Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01

succeed. It seemed imperative that I should look to some other source for an income. I had written Q play for the "Grecian Club" to which we belonged, the year before, which had been re- ceived with prolonged applause; but now, when wrote another, and offered it to amanager, he declined with thanks. I had also written gers dc Societe which had been pronounced by good critics as witty as Holmes's; but when I sent them to the magazines, received 8 neat printed circular saying that, towing to the overcrowded state of the mar ket," they could not accept anything more at present, but urging me to be- ieve that "want of literary merit had nothing whatever to do with their re- jection.
 Florence, getting desperate, adver- tised for private pupils in mathematics ; but the only one who appeared was bent on studying logarithms, which she had found so tedious when Q schoolgirl that she had skipped them altogether. This was too bad, for she is really a splendid mathematician, as far us the principles go, and that is probably the reason she hates eternal figuring so much.
 With her music the contrary is true She knows nothing about the theory, but her practice is exquisite so of course she cannot give lessons.
 s She sews very we'll, I believe-at least we are all kept neat and whole and she has good taste but she says her stitches will not bear examination, and if she tried to sew better, she should work so slowly that she could not earn her salt. Her housekeeping is very pleasant, know; but we have q hundred little idiosyncrasies which would make taking boarders impossible, even if it were not intolerable, so we have never seriously con sidered that question.
 It will probably be thought cold blooded in me to speak in this way of my wife's earning anything, especially when, now we had dismissed our girl, she had every thing to do for the children and for me and, in fact, did not mean she should do anything, but she was always ponderipg the matter, and in some dark moments I gave in Q little myself. thought I would commit sui eide, and let her support the children
 "It is really too bad," said Florence at last; Cit would take so little to make us happy, and yet we can't have it."
 "There is nothing under heaven to be done, said I, gloomily, "but for me tc go as a day-iaborer into factory and as am unskilled, and very old for be ginner, I cannot earn enough to sup. port the family, so I think, my dear, that you had better go into the same factory that is, if we can find work, which I think doubtful in these times And we will apprentice the children tc the trade, so they will be better able to take care of themselves than we arc when they grow up."
 Florence made no reply to this re mark, but shortly after began shor catechism.
 "Van, are you aristocratic?"
 "No, not exactly" !" said ; "I lik, the things aristocratic people have, yor know, but it is not for fear of losing caste that I object to the factory"
 "I thought not" said Florence, com placently; "but of course you object tC the grind and so do l. Now til, question is, what are the necessities o life to you?'
 ooh yes," saidI. "First, you anc the children; second, house that doe not leak t, cover us; third, corn cak, and salt fish fourth, good fire in tn winter fifth, a warm woolen suit fo each of us; sixth, some light active out door employment, which will not reduc my spirits to such point that I can enjoy your society when I have lcisur to sit down in the evening""
 "And you would like to keep horse ?" said Florence, confidentially.
 "Why, yes," I said rather surprised "but since we have never kept on since we were married, it seems to m we might dispense with it now"
 "Unless it came in the way of busi ness," said Florence calmly. "No' that I know what your real views ( the necessaries of life are, have pla which I have hesitated to propose be fore, thinking you might demand more She unfolded Q newspapar, and pointe to an advertisement.
 EOR SALE.-The horse, cart, and complei stock of tin peddler. Excellent rout, Business pays we'll. Sells only because famil matters require removal to the Vest Tern easy. Address, A. WIcKs, Plainvine,
 I felt Q spark of hope. "I suppos you are in fun, Florence" I said "pu I really think should not hate this e anything else I see any prospect of try ing. However, it will probably amour to nCthing."
 It then appeared that it was sewers days since Florence had seen the notic, and she had taken pains to inquire int the matter before speaking to me. SE knew some one in Plainville who ha learned all the particulars. It reall was true. The business was good, thu is, of it's kind. "Ofcourse," our inform ant said, cit did not pay anything lil, the law" and we hoped he was righ The peddler really was going west, fc he had money enough to live on, on his wife's health demanded change climate. He would sell cheap, and l, us pay in installments, and we coul rent hls cottage for very small sum. : It did seem providential. Ridir about the country, even in peddler [ cart, had far more attractions for n