The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-16
THE FORGER.
BY HATTIE Z S. CRESSY.

Don't it beat all how Mrs. Ramsay
goes on? Everybody says her husband
is awfully in debt, and will fail before
long, for a certainty; but she is going to
have her silks-two new Ones-she told
us, didn't she? And going to Newport,
and all that. Dear me, [ never saw the
like of it p
"You speak my mind exactly, Miss
! Sterling. [, too, think it a shame for
her to be spending so much money when
| they are, as you may say, living on other
folks money now"
'sWell, I am glad have not got any
husband to ruin, . resumed the former
81 have my own snug little income, and
l just make out to live on 1t, and, as for
| spending more, I wouldn't if I had to
live on bread and water. This getting
into debt and then spongiNg living out
| of other people is something l could
never endure.
4" And it is thing my husband never
would do, nor allow rae to-" proudly
added Mrs. Bramston. |' But there are
thousands of people jusE like Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsay, who don't care a cent
where the money comes from so they
can keep up appearances themselves.
And at last pretend to fail and pay
their creditors few cents on q dollar. /"
"That's So Miss Sterling and am
not sure but we do wrong by showing
such ones the least respect"
This conversation passed between two
ladies who had just been to call on Mrs.
Ramsay. Miss Sterling, particularly,
was greatly exercised on the subject,
and on her arrival home she still further
relieved her mind by discussing the
matter with her aunt, a Yinegar-faced
spinster of 76, who joined in with her
completely in denouncng the conduct
of Mrs. Ramsay.
"She belonged to the quality before
she was married" +" said the old lady
&c was brought up to do nothin' and to
be good for nothin', and allus had every
thing she wanted, for she was an only
darter, and old Squire Prior was dread
full proud on her. I spose she was
pretty hansum, but what was the use of
maxim a fool on her for that Han
sum is that hansum door, and if she
had took hold and lernt to work, and to
help get a ivin', for her father want
very rich, it would have been more to
her circuit than to set idle and try to
keep up so much fashion. Wal, Burt
Ramsay married her, though the old
Squire opposed it becos the young man
want rich enough to suit him, but Burt
promised to support her in style, if he
had to work his finger-nails off, and I
s'pose he's tried to dew it.
"Well, auntie, they say he is inclined
to be even more extravagant In his own
expenditures than she is. His fast
horses, club, billiard, cigar and cham
pagne bills foot up pretty fast, but
blame her for not setting him a better
example by being economical herself,
when she must know he is so involved
In debt"
Chow can she, Melinda, when her
mind is so sOt on havin' everything she
sees, and she never was brought up to
be savin' In anything ?"
'FWell, / suppose it would be hard
lesson for her to learn, but the time may
come when she will have to.
CT hope twill, Melinda, for there's
no use er fyin' right in the face OF Bible
doctrine, sich as Ivin' on the substance
of others, and spendin' all body can
git in riotous hvin' / hope they'll be
punished fort, there r.
"They surely viii, aunt, in the world
to come, if not here; so the most we can
do is to pray that they may be turned
from the error of their ways before it is
everlastingly too late.
Yes, you're in the right on t,
Melinda it beats all what a good
scripter-loYin' girl you are. and. if