The Van Buren press., 1876-12-05
MISCELLANY.
a Half Loaf

"Talf loaf is better than no bread,
Charlie"
Little Mabel Cas,cton i'll this wist
fully, her eyes. as she sp"k, wa derine
to the cradle, where two curly heads
were wing.
"Bul when one has had the whole
loaf MAY. one does not exactly relish
the half ratinns You ineniion.' sail
Chai he. muadly. Bu his eyes follow
I'd his wIlc's S to the cos, nest of the twin
| laIirs.
Il is lad iime of year tn he out Of :,
sittlHion," aaih Malel nfter n long si
iturr aud a.ow many al wln,in we kno"
alr idle. II would not he easy to iind
| N 10y ilrii t"@.
"Yun think nd hetter remain with
Mi Nj iliu.
Il 10! Fell ne exactly what he said
To N'ru.
Tie hs,ance nf what he sail wa>
his Bu,.ness is )" very dali that he
l. u, i.h't IL ,urtai his * nses. and
lie mus disc are some u hts lexis |
ha,r Lnen witt, him tor tea years ani he
WAS pleased to sa, that am very u,efa
4" h4In. aad lr is very unwilling Ia part
With me. But he can give me hut hall
NY present salary. though he promises
lo raise it again when business prospects
brighten. don't know what to do We
are none too rich M my present salary
Yet We have saved something each
month. Besides. dear, W. have not tried
to he very economical. There are a. an,
WAYS in which ] could save
And IN: ke II prliec slave Of your.
set!
N ia Ii of il! have llen , of lei.
urr iluc. Low hat Ma, aud Bella misc
NJ film uli,r. \ n may hear of sorlr.
ihinu ,nttci. even i, You Remain there.
lut don't throw Yourself out oi u situa
Vi" W tie dead nt water. for my sake.
aud the child
! he ,a>i arg inlgn q" qurrei. Guar
lie kaew only 800 " II hat il would hr
almost useless to look t"r new sitma
Mr. Mifllin $ ciy of hard times. The
small nrsl egg IN the hank would soon
mel, AWAY when 1t hec;,n" the sole sup.
port of tour: and 50. kissing Mabel, he
promised 10 iuiIow her advice.
But ii caused his pri H. II sore wrench.
| He had entered the service ot his pres
en p,nl,ln>rr ut seventeen, and slow, ,
steadily ynining tavor b, dint "l faithful
tultininy every huty. he h ,d won hi way
lu the desk oi heat clerk Not until he
| had secured this position, aud the hand
s",nc salar, accompanying i, would hr
usk Mabel To- tie his ~ile, furnishing Il
pretty cottage holne out "t his savings,
| aud giving her II Thoroughly comfortable
Income t,r housekeeping expenses ll,'
was moi cxlrava2anI. but II pleased hun
Ia see his wife we,l dressed, /" give her
! an etlicip,t servant, to lave his iwia girls
ever prcsrntahlr. his table well aplu NJ
ed All Tins had been easy upon his
salary, aud thrlc had h.cn something
added for lnrre years to the little bank
fund.
Bnl to do all ih, upon half the pres
eul income would 'c simply impossible,
House rent must he met. and the sun ie
| nnin,,u each mo ,h would need To hc
carefully cnl.uIalrd to meet all the eX
prpsrs. | a,ing but lilllc margin Tor
pie sure ar tNiIava9anc" at 'tie>s
.Tl!tn ~ AZ wonli VII say -
" I'll Ca,ll,tnn was Ch,llirs cousin.
who had been his lifelong companion,
r".rti"r llir, hat lett Ih' s'Iopl r'"n
tor II h,i>i n>s p'sI N, Will "a t!ia!
TIE gla u >it,ir nI Il rTrt " X iS>cli. a.
the su,rc tine t'hathe hai tnkru the
II Z, III Mr.. Vi llln- dry g",i ,t"rc
Sh, uil-r IL -li,iilil the Nollng men had
w"rkrd hrIl VA, nr. ill lhls ii.ancial
,r is hrnlg Il i bi>iir-> ia 10 tr,h
puraIy II ilirul'ics oi create OF les, mag
.n,ude
We had expressed the wnr'nest indig
ma u nt the prnI''sai made t" his c"u>
IN f"ngi, au,isIng him 10 throw np
li~ si,uaii, u. and see how old NJ fllln
would get along without him, ana Z ,ar
lie. beror. seeing Mabel, was quite ready
Ia tu'low his vice.
He knew VIII would think him mean
spirited tu remain upon half salary, aud
vet Mabel was right, "hulf II loaf was
better than no bread.
Ani while Charlie Castcton was thus
| weighing the pros hnd cons of his de
ci,lnn Mr. MIiil wts iIs.ealng Ia the
counsel # hIs obi lend nnd callin. III
srrl' r partner at the tim when II ha'i
been "Caulnrr ~ Nj Ifllin, and who,
though he had reiirel >onr Years before.
w;s sliI the friend ani lr, qacnt advisor
"t his former partner.
! Ill is ml.iakc hillln." he said
You had hcller send Young Castl, ton
about his business and entirely new book