Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-05-07
He finally became convert 10 the senti-
ment SO epigrsmmatically expressed by
the noet.

i yes ,.g sfs4
About what?'
4 wsnt some money.
l 4 YoS want money! Why. how much
did you marry. prayp'
| More than l shall ever get, fear
/ We'll, that's a good one! But what's
the troublep'
Do you keep a secret?' asked Tom,
in whisper.
TRY me, and see.'
4 married money, you know
/ Everybody says SO, at any rate
And everybody thinks so but mel
There's plenty of money in the case, but
unluckily there's none to be had! can't
lay hold of it,
! 'Ha! ha! hal laughed Dick, in his face.
| 'You laugh, but what wouldyo do?'
'What would I dop'
| Nothing is easier, replied Dick.
| Il hope not said Tom, but how shall
60 to work?'
Have you broached the subject to your
better hal?,
Haven't dared to; she won't let me, in
fact!'
| Then run up bill or two,'
| Then what?' asked Tom, earnestly.
Have it sent in at such time 10 the
house, and be sure net to be at home
| i never thought Of that
| She'll either pay it or blow, continued
Dick.
But what If the latte.?'
Then you've got at the core of your
subject, and you can 60 ahead after that
as circumstances will best allow
| III try it'll act on your happy sug-
ges'ion!'
why not at once?'
True; what will you have9 Shall we
go into Carter's and get one Of his incest
} teams and take drive out to SpikevilleF
. You couldn't have hi, the nail more ex-
ac'ly on the head; let's go at once!' said
Dick.
q That was sfast' afternoon the re-
r mainder OF it--and il began new era
To be sure, il was step taken in the
RI duk, but Tom hoped thai il would lead
: to happy results and plenty Of ready
: money.
, In due time the bills began to come in
One morning the door bell rang; il
: chanced to be about nine o'clock. The
3 servant answered the summons, and car
E ried a bill up stairs to her mistress. The
, bell rang again, and there came second
bill. A third time, and anno,her BILL
E Mrs. Euphrasia Turnabout began to grow
e alarmed.
/ Presently came along the dinner hour
I 1t duly found Tom Turnabout, Esq, al
: home and at the table.
J. All during the meal he anxioasly scan
O ned the TEXTURES Of his wife, trying hi
o very best to imagine her as feeling su
Il premely happy in enjoying the privilege
Of paying her dear husbands bills; but h'
a succeeded in reading no such expression
e on her face; he looked for the slighes
j. trace Of il in vain.
3, 1t was too perplexing. There sat Eu
!. phrasia, worth her fortune, over agains
" him at table-a mountain of gold, as
v were, within his reach, but he not able I
J. pick off even shiny scale from its sur
of face. She was as calm as a delicious
of cool, summers morning; he, on the olhe
s. hand, was burning up with disapointmer
10 and chsgrin.
N He declared within himself that b
E? could stand it no longer. 1t was fe,
m steps beyond human endurance. Bette
III die at once than live long in this sus
pense. :.
" So at last he meekly remarked to hi
10 wife
ne .Euphrasia, was there anything brougl
3 here this morning for me?'
Id .Yes, DEAR she replied, there WEI
he bills for horse hire, and confectionar.
refreshments, and one thing and anothe
ct but didn't read them particularly
o. know that's not lady's business
d. Was there bill Of furniture, toe
lis inquired the agitated Tom.
be Yes. dear; l paid that and took r.
m. ceip but the others, your personal ma
u tiers, YOU know--those carefully place
,ct in your escriiorie. where you could read
o. " find them when you wished to. hoI
IIy you do not consider me too inqnisitive
m just looking at them to see what thu
e. were!'
j." Tom was not possessed Of any Il
ni. much philosophy, and this last serio'
{ sally, Of his wife quite upset what lit
at he had. Swallowing his dinner as IA
x as he could with eafety do it, he push'
er az fast as he could 60 for his Office
Ere long bis old friend, Dick, made h
" appearances.
iot WAR said Dick, how goes it, Tom
lis 'It's no CO. surely answered Tom.
ne How nowp Were the bills paid?'
"a. Tom explained the whole.
Hi. friend admitted that it would
he exceedingly hard to get round wom'
liz who un,ieystood herself 50 well ~ did b
Ell wife, more particularly W.T. she held q
he purse-strines.
Sc Tom gave i, up altogether. That .
as ternoon was spent by him in refiecti'
upan the extreme wor'hlesshess Of i
n dependence for an independent livi'
= upon another, and in forming strong Ts