Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
A Dangerous RetIenchnGnt
SThat it Cost TO DO without a Daily IA
per.

per-
II was The bcginningof the year. and
Air. Archibald Wise had made up his
mind that he must c~conomile some
where. After debating The matter for
some time he concluded to give mp
taking regularly a daily paper. Mrs.
Wise ycnturcd a rcmonstraHcc:
"Why not give up some personal
expenses, she said. ''insteAh Of hitting
upon something which will affect the
eutice family? Cigars. for Instance:
4 have often thought it would be a
positive benefit could you do without
them"
Mr.. Wise vas n kind husband and
Gather, but. like many another man,
once lac had resolved upon a certain
thIHE lac was not easily turned aside.
The family" he began in reply,
consists only of you aud me, my
dear, so far as the use of Il APE is
concerned. Our children, all under
IA years ofago, are not exactly eager for
news, | take it; and as to my %cttin"
along without cigars, | could far more
easily go without my coffee in the
morning or tea ut night. Yuu can not
eHt'r- 'h' CIV SplNtC tbEtll4tl III Il tl-
gar 20 q tired or perplcxcd man of
business
But Airs. Wise still demonstrated:
~'1Gu are mistaken she said. lin
thinking that the children do not need
the daily paper. Indirectly they do: |
tad a great deal of interest and in
struction in our paper with which to
teach the children. really hope YOU
wilt rcconsider before actually stop
ping it."
81 shall buy 4 paper quite often"
Tepiicd Mr.. Wise. "Of course a man
must know something Of VIVA. is go-
Iug on in the world about him, but |
thtnk daily of numerous PAGES quite
unnecessary, aud | must be allowed
20 exercise my judgment ia the mat
ser."
Ii is am old SAYING that the remark,
"allow me to judge, puts an end to all
Iuost any discussion. Accordingly
Mrs Wise said no more, but it de-
pressed her To feel that the friendly
visits of her %favorilc daily must be dis
zso8tinued.
At first Mr.. Wise carried home a lit
ale thin substitute for the old favorite
nearly every night. but by degrees
even that came less and less freqncnt-
iy. When he boosted To his wife that
he really got the news almost as COM
ptetciy as ever by watching the bullc-
. tins and hearing men talk. she replied
! rafferty, dryiy that men did have con-
siderable advantage over women in
Ia matter of getting news without
paying for it. They could stand and
gaze ~ pleasure at great scrolls
posted ON the side of newspaper build |
5ngs and CLEAN a good deal from other !
lmel. Yes, il was n real sharp way tn
economize without losing much. cheap
and perfectly nice. she supposed.
although Mrs. Wise's manner was |
tranquil rs a summer sea. Vet her
words ruified andirritaied her husband; |
and If the truth were known, il was
not all quito smooth sailing for Mr..
Wise. He did not actually enjoy sit |
ting in the station or horse ears empty |
handed, among groups of men, all of
vwhom, except himself, had open pa
pers in Their bands; so he resorted To |
the cxpcdig mt of carrying n folded pa
per in the breast pocket of his coat, that
IL might appear as if lc had a paper
~hseh presumably had already been
perused.
Ono evening as he was hurrying to-
ward the station. a little ragged gainin,
with papers under his arm, squinted up
anto in his face and cried:
Sinister, want TO read all about the
cIissionP"
what c%ollision?" asked Mr.. Wise.
~fOh, you buy tho paper aud find
out" said the urchin. his phik in the
sir and his little grimy paw icld out
FOR pennies.
Il have a paper" said Mr.. Wise.
glaucing toward his breast pocket.
''Det yon amt seen bout tho ell
~Iision." persisted the boy; ''it's a spec
iai in my paper; better have one, SON.
oyr
But Mr.. Wise haughtily cschewed
all counsel from such a source, and
hurried on.
On the train he seated himself be- |
tween acquaintance, who looked up
from their papers to exchange greet
iags.
s.Bad news this evening"
"Ycs; quito a collision" replied Mr.. !
Wise.
"Ah. I hadn't seen that" said his |
friend; "where do you find it?"
IL haven't road the particulars"