Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-12

TELL Your WIFE.-Yes, the only way is to
tell your wife Just how you stand. Show her
your balance sheet. Let her look over the
iterns. You think it will hurt her feelings. No,
it Won't do any such thing. She has been
taught to believe that-money was with you, just
as little BOYS thinks it is with their father-ter-
ribly hard to be reached, yet inexhaustible.-
She has had her suspicious already. She has
guessed you were not so prosperous as you talk
ed But you have so befogged your money af-
fairs 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 partner
shin. and I'll warrant you'll never regret it
There may be slight shower at first, but that's
ALWAYS natural. Let her see your estimate, and
when YOU come again, she will show you that
YOU have put her bills too high True she has
had an eight dollar bonnet last winter, but it is
lust as good as ever; few shillings will provide
it with new strings, and reft it a little;-the
sbape. she SAYS, is almost exactly as they wear
them now.' And you will be surprised to see
how much less expensive she can make your
wardrobe. She will surprise you with new
yest-not exactly unfamiliar, somehow looking
as in another shapeyou had seen it before-yet
new as a vest; and scarcely costing dollar
where you had allowed five.
Old cravats experience resurrection IN her
hands, coming out so rejuyenated that nobody
but those that are let into the secret would sus-
pect that they are old friends in new shape
The gown you were going to buy-out of what
forgotten chest has gathered the materials you
cannot imagine but there it is, comfortable and
warm and Just the thing you wanted for the long
winter evening that are coming on as fast as
the almanac will let them.
You will find wonderful change in her taste
and appetites Whereas, she always fancied
what was little out of season, of just coming
into market-now, if beef is dear, she thinks
boiled mutton is ightful-tender as chicken
If lamb rises, and fish are plenty, she thinks, a
stripped bass is so good, occasionally and al
ways insists on having it Fridays. Whereas,
before, she must hear all the musical celebrities
now, she is out of all patience with those for
eign singers If Jenny Lind were to return
and sing some of our sweet airs, she'd like to
hear her: but she has had enough cf Italian
extravagances, all written on the larger lines
below or above as if it were sin to tarry long
on the common staff.
Before you have thought much about 1t, you
will find yourself spending most of your eve
ming at home, and such evenings too! so full OF
domestic enjoyment, and hreside pleasure, that
YOU will look with wonder on the records OF last
years expenses, and marvel that you found
time to relish for the costly entertainments that
so seriously taxed your port monnie.
NY dear friend, if like Spain, your outgoes
threaten to exceed your income be sure to tell
your wife of it. Not in a tone and manner that
will lead her to think you don't want her to buy
fnrs 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 and SOUL and most
successful to your relief, put me down for no
prophet, and her for no worthy specimen of a
Yankey lass.