Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-10-24

aeus wonderful houseEeeper, though.
Isn't it a great deal cheaper TO feed wo-
men than men? She always said So"
II suppose it is Men are carnivor-
Gus. A diet of tea and vegetables don't
suit them very we'll; 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 a year
"No. And I've been thinking what
we could do. So has Cree, though we
haven't spoken to each other about 1t.
| might teach district school, perhaps.
And Cree
6 I could take place as plain cook.
There isn't a thing else | can do so we'll.
Plain cooking, with dripping and soap
fat by way of perquisites;;" and l gave a
laugh which was meant to be merry.
at is hard" said John, with a 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 1t
is worth to other people, who fling 1t
away without thought Of its value! A
thousand dollars, now Any rich man
would consider it mere bagatelle in his
expenses; but if l could command the
sum, it would make us three comfort
able for life"
elbow do you mean? What would
YOU do with thousand dollars if you
had it, Johng
CPL tell you Langworthy is going
to sell his practice"
COIL"
q 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 go into partnership with
his brother out West somewhere, and
he'll sell for a thousand.
But, John, some people like you bet
ter than they do DR.. Langw worthy
Yes, some people do. But the ques-
ton is, Will they like me better than
the other man who buys DR.. Langwor-
thy out? If | were that man, should
command both practices. Its chance,
don't you see; But a new man coming
in has his chance to cut me out
q see. What can be done?'
Nothing" with rueflll 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 a nice home for you two.
Sue darling, don't cry"
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 ~
| 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 go 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 a good deal to keep, would go for
at an aution. That plan wouldn't
do at all for any of u.s.
"Still there's no harm in thinking
about it, and seeing what we have, and
what it's worth" | urged, 10th to give up
any ghost of a chance. eve may do
that, mayn't we, John? p
OF course. That is a thing you must
do sooner or later Look over the house,
and make list carefully, and we'll con-
suit and fix on approximate values.
Don't hurry about it, though. Next
week is time enough, and know you
need rest"
"Rest is the very thing 1 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. Well make the list
tomorrow, John"
A little more talk and he rose to go.
Did you stop at the post-otfice,
John?"
eyes. There was nothing for YOU
Not even the Inteligencer?" asked Sue,
languidly.
q forgot to tell you. There has been
a great fire in New York, and the Intelli-
gencer is burned out Abner brought the
news over: it was telegraphed to the
junction. They say the building is a
total loss SO [ suppose there won't be
any publication for a Wholesome days
at least.
Poor aunty! how sorry she would
be.n sighed Sue 'Aunty took the pa
per ever since it began, forty-five years
ago. She never missed number There
it all is, up stairs-stacks and stacks of
it. She was SO proud Of her file. It's
no use at all now, suppose, is it, Johny'
The ragman will give penny a
pound for it, suggested; chats some
thing
" Well weigh the lot one of these days,
and see what we can realize" said John.
" Good night, children
1t was ghostly task which we set out
to do next day. The past itself, the
faint, fragmentary past, seems to be
wrapped up and inclosed in those bun
dies of time-worn articles with which
elderly people cucumber their store
rooms and closet shelves. Some air of
antiquity exhales as you open them,
and, mingling with our modern air, pro-
duces an impression half laughable,
half sad. Aunt Priscilla had been a
horn collector. She loved old thipos