Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-26
Gaming
Money

and are In the same class"
Tell me about it, said the book
keeper. THE firm profits so great
ly by our invaluable services that We
are entitled to relax little in BUSH
mes hours"
1T was the Ladies' Aid society" ex-
planned the little stenographer.
about month ago the president re-
quested each one of us to bring 1--WE
dollars to be earned, by our individual
efforts. The money was to be pro
vided in one month from that day. It
was for a special purpose and We all
promised that we'd do as requested.
There aren't many other girls in
that society. They're mostly married
women. So they talked and talked
and wondered how on earth they could
earn Eve dollars apiece. They went
on that way for two hours after the
meeting was over. You see. they
weren't supposed to bring any money
that was given them-so they couldn't
ask their husbands to help them.
well. last Wednesday evening the
month was up. OF course. just took
<6flve dollar hill that I'd saved from
'lmy last check, so was perfectly safe.
,DIf hadn't earned 1t myself l wouldn't
have been able to bring It!
I'VE got there rather early-every
one was anxious to see If every one
else had brought five dollars. And oh,
they looked so worn out and tired,
and some of them even looked cross!
when the meeting began we all
began to tell how the money was
earned-and that's what gives me my
wealthy sensationl
"You know Mrs. Ward. Her hus.
band owns nearly half the city. be
lieve, and she has all sorts Of motor
cars and wears orchids all winteri
Well, she brought only $3.50! She
was almost In tears about 1t and she
offered to give the other 20 cents, II
they'd let her, out of her husbands
money. Everybody was anxious to
hear why she'd failed to earn the full
amount. What do you suppose shed
done? Pressed her husbands trou
sersi
"she said she had started right in
for she could charge only ten cents
pair-and she knew there were only
thirty days in month. So she hunt
ed up all the trousers her husband
owned and pressed them the first day
Then each day she pressed the pail
he had worn the day beforehand ther
she tried to persuade him to chang'
his trousers at noon sometimes so she
could press two pairs day. but he re
fused. She was counting up the days
and at the rate she was going sh'
couldn't possibly get the five dollar
before the month was up! She mad
him pay her each day. Finally, nea
the end, in despair, she took all tn
pairs of trousers out Of the close
again and, finding. she said, that the
were a little wrinkled from hanginl
so long, she pressed them once more
1t was that performance that ende
her earning powers Her husband sal
that a tailor was cheaper and did tn
work better.
Mrs. Cullen-you know, she give
presents worth hundreds Of dollars I
the church every little while. Sh
fairly keeps it running at times. Wei
she sold magazine subscriptions Sh
said that she found all her friends a
ready were subscribers for all tn
magazines she had for sale. FINAL
she had to canvass the streets. an
yet in order to make up she five do
lars she was compelled to sell thre
subscriptions to herself and then Civ
away the magazines We couldn't d.
eide whether that was fair or not.
MRS. Briggs painted place cards
She said she spent most OF tn
month In wondering what to do. an
Just a few days before last Wednei
day she learned that special frien
of hers was giving luncheon. s
she told the friend that she'd pair
, place cards at 25 cents each! In Il
, norance, her friend took her offer, an
she brought the place cards to SHOW
She had to laugh at II herself. fc
, she'd never painted a thing In her III
: before and she thought those simpl
: little things would be awfully easy
There was little red hill-she ha
just three color paints and didn
, know what to mix for other colors-
, and on the red hill was yelio'
, house with blue trimmings. Thos
|, were the three colors-and all the en-
bellishments we're Of the same color
: They were really unique
MRS. Broadway is dear little oil
I woman who just drives around an
; looks sweet and dainty and goes
) church. she made contract with he
D son to weed his whole lawn for hv
{ dollars!
!, Actually, when It got to me to te
. how l earned my FIVE dollars real
!. felt ashamed that I'd done it so easil
1T didn't seem right! So Miss Brow
who is studying music and has tim
4 making ends meet. and went into
4 corner and hid while We listened. Fl
: she had earned her money easily. &c
o Just took the i've dollars paid hs
q for one Sundays singing in the choil
: 81 wonder II all rich people fe'
4 sort OF mean and incapable when the
{ see other people workingl"-Chicae
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