Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-23
A TRUE WIFE.
What She Did to Tide Her Hue-
 band Over Hard Times.

summer. Chester Hilton was putting on his hat, preparatory to leaving tho office, when his employer asked him to step to the desk for few moments. "I am very sorry, Chester" said the senior partner of the firm of Gardner, Whitbeck & Co.,, ''to be obliged to tell you that we can not afford to keep you after this month. As you are aware, our business has fallen of to such Q degree that we are scarcely making our running cxpenses'
 Chester Hilton received this an- nouncement tn cool, collected manner. He had been expecting crash for two months past. Nevertheless, at heart he felt depressed and anxious. It was just the season of year when business was at its lowest ebb. Where and when would he get another situation? He had noth- ing put by to live on during the time he might be out of employment His salary had been only sufficient to pay his family expenses. Tho outlook was certainly . dark one. He usually rode home in the horse cars, as he lived at the outskirts of the city, where rents were moderate, but that night nickle looked as large to him as a silver dollar It was later than usual when he got home, and, as he drew near the gate. . black-eyed baby, with face il1umi. hated by a sight of ''papa," toddled out to meet him. In her haste she would have fallen upon the broken plank over which she picked her way had not her father reached out his arms just in time to save her. He held her tightly to his breast and bending down kissed the baby face and whispered: "Papa's lit tie darling"
 A girhsh figure at the open gate, as he passed through lifted up her fresh, young, happy face to be kissed. too. What made you so late tonight, GoldieP" she asked. Daisy and have been watching for you for ever and ever so long,"
 ''The cars were crowded, and it was so hot that walked home."
 "It has been terribly hot all day. she replied. Baby has suffered SC much with the heat. Do you know, Goldte (the pet name she always called hin), if 1t were not for leaving you, would think seriously of going to Fern side Springs. Mrs. Hunter says this is suoh . sickly season for babies, sne Goldie I saw Q little white hearse pass the house twice to-day"
 | "You wouldn't leave me alone, dar | ling" he said. "You know I'm such { poor stick if left to myself But per haps 1t will be best for you to go."
 After the baby had gone to sleep, tht father and mother went out on the porcl and sat down in the cool evening air. I was dusk, and the husband put his arn around his wife and drew her 60 close ts his side that she rested her head upor hts shoulder. He was thinking whether 1t was best to tell her of htl dismissaA. A number of times ths words came to his lips, but he as ofte1 checked them. No, he could not.
 The month soon passed, and CAeste, Hilton was out of business. No situa ton had been found, and the outlool seemed darker than ever. So man, business houses had reduced thei forces But every day he went of a the same hour in the morning and re turned the same time in tho evening His wife supposed he was still at his oli place, for he had not yet made up hI' mind to tell her. Surely he would flnt another place, and then 1t was tim, enough to let her know he had left Gard ner. Whitbeck & Go. Ono morning, fortnight after his dismissal, Mrs Hill ton had occasion to go down town, ant she stepped into the office to see her bus band. As she came into the door, MT Gardner looked up from his ledger an, bade her good morning."
 My husband is out, suppose" sh, said, looking toward the empty desk il the corner.
 Il ''Your husband3" replied MT. Gard ner. He has not been in this morn ing"
 Mot been in9' she exclaimed. ''You know, of couzse, that Chester i nos in my employ now," said the gen tleman. "He has not been with us thi month" A vague an ticipation of somc thing wrong filled the wdfe's heart, bu she was treasured by hearing the senio partner say: We esteem your husban, very highly, and were sorry to dispens with his services, but we were oblige,