The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-23
HOW THEY MANAGED.

Mr. and Mrs. Chesney were a mat
rinsonial aun-theTe was no question
about that Mz. Chesney had always
been q silent partner IN the same
'Ifevsr I get married. 2 said Elrna,
a bright-syed girl Of seventeen, II
won't be put upon a. mamma H."
Where, my dear7" sad Mrs.
Cheney, with a little start
Into the country said the hrn-
lily autocrat y am tired u this
city business. It costs a great deal
more than it comes n. I'm told
that you can live at half the expense
IN he county
But gasped biz wife, what 10
10 become Of the cbildrens educa-
ton"
There's a very good district school
in the neighbOrhooA, not more than
mile distant explained her hns-
band, "and exercise will do theTa
goOd.n
"And what are We 70 do IN ~
ciety2"
@Pshaw said Chesney. i
wouldn't give a rap for people Who
can't b. society for themselves
There1l be The Homework 10 do, you
know-nobody keeps a girl in the
country-and plenty Of chores about
the place sor VIII and Spencer. I
shall keep a horse II I can get one
cheap, for the station il half a mile
from The place. and I've bafgained
Dr a couple 81 cows and slsne pigs
Meanwhile Mr. Cheney explained
~ bis wife the various advantages
which we're 70 accrue from the prom
issd move.
It's unfortunate, said he, that
Elna and Rosie aren't Doys Such
lot Of women folks are enough u
swamp any family Men, now, can
always earn their bread. But We
must try 70 make everybody useful
in some way OF other. Its 10
healthy, you know, " added he. And
the rent won't be- half " what we
pay here"
Are there any modern convent
ences about the placer" hmidly in
quired Mrs. Chesney
"Theres spring Of excellent
water about hundred yards from
the house, j." said her husband
Mrs. Chesrey grew pale.
Have I got u walk a hundred
yards for every drop Of water I
want2' said she
and large rain water hogshcad
under the caves of the house, p added
Mr.. Chesney And I've already
got q bargain in Kerosene lamps Al
for candles, nm given 10 under
stand that good honstkeepers make
EN- themselves IN tin moulds
There's nothing like economy. Now
! do beg 10 know Abigail he added
irritably, "what ore you looking &,
lackadaisical about DO you expso
70 ait still and fold your hands Will
do all the work? Give me a woman
for sheer natural laznessn
The first sight Of Mulleinstall
Farm was dispiriting in the extreme
Between rock and swamp there VA
scarcely pasture for the two loar
cows TINT Mr. Chesney had bough
at bargain and the hollow backet
horse which stalked about tho prem
i5es like some phantom Bucephalui
The apple trees in the prchur'
were three quarters dead, and leanci
sorrowfully away from the east wind
until thcir hnnghs touched III
very ground fences had al gone /
ruin, and The front gate wus tied u
with hemp string
~ thin home" said flmu, wit
an lndcserIbnblc iulounDiou in i,
voice.
Wen get things all slraighlcuc
up after awhile nid Mr. Chesnc,
busting 10 drive away the pig
which hid broken ont Of their pc
aud were squealing disnally und,
the window.
Mrs Chcsncy cried herself to ale,
that night, and awakened the ne.
morning with every bone ustih
with shouting pnins.
And no wonder, said spcnc,
there's u loot Of water IN the crli
We must have it drained, ~
Mr. ChtsLey, with an uncasy loo
but h'rcH plenty Of things 10
first
Aud now began II reign Of t
strictcst economy. Mr.. Chcsncy hil
self paid for everything with chccl
aud not an article came into {
houm ~ went out Of il without
eognIznncc Sew dresses ",
lrowncd upon pprinR bonnols wo
strictly lnlcrdiclcd, orders ",
issued tlnl old carpets should be-