The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-04-28
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face.
'sYou laugh, but what would yor
"What would l do 2"
Yes-what shall | dow
"Nothng is easier" replied Dick.
/ hope not" said Tom, al but how
shall | &C TO work?"
Have you broached the subject II
your better halfw
"Haver't dared to; she won't let me
in factm
"Then run up bill or two"
Then what g asked Tom earnestly
Have it sent at such time to the
house, AMI be sure not to be at home'
~ never thought of that"
She'll either pay it or blow" con
tinued Dick gr-s. s-ss
"But what if the latter 2"
"Then you've got at the core of youl
subject and you can go ahead after tha
as circumstances will best allow"
''l'll try it-Fll act on your happy
suggestion !"
"True; what will you have? Shall
we go into Carter's and get one OF his
incest teams and take drive out tc
SPneville 2"
SYou couldn't have hit the nail more
exactly on the head let's go at once p;
said Dick.
That was " fast afternoon-the re-
mainder of it-aud it began new era.
To be sure it was step taken in the
dark, but Tom hoped that it would lead
to happy results and plenty of money.
In due time the bills began to come
in.
One morning the door-bell rang, it
Glanced to be about nine o'clock. The
servant answered the summons, and
carried bill up stairs to her mistress.
The bell rang again, and there came a
second bill A third time, and another
bill. Mrs. EuphraSia Turnabout began
to grow alarmed.
Presently came along the dinner hour.
1t duly found Tom Turnabout, Esq, at
home and at the table.
All during the meal he anxiously
scanned the features of his wife, trying
his very best to imagine her as feeling
extremely happy in enjoying the privi-
lege of paying her dear husbands
bills: but he succeeded in reading no
such expression on her face; he looked
for the slightest trace of it in vain.
1t was too perpIexing. There sat
Euphrasia, worth her fortune, over
against him at table-a mountain of
gold, as it were, within his reach, but
he not able to pick off even shiny
scale from its surface She was as calm
d. d t;elieioas c1ul. summers morning,
he. on the other hand, was DuruIng
with disappointment and chagrln.
He declared within himself that he
could stand it no longer 1t was few
steps beyond human endurance. Better
die at once than live long in this sus-
pense.
So at last he meekly remarked to his
wife
"Euphrasia, was there anything
brought here this morning for me 2"s
ayes, DEAR" she replied, " there
were three bills for horse-hire, and con-
fectionery, refreshments and one thing
and another but did not read them
particularly-you know that's not a
lady'S business"
"Was there bill for furniture too ?n
inquired the agitated Tom.
Yes, dear; | paid that and took
receipt; but the others, your personal
matters, you know, those carefully
placed in your escritoire, where you
could readily find them when you
wished to. | hope you do not consider
me too inquisitive in just looking at
them to see what they were !"
Tom was not possessed of any too
much philosophy, and this last serious
sally of his wife quite upset what little
he had Swallowing his dinner as fast
rs he could with safety do it, he pushed
as fast as he could for his Office. Ere long
MS old friend, Dick, made his appear
ance.
"WeH ~ said Dick, chow goes it I"
dts no go,'' surliIy answered Tom
Elbow not? Were the bills paid?"
Tom explained the whole.
His friend admitted that it would be
exceedingly hard to get round a wo-
man who understood herself SO well as
lid his wife, more particularly when
she held the purse strings.
Tom gave it up altogether That
afternoon was spent in rejecting upon
the extreme worthlessness of his de-
oendence for an independent living on
another, and in forming strong reso-
ution to go ahead and to do something
'or himself.
The lesson he learned chanced to be
/ most valuable one, which many a
married wife may at her leisure give
ler husband, to his decided advantage,
Tom Turnabout, Esq, afterwards
urned out very respectable member
IF his profession-enough so, at any
-ate, to be able to earn sufficient to pay
MS carriage and oyster-house scores.
At home he never knew what trouble
meant
~ It is stated that DR.. Bigelow, an
operator, lately attempt
ed to save the life of little girl at
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