Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-31

JAW Ae'o of'Au p'tsy luIys Jonas,
,all 1buy myself some winter things
to-day? 1need shawl dreadtully, he
had answered, II thought you were
too sensible q woman to run after the
fashions. Sara; I'm sure you have
very decent things that you might
wear q long time yet"
'That shows how much men know"
Sara answered, determined to be
pleasant and not show that she was
hurt. "You would not like your wife
to look shabby, Jonas!"
"Well, no." said Jonas, mo: but
really, Sara, money is so scarce Just
now. Don't you think you might
make what you have do you a little
longers"
"How much longer7" she asked,
quietly.
"Oh, don't know" said Jones, ~
had an aunt who left me something
when she died, who wore the same
shawl and bonnet sixteen years, and
boosted of it, too"
His wife looked at him and said
nothing. [4:
Economy is a great thing, Sara"
said Jonas, uneasily. ut would be
dreadful to die in the poor house, you
know; and you don't care for other
peoples admiration, do you, Sara,
when you know your Jonas likes you
lust as .weliin your well-sayed clothes?
We won't cali them shabby, Sara,
only wel'-saved." RI " III. - *@',
"Call them what you please, Jonas;
they merit both epithets.' y -
She sat quietly, with her hands
folded on the table before her. for a;
while. Her temper was raising fast,
but she had sense enough to crush it
down. 4 La :" n 4
A miser is the victim OF q vice that
master him just as q drunkard is.
Jonas was ashamed of himself ever as
he spoke, aud she knew it. As she
looked at him q little while grief came
instead Of anger. There was SO much
that was good about Jonas 1t was
terrible to see this canker creeping
over it all; to see the pinched lines
abost his mouth, the strange, anxious
lookAin his eyes. Sara thought OF
4 stories she had read about misers;
B how Chey starved themselves while
!, 3dey counted their gold; how some OF
n them died il the dark to save candles:
y and how. Through o long illness one Of
them refused to have q pillow bought
for him, or even q little saucepan in
which to heat his porridge. Would
Jonas grow to be as bad as these?
How could she tell? Once or twice Of
late he had found fault with the
amount used, and nloaced over his
butchers bill. But men generally did
something OF that sort. she had heard,
and men knew nothing about dress.
z She arose, softly, and went out Of the
room. and brought back her shawl and
bonnet and laid them before him on
the table. II Sss siE ssi Il =
Jonas, dear, " 5she said. II don't
want to be unreasonable, but
look at these; see how shabby they
3 are. They were nice when We
were married. but they were cheap,
!. very cheap, and cheap things fade 50.
I have made every thing ] had do for
two years. did not like to ask for
clothes You know hegaye me two
Il pairs Of gloves in orr honeymoon; i
have them still. !" sSsssl
!, VI what 8 good careful girl. z said
& Jonas caressine her dark. hair, as she
came and sat on low stool beside
& him. M
$ss.Yea, I have been careful, ID 10 my
natureto be careful, said Sara. Few
" rich men s wives would have dones
much. Now look at these things. my
dear. n r III B.
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