The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-13

W Wy Mf. Asihn - a1nh nno hts'0uAsk
ing one. amounting 10 over 81. 300
am ashamed 10 make this exhibition
be said. in choking voice and With
lock OF humiliation.
The nsighbor vent over the list In
quiet. business way, ticking of vMieu
items, and. footing MP the amount .sAid
These are al things that may have beer
done without, and you zee they have COS
you over $500.
Yes. see. replied Ellis, in subduet
voice.
Asd ! think II may be safely assumed
said the neighbor, taiing your vsy Of do
ing things. that you have lstas much more
run through your hneers in expenditures
oi various kinds not absolutely necessary
Tor health or comfort in your family.
Mr.. Ellis Aassnted.
Here, then. are between six and seven
hundred dollars in . single year--nearly
ono half the amount OF all you owe. The
wonder 10. il you have been going on this
loose way for over ten years, that you are
not three times "A much in debt ~ you
are. The remedy 10 plain. Dontyou see
IL?
III were even with the world see hov
! might not only keep out Of debt, but
save something g'svery year. But what an
l to do with this dcbt' asked Ellis, gloom
lily.
To keep on in the way you have been
going will not assist yoa to pay IL off,
No; that is clear enough.
You have been going in the wrong way,
Mr.. Ellis. continued the neighbor. Ifyou
keep on in that way, trouble worrys hu-
and final disaster are sure TO
come. You must stop, turn around and
70 the other way. Every step you take in
This way will lead you into pecunisry esse
md comfort OF mind. II will bs better
With you in three months from 10 day, IL
vou have cut down your ordinary expendi-
;ureB-which may bo done--$250, than il
ron had not cut them down At all. You
will not only have lightened the burden Of
lebt just so much, but have laid the foun-
lation OF new order OF things that will
cad yoa TO pleasant and prosperous fu-
ure
Mr.. Ellis sat in silent thought for long
ime. Then looking up he said, with q
leep sigh:
I shall not have dollar Of ready money
o commence on. Everything l can raise
vill have 10 be exhausted On these bills,
n shall be tornsntsd out Of my life. I
must pay = little here and little there;
mt this one off with promise and that
ne with . frowning denial. Oh, dear,
That miserable life it is And l must
till keep the groser's pass book going or
tarve.
Cash down. II mast be cash down, ex-
laimed the neighbor. There is no other
ope for you.
But whore is the cash 10 come from?
Reserve enough from the payment Of
ills to keep your table and pay your serv-
nts wages. Take your wiie fully into
our confidence. Lay your affairs all
pen before hor. Put the money needed
,r expenses into her hands, and make
90 as far as possible. In fact, don't
.rry money about you. 1t isa tsmpta-
on.
Mr.. Ellis drew lsng deep breath.
II had clear one hundred dollars to
art with, he said.
The neghbor understood him, and would
ave cheerfully placed that sum at his
isposal; but he did not think it well. II
ould be bost for Mr.. Ellis, in the end, il
} worked out his own pecuniary salvation,
To meet the difficulties and overcome
sm, he replied, gives us dicipline and
rength. It isn't the hundred dollars you
ant, but the resolution and courgse to
IN about squsrely and 20 in new direo-
IN. It will be easier TO walk therein
an in the cid vsy-a hundred times cas-.
+.
And so our friend found it. Let rs see
" it il with him twelve months after
lrd.
Happy New Year" A bright face
oked into the chamber, as 1t had looked
rear ago; sweet voice rang through it
tones Of music. II
Happy New Year, darlingr answered
r. Ellis, in cheery voice, not now stoop- {
3 in sort Of mechanical way to kiss the l
lid, but catching her up in his arms and
gging her tightly. t
"Happy New Yesrl" met him on the I
lirs and at the breakfast-table; and he q
ng the greeting back with heartiness J
enjoyment and q lightnes Of spirit never j
I before. 8
The door bell rang as he sat at the table
t the sound Jared no nerve, awakened s
troubled feeling. brought no image Of
unpaid bill. True, there were unpaid n
Is. but none OF recent date; none but t
1t had been adjusted TO mutual satisfac-
n. Their aggregate, instead Of being r
500, was scarcely $500, and this sum he il
pected to wipe off in less than six '
,nths. q
Happy New Year" +
How swiftly time flies. Twelve months q
ve Come and gene again. c
1T is Happy New Yearl the happiest
ave ever kAownl' responded Mr.. Ellis