The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-23
Nasf Il Loaf.

"Half a loaf is better thaa no
bread, Charlie"
Little Mabel Castleton said
this wlSttully. her eyes. us she
spoke, wandering to the cradle
where two curly heads We're lying.
.:Bnt when one has had the
whole loaf, May, one t;"es not eX-
actIy relish tie half rationS YOU
mention," said Charlie modify.
But his eyes followed his wlte's
to the cosy nest Of the twin ba-
bieS.
sit is 4 bal! time Of the year
TO be ont OF Il situation" So id Ma
bel. after ii long silence. "nnd
how many We know are idle ! It
would not be easy to find employ
.nent now"
You think +! had better remain
with Mr. Miiilin 2.
IL DO. Tel! me exactly what
he said 10 yOu.''
"The substance of What he said
was simply this. business is so
very dui' ,ha: he is obliged to
cHrtai! his expenses, and he
must discharge some OF his
clerks. have been with him
for ten years, and he was pleased
10 say | Am very useful to him.
and he is very unwilling to part
| witt me. Bat he can give mt bnt
half my present salary, though
he promises to raise il when busl
ness prospects urighten. | don't
know what TO do. We are none
TOO rich at my present salary
"Yet we have saved something
each month. Besides, dear, we
have not tried to be economical.
There are mauy ways in which l
could save"
!" "And make a perfect slave of
yourself.
"Not bit of it. l have plenty
| of leisure time. now that May and
Bella can amuse each other ;
come Charlie accept Mr.. Miffiin's
offer. You may hear of something
better, even if you remain there
| but don't throw yourself out of a
situation in the dead of winter
for my sake and the children's. S.
The last argument conquered.
Charlie knew too we'll that II
would be almost useless to look
tor d new situation, for the whole
town was echoing Mr.. Miffling's
cry of hard times. The small
nest egg in the bank would sool
melt away, when it became tht
sole support of four; and SO kis
sing Mabel, he promised to fol
low her advice. But it caused hi
pride a sore wrench.
He had entered the service o
his present employer at seventeen
| and slowly. steadily gaining ia
vor by lint of faithfully perform.
irg every duty, he had won hi
way to the desk of head clerk
Not until he had secured this pc
,ltion and the handsome Salar,
accompanying it, would he asI
Mabe! to become his wife, turnis,
ing a pretty cottage home Irol
his savings, and giving her
thoroughly comfortable incon
tor housekeeping expenses. FL
was not extravagant. but it plea
ed him to see his wife we'll dre
ed, to give her an efficient Sc
5 want, to have his twin girls evt
preSentable, his table well al
pointed. All this had been eas
enough upon his salary, and the'
had been something added fort,
thr"e years to the bank fund.
:. But to do all this upon half ii
L present income would be simp
/ impossible. House rent must
4 paid, aud the sum remaining eas
month would bave to be Garrett
ly calculated to meet all the e:
penses, leaving but little for pie
ure or extravaganza of dress.
''Then, what would Will say
Will Castleton was Charlie
cousin who had been his lite lol
companion. Together they h
left the scbOol-roOm for IA busine
position. Will entering the gra