The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-03
False Economy.

uaQ nOI mucH money W spare, yS6
she spoke earnestly, and there was
a world of entreaty in her look.
What do you want seventy five
cents for?" asked Albert.
81 want to get some braid for my
new dress"
Il thought you had all the mate
rial on hand for that
$50 l thought / had; but Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Thompson both
have trimmings of braid upon
theirs, and it looks very pretty. 1t
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 moth
ing but shell out money when once
woman thinks of a new dress.
Il don't have many dresses. ]
do certainly try to be as economical
as 1 can"
'It is a funny kind Of economy
at all events. But if you must
have it 1 suppose you must"
And Albert Landman took out
seventy-five cents; but he gave it
grudgingly, and when he put his
wallet back in his pocket he did il
with an emphasis which seemed to
say that he would not take 1T out
again for q week.
When Albert reached he outer
door on his way to work he found
the weather so threatening that he
concluded to go back and get his
umbrella; and upon re-entering the
sitting room he found his wife in
tears.
Good graciousr' cried the hus-
band, II should like to know if
you are crying at what l said about
the dress?''
81 was not crying at what you
said, Albert" said Kate, tremu-
lousy; "but you were so reluctant
to grant me the favor. 1 was think
ing how hard had to work; l am
tied to the house; how many little
things 1 have to perplex me, then
to think"
"Pshawi what do you want to be
so foolish forP'
And away started Albert Land
man a 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.
ooh, papa, please. give me fifteen
centsr'
"What in the world do you want
with it? Are you changing school
books again?'
mo, 1 want to buy a hoop. Ell
len Smith has got one, and so has
Mary Buck and Sarah Allen. Mr..
Grant has got some real pretty ones
to sell. Can't l have one2'
Nonsense! If you want hoop,
60 and get one off some ash barrel.
[ can't afford to be buying hoops for
you to be trundling about the
streets"
The blue eyes filed with tears
and the child sobbing broke up
on his ear. Albert Landman hur-
ried from the house with some very
words upon his lips.
This was in the morning. At
noon when he came to dinner there
was a cloud on the household. His
wife was sober, and even little Liz
zie, usually gay and blithesome,
rvoo on1 and eil-nt
But these things could not last
ong in that household, for the hus-
band ami wife really loved each
other devotedly, and were at heart
Kind and forbearing. When Albert
;ame home to his supper Kate
greeted him with a kiss, ana in
sunshine came back; and
lad the lesson ended there, the
husband might have fancied that
t had done nothing but the exhala
ion of \ domestic ferment, for
which no one was particularly re-
ponsible.
After tea Albert did = few chores
bout the house, and then lighted a
igar and walked out.
At one of the stores Albert Land
ian met some OF his old friends.
''Hello, Albert! What's up?"
Nothing in particular"
what do you say to game of
Albert?'
"Good! I'm in for that"
And away went Albert to a bill
ard hall where he had a glorious
me with his friends.
They hsd played four games. All
ert had won two games and his
pponent had won two.
That's two and two" cried Tom
'iker. What do you say to play
az them of, Alberto
Cali right, go in" said Albert,
al of animation.
And SO they played the fifth
anne, and he who lost was to pay ;
,r five games. 1t was an interest
lg contest. Both made capital
ms, but in the end Albert was
eaten by three points, and with a !
tile laugh he went to settle the
III. EANC SamCS, bW0nGJ CcAbS -
ame-just one dollar-and he paid
ut the money with q grace. and
ever once seemed to feel that he =
Ould not affsrd it.
Have a cigsr?" said Tom. :
yes"
They lighted their cigars and
len sauntered down the hall to
atch the others play. P
Albert soon found himself seated /
-er against a table where some of F
Is friends were playing, and close =
Y stood two gentlemen, strangers
him, one of whom was explain
g to the other the mysteries of
e game.
cit is a healthy psstime," said
} who had been making the ex-
anation; "and certainly is one
lich has no evil tendency."
Albert heard the remarks very I