The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-08
TELL YOUR WIFE.

TELL YOUR WIFE.
Yes, the only way is to tell your wife
just how you stand. Show her your bal.
ance sheet. Let her look over the items.
You think II will hurt her feelings. No
it won't do any such thing. She has
been taught that money is with you, just
as little boys think it is with their fathers,
terribly hard to be reached, yet insxhaus-
tible. She has had her suspicious alread-
y. She has guessed you were not SO
prosperous as you talked. But you have
so befogged your money affairs that she.
poor thing, knows nothing about them
Tell it right out to her, that you are living
outside of your income. Take her into
partnership, and III warrant you'll never
regret it. There may bs slight shower
at first, but that's natural Let her see
your estimate and when you como home
again, she will show you that you have
put her bills too high. True, she had an
eight-dollar bonnet last winter. but ''it is
just IS good as ever" a few shillings will
provide it with new strings, and rsfit it
q little; "the shape" she says, sis almost
exactly as they wear them now" And
you will be surprised to see how much
less expensive she can make your own
wardrobe. She will surprise you with 4
new vest-not exactly unfamiliar some
how, looking as if in an smother shape
you had seen it bsfore,--yet as a new
vest, and scarcely costing a dollar whore
you had allowed five. Old cravats will
experience resurrection in her hands,
coming but 80 rejuvenated that nobody
but those that are lot into the secret, would
suspect that they are old friends in new
shapes. The gown you were going to
buy-out Of what forgotten chest she has
gathered tho materials you cannot ina
gine-but there it is, comfortable and
warm. and just the thing you wanted for
the long winter evenings that are coming
on as fast as the almanac will let them.
You will find a wonderful change in
tastes and sppetites. Whereas she al
ways fancied what was little out Of sea-
son or just coming into market-now if
beef is dear, she thinks "boiled mutton is
delightful, Is tender a. a chicken" If
lamb rises. and fish are plenty, she thinks
"a striped bass is 80 good occasionally"
and always insists on having it Fridays.
Whereas, before she must hear oil the
musical celebrities she is "out of
all patience" with these foreign singers.
If Jenny Lind were to rsturn and sing
some OF our own sweet airs. she'd like TO
hear her; but she has had enough of Itali-
an Extrayaganzas, oil written on the leg
or lines below or above, as il it were a sin
TO tarry long on the common staff.
Before you have thought much about it
you will find yourself spending most Of
your evenings At home, and such evenings
too! so full of domestic enjoyment, and
firsside pleasures, that you will look with
wonder on the record Of last years OK.
penses and marvel that you found time or
relish for the costly entertainments that 20
seriously taxed your port monnais.
My dear friend, if like Spain, your out
goes threaten 10 exceed your income, bs
sure and tell your wife Of it, Not in q
tone and manner that will lead her to
think you don't want her to buy furs this
winter, but just as if you wanted coun-
sellor in the day Of your trouble. And if
she does not come up, heart and soul, and
most successfully to your relief, put mo
down for no prophet, and her for no sps-
cimen Of Yankee lass.-N. Y. Times.