Year: 1869

my wife, with a slight frown up
on her brow, and l would really like t
see it.


And Mime Milford's new story was
to come out in this weeks paper. ]
really wish l could borrow it some
where, said Mary.


! Here, Tommy said 1, taking five
cents from my pocket run down to the
news office and buy a copy if it's not
too late and the publishers Office is not
shut up.


Tommy soon returned out of breath.
I've run enough after that old news
paper with Just touch of his fathers
spunk, 'and l won't do it again. The
publishers Office was closed, aud the
news Office had not a number left. l
would like to find out though when
that celebration is coming of. Nobody
knows for sure but the paper. Is it in
that, fatherg he added. The minds of
all as well as myself were on the miss
ing paper, but l was thoroughly out of
patience with myself, and with them.
i tell you l don't know anything about
| it I replied, in not very amiable tone,
/ fear. Seems to me you all are very
much interested in the confounded pa
per since it is stopped. I don't want
to hear another word about it. This
put quietus on the subject at least for
time.


However, as time passed on, 1 began
to think had made very little progress
in bettering my condition, and that
gathering information of current events
by intercourse with others was very
unreliable source. Every one gave
coloring peculiarly his own, and every
one needs read for himself to have a
correct idea of what is going on around
him.


Besides this, my business from dull
became duller, and eventually dullest;
while my neighbor across the way, with
no better qualifications or faculties than
myself, seemed to be doing thriving
business. Could it be because he ad-
vertised in the local paper that which
nobody took the trouble to read 2
Doubtful.


One day | met an old friend and Gus
toner whom 1 had often wondered
what had become of him, as well as
some others Of his neighbors, who were
once good paying customers of mine.


How are youP said he, giving me
his hand. How do you prOsperG Going
down hill, ehg


I hope not replied, with faint
smile.


We'll, see you have stopped sdver-
tisiDg, and I supposed you had closed
out or smashed up; and as am usually
in Lurry when l come to town, 1 go
where they advertise to do work well
and promptly. This is why 1 have not
seen you lately. Good by sir. If you
are still in the business, let US see your
card, and know what you are doing


1 began to think better of advertising
than 1 did before, and on my way
home I gave the publisher of the paper
a call.


4 begin to think, my friend, said l,
4 began in the wrong direction to cur
tail expenses, and l was indeed penny
wise and pound foolish. when ! with
drew my patronage. Our interest are
more intimately connected than l could
have believed, until I made the expert
ment.'


ThereupOn l was again enrolled on
his list of subscribers and half column
devoted to my business. And / freely
confess l have no reason to regret the
expenditures. Ny old customers and
many new ones began to make their
sppearance-business began to revive,
and ere long felt warranted in the ex-
pediency of securing an assistant.


My family was gratifed at the ap-
pearance of their old friend, the news
paper, and l am resolved that sooner
than part with it, / will give up 'ale
aud cigars which for me would be
quite a sacrifice. 1 prize more highly
than ever my newspaper.