Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-11-14

about 1925, get sUmething to eat
for about S25 more, and there you
are all tiEed.''
But before he had gotten this
speech out, however, which he did
In one breath, he observed the
young 'ady's eyes getting larger and
larger, and look Of horror and
anxiety coming into them, and she
moved her chair a little way IA
though she thought he had gone
"clean deft" and WAS becoming
dangerous.
To reassnre her he said "Do
not he alarmed am in my right
mind, and downright serious-don' It
you think that little domestic plan
practicable ?"
"What kitchen aud bedroom
Where is the servant to sleep :"
The servant ! The lover hadn t
thought of that. He scratched his
poll and thought.
''Oh, why, we won't have any
there wasn't any mentioned"
"And who is to do the cooking?"
was the very quiet inquiry.
There was something about this
question which sort Of gave the fell
low a queer feeling as if somebody
had emptied bucket of cold water
over him. 1t must have been
tinge Of sarcasm in the tone-ihe
words were simple enough and easy
enough to answer, bu; somehow he
stamlnered little rs he said:
"Why Y, can't you ?"
"No, indeed, l never cooked
meal III nv life. I've helped ma
bake cake. l beat the eggs for
, the icing and she did the rest. L
suppose that would make no parsic-
ular difference, as you can buy pas
try very cheap. But then there is
the fire to make, and the dishes to
wash, and scrubbing to do-pray
who will atten d to all that ? Such
work is perfectly horrid and ruinous
to the hands"
The passionate lover glanced at
her hands--they were her special
admiration. He couldn't imagine
those soft, white, little fingers
grown red, rough and course.
Here was a poser, and it seemed
to knock the Glove in cottage"
into cooked hat. A servant, it
became apparent, was an absolute
necessity, and that figured up sl5 a
month for wages, and at least SlO
extra for board, making total of
S25 month or $500 per annun.
He did little sam in mental |
arithmetic ; $50 a month for rent |
and living $50 and S25 is S75 per
month or 500 81, ,5OO-S900 leaves
500.
There's a good margin yet," he
thinks, triumphantly. That's for
clothes. I wonder what hers
cost ?''
Have you any idea what it takes
to clothe you ?" he insinuatingly
inquired.
"Oh, very little. am 80 >e,on-
omical make over my party dress
es myself. so that l can wear them
as much as three different times,
and [ always trim my second best
hats myself. MilIiners are so ex-
travagant in their charges. Ma
generally does my plain sewing. |
hate to do it. But / can save lots
Of money by doing fancy work.
Why. for SO got wool enough
the other dag to make lovely chair
cover which you coul6. not buy un-
der S25. And then | embroidered
all the colored nonograms on my
handkerchiefs."
1t struck the young man coutem-
p ating matrimony that chair COW
ers and monogram handkerchiefs
exactly included in the list
IT necessities he had based his cal.
,ulation on, 50 he made another ef-
fort to bring her back to practical
basis.
"Give me some idea what would
be the verV least amount upon
which you could clothe yourself for
one year you itemize and I will q
reckon ;he AMOUNT
"Well. let me see," setting her
read on one side and looking go con-
oundedly pretty that the matrlmo-
lial aspirant wanted to kiss her.
L generally get more, but I could :
manage on four suits a year-two =
cal handsome ones and two palmer.
The best ones, of course. must be u
ilk or some material white, quite
g expensive. They can be gotten :,
up by bon ton dressmaker for $50 u
.ach you have to be awful sharp u
hough, and look after her well. IF =
Tou give her carte blanche she'll
un the bill up TO 500. Then the u
'thers are generally street suits of