The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-31
MISTAKEN ECONOMY.

@We really must economic somehow
or other. Josie. said my husband, tug
ging wildly at his whiskers.
Yes, indeed, We must, said. wiring
we are neither OF us extravaganza 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 |. We were very young,
and perhaps we had begun the world too
early. Our relations told US we had no
business to marry; but as their gratuitous
opinions were all that they had ever
given us, or ever intended 70 give Us. we
had not paid much attention to these
utterances.
We had taken a little one story cottage,
just on the high road. which was to let
cheap, because there were only two rooms
and kitchen 20 1t. But what did Obadiah
and / want with more than two rooms
aud kitchong 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 accommodations were not
extensive, but we did not expect 10 hold
fashionable receptions or To give large
dinner parties.
Obadiah had plenty Of work in the
wooden factory, down by the depot, and
hung out my little sign, "Dressmaking
and Millinery, and hoped that some one
would sec ii, and come in and give me an
Of time after my housekeeping duties
were over In the morning, and couldn't
be always beeswaxing the furniture,
arranging the china cupboard, or polish
ing the windows.
II wish could get some dressmaking
TO dol" said wistfully, and did 80 long
for dollar or two Of my own.
why don't you advertise in the village
paper 2" said old Mr.. Meggs.
Obadiah burst out laughing.
ADVERTISED" said he. why, what ON
earth do you take us for, Mr.. Meggs? II
costs deal Of money to advertise.
1T costs something certainly, said Mr..
Meggs. thoughtfully stroling his chin,
but then IL calls public attention 10 the
particular sort of iron you have in the
Are"
a little local paper like that, said
Obadiah, rather CONTEMPORARY.
Its local custom that your wife wants,
isn't II ?" said Mr.. Meggs
And never did think much OF news
papers. added Obadiah.
So that settled the question; and after
ward, when the foreman of the wooden
factory cut down the wages of the work
men 10 per cent, and coal went up, and
the winter set In hard and cold, and we
bcxunto consider the question of how
and where we could economize, the local
paper was almost the very first thing upon
which my husband, settled.
That, at least, is an unnecessary ex-
travagance, he said.
WINGED little. The BoggsviIle
Herald Rad been my companion for more
lonely evenings than cared toremember.
-lt'slo only $3.50 year. Obadiah, and
REALLY It's very interesting little paper, 4"
I said.
Just $3.50 too much, said my hus-
band CURLY. "The subscription Is Just
out. I'll tell them we won't renew IL.
Ifysu care 40 much about II, Josie. you
can easily borrow Mrs. Meggss paper.
Twas silent. never could make Oba-
diah understand the dceprootcd aversion
~ borrowing from any one, which had
inherited from my mother.
80 we gave up the weekly paper. and
left of using butter. and burned candles
penny pound cheaper, and sponged
and cleaned and rebound and new but
toned Obsdiah's great coat, instead of
buying new one. and left off going TO
church because my old cloak was so
shabby and couldn't afford anything
better. And oh. how did miss the Her
aldl
ie II could only get little dressmak-
Ing 70 do" | said 70 myself, IL would
subscribe again. But can not bear to
ask Obadiah for cent Of his hardearned
money.
rvss sitting by the window. sad and