The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-08

We really must economise some
whereF said Obadiah. tugging wildly
at his vhisEers.
Yes, indeed said I, vringing ID,
hands, we must! But Pm sure, Oby
dear, we are neither OF us extravaeaut
We must eat. We must crink, and ",
mnst live
And Obadiah and sat and looked a,
each other in o sort of mild despair.
We bad only been married si,
months, Obadiah and /. We were vsry
young, both of Us. and perhs % we had
begun the world too early. Our rels-
tives told os We hadn't any business tc
marry; but as their gratuitous opinion.
were all that they had ever given US,
We had not paid much attention to
these utteraBces.
We had taken little one story cot
tage, just on tAs highroad. which was
70 let cheap. because there were only
twU rooms and A. kitchen 10 il. Bot
shat did Oesdiah md I wsntI with
more than two rooms and A.kitcbeuI
1 bed the fursitufe which Graudmother er
Nsvcomb had given me-. and q rag
carpet which my poor mother had
woven the winter before she died. To.
be-sure. our accommodations were not
extensive. but We did not expect to hold
fsshionshte receptions or gave lSrge din .
ner psrtiea En ssfsTEV
Obadiah had plenty Of work in. the
wooden factory down BY the depot, aud
l hung out my little tin sign, Dress.
making snd Millinery, and hoped that
some one would see it and come In and
give me an order. But no one came.
/ had plenty of time after my house.
keeping duties were over in the morn.
ing, and couIdn's be always beeswax
ing the furniture, arranging the China
cupboard, or polishing the Windows.
i wish / could get some dressmzking
to dol' said 1, wistfully, for Obsdish's 5
earnings were small. and I did so long
for dollar or two Of my own.
why don't you advertise in the viii
lage psperf' said old MIR Meggs.
Obadiah burst out laughing
'Advertiser said he. Why. what
on earth do you take rs for, Mr. Msggs?
1t costs O deal of money to advertise
1t costs something. e-rIalniy, said
Mr. Meggs. thoughtfully. stroking his
chin; but. then. it calls public atten-
tion to the sort of iron that you've got
in the fire.
"A little local paper like tha,2' said
Obadiah. rather contemptuously.
Us local custom that your wife
20 sonft ,t9t .a,A NJ
And never did think much of news.
papers. said Obadiah,
80 that settled the question; aud at
terwsrd. when the foreman. of the
wooden factory cut down ell the wages
OF the workmen twenty per cent, and
coal went up. and the winter set in
hard and cold. and we began to con.
slider the question of how and where we
could ecopomize, the local newspaper
was almost the first thing upon which
Obadiah settled.
That at least. is an unnecessary ex.
travaganoe,' said he.
] WINGED little. The Boggsville
Herald bad bean my companion for
more lonely evenings than cared to
remember.
IT'S only dollar and hsif year ,
Obadiah. said /; and really it's very
interesting little paper.'
Just dollar and half year too
much. said my husband, curtly. The
subscription is Just out. I'll tsii EN-
we won't renew 1t. II you care 80 much
about it, Josie. you can easily borrow
Mrs Meggs' paper 3.
I was silent, never could ma ke
Obadiah understand the deep-rooted
aversion to borrowing Of any creature
whatever. that had Inherited from my
mother.
So, vs cut down. on our weekly pa
per. Ahd let of naihS bpttsr. eod oafn-
I'd candles . penny . pound cheaper.
and ] sponged and clssped. sud re-
bound snd nsw-buttoned Obsdiah's
overcoat, instead Of buying new one.
apd Ian of going 70 chnrch because
my old closk wae % shsbby and /
couldn't afford anything bette..
s And Oh. how Ibid niss the Boggs-
willie Herald. a q
If could only get . little dress
making 20 DO. sad to mysd5 4
would subscribe again myself. But l
can not bear to Ask obadiah fora cent
Of his hssd-esrned money
Iwas sitting very cad and lonely.
one freezing February day, by the win-
dow trying TO mend one OF Obadiah's
old waistcoAts, % that it should last y
few days louser when travelling PED.
dler. with . huge baskes OF Ohipa oFna-
nsen,s on one arm aLd bundle on his
shoulder. knocked st the door. He
nodded in sn insinuating manner at me
- lanswered the summons.
Coaidn't I cell you anything this
morning, ma'am?' said be, with lib
eral display Of very white and even
set Of teeth. Anything in the way Of
elegant mantel vases. stAtuettes, decor
sted China, match. boxes
i have mo money, said spiritlsssly.
And do not need any Of your wares.
'Ah. but you do not know what .
splendid article have here. he per
sisted. loossaing the strap which passed
across bis shoulder. and lowering the