The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-04-03
HARD TINES CONQUERED.
Appeal al-Avalanche.


1890. Mr.. X. sat in his house silent,
thoughtful. and his troubled coun-
tenance indicated very plainly
that his heart was being gnawed
by some mental cancer. All el-
forts on The part of his wife and
children 10 chase away The gather
ing gloom utterly failed, and he
returned no answers 10 their oft
repeated questions. Mr. X. is
religious man, and ordinarily
very cheerful one, but this night
he was gloomy, and his wife had
mol failed 10 mark his sadness. At
first she thought she would not
disturb him. because she had hop
ed that in short time, like The
morning that clears up all smiling
aud beautiful alter he falling OF
spring shower and The passage of
summer cloud, so 1t would be
with her husband, but not so, and
at last she asked: "Whdt is the
trouble that is causing such
gloom = Trouble enough" he
replied. I'VE have been married
ii years, and we have a house full
of children. Our eldest daughter
is fast approaching womanhood,
and We have not been able to edu-
cate her, and we are no better off
IN the way of This worlds wealth
Than when we first began the jour
ney of life together. | have al
ways commanded the highest
wages for my labor; | have always
made large crops and sold them
for fair prices, and here we are to-
night, poor as church nice. In a
short time our children will grow
up i'll ignorance and leave US; we
shall grow old and unable to work,
aud II will be wonder ii We es-
cape the p0orh0use. | find that
we have spent from $3.50 10 $400
annually in the stores, and now
we must call a halt, turn over u
new leaf, and spend less money
than we make, OF we must make
up our minds TO be chased the re-
mainder of our days by want and
debt, The two hungriest wolves that
ever destroyed human happiness"
"Well," said the wife, we have
lived upon as little as We could,
and If we are to live upon less we
shall certainly starve, and we had
better go 10 The poorhouse at once
and not wait for old age. | have
pinched and pinched, and gone
barefoot, and barely cooked meat
enough TO grease our lhrOats or
season the vegetables, and now
| am told that | must come down
10 smaller fare and cut less, and
cook less, and eat less. We had
better go and eat grass at once"
Il have made up my miud,n re-
piled The husband, CHAT The new
leaf must be turned even fit comes
TO eating grass. A man in debt and
no money in his houge nor in his
pocket, and savage creditors daily
on his track ihirsling for gold, is
the veriest slave that ever lifted
up iron-eaten sinews to implore
pity, and ] would rather starye
than wear such chains. If you
will only be cheerful and help me,
| will show you that we can be
free anG independent" A strange
feeling of aspiration 10 be free
came into the wife's heart, and
with that earnest calmness which
presages victory, she SAID II be-
lieve you are right, and you can ar
range such measures of economy
as you think best, and | will do all
in my power 10 live upon Them"
They cid economize, they did
keep away from the stores, they
did cal vegetables and chickens,
and at the end Of the year 1890 Mr..
X. paid all his bills, and they
amounted 10 S42, and he had mon
ey enough 10 pay for Two good
mules, and wagon, and pvt him
self through The year 1891 without
going into debt for one cents worth
Of anything.
The foregoing is true story, for
the man lives near me, ard anyone
who doubts it can have the proof
when ever demanded.
If the same industry was used,
the same economy practiced, and
the same brave spirit in every
bosom, We would soon have the
richest and most independent
country in the world. Our people
buv too much, raise too little and
waste too much time, and until
these profligale habits are aban-
doned the cry will ever be "hard
times" JOB HARREL.