Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-13

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lieve, which has been practiced before.
But though every word that she uttered
had a meaning, and he felt the full force
OF them lie could hardly suppress Il
smile 1T the facility with which She ON
I ployed his own mode OF reasoning, and
her aptnesS in turning the point OF his
own weapons against himself.
Mr.. Browne got no roast heefor poul.
I try that week; soups, vegetables and
other simple and cheap dishes made up
\ the bill Of fare, and Mrs. Browne began
to talk seriously Of substituting less cx-
! penSNe coffee for the delicious Mocha
which the prudent head of the family
took So much comfort i'll slipping every
morning, The nice sandwiches and
\ tongues that generally Graccd the tea
\ table had myStcriouSh vanished, aud
the rich cake and fine favored preserves
had probably kept them company.
| Common tub butter was made To take
4 the place of the sweet, neatly stamped
\ Jumps which he had been in the habit
OF eating; for the careful wife had lit
upon the fact that she would save pre-
| CiSelN thirteen cents on the pound by
lhe CuaASc
OF truth, Mr.. Browne was in n
straight place. Every dry or two he
was called upon t. give up something
\ that tended u his qualification, although
perhaps not essential TO his happiness
1t positively appeared rs if Mrs Browne
had put her wits to work To see III how
many ways she could retrcnch. His
linen, which had formerly been sent 10
u laundry (hc always prided himself on
the smoothncss and finish il was there
sure to recoivc) was now washed and
| ironed ut home (minus gloss And
why? because ii could be done IN the
house ut no extra expense, and MS times
were hard and money scarce, il was
sheer nonsense - pay II out to 4 laun-
\ dry" That was ALL MIR. Browne had
| been accustomed to havinga fire lighted
in his sleeping apartment previous to re-
firing, during the winter season. lie
had i horror of cold rooms, and partle-
ularly liked to I've lulled to sleep bv the
swapping and cracking of'thc brands
i'll I'M open CRATE. But now there
seemed fair prospect OF his losing this
small qualification, rs his better half
protested that another fire was useless
and wasteful; when fuel was SO inordi-
nately high there was SO much more
need Of economizlng III wood and
coal
Mr.. Browne submitted what else
could he do? He could not complain
with very good grace, SO he went to
bed shivering, with firm determina-
ton to give Mrs. Browne no more les
sons in retrcnchmcnt, if that was the
way She practiccd on them. Before lie
slept, he fell into Il train OF thought Of
this nature. If it is so disagreeable for
me TO give up few qualifications, plea
sures, Injuries or whatever they may
be termed, how much more difficult
must it he to exhibit true self-denial in
matters Of greater moment. IL have
experienced disappointment mt the ab-
sence of II cheerful blaze or favorite
kind of pastry, Jesse must have felt the
denial of II new cap still more koenly.
If have been inclined to murmur mt IL
dinner less palatable than ordinary,
surely my wife has 4 harder trial in
complying with my Il begin 10 suspect)
selfish and thoughtless demands on her
time and strength. Mrs. Browne is Il
prudent woman, and | wish--l wish |
hadn't said so much about economy;
4 I'll buy her new silk dress tomorrow,
and for the future do without something
myself which do not need, when our
expenses need curtallng;' and with
this excellent purpose strong in his
mind, Mr.. Browne fell asleep.
ON 4 T..
bonnets? think We ought 70 have
some soon, remarked the eldest daugh-
ter the next day.
80 do /, my love, but fear you will
have to wait while longer" replied the
parent, kissing the pleading face that
was SO eagerly watching her own.
Father has no money to let ns have,
times are hard, and
Mrs. Browne, oblige me by never re.
peatng that remark again" exclaimed
oar economist" "rhe boys shall
have new caps, the girls new bonnets,
and you a pretty silk this very day!
You took Il woman's way to show me
my mistake, but ! own that you did il
cleyerly. Give us a piece Of good beef
tomorrow, and I'll cure my sclfishness
and help you TO ecot omize. ! am not
so ungrateful as you think, nor will |
again asklyou to make all the sacrifices,
Or struggle alone with high prices and
hard times"
Mr.. Browne was true TO his word; he
never did.
Reader, bend down low, and we'll
whisper something in your ear free Of