The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-09-20
your weekly supply of tobacco for that

reason"
''Y on can't expect a man to give up
everything, and | can't make money!
mo, but you could earn it, if you
would set yourself about,it in the right
way. You are not the worst man in
the world, Joe, by any means. but YOU
are dreadfully shiftless one. and your
family have suffered because of it. |
am ready to help you to a certain extent.
and have spoken to old Mrs. Weston.
She has no home, and is willing to come
here and keep house. Tor dollar and
| half week. She will be good to the
! children, | feel sure and | will try to
send them something occasionally"
ID like to know where-On earth you
think I'm going to git dollar and
half week to pay that old woman. |
can't more than make out to git enough
to eat, say nothin' about payin' wages.
| | don't think you ought to expect it of
| me"
81 did not; told Mrs. Weston that l
would pay her wages: she was particu-
lar to know" said Margaret. little
| wickedly.
But that amt what l want" per
sisted Joe. Il want you to stay. l
didn't think you could do anything else
| now Kitty is dead. and she thought
afOre she died that it would be the best
arrangement in the world: she thought
| you couldn't do anything but stay for
| awhile. and then we kind O. planned
that after a little maybe you might
make up your mind to stay altogether.
GU might almost say it was her dyin'
| wish
what do you mean:" asked Marga-
ret. sharply.
"Why. get married. you know, after
while: lots of folks do marry their
wife's sister: they can't do it in Eng
land, but they can here: and then Kitty.
that is we, thought it would pay off the
mortgage as easy as any way, and
don't see why you can't
She Whirled on him like a young tor
nado, her face white with anger. Joe
Mason. do you really think YOU are
worth 500: DO you believe you could
save it if YOU lived to be hundred:
And do you think ! would entertain
such proposition for an instant: Tell
me that you did not mean it, or at least
that Kitty never said anything about it.
have been kind to Kitty i'll many
ways, and | cannot bear to think that
She would willingly consign me to the
life this would be- for patry $500.
Tell me you did not mean it. Joe
'Shan't do it, She said that and
more, after the doctor said she couldn't
get well, and | told her I'd do my best
to keep home for the children, and try
to get You to stay: but | spose You feel
50 alfred above me that you think you
would be disgracil' Yourself to marry
me: but I'm as good as You be any day.
Are You sure You Won t stay .Marearet?"
$50 sure that if there was no other
alternative, would blow out what few
brains | have While still retained my
senses. It is not that there are not
many women who would marry you,
Joe. but that You could deliberately
take all from me that makes life a
pleasure for that miserable money,
without considering me at all. seems to
to be the most selfish thing ever heard
of. ! shall try to forget all this as soon
as possible, and will do for the children
exactly as if you had not outraged every
feeling of my heart with your coarse
proposition; Int | shall leave here to-
morrow instead OF next week. and be
fore ! come again | hope you will be
able to look senSibly ut things and not
blame fate for what you have brought
upon yourself. The mortgage may rest
as it is for the present. If | find you
are dong Your best to make a living.
and keep a home for your children. |
shall not press YOU for the interest. |
could have borne the thought that you
wished to cheat me out of my money,
but myself is another thing
She Went away as she said, and Joe
considers himself a very ill-used man.
Victor sage kimfort in The Woman's
Journal.