Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-03-30
HARD TIMES.

~ said my wife, with q little
piquant elevation Of her pref
y brows. II began to think he waa
somehow gifted with Immortality"
Dead at last" said I. "And what dc
you think. Jenny1 He has left us q
hundred dollars"
"A hundred dollarsv' echoed my wife
clasping her hands together. "Oh!
Charies-a hundred dollarsr'
Now all this may sound like q two.
pence half penny sort Of affair to some
Of my readers. as am very well aware.
But A. am only q clerk on salary OF
nine hundred q year-a hundred dollars
drifting. a. II were. out Of the sky,
seemed very neat sum to me.
Jenny and were both young people.
Just beginning the world, with no par
ticular riches, except one apple checked
baby. Jenny did her own work, made
my shirts and cut and fitted her own
dresses. walked to and from bust
ness every day to save the twenty cents
omnibus fares. We did our best to make
both ends meet-and q tight pull we
found II.
SO that you will easily see that this
hundred-dollar bill represented consid-
cradle more to us than Its mere face
value. Old Uncle Moses Manson was
MORALLY offended when HE niece, .Jen.
ny clifford. chose to marry me instead
Of q wixened. bespectacled, old contem.
porary Of his own. lie had never spoken
TO her since. and we naturally enter
tained no very exalted hopes Of any
parliamentary recollections on his part.
And the hundred-dollar bill. therefore.
possessed tho charm Of an agreeable
surprise into the bargain.
Charles" said Jenny, under her
breath. what shall we do with itr'
THAT II the very question" said l.
DO you know. Jenny"
l hesitated little here.
"fesr she responded. interroeatiye.
".
Every fellow In the bank. except me-
has gold watch. I've been asha med
OF this old silver concern more than
once. And Seymour has 4 very nice
second hand one for sale that he will
let me have for ninety dollars II"
And turn the hundred dollars into n
mere useless ornament" cried Jenny.
with = strong accent Of dIsapproba ton
IN her voice. Charley. that isn't \ biz
like you"
well. then. what do you suggesty"
should - like to give a social partv
with IT," said Jennie. coaxingly. "Only
think how often we've been Invited out
eincc we were married. and never have
ead chance to return any Of the hos.
FATALITIES Of our friends. The must.
clans. the supper. and all. would come
within the hundred dollars"
And you are absurd enough n w,.h
to eat. and drink. and dance nm . .nn,
IKE THAR cried. mo. no. Jennette. II
10 entirely out Of the question"
"A new velvet suit for the babv =.
suggested Jenny. pouting a little At the
emphasis Of my words.
How would Il correspond with IN.
scat Of our surroundings asked. not
without IN accent Of bitterness. lyon
bad great deal better suggest q new
winter suit and overcoat for me. Yon
never ssem to observe how shabbv 7
am getting"
Nobody notices eentlemsn..
dresa." said Jenny. IL can make vonr
svercoat look very nice with frcsh bind.
Ing and new buttous-but how I should
uks . sealskin jacketr'
Jenny" said I. somewhat d,seuste,,
4 had no idea you could be % ,elf,sh !.
Jenny eolor~d and tossed her head.
"selnsh. indceir' cried she. 81 won,a
IKE to know whether you have vet aug.
gcssed anything which was not for
four own special benefit and useY'
We wers both client I don't suppo.e
either one OF ~ had felt 20 v,ndlc,iye
before. since our marriage. Clearly.
the hundred dollar bill had worked no
great beneft ~ yet
"ru tell you what Jenny" said I:
Tets compromise. Let's bug q new All.
tins-room aud stairs carpet saw a
beautiful pattern at Moody's yesterday
-pearl-gray. with . vine Of scarlet
uloss all over It."
II don't care very much for new car.
eets ~ long A. We live ON q second
ooor." said Jenny. And you don't
sesm to remember. Charles. that I
haven't had silk dress since we were
married BLACK silk 70 suitable for all