Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30

''Ns. don'ti" cried Rob. Its going -
be more fun this week than all the rest
put togetheri"
II don't think Ii would be right Il"
said Maud. I'VE promised"
Its the hardest on you" said Mrs.
Newbury, looking at her husband. with
your long walk and cold dinners"
You needn't back out on my ac-
count" said Mr.. Newbury. I'm doing
nicely, thank you'll"
81 don't want you to on my account"
said Mrs. Newbury.
'Then Wen grit our teeth and keep
it up to the bitter end" laughed Mr..
Newbury.
This last week opened with . tre-
mendous snowstorm, followed by
zero weather, and Mr.. Nerbury
found his three-mile walk no pleasure
excursion.
The house supplies began to run low.
What Indian meal, T@@-aroni. sp1 peas.
rico and potatoes there were hs3 20 be
given to the hens. But there ~ no
animal food, and the lack of this, to-
gether with the cold, had the effect OF
reducing the number of eggs to two
or three day.
And the butter gave out and the
shortening. In fact, there was hard
" anything left of a substantial ma
ture excepting -four and canned fruit.
Saturday was rainy. and the soap box
was empty, so the washing had to be
done with a small remnant of washing
powder and dried in the attic.
Sunday was rainy also. and seemed
interminable, but the family spirits
were good, for now the end was in sight.
The last day of the last week in Jam
uary came, and Mr.. Newbury returned
home at night to a frugal supper and
three smiling and triumphant individ-
uals.
well, we've done it," he exclaimed
gleefully, opening his pocketbook and
displaying a roll of bills. Heres a
whole months salary, and we don't owe
cent of it."
at is worth all it has cost" said Mrs.
Newbury, in a tone Of conviction,
though the past week has been simply
dreadful, and I hope and pray I may
never have to live another like it."
cit was like SIEGE" said Maud, land
"'Twas jolly lark" said Rob, with
chuckle, but all the same I'm rather
glad it's over, and that we're going to
have something to eat. I'm trif1e tired
of BUTTERFLIES biscuit, milkless cocoa and
sugarless sauce"
And I suspicion that mother is tired
of Norah-less kitchen" laughed Maud.
She had hardly spoken when there
was the sound of the outside door be.
ing opened and Norah's voice was heard
directing some one about her trunk.
Mrs. Newbury drew long breath.
at needed but this to make my happi'
ness complete" she murmured.
Now" she said, when Norah had
been greeted and had gone upstairs.
"now why not extend our New Years
resolution or one clause of it, rather?
For how long?"
"Oh-forever. Let US make it rule
of our lives never to get in debt, but
to pay cash for every single thing we
buy at the time we buy it,
"Yes," said Maud. now we're safely
out of the clutches of the octopus, do.
for PHYS sake, let us keep out"
81 really think that is the honest
way" said Mr.. Newbury. IF we can't
pay for thing, what right have we to
buy it? None at all"
So the Newburys turned over new
leaf and paid as they went, and after
only brief trial of this plan they liked
it so well that nothing save dire neces-
sity would have induced them to &C
back to the old, slipshod way. True,
they sometimes miscalculated and fell
short, and had to practice self-denial
for longer or shorter periods, but the
discipline was useful and led to batter
calculation and a wiser economy
Elizabeth Robbins, in Ladies' World.