Nevada County picayune., 1891-01-29
M!STAKEA ECONOMY.

We really must econOmze some how or other, Josie" sad my hus- band, tugging wildly at his whiskers.
 "Yes, indeed, we must,' said, wringing my hands. ''But l am sure, my dear. we are neither of us extravagant. We must eat, we must drink, and we must live"
 Then we sat and looked at each other in sort of mild despair.
 We had only been married six months, Obadiah and 1. We were very young, and perhaps we had be- gun the world too early. Our rela- tions told us we had no business to marry; but as their gratuitous opin- ions were all that they had ever given us, or ever intended to give us, we had not paid much attention to these utterances.
 We had taken a little one-storv cottage, just on the high road, which was to let cheap, because there were only two rooms and a kitchen to it. But what did Obadiah and l want with more than two rooms and kitchen? 1 had the furniture which Grandmother Newcomb had given me, and rag carpet which my poor mother had woven the winter before she died. To be sure, our accommo- dations were not extensive, but we l dId not expect to hold fashionable receptions or to give large dinner parties.
 Obadiah had plenty of work in the woolen factory, down by the depot, and l hung out my little sign, "Drcssmaking and Millinery" and hoped that some one would see it., and come in and give me an order But no one came. had plenty of time after my housekeeping duties were over in the morning, and 1 couldn't be ways beeswaxing the furniture. arranging the china cup board. or polishing the windows.
 Il wish could get some dress making to do!' said wistfully, and 1 did so long for dollar or two of my own,
 "Why don't you advertise in the village paper:' said old MT, Meggs.
 Obadiah burst out laughing.
 Advertiser" said he. ''Why, what on earth do you take us for, MT. Mcggs! It costs deal of money to advertise. '
 ''lt costs something certainly" said MT. Meggs, thoughtfully strok- ing his chin, "but then it calls pub lie attention to the particular sort of iron you have in the fire"
 "A little local paper like that, y said Obadiah, rather contemptuously.
 Its local custom that your wife wants, isn't it." said MT. Meggs.
 But l never did think much of newspapers, added Obadiah.
 So that settled the question and afterward, when the foreman of the wooden factory cut down the wages of the workmen 20 per cent, and coal went up, and the wnter.sct in hard and cold, and we hcgun 10 con- slider the question of how and where we would economize, the local paper was almost the first thing upon which my husband settled,
 "rhat, at least, Is an unnecessary extravaganza he said.
 l winced little. The Boggsyille Herald had been my companion for moro lonely evenings than cared to remember.
 Its only Sl,50 a year, Obadiah, and really it's very interesting lit tie paper" said.
 Just Sl.j too much" said my husband, curtly. "Fhc subscription is just out I'll tell them we won't re. new if, If you care so much about, Josie, you can easily borrow Mrs. Meggs' paper.
 l was silent. 1 never could make Obadiah understand the decp-rootcd aversion to borrowing from any one which l had inherited from my mother.
 50 we gave up the weekly paper, and ieft oit uslng butter, and burned candles penny pound cheaper, and sponged and cleaned and re- bound and new buttoned Obadiah $ great qaqt, instead qf h'y'Rg | new one, and left off going to church be- cause my old cloak was so shabby
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