The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

HAL vi HIS WoIp, iC o'OPpSd vi tll'
way home and emptied his pocket
into the Golfers OF the bank, carry
ing away with him solitary nickel
which he had overlooked in the
pocket where he kept his car fares
Then the whole affair slipped from
his mind.
The next morning he parted with
the nickel to the car conductor with
cheerful Inconsistencies and rea
lized not that he was penniless.
He was opening his lunchbox al
noon, when as luck would have it
there suddenly appeared before hin
a friend of his boyhood days who
had grown rich and aristocratic in
the years since they had met. Mr..
Delameter, in an exuberance of hos
pitality, Immediately conducted hin
to the highest priced restaurant III
the vicinity, ordered a dinner ir
keeping with the place, leisurely dis.
cussed it with his friend, and at its
close complacently drew forth and
opened his pocketbook. His feelings
at that interesting moment may be
better imagined than described, as
the novelists say.
That night he was glum all supper
time and atterward buried himself
in the day before's newspaper till
bedtime. When morning came, he
fingered about after breakfast was
over with no ostensible reason, at
last made a feint at starting and then
came back again.
Oh, by the way, he said, with a
fine air of carelessness, | had to bor-
row some money yesterday.
How much? asked his better halt,
with little blush.
Five dollars.
What for? trembled on Mrs. Della
meters lips, but she did not say it.
She simply handed him the exact
sum.
l guess you'd better let me have a
little for car fares while you're about
it.
A 10 cent piece was carefully
selected and laid in his palm.
Mr.. Delameter did not forget his
straitened condition that day. He
remembered it, of course, when he
sent the bill to his friend He felt it
when he passed a fruit stand on
which were displayed some particu-
larly fine oranges. 1t was called to
his attention when the little lame
boy with candy made his usual
round of the Office. 1t was painfully
presented to his mind when a man
with a subscription paper, wherein
figured the name OF Delameter, came
to collect the money subscribed,
and the lack was keenly appreciated
when he had to forego buying his
usual evening paper.
The third day he braced up, and
with reluctance he was wholly
unable 10 conceal requested the
means wherewith to buy pair of
light trousers. He secretly decided
to go without the necktie and socks
he had intended getting DIT the same
time till another month, and as the
garment was of cheaper quality than
he had originally thought OF having
he had enough money to carry him
through the day.
The fourth day was Sunday. Mr..
Delameter thought of the contribu-
ton box and decided he wouldn' t
attend church. His head ached, he
said.
The fifth day the grocer called at
at the office for his pay, and Mr.
Delameter, mumbling something
about "pocketbook in other pants,
sent him to the house, though ir
former days he had pooh poohed
the idea OF that being the more con
venient way and had decreed thai
the grocer should come to the office
for his money.
The sixth day Mrs. Delameter
with unlocked for generosity, gave
him so cents when he asked for ca
fare, and on the strength Of this h'
nailed a man with strawberries Oh
his way home at night, bought two
boxes and found he was six cent
short.
The seventh day Mr.. Delamete
realized that the experiment WASH
working quite in the way he mean
should. so he pulled himself to
gether and boldly asked for a 81
bill.
What tor7 queried his wife, a
though with an effort.
l well, l want to get pair c
boots.
Mems boots come high, don
they2 taltered Mrs. Delameter, wit
an artificial smile as she opened he
pocketbook.
Oh, the boots won't be more tha
81 probably, but l guess | can max
away with the rest.
Mrs. Delameter hesitated, blushec
bit her lip, then slowly handed OIL
two 81 bills and a silver half dollar
guess that will do you this time
she murmured, with downcast eye!
Mr.. Delameter glared at her, an
made as though he would cast tt