The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
MISCELLANY.
A Story with a Moral.
from Harpcr's Bazsr,

They were going to have bazar in
that town There was good deal Of dis
trcSs among the poor for the panic came,
and hard times came, and the manufac
turers failed, and those who did not re.
ducc their working force, and a great
many operatives were out of employ and
were wanting help. Economy and re.
trenchment were the order Of the day.
The ladies, some of them, did their own
sewing Some did with but one servant ;
some did without any They kept their
daughters out of school TO rctrench
school expenses, and the academy dis
missed one teacher, young lady with an
invalid mother. The ladies who kept
house managed very closely indeed, and
deserved much credit. Mrs MiIlyw
concluded not to buy the $40 silk she
longed for, aud took one for S4 Even
more, she got n friend to smugglo it
from Europe. and it cost even less.
Everybody said What good exam
PIE Of economy Mrs MIlyun sets us
There it is not at ali necessary, only 1t
makes it easier for Us to do it who are
Obliged to do it. "
But Mrs Jones, the drcssmakor, missed
the patronage of tIrs Millyun, and
thought that her worl which had always
been good enough ,efore, wPs good
enough now. But there was no use to
employ so many hands if she was not
going to have the best custom, and all Of
it, too. SO two of her sewing girls were
paid Off weeks before the usual dull sea.
son and even then it was not easy, with
her sick husband and lame little boy, to
bring her profits up to the expense point,
let alone saving anything
Then Judge Rochester set an example
of economy. His barn needed repairs
bot although material was low and labor
plenty, it was no time to lave extra eX-
penses so he let it 90. SO poor Duff
tales little boy had no overcoat, and
staid out Of school 1t soon became Oh
vous that someting would have to be
done for the poor to keep the wolf from
their doors, and "the bazar" was the
talk of everybody The tender glow OF
of benevolence pcrvaded society. Judge
Rochester gave $50, with warm feeling
round his heat that did him credit Mrs.
Millyun gave hundred toward paying
expenses Of getting it up; and so on
through society.
The young ladies worked early and
late over fancy work and the pretty cos
tunes in wbich they were to appear al
the bazar. The wscst economy was
practiscd Everybody did everything
herself that could be done by unprofes-
sional hands, and when necessity called
in skilled labor, it was always expected
tha, handsome deduction should be
made, it was a " charity. " Sometimes
the employees grumbcd, but dared not to
offend rich patrons; and SO they did it,
though grudgingly.
"What blessed thing it is, " said
Mrs George Allen, her fine eyes suirused
with moisture. "that we are going on so
well with the bazaar! Everybody seems
so willing. Thus, Mrs Johnson finds
time to help us, even with her seven chill.
dren and Mrs. Triobite has lent us her
grandmother's brocade. for ""- m"'!0
Ap,oinette: :: and Mrs M'liyun has gwen
50 much to bear our expenses. We shall
not be obliged to hire anything done
scarcely "
"Humph y said Miss Mary Bryant, who
was Mrs George Allen single sister,
and had $4,000 a year of her own, and
no questions asked AS ! said before,
{" IIumph r. said Mary Bryant
"Who makes the coffee, this year -
she asked
"Oh, We are going to do that our.
selves Mrs. OF Lay asked us 81 night,
and we are going to save that, and Mrs.
Brown said she would do it
"Ill see to the coffee, remarked Miss
Mary Bryant, dryly.
"What YOU make coffee What did
you say about cooking, yesterday 2"
mot at all I'm going to pay Nora
OLay S2 a night for coffee and frying
oysters. Her husband is out Of work,
and she has six children For the four
nights of the bazaar it will he quite n lift,
and she will come in at the death and
help clear up"
"Well, of course, if You pay out Of
your pocket, it is nobody's business, but
the relief society won't pay any bills. "
Generally speaking, l pay my own, "
said Miss Mary Bryant. "What are the
girls going to make this afternoon, when
they come hercy"
"Dress dolls. There's great deal
made on dolls if you understand il If
you dress them cheaply and showily, and
sew on the clothes, you more than quad
rupe the cost in the profit. Don't you
see 2"
81 understand. ! was sacrificed to
such dolls in my childhood Flimsey
tarlatan and spangles, and to cut a stitch