St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-11-01

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''It will be quite expensive to have us
60 to Fernside, will it not9" she asked.
Rather expensive he replied, ''but
IN inquire about it tomorrow"
The month soon passed. and Chester
Hilton was out of business. No situa-
ton had been found, and the outlook
seemed darker than ever. So many
business houses had reduced their forces.
But every day he went Off at the same
hour in the morning and returned the
same time in the evening. His wife
supposed he was still at his old place,
for he had not vet made up his mind to
tell her. Surely he would find another
place, and then it was time enough to
let her know he had left Gardner, Whit
beck Il Co.
One morning, a fortnight after his
dismissal, Mrs. Hilton had occasion to
go down town. and she stepped into
the Office to see her husband. AS she
came into the door. Mr.. Gardner looked
up from his ledger and bade her 'good
morning"
"hIy husband is out. suppose" she
said. looking toward the empty desk in
the corner.
Your husband2" replied Mr.. Gard
ner. HE mas not been in this morn
ing"
Not been in?" she exclaimed"
"You know. of course, that Chester
is not in my employ now," said the
gentleman. HE has not been with us
this month"
A vague anticipation of something
wrong filled the wife's heart, but she
was reassured by hearing the senior
partner say:
eve esteem your husband very high
", and were sorry to dispense with his
services. but we were obliged to do SO
on account of the dullness of the sea-
son."
"Mv husband has not told me,' she
replied. 81 respect his motive-he was
afraid it would trouble me. If he
comes in, please do not say word
about my having having been here"
Certainly not" replied MIR. Gard
ner. as the young wife went out of the
Office.
Turning to his partner. he said:
"What pretty wife Chester Hilton
has! She is very young. though, not
more than twenty-one, should judge
i-Whitbeck," he continued, chow
strange it is that young men nova.
days take so many leaps in the dark as
regards matrimony. Why didn' Ches-
ter Hilton wait awhile before he got
married? 1t was foolish venture. ;"
81 don't agree with you. replied
the Junior partner. 81 married on six
hundred dollars year, and saved
money too.
so, that was long time ago. and
you got the right kind of a wife to help
man along"
That's true." he replied. "but be-
lieve there are great many right kind
of wives now. You can't tell what
stuff women are made Of until they are
tried. Chester Hiiton's wife looks as if
she had a good deal of character"
While these gentlemen were talking.
the subject of their conversation was
walking homeward on the shady side
of the street. A nickel had become as
large as a dollar in her eyes, as well
as in her husbands. In spite of the
large sun umbrella and the thin lawn
dress, she was very warm, and the per-
spiration stood in large drops on her
face.
"Poor Goldie," she said to herself,
as the tears came into her eyes. ''He
is so proud he couldn't bear to tell me
that he was out of employment. Of
course, shan't speak of going to Fern
side again. I'll stay at home and take
the best care of baby that | can. I'll
watch her every minute. I'm paying
Ellen large wages. l must let her go
and do the work myself. l wonder if
| could? We can buy our bread, but
Goldie hates bakers bread. must
have Ellen show me how she makes
hers And full of the project of
doing her own work, she walked to-
ward home, forgetful OF the heat and
dust.
She did not have to give Ellen warn
ing: the event, rs events in our lives
often are, was ordered before she got
home. Ellen's sister had been there
and told her her mother was ill and
she must 90 home the following day.
The next morning Ellen showed her
mistress how to make the excellent
bread and rolls. and the heroic little
wife surprised her husband with some.
which he said were even better than
Ellen's.
A month passed by, and whenever her
husband said, as he often did, 81 IN
afraid you are working too hard. my
DEAR" she always answered with q
merry laugh, I'm just as happy as
can be doing my own work. and baby
really helps me every day. she is so
good" Not word had been said by
either husband or wife about leaving
Gardner & Whitbeck's office.
One morning, after '.Goldie'' had
looked over the advertisements in the
column of Wanted in the morning
paper. and had put it down with a sort
Of hopeless look upon his face, his wife
took it up and her eye fell upon this
advertisement:
Wanted - First class homemade
cakes and pies, also bread and rolls, at
No. 81 Ralston Avenue"
ats the Woman's Exchange" she
said to herself. They've Just opened
it. read about it yesterday in the pa
per. I'm going to try it, l know
/ can do it." and the lit
tie wife, in her culinary enthusiasm,
hugged the baby SO hard that the little
one protested loudly against such close
auartered demonstration.
Early in the afternoon, with basket