The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-08
CHEATED HIMSELF.

Z dollars ibis morning
: Five doIIsrs Ssrsbf Why shss do 20
want OF iti
Why. returned his wife. In . persussiv
toue, while shade OF anxiety lifted acros
her face, yon know little Lncy beeds q
outside garment Of soms kind. Tor eve
4 Yesterday che came home from school or
ing from the Effects OF the cold and tods
il will be colder still. Nov Mrs. Robinson
has sack which she had made Tor be
little child. bat as IL 10 too small she voul,
; like TO sell II. and che offered il to ma 70
three dollars. II just fits Lucy.
Well. you can get il, | suppose, ssi,
MI. Ellery, somewhat uneasily.
But will you let me have the money
Cbsrlesp
No Sarah. could not today.
Then cannot get the sack. returned
Mrs Ellery. los disappointed tone. for
when Mira Robinson sells It she wants the
money to get smother Ifyou could sc
com IN ods ste.me to day. Charles.
Ieauuot Sarah; so there's aud end TO it.
I've been wanting new pair OF boots
this last three weeks. but csu't afford
the money to get them. You will have
TO ix Lucy up some way for the present,
aud before long perhaps l can get her
ssck.
Can't have . sack, mamma? asked the
child, u little bright eyed girl Of six years
OF sge.
Not nov. Lucy. Pa hasn't got the
money. answered ber mother, endeAvor
log 10 sootbe the child 10 its disappoint
ment.
Not TO spare. said Mr.. Ellery. in sort
OF nervous manner. have money enough
for that, but have several small debts
that must be paid.
The child was bitterly disappointed.
and beirg no longer able to control her
grief she burst into tesrs Mrs. Ellsry
looked sad and tboushtiul, nor could
she reprets the tear drops that stole to Der
eyes.
Therel uttered Charles Eilery, as he
sro 10 from the table aud set his chair
back with an energetic movement Thsl's
always the way. It's nothing but money
money, money; and then when I haven't
got II; there must be q crying spell. i
o, you wrong me. Charles. uttered Sar.
ah, 10 an earnest tone. IS she grz.d re-
proschfully up into her husbands face.
You know that for myself am willing TO
get along almost any way even Istay
away from church rather than call upon
you for clothing; but our child must go
to school, and for her sake have asked
this. II is the frst time have asked you
for money for over q month.
Charles Ellery felt like making some
rash reply to bis wiie's remarks. but be
could not help seeing that she did not de'
serve it.; and 10 40 unhappy, discontented
mood, be turned and left the houas.
After her husband had gone. Mrs. Fl.
lery endeavored 70 soothe her child's feel
ings; but 1t was with q heavy heart that
sbessw her little daughter start for school,
for she knew that her dress was insult
cient to protect her from the weather. but |
she fsed the little one up 81 best she
could, and family hoping that she might
not suffer. the mother cav her child de,
part. la vain was it that Mrs. Ellery
tried to bsnish the unpleasant feeling that |
had taken possession of her mind. for |
long had che snff red IN silence and alone;
and ihroughou. the day she was sad snd |
uoLappy.
Charles EIlery vas good mechanic. and
be worked very steadily, and bis pay
amounted to ten dollars per week. His
house rent Was only one dollar and twen
~ Eve centsoper week. bis furniture vas
oil paid for. and bis provisions did not
average loser four dollars 3 week at the
farihesi. aud yet bis wife aud child sctusI
iy suffered. at times. for the want OF CLOTH
log. Mt that they we,e ever ragged. or
even short OF decent wearing apparel, but
there were many little things thst would
bsve really conduced TO their conf and
happiness which they we're Obliged 10 do
without; sud then. ~hrn the wife dill OBJ
tain some triflng srficl. II lre.r. the
money with which TO pay for 1t came 70
hard and ungrsciousiy. that she would sl
most rather have done without ii. There
wss another thing that sdded 10 hrr
Weight OF sorrow. For long time her
husband he'd passed his evenings away
IRON home even frmsipias aws, Till mid,
sbd often lsier. aud st such times
he ms ie IreQarut use OF slcholic bevers
ees; but sssiost tbs sbr Lsd never made
. decided a. smonstfspcr. Tor be bsd never
20 biz home Ia state of intox CO
lion. aud sL- h.d 10 Ides that sbst be
drank coaid make much dsf renee 10
poist Of vie~. Bot Sarah Fl
lery sas not viih0oi her fvs's. and %
night sfier uish, passed, aud fjaod her
b husbsni absent 90 is.ts irym Li, bome
shs could not but trrubIe Tor the iu'
iare-
Ttst nish, iiuls Lucy returned iron
school gel and col3. aud sitb 9 Dcthef's
fond care. Mrs. Elisy changed ter gar
ments snd placid her BY the ssrm DIRE.
bu, . cod shi,er seemed to hsve taken
Of the etiId. Which 20 outward
ssru,n could overcome. sad The mother
feared thai her daughter vouid b<
sick. Charles came home TO bis supper.
md - ihs svea,s Of .hs norniss bad psss. |