The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-09-14
DECIDED ECONOMY.

MIR. and Mrs. Blossom. were new stars
% - fine brilliancy, but OF small magni-
tude, in the society of Warrensburg.
Alexander Blossom and Minnie Bios
som had been married for one short year.
which time seemed TO them Just one long
summers day.
There are several married people unlike
Alexander and Minnie, for these were
nev-r happy except when they were to-
Iether, and when they were together
never unhappy for n moment. When Al
eNSnder came in from business he always
instituted search for the brown-haired,
broUu-eyed girl who was waiting for
hiui, and when he began TO despair she
would start out of n certain passageway
with \ gay laugh and ask him where his
eyes were.
OF course, under these circumstances,
1t WAS necessary for her to take n good,
square look in his eyes to determine If
they were the same * ever, and then oc-
Cured some Of those manifestations
which foolish people call foolishness, and
which only stopped when the genial
housemaid came To announce that dinner
WAS served. OF course, the housemsid
did not say; Dinner is served;'' her
proclamation verbatim WAS: Come
now, but the meaning WAS the same.
have omitted TO say that Minnie was
not very tall; that she was remarkably
healthy and deliciously plump. Her lips
were rs near bursting from fullness as
cherries after rain; her forehead was
low, and her eyebrows, heavier than the
ordinary, made her just SO much more
magnetic.
There was nothing wonderful about
Alexander. You will comprehend Alex
sudrr at once when say that he received
slOo month which he did not earn.
However, no firmly believed that In some
mysterious way his labor brought largo
returns to his employers
With 500 - month the Blossoms had to
live. Fortunately. they had no rent to
p-y; the market books under Minnis's
care figured up reasonably, and the do
iue-tic was kind enough to demand but
SIS = month.
One day Alexander came homo from
hiH alleged business looking nice and
'Hoet, and also looking for Minnie. The
latter rushed out from tho unexpected
place in which abe always hid, caught
him around the neck, asked him where
his eyes were, put \ rspturous kiss Just
below his camel's hair mustache, and
cried:
What do you Think
The saGacioUs husband implanted 8
rSpturou> kiss just below where Minnie
would have had splendid brown mus
tS-he hnd she been I'm that line and he re-
piled that lie did not know. Fl. also de-
monded advice as to what IL Was Appro-
prizro TO think.
Minnie then explained that n letter
lad come addressed TO him that looked
Ike wedding cards; that she had-had
opened It, and II wasn't wedding cards at
all. ----~---s--~------- ------
soma men, hearing of = mysterious let
ter opened hy - loving wife, would have
experienced n feeling OF vague unrest.
Not - AleV0uder. He silently weighed
ths merits of some hzsty faIsehoods and
Inquired bravely Whist the letter Was
An invitation 10 join the Warren.-
bgrs; Social Club" said Minnie. and
hars been thinking Of It all the after
Eoou."
20 she hal, IN her womanly way, abe
ali been thinking what dresses she
could -esr. Isn't II nics," she cried.
New, say We can GO"
'Of course we can go"
TIC Uusuardedness OF this answer wns
cSssutial!y masculine. Women, on the
contrary, always begin by refusing, and
s.t-rwar,I allow themselves TO be argued
iato anything whatever.
Then you must get a dress suit" said
Mr.. blossom.
Lhcsn were, indeed, strange words.
They conveyed the revolving idsa that
the fashionable Alexander had nothing
ia dress more formal than cutaways or
Prince Alberts.
How, then, had he been married, The
explanation throws light on l. very dark
passage in Mr.. Blossoms life-his dress
suit had been pawned; and worse, the
tinc Of redemption bad expired.
Il can't go," he said, resisning himself
70 Fate with large F.
That's it," cried Minnie, delighted,
'lve been figuring il all up and you can
GO
Here she ran into tho next room, and
in one second returned with n sheet of le-
gal cap bearing very illegal-looking ng-
ure<.
"Now, look at this"
Alexander looked; and I have to record
that he WAS not shocked. Tho figures
AMI their method were about rs nearly
Ike those Of an ordained bookkeeper as
Mr.. blossoms own.
We've got to be economical for two
mouths, you see" said Minnie. There
il is, all on psper."
The iudisputSble document ran thus:
Grocer, $50; Jane, SIS; butcher, sI5;
coal, 80; everything else $40: altogether
$1S-S7S out OF 500 leaves s22-say so;
two months, $40"
One Of these suits doesn't cost more
than that, does it," she asked conf
IDENTIFY.
Costs So" replied the gloomy Alex
ander.
"IIumphr' cried Minnie. Cant you
mHnsge, If it were = SIS dress. s4owould
bo plenty"
Alexander shook his head.
But the club meets early in the even
iny," persisted Minnie. Couldn't you
get one that would do-ready made, or
somethingy'
Alexander was panied. He said he
trusted she did not speak In earnest.
Dear" cried Minnie in despair, what
can We dos We can't take boarder., and
you can't be u book agent. / wish some
body would leave us some money"
SO do i, murmured Alec with feel
II know what" cried Minnie, with
sudden brightness.
Don't you ask your father for mon
ey," said Mr.. Blossom, sternly.
~ don't intend to-"
Alexander seemed TO think she might
have been n little more willful on this
point. But he tried to look much re-
Eeved, and issued another command that
she vs- not 10 40 in debt Her assent TO
this was immediate Alexander had no
more to say.
The next day Minnie. in pursuance OF
her idea, went by stealth to the clothing
emporium OF Warronsburg and demanded
the prize Of dress suits. The answer Was
So.
She then asked the price of the cloth.