Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-21
FALSE ECONOMY.

ALBERT, WISH you WOuiu iet Ine nave
seyenty-fve cents"
kake Landman spoke carefully, for
she knew that her husband had not much
money to spare; yet she spoke earnestly
and there was world ofentreaty in her
look
''What do you want seventy-fve centa
for? asked Albert.
II want TO get some braid for M new
Dress"
II thought you had all the material on
han,l for that"
$50 I thought had, but Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Thompson both have trim
ming of braid upon theirs, and it looks
very pretty. It is very fashionable
and adds very much to the beauty of a
Dress"
''Plague take these women's fashions!
Your endless trimmings and thing a. ma
jigs cost more than the dress is worth.
It's nothing but shell out money when
once woman thinks of new
dress"
II don't have many new dresses. 7
do certainly try to be as economical as I
can"
'.'It.is q funny kind of economy, at all
events. But fyou must have it I sup
pose you must"
And Albert Landman took out his wal
let and counted out Is cents; but he gave
it grudgingly; and when he put his
wallet back into his pocket he did it with
an emphasis which seemed to cay that
he would not take it out again for a
week.
When Albert reached the outer door
on his way to work he found the wealth
er soA threatening that he concluded to
60 back and get his umbrella; aud upon
re-entering the sitting room he found his
wife in tears. She tried to hide the fact
that she had been weeping, but he had
caught hsr in the act, and asked what it
meant. g<
"Good gracious!" cried the husband,
81 SHOULD like to know if you are cry
ing at what said about the dress?"
Il was not crying at what you said, AL
BERT" said Kate, tremuously; ''but you
were SO reluctant to grant me the favor.
I was thinking how hard / had to work !;
I an tied to tie house; how many little
things I have to perplex me, then to
think"
"Pshaw! what do you want to be so
foolish for?"
Ard away started Albert Landman q.
second time; but he was not to escape SO
easily. In the hall he was met by his
daughter Lizzie, bright-eyed rosy
checked girl of ten years.
"0h, papa, give me fifteen cents!'
'.What?'
"Oh, l want fifteen cents!'' Do please
give it 10 me-"
'sWhat in the world do you want with
it?. Are you changing school books
No, I want to buy hoop. Ellen
Smith has got one, and SO has Mary
Buck and Sarah Allen. Mr.. Grant
has got some real pretty ones to sell.
Can't have one?'
Nonsense! if you want hoop, 90 and
get one off some ASH barrel. can't af-
ford TO be buying hoops for YOU to trun-
die about the streets"
"Pease, papa"
The blue eyes filed with tears, and
the child's sobbing broke upon his ear
Albert Landman hurried from the house
with some very impatient words upon
his lips.
This was in the morning At noon
when he came home home to dinner
there was cloud over the household.
His wife was sober, and even little Liz
zie. usually gay and blithesome, was sad
and silent.
But these things could not last long in
that household, for the husband and
wife really loved each other devotedly
and were at heart kind and fore bearing.
When Albert came home to his supper
Kate greeted him with O kiss and in
moment sunshine came back: and had
the lesson ended there the husband
might have tancied that he had done
nothing wrong and the cloud hads been
nothing but the exhaIation of a domes-
tic ferment, for which no one was par
ticularly responsible, and might have
cherished the conviction that women's
fashions were q nuisance and humbug,
as Well as frighttul draft upon hus.
bands pocket.
s:.aAtter tea Albert did afew chores about
the house, and then lighted cigar and
walked out. lie had gone but short
distance when he met Lizzie. IN her
right hand she dragged an old hoop
which she had taken from a dilapidated
four. barrel, while with he.5 left han
she was rubbing her red, swollen eyes
She was III deep grief, and was sobhing
painfully He stopped the child and
asked what was the matter. 5@ .
% She answered., as we'll as her sobs
would let her, that the other girls had
laughed at her, and made fun Of her
hoop. They had nice, pretty hoops,
while hers was ugly and homely. ss
zsg5i 6 Never 1nind," said ALERT, pattine
the little one on the head (sor the child's
grief touched himl; perhaps well have
a hoop some the" e$4 Z: 4
IN q sMayn,tI have one now? Mr.. Grants
got one leit-oi,, such pretty one!f S.s;
# The sobbing had ceased as the child
caught her fathers band. eagerly. s=5.
5.ss.' J, not no lizzie not now, I III
think 81 it., MS n. s$ III S
sobbing again the child moved On. to-;
ward home, dragging the old hoop after
her. N B 81 ]. h. n n
81 tone of the stores Albert Landman5
met some Of his old friends b. Ri
fello, Albert! What ) up??''
1S'' n othlng III particular s S. .
s w hat do Yeu say to q game Of bill
lafds, Albert 2'' b &szs5
i i5 God! nl III for that.
And away went Albert to the billiard
D hal where lie had d glorious time with
& his friends. 81 He liked billiards It was d
\ healthy, pretty game. and the keeper Of
8 the hall allowed no rough scufs on his
3 premises, g.sz
ny lad play d ffour games Albert