Frostburg mining journal., 1883-01-27

that old box sleigh OF your fathers
will answer.
"You know that in three months
there lie two hundred dollars, besides
sixty dollars interest, to be paid.
which We must not fail to meet. Let
IA see where that is coming from be-
fore We ahres to pay fifty dollars more
for new sleigh that We can do with
out"
The young man looked rather Sc
rious, and ate his dinner very quietly.
That evening he sat down by the
stove while Ellen was clearing the
table. and said: II reckon shall
have to give up the sleigh; I have
been thinking over what you aaid at
noon, and unless I sell off some of the
stock, I cannot, for the life of me, see
how I can raise the money for 4 pay
msnt on the farm in three months"
"Thst has to bs done, Charley, and
we must not sell the stock, either /;
it would be killing The goose that
laid the golden egg"
"Havs you sent for your parlor
furniture yst?'
"No, I was in no hurry; we should
not use the room half q dozen times
through the winter; 50 I put the
wool money into the bank until I
needed it"
1--WE had good luck with our poultry;
that brought u, one hundred and
fifty dollars; but have to pay some
out Of that. How large a store bill
have we, do you suppose, Ellen p
81 have NO store bill. Charley, or
any other bill to pay. I have sold
eggs and butter for groceries"
II owe something for nails per-
haps dozen dollars or 80"
"Then, there is twenty-five dollars
yet on the sewing-mschine."
"Yss, and is there not balance
due on the pigs, or have you paid
it2'
mo, ten dollars there And
twenty dollars more on the colt, and
ray ten dollars to the blacksmith
Anything else that you can think
Of, Charlsy?"
my boots Three and a.half
Let me see, it seems as if there was
something more. Yes, you know l
got meat barrel and water tub; six
more"
ut will take about all the poultry
money to pay these bills and | would
pay them right away"
They ought to be paid sure But,
Ellen, where will tho money coma
from to make up the first payment p
"You have some grain to sell un-
less you conclude to feed the lsmbI
and fat them for market"
ut would pay to fattsn them, but
they are yours"
mo, we are going to pay for thu
farm, whether the parlor is ever fur
niahsd or not, and Charley, we will
keep out of debt, ii possible, for the
future"
II did not suppose I Wa, owing 81
much"
Little debts count fast, and i
does not take make them large.
hope you will settle them up righ
away, 20 as to begin free man. a
man in debt is slave to his cred
itors."
Suppose We get hundred dollar
for the lambs; how in the name o
goodness are we going to raise tn
other hundred and sixty dollars ?"
"Thers is the money for the woo
and fifty dollars Of the butter money
and reckon, Charley, you can earl
{ twenty or thirty dollars in thre
! months"
"But, Ellen, you want new dres
or two?"
No, thank you, am very we'll of
I now. You never asked me what
did with the money that you gave MI
| when your checks came for the but
, ter, and, as I did not need it 70
i household expense, l thought it t
. help pay off the mortgage, for ar
4 in hurry TO get that off our home
60 that we can feel independent"
"Yours dear little prudent VIC
;. man, and am as happy as can b
. to see my way clear
4 "As happy as if you were riding il
a Jones new sleigh with lien on it..
"If you had said one word in fave
1 of it, l should have bought it, Ellen
a had not thought"