The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-23
READY MONEY.

$50 you are going to be married, Kate
Well, ! hope you have made a wisC
choice"
go yes, uncle" / replied lightly I"
know have. Henry is to make me per,
fectly happy"
What has he got 2" was the next
pleasant observation that fell from Uncle
Jocelyn's lips.
Got uncle. Idon't know what you
mean," | answered, growing rosy red at
the unexpected inquiry,
VIVA. are his means? What does he
intend to settle upon you ,"
"He has his business promptly in
terrupted my mother.
And he is so clever, he is sure to get
on" | added, in my eagerness to assure
Uncle Jocelyn it was all right as regarded
my future.
That will depend q great deal upon
you, Kate" he replied gravely. The
wife has more to do in making or marring
her husband than is generally suspected.
4 careless, extravsgant, bad wife is the
greatest curse a man can have a good
one is the greatest blessing"
Yes, uncle o yes" | assented, glanc.
ing towards my mother, who wa smiling
somewhat scornfully, | fancied, at his
opinions.
Take care of his pence and his pounds
will take care Of themselves" continued
uncle "and beware of ever getting into
debt, Kate it's the easiest thing to get
into and the hardest thing to get out of.
Take my advice live well within your
means and always pay ready money"
Yes, uncle yes" ] responded. 81
am sure you are right and Henry is 50
prudent, he is certain TO have the same
ideas
Well, keep them before your mind.
Don't despise an old man. counsel buy
nothing that you can't afford, and always
pay ready money"
remember that conversation so well
with Uncle Jocelyn, some few weeks be
fore my marriage at the time il did not
strike me SO fOrcibly as afterwards, for
my mind was too filled with other and to
me more interesting matters.
Uncle JOeelyn wa an old man, and
the amount of his fortune had always
been wrapped in some obscurity but he
lived comfortably, and possessed Il small
property in Berkshire, upon which he
had built a pretty and substantial house,
where l had spent many happy days.
He had always shown a special affection
for me. no doubt owing to the fact of my
being the daughter of his only brother,
who had died when | was quite an infant,
leaving me to the sole guardianship OF
my mother. Unfortunately for me, there
had never been any love lost between
the latter and Uncle Jocelyn the cool
ness had rather increased than diminished
as years went by and when invitations
were sent for us TO visit Conington, which
was the name of my uncle's place, my
mother invariably refused for herself
and only with great persuasion permitted
me 70 go.
How | enjoyed these visits, How
sweet were the hay-felds and clover
scented meadows How cool and fresh
the marble.slabbed dairy, with it's rows
of Drumming basins of frothy golden
cream, How fragrant was the old
fashioned garden, with its long grassy
walks and great big dewy roses, and the
old cedar-tree so shady, under which
Uncle Jocelyn would sit of an afternoon
smoking, listening apparently quite salts
fed with my childish conversati n The
sun always seemed to be shining in those
days. / can recall no gloom then, and
things all wore a charm, which | did not
know lay chiefly in the fact of my own
-anth and utter ignorance of life and its
to digress, / had not
Uncle Jocelyn since ]
account .,c ~, |