Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-23
MARRIED ON $40 A WEEK.


choly mood was the result of the
weather, for the simple reason that
in the first place they declined to be-
lieve it, and in the second place the
weather was gloriously fine. So he
resolved to make q clean breast of it,
and seek the consolation which a full
confession is popularity supposed to
confer. "Boys," hesaid, to the youth
full adherents whom he had met as he
was slowly walking up the Bowery,
chewing the end of sweet and bitter
fancy, "you're both my friends, l be-
lieve."
Oh, yes, they were both his friends.
They would do anything for him
anything in reason, that is to say. At
present they were rather hard up
times were very bad-and SO on.
~ don't want you to lend me
money!" said the impecunious young
man, with some stolid satisfaction
visible on his meagre face "The
fact is have more than enough to
keep myself in comfort. / want the
benefit of your advice more than any
thing else. / know you, you are both
old married New Workers, who have
passed through the usual experiences
of young men not born with silver
spoons in their mouths. That's all l
want of you, i assure you, dear
boys"
Advice? Oh, yes, that was another
thing, of course. If he were absolute
ly in need of money, also, they would
be delighted to help him. When they
had mentioned the fact that they
were hard up they had simply meant
well, that they were hard up. But
advice! What could they do for the
dear'boy?
~ want to get married." said the
impecunious young man, liam near
ly consumed by the burning desire
which is driving me toward marri-
age, l think of nothing else. Single
blessedness-or cursedness, which is
it's beginning to pail upon me. 1
long to wed, as you did, dear boy"
he added, addressing the younger of
his companions, slim young man,
with the dawn of a mustache upon
his transparent upper lip.
II welded on the principle that
what is not enough to support one
will he more than enough to support
two. Dolt, that l was" said the
slim young man, fondling the spot
where the mustache would probably
be, in the progress of the suns.
"And l." said the elder of the two,
plump young fellow of some thirty
summers, "when a clerk in a dry
goods store on the munificent salary
of $40 a week, united myself to 8
pretty little girl whom | loved, and
who loved me, and / can safely say
my dear boys, that for one year hat
more solid happiness than I have
ever had since, though my salary il
now Ave times thesum it was in those
early days"
"Dear boy" said the impecuniou
young man ecstatically, 81 knew ont
ofyou two fellows would be able t,
help me, and see at once that it i
you. havea larger salary than vol
had when you were married, ant
still you can see l am complaining
If you will only tell me how 70,
managed to live and to live happil,
on $40 week, l will be more CRATE
full to you than 1 would were you
hand me $780,"
II Will 90 so with pleasure" sal
the plump young man, Initiating him
self with legitimate pride, and leac
ing his companions to a cosy littl
restaurant off the Bowery, where
the tune of'three Welsh rare-bits al
animated discussion would by n
means be unpleasant AS the steam
ing delicacies arrived on the caps
cious tray of a nimble waiter, tn
three young men heaved sleek littl
signs of satisfaction as the plum
young man proceeded to explain tn
mysteries of his matrimonial vel
ture.
at is death to poor, or even
moderately rich, young man to ma
ry," he began Dramatically, "unle.
he is perfectly convinced that h
wife is very much in love with hin
will stick to him through thick an
thin, and readily realize the fact TIL
she is not wedding Vanderbilt or
Rothchild. Most poor men are pc
fectly convinced of these facts
they are not l am sorry for ther