| Show r poor 0 r beono economy my it ha indeed a melancholy fact that many comparatively well to do american families fall into the tha habit of pinching the stomach in order that the back may riot in purple and fine linen it was told recently of a family who lived in a brownstone front and made a great show that they invariably sat eat down to half rations at their meals the family consisted of seven while the butchers and grocer s bills showed that comfortable provision was made for not mort m oril than four persons the cons consequence consequent equen c e wh why y that they were always guarr quarreling eling ans ana fighting of course the result of flaccid nerves and impoverished blood the poor ill paid slave who used to live with them and do the work of two slaves told this talo tale out of school after her happy emancipation why bless yer heart maam she ehe said to her now new mistress who was helping her to make the beds in the modest flat savin yer sence they used to cut the bread th |
