough 10
eat. but | can't afford to let him grow
on milk mt eight cents 4 quart. There's
no need of il Iou ought to think
how hard il is 10 meet ail these bills. ="
| Nancy set the pitcher back in its
place u1on tie table, and Freddie
| sohbel aloud
Bah, What usfs, Ley him have
Il, since yon've gone so far. But you
kaon what -ncan. There's no need
- his drinking SO much. I've no
doubt he'd dunk 4 quart aday if yol d
/ gi.e it to him.
! Nancy do not answer X once, She
poured the milk into Freddie's mug;
and after little thought she said
musingly,-
"A quart a daylight cents And
how he enjoys it; and how he grows
| upon it. Eight cents, and ii is halt
hie life. suppose it fas n quart
That's the way with you women, "
cried John, with lofty assurance, and
he proceeded, with moral grandeur in
his tone, you never can look at things
from reasonable point of view-yoa
never can gather them up and look at
| 'em a as whole. Eight cents q day
| grows to be two dollars and half u
month. almost. Why don't you think
of thrt?'
Il do think of it, returned Nancy.
land | think beyond that.
"Ehg"
II think | could if ! were To try
testimate my expenses for the month
70 come, Instead of waiting for The
Imonth to pass before the sum of the
expense is known; and thus | could
plan what items | had better curlail,
and what, under the circumstances,
would retain. Ii found the projec I'd
expense too heavy, and the milk score
seemed to present the most nagranl
supertiuity, | would cut off part of
the milk, and put Master Freddie on
short allowance.
The effort cf making this speech
Lad steadied Nancy's nerves, and re.
stored her equilibrium OF mind. and
after pause she added
Jus: for TO day, John, think of this
thing. If in all the range of your eN
penses you shall think, to night, that
the milk affords the item least needed
will cut ii doNa.
John said "Bah" again, aud shortly
| afterwara cot ap from the table Ii,
idhed hi, PIPE and lighted it,apd wen
apst - his work.
| Thas very afternoon John Nibble,ot
Ih4a an hour ar two OF leisure time
iand he went with some of his sho,
mates over to Phil. Gusleigh's saloon
where they took 4 glass OF beer. Ba
fore having the pace, John cale,
upon his friends u take q g'ass witt
him; aud he pail for five gas e,-tel
cents glass. lie was q generuu
hearted man, and he ail this sert +
thing freely-he.enjoyed it. Somebod
: else paid for the cigavs-ten cent
iapiece, and they sat down and smoked
and as they smoked they became con
e municatiye and cheerfullY argument,