Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-24


John looked as though he wanted to
whistle, but RETAINED.
Your aunt was a clever manager,
he said capital manager. She made
very little go great way, didn't she?
| don't know any one else who could
i've SO nicely on three hundred year.
with mortgage interest taken out. You
have always seemed coy and comfort
able"
We always have been. But we had
the garden, you know, and the COW; that
gave us two-thirdS of our living. Auntv
"as Il wonderful housekeeper, though.
Isn't 1t great deal cheaper To feed wo-
men than men? She always said so
suppose it Is. Men are carniyor-
Gus. A diet of tea and vegetables don't
suit them very well; they are apt to
grumble for something more solid
Well, my dear girls, our summing up
isn't very satisfactory. Even without
the mortgage, you couldn't live on fifty
dollars year"
No. And I've been thinking what
we could do. So has Cree, though we
haven't spoken to each other about it,
| might teach district school. perhaps
And Cree
| could take Il place as plain cook
There isn't a thing else | can do SO we'll
Plain cooking, with dripping and soap
fat 10y way of perquisites;" and gave Il
laugh which was meant to be merry.
1t is hard said John, with Il moody
look on his face which was foreign to
its usual frank brightness. How much
a little money would sometimes do for
people who can't get it, and how little it
Is worth to other people, who fling 1t
away without Il thought of It's value, A
thousand dollars, now! Any rich man
would consider it mere bagatellc in his
expenses but if | could command the
sum, it would make us three comfort
able for life.
How do you mean? What would
you do with thousand dollars if YOU
had t John?"
"Tll tell you. Langworthy is going
to sell his practice"
cont"
1T is large practice, for the country,
YOU know 1t brings him in six or eight
hundred a year--sometimes more. He
has chance to 90 into partnership with
his brother out West somewhere, and
he'll sell for thousand"
But, John, some people like you bet
ter than they do DR.. Langworthy."
"Yes some people do But the ques-
ton is, Will they like me better than
the other man who buys DR.. Langwor-
thy out? II were that man, | should
command both practices. It's a chance,
don't you see; But a new man coming
in has his chance to cut me out"
| see. What can be done?
Nothing with a rueful laugh.
That's the worst of it. | can only
keep on and hope for the best But it
is hard, when with this miserable thou
sand dollars | could double my chances
and make nice home for YOU two.
Sue darling, don't cry"
I She had laid her cheek down on his
arm, but she wasn't crying, only looking
sadly into the fire.
If we sold every thing, all this which
aunty left us-the home, every thing
couldn't we get the thousand dollars p
asked desperately.
John shook his head. Il couldn't let
you do that, Cree in any case. You'll
want your share some day for yourself;
it mustn't 90 into buying practice for
me. But, apart from that, houses sell
SO badly now that this wouldn't realize
much over the value of the mortgage at
a forced sale And the furniture, though
worth n good deal to keep, would go for
nothing mt an aution. That plan wouldn't
do at all for any of us.
Still, there's no harm in thinking
about it, and seeing what we have, and
what its worth" | urged, 10th to give up
any ghost of chance I'VE may do
that, mayn't we. John ?"
OF course. That is thing YOU must
do sooner or later Look over the house,
and make Il list carefully, and Wen con
suit and fix on approximate values.
/ Don't hurry about 1t, though. Next
week is time enough, and | know you
need rest
Rest is the very thing ! don't need
and can't take, | cried, impetuously.
% Something to fill up the long days and
keep us from thinking and getting blue
is what we want Wen make the list
/ tomorrow John"
A little more talk and he rose to go.
Did you stop at the post-otiice,
/ John?"
Yes. There was nothing for YOU"
Not even the Hteligencer" asked Sue,
languidly
4 forgot to tell YOU There has been
a great fire III New York, and the IatelH-
/ oeacer is burned out. Abncr brought the
news over: it was telcgraphed to the
I junction. They say the building is a
total loss, so | suppose there won't be
any publications for Wholesome days
ut least
!. Poor anntN, how sorrN She wound