The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-20

could: I'd stop his working evenings. ]
don't believe he'll live year, at this rate.
"You don't mean that, Davy?"
II just do; see how he coughs nights"
"How much does he earn by extra hours?'
about two dollars week."
I'll pay him that if he'll give it up"
Good for you; he must"
Again silence Oh Beulah's part, slate and
pencil on the boys. Suddenly start.
''How much did they say that coal bill
wasp
mine dollars
''Here's the money; run and pay it, will
you?"
"That will; and boy and bill went of
together, the former back in few moments
with a receipt.
"Good for sore eyes, he said, spreading
it on the table.
*'I'l keep it for fathers, then," said his
sister.
Again silence as before, and again Bue-
lab:
"Davy, do you suppose father feels so
disappointed that he has not made that
home he wanted?"
"Of course, terribly. Father means a
thing you know, when he says it.
A longer silence this time.
"Davy, we'll get the home for him."
The boy dropped his pencil. ''How?"
II don't know; we'll do it. No more gew-
gaws for me. My fathers of more account
than feathers. Well do it, see if we don't. -
"Hurrah for you!" shouted the boy I'M
der his breath; "but three dollars week
isn't very steep, and fellows clothes do
wear out SO, and eat an awful sight.
Never mind," said Beulah, ''eat away;
it'll come"
And that was the foundation of the new
home. Every house has to have founda-
ton lower than the stone and mason-work
Sometimes it is full pocket; here it was
good will and love for the father, and best
of all, think. the prayer for help that went
up from the side of Beulah's bed, and that
told in simple faith just what was wanted.
Joanna was highly offended to find that
the coveted plume might hang in the win
dow for all Beulah's purse, and her temper
was not helped few days later by seeing
it on the dainty head of Judge Perry
daughter, and by Betsey's remark rather
better coming out Of those gates than a
factory alley.
Another Monday, Beulah and her ten
dollars brought changes to the little home.
MIR. Sharpe took his two dollars md week
old paper, and sat down with very happy
face for the evening. A stout Biddy had
helped in the wash for three shillings. And
then Beulah took an old stocking and tied
up seven dollars in it, and Davy his quarter,
and Agnes, who had been let into the Won
derful secret, her FIVE cents earned by some
coarse trimming, and the whole hidden
away for nest-egg.
But it was wonderful what an interest in
real estate began to be felt by these pros
pective holders. Davy was a grocer's boy,
and in his frequent journeys about town
became inspector in general of every square
rod in the village limits; and as Beulah was
out at four o'clock on Saturdays she almost
always had to take walk to inspect some
place where he had found the welcome pla-
card ''For Sale" Sometimes the two girls
got into an empty house and examined ev-
cry closet, and specialized on possibilities
with the zest of regular house. hunters.
And regularly every month, a snug addi-
ton was written down in the savings bank
book; for the stocking soon ceased to serve
in that capacity. At last the year came
around, and in high glee they counted up
two hundred and fifty odd dollars as their
result OF course, if they could have put
as much in every week as that first week
it would have been more; but Beulah
found, as Davy, that even the plainest
clothes would wear out, and then that coal
bill experiment proved to pleasant not to
be repeated sometimes.
But I'm promoted now a dollar week, -
said Davy, $50 that you may expect great
things Of me-
'tBut you're that much longer" said Ag-
nes, looking him over with critical eye.
And SO you are afraid it will take all to
fill me up, are you?" asked her brother
good naturedly, and the conference broke
up in laugh.
"Seems to me you have lots of intima-
cies now-a-d days. was injured Ida's re-
mark.
Of Joanna, Beulah didn't see much
now.
"She's getting too shabby for me-" the
former was heard to remark. II want my
friends up to the times"
Another winter of work and saving, but
when the birds began to set up their es-
Establishments in the springtime, and the
house. cleaning fever took possession of the
matrons, these planners of ours began to
bestir themselves in earnest.
II do hope we shall have downstairs to
our new home, pouted Agnes one morning
from journey to empty pail.
"And bay-window," dreamed Beulah
out loud.
"What?" said the practical sister.
"Oh, was only looking ahead" answer
ed the other, laughing. "But after all a
window isn't so large as house, and if he
can get one, why not the other? Anyway il
looks we'll in my picture"
Don't you think we had better buy land
and let father build?" asked Davy.
NO; there must be a roof of some kind
and then he can fix all he likes, but he
| must have one moment in his life, of real
enjoyment.
Even if he has to tear down his roof the
next day." said Davy, laughing. "Whaa