Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02
E'f7e Pint OF Ale.

IN exchange contains the following: A Man-
chester calico printer waa, on his wedding day,
asked By his wife to allow her Two hall.pints OF
ale day as her share Of tho extra comforts.
He made the bargain, but rot chccrlulIy, for
though driDker himself (ancylnc, no doubt,
that he could yell do without it,) he would
have preferred 6 perfectly sober wlic. They
both worked hard john loved his vile, but
ho could not break away from his old assocla-
.ions ut tho ale house, and when not in the fac
tory OF at his meals. ho was with bis boon COM
panious His wife made the small allowance
meet her housekeeping c1pcases-keepIng her
cot neat aud tidy, and he could not complalo
that she insisted upon her daily plrt OF ale.
while he, crylikc!y, drank two or three quarts
Gnce in while the wife succeeded, by gcntlo
loving artIice, in drawing her husband home
an hour or two earlier than usual, and very
rarely size persuaded him to spend whole
evening in her company. They had been mar
ried a year, and on the morning Of their welded
anniversary, John looked with real pride upop
the neat and comey person Of his wife. and
with touch Of rcmorss IN his look and tone,
he said:
MARY, W'n had no holiday sioco wc were
wed, an oa'y That haven't 6 penny i tn
world We take jauu. 70 til village and sca
Ia mithcr."
"Wouds't like to 60; Johu?' she asked.
There was tear With her smile, for it touched
her heart to hear him speak tonderly as 10 the
old times
"If thcc'd like to 60, John, I'll stand treat
'"lhou stand treat, Mary? Has got iort'n'
loft theo?'
NAY, but I'm gotten the put O ale, said
she.
Gotten what, wife ?"
''Thc plot O ale, she repeated.
Aud thercupon sho went to the hearth, and
from beneath one Of the stone flags drew forth
stocking from which she poured upon the
table the sum of threo hundred and slxyl five
thrcepepces-4f. lis. Sl.-exc!aming -
"See Johr, thee can nov have holiday
"What is this2" he asked in arla2emcnt.
ITS my daily piut O alo, John, ahe or
sWered.
Ho was conscience stricken as we'll as amazed.
"Mary, hasn't thee had any share? Then
| III ha' no more fro this day
And ho was as good as his word. They had
their holiday with tue old mother, aud Mary's
littlo capital, saved from the "piut O ale, J" was
| the seed from which, as tho gears rolled oS,
grew shop, factory warehouse, country Gcat,
and carriage, With health, happiness, peace,
honor ard renown.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. Until
further notice the following will be the hours
tor the opening and closing Of the mails:
| CLOSING.
| Northern and Western mails 5l5 p m. ard
| 800 p. III.
Southwestern, via Gordonsvillc and Lynch.
burg, 7:30 q. m.
| Manassas Division, 7:3O g.. N.
| Washington ard Ohio, Alexandria to Round
| Hill, Va, 500 8. ~.
| Southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond,
Va. 5:l5 D. n. and $3.50 p. m.
Night mail for Lynchburg and points beyond
ct 9:C0 p m.
| OPENING
| Northern and Western mails, $50 g. m. and
| 1:30 and p. n.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and Gordons-
vlle 700 p. N.
Manassas Division, 2:30 ?. N.
Washington and Ohio, Round Hill TO Alex
andria, $3.50 p. N.
Southern mails, vim Richmond and Freder
| icksburg, Va, $3.50 q. N. and LOO p. m.
@rGeneral delivery window closes at 500 p.
m. Doors close at 800 p m.
| @rOpen on Sundays ct g. m. and closes at
| $50 q. m.