Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-05-22
MiscellamenMs.
THE NEW srDEBoARD.

dine win US Tomorrow evening.
"How many ?"
"Only four: Judge Bailey, Mrs.
Bailey and Mr.. and Mrs. Popkins, I'M
Gle and aunt and you and I, just make n
nice table of eight
"All right" said Tom; "get every
thing you want y
"Y-e-e-s," said Toms wife besitat-
ingly, "only we ought to have new
sideboard."
That's true; we do need one, and
we've talked about it long enough"
IT'S the one defect in our dining
room. Thanks to our friend, we've
plenty Of silver and lovely china, but
mothers old sideboard just spoils every
thing"
well, 60 and order one this after
noon; happen to have the money with
me now" and Tom, with Just suspi-
cion Of sigh, produced a roll of bills
II intended to pay for coal and other
things, but those can wait few days.
No, can't 90 with you; get Aunt
Mary"
"No, she isn't well to-day
Well then, get Uncle John; he's
better than aii-of u.s." and Tom has.
tened away.
Uncle John, a stranger in the the
city, willingly accompanied his niece.
He knew nothing Of sideboards, and
seemed almost bewilderod by the ele-
giant combination Of marble, mirror and
polished wood which bore that unpre-
tending name. Jenny and Tom had
examined this very assortment only q
little while before, so she, knowing her
husbands taste, pretty soon selected one
as desirable and within her means, and
consulted Uncle John.
Sixty dollars, is it? My dear, can
you afford it,
ooh, yes" said Jenny. "Sce have
seyenty-ive dollars"
Uncle John said no more, and the
purchase was made.
ut just gives the finishing touch 20
our dining ROOM" Jenny said, as she
gazed at it admiringly in its appropriate
place.
Uncle John looked thoughtful, as he
said:
"Pardon an old mans question, but
how much does Tom save from his
salaryY"
'Save Why. uncle, how can he save
on eighteen hundred? We just manage
to live''
81 feared so, but the instinct of some
of the smallest of Gods creatures leads
them to take thought for the morrow. .
ooh, Tom expects TO do better next
year bis salary must be increased soon"
Suppose his health fails 2"
tom is very well ; surely you do
not think he looks i'll p
"Oply thin and worn he has aged
considerably since | last saw him
Jenny, | am an old man, and speak
from full experience. Mysterious
leaks or too much sail have wrecked
the staunchest boats. Not many Of us find
smooth sailing through the voyage, and
some, as the current grows stronger and
daylight darkens, are obliged to strug-
gle for life in the cold waters Of adver-
sity. I've seen many tired husband
toll in rowing boat in which the wife
reclines at ease"
''but what can | do, uncle ? We
are more economical than most Of our
friends"
Every captain should take his own
bearing the sea that your neighbor
ships, or the wind that fills his sails,
ought to be nothing to you My rule
has been 10 live on half my earnings.
II had but ton dollars week | lived on
five; aud il you'll TRY you'll very soon
find that the tide has turned and is heap
ing treasures at your feet"
But, uncle, we can't live on half
Toms salary"
Reef sail and bear hand, Jenny
and stop all leaks. Put nine hundred
dollars in the bank next year. and III
make you a present Of the sideboard ,
ask Tom and let me know before go
home"
Not until the dinner party was over
did Jenny find time to speak with Tom,
and then his eagcrness to accept Uncle
Johns offer surprised her.
"lts time We tried something" he
said Rainy days are sure to come
and we ought to be ready for them"
Something in his tone impressed
Jenny, and the words, "ToiliDg In row
ing the boat in which tho wife reOlinet
at case, passed through her mind. "I'l
take an oar and bear hand she said
As soon as she was alone she seate'
herself with bills and accounts to Gn'
where retFenchment could begin. Wit