New Orleans Republican., 1877-01-14

place be wanted, and could have had on
my recommendation, IL he had gone
straight about his business After some
serious reproof OF his neglect, said:
"Now, Mr.. Rowley, would like to
suggest little as to the laying out of
small sum for the comfort Of your family.
Do you know any store conveniently
near?"
sTd rather go farther of, be said;
ssstock in these suburban stores is limited; !;
/ couldn't fine one of them that keeps
preserved ginger"
sDon't think Of such nonsense; try to
see what is really necessary. Have you
any bread, flour or meal?"
'tNot crumb, or dust.
"Then take this money, get some milk
for the baby, a chicken for your wife, and
some good honest corned beef for your
self.
ssDon't you think, asked Mrs Rowley,
ssthat there is something in corned beef
that's apt to give us thickness of precep-
ton, and to undermine the elegance of
our literary fastest"
Don't you think, Mrs. Rowley, that
If we don't get anything to eat at all, it
may undermine life itseltE"
tried many plans to convey, without
rudeness, my contempt for her absurditiea
of expression. At last thought of max
ing her repeat them. asked him how
he CHANGED to think of living on farm.
sWhy, SIR" his wife replied, II sighed
for the balm of rural atmosphere, and
in many day-dream glided where the
frisking lambs, sporting on the crystal.
lized meadows, snuffed the evanesceni
mountain dew"
Her husband looked at me, his eye:
cleaning with pride. My plan, tried
more than once, WAS total failure, since
she never failed to repeat her pompouf
periods, word for word.
Mr.. Rowley continued to hunt situa-
tions without success. One morning he
said, 81 had good luck yesterday"
supposed he had obtained position
and said so. But he answered:
81 found five dollar note"
every good, if the loser can hear of it.
THAT would be bad, said he, 'sfor It'll
all gone.
Il suppose you paid your rent and the
milk woman?"
1t turned out that he had purchased
some turtle soup, some fresh butter and {
canned lobster-all luxuries in Richmond
''Did you buy five dollars worth of these
| things?"
"No-I laid out the balance in breast
pin for my wife and some Roman candles
Tor the baby"
How could such an incorrigible bC
| helped? This man, boasting of his gen
tlemanliness and his family, would remain
in any and every presence with his ha
on, and when soliciting merchant for {
situation, would sit half bent, hugginl
his knees by the hour, the picture o
| shiftless laziness.
After awhile, arrangements were mad
by which some of their relatives agreed t
help them if they would come to Balti
more. Before they started, the child wa
to be baptized. asked the mother wha
it was to be called.
She said, "Glorina Waroola"
"Let me baptize her Mary or Helen,
or alice, or some simple name.
81 have set my heart on the other.
is the name OF the heroine in an Indiai
story; she was very beautiful character.
1 yielded. Next morning they departed
Mr. Rowley shook my hand and kissed i
as gave him the means for his journey
Mrs. Rowley was characteristic. Weepin
she sobbed out, 'The-bleak-wastes-of life
re-before-us-b but-my- vision will-often-re
vert you--as-t the greatest--spot-it-hns
ever-beheld"