The Hillsborough recorder., 1858-07-28
THE wIFEs REVENGE.
BY oLIyER OPTIC.

No strawberries! What in the world is
ed Edward Lester, as he entered lis pleas
ant home in the suberbs Of Boston. :" You
know, Maria, | am very fond Of them, and
you are determined to punish me IN some
way il you can"
Punish you, Edward? What do you
talk So for:" returned the wife. sweet lit
tie woman, full OF betuty and grace.
:" You know like them very wuch," ad.
Jed the petulent husband.
:" But they taste too strongly ol the mo-
uey."
Come, come, Marias no more Of ponr
Richards saws. am heartily sick Of them.'
lyon would not have me pay sixty cents
box Tor strawberries, would you :"
Why not :"
"lt is too much"
" No it isn't
"You cannot afford it,"
Yes can. lsn'i nay salary fifteen hua-
drcd dollars year -
Z" do not think Strawberries at sixty cents
a box are very ploiitable,' replied the pref.
~ wife with pleasant Smile. ..-..
' Pooh -
The brute. Edward Lester did not de.
serve such beautiful, sweet.tempered wife
as Maria. What business had he To fret at,
and seold such lovely piece of woman.
kind as she was Ii was wicked, and can
hardly keep my temper while | record this
wicked conduct.
But Edward Lester. IN spite Of his peta-
liant manner. was really al excellent fellow,
aud loved the pretty little woman with all
his soul, though II Is true he had very sn>
guar way uf showing il. lie deserved a
thrashing for his hasty wOrl, yet as he event.
uall y learnt better, il is not worth While to
dwell too long upon the dark side of his
character.
I lie was very smart salesman. and was
employed IN large establishment oI the
city, at salary OF liIieen hundred dollars
For the first year after his marriage lie had
buarded, but desiring to have the comfort.
of home in ali their purity. the Young con
pie had decided to 90 to housekeeping.
Edward would have hired large huuse ai
a rcnt uf four hundred dullars a wear, il hi.
wife had not persisted that such dwelling
would wesr her lie out. lie then left the
matter entirely to her, and she found a nice
little cottage seven miles from the city. at q
rent of one hundred and fifty. The husbaa,
liked il very Eell. and Mara furnished il IL
, a very plain but neat style.
they were at home nov, and idr a time
the novelty Ul the thing kept El@1rd in ex'
crllent huuur but hc was reckless fellow
aud had no idea whatever Ol the value uf mo-
, ney. lie aIMays spent all his salary, AM
, sometimes little more.
Edward was out Of humOr because lie hat
( no traMbefres. and when he at duwn 10 th,
, table, the tea was tp1 weak, the bread taste
ul saiaratus, aud the butter was ton strong
T lie snarletl and growled, first at Mara aha
then al Bridget, I'LL the wllc Was almost dis
couraged. But shc did not yield h tue iin
/ pulse vi the moment aud get out Vi temper
. She kept smiling, however cutting aud sever,
, came the criticisms 0l her husband.
/ After tea lie sss a little modified. lu
6 there seemed nothing more to grumDle at
. aud he even eondesccnded 20 snile.
$ Edward. want fifty dollars tomorrow,
said Mara.
/ Tins was rather remarkable request 10
the careful little woman u make. tut nh,
. was very prudent IN regard 10 her pti'au
! expenses.
/; "Certainly, Maria.' replied Edward.
!. hope you ate going TO buy new slk.
c IL am"
1 lie handed her the money, and hoped III
6 would dres, herself q great deal better tln
! ever before, for he could afford il.