The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-27

Money Is Not the Only Thing on
Earth Worth Having.

After Mr.. Golden had failed. and he
and Miss Golden took to letting out
the rooms in their house 10 dodgers.
and she found il necessary to work
hard at embroidery besides. and to
give up all those pretty luxuries she
had been used to. there came one day
70 the door sparely-built man,
rather handsome. but not very young.
and just little shabby. who asked If
they had a room to spare for him
1T must be very cheap one. said
he. -for can't afford good one.
don't care how high up it il. and
don't want it TO be furnished. l have
very good furniture OF my own-good
enough for me; plenty good enough
and l don't wish 10 die in the poor
house No; ] don't wish TO die in the
poor-house
Miss Golden opened her eyes as tho
big man offive-and-iorty said this. but
there was little hall bedroom on the
top floor which stood in place OF the
traditional garret. and thithcr she
conducted the Gentleman who dreaded
the poor-housc so much The room
suited him. the rent suited him. he gave
. well-known bankers name as refer
ence. and he declared himself to be
Mr. Moss
The banker 70 whom Mr.. Golden
went smiled . peculiar smile and
said:
Highly respectable. and feel sure
he'll pay his rent"
And the next day Mr.. Moss came
with his furniture A boy brought an
old-fashioned cot. and a straw bed, and
: wooden stool. and a little three
legged table. and wanted fifty cents for
his trouble. and took twenty-five il
cash. and took the rest out in bad Ian
guagc on the doorstep. after he had
been shut out Then Mr.. Moss ar
ranged his room himself. and drew one
teaspooniul OF tea in little tin tea
pot. and had one roll and one radish
for his supper. The roll he bought:
the radish he took from bunch on the
grocer's counter.
What are your radishes?' he said.
Then he nipped one OF. and walked
nway like an abscnt-minded gentle
man.
Poor soul. said Ellen Golden. II
do feel 50 sorry for him."
- she smiled and nodded to him
when he went out next day. and was
always very careful to DO civil to him
She knew what II was ID be poor her
self. And what was a cup Of coffee
now and then, or just a wedge OF pie.
or bowl Of soup? II wasn't missed.
and one could do IL in a neighborly
fashion. for a man must be ve.y poor
70 live %.
And Miss Golden. who often laughed
at the idea Of owning such name
che whose life was 50 little OF d golden
one-did thousand such little kind
nesscs- They had enough 10 eat and
drink. her father and herself
Then. when the nights grew cold.
their tenant. who could have no fire
In his room. often warmed himself al
that Of his landlord He was NOT
without ideas. and he was by no means
plain; but his brain was full OF
thoughts Of one order thoughts OF
money; how people made ii and lost
II; how they got high interest for Il;
how they spcculated with II and lost
II; how unexpected legacics were left
70 some people. and how Others waited
IN vain for dead mems shoes: and
sometimes when Ellen Golden. who
had touch OF romance in her. hintcd
thai, after all. money was not worth
every thing else in life, he would stop
short in his serious. solemn way, and
say:
MY dear young lady. you don't
mink enough Of money. /, would be
= terrible thing II you were so careless
81 y a. to come to the almshouse in
your old age Many worthy people
nave come to the almshousc in their
old age
fils grave. dark face, the little touch
q foreign accent there was in his
voice. his curiously earnest manner.
I'll gave his words curious weight
an meaning.
Ellen could not laugh Il them.