St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-20

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ty cents a box" = 'sa osg <. .sse - -
% II havn't lately" ==a s-.a <s"saya e3a7s7ss=
mo, you havn't." zt-5s.a~ s-7a .4sr zsss@.1
- .eAnd I never will again. Now, Maria,
Iwass thinking if. we could save up four
or FIVE hundred year for three or four
years, We might buy house, % #. .
il" Every true; and we will begin now, if
you like" .......z,.
s with all my heart g.. p. ~n.4
on shall allow me a fixed sum for my
personal expense" -. -s..~ ...:
"say two hundred dollars" .:
"Half that will do" -.........
sBut you can't come down all at once
from eight hundred to one hundredy'
Yes I can," replied the pretty little
woman, the mischief cleaning in her radi-
ant eyes. - - -s@ ~. .5 ~
'.cThen we can buy house in three
years. - - fs%l. ~s+ z" @-.
"Suppose you buy Raymond's now p"
"But I cannot. I havn't dollar in the
world after my bills are paid"
1sThen l will let you have fifteen hun
drcd dollars to pay down." ~
"You! You are facetious, Maria
What are you laughing att" ay1
Maria, for some reason or other, had
burst into a violent fit of laughter. b.
EYou shall have the money, Edward
But you must promise not to tell any one
what an extravrgant wife you have, as you
did Dr.. Smith"
'|What do you mean, Maria? Forgive
me for that -:
"Iwill, my DEAR" replied she; and going
to her drawer she produced two bank
books, and placed them in her husbands
hand. ~ @@s.- "',* ..-s..iF Z.
One of them indicated that she had a
thousand dollars in one Savings Bank, and
the other six hundred in another bank
OF course Edward was astonished- was
his duty to be astonished. yJ
Your extravagant wife has saved six
teen hundred dollars Of your money, in spite
of your teeth, besides curing you of sundry
reckless habits."' And she threw herself
upon sofa and laughed till she had nearly
gone into fit. ..........-.
"N1aria, you are jewell! I am amaz-
ed.''
"You ought to be amazed"
"You paid Dr. Smith,"
"I did, -.
t'Hc lied to me, then.'' -
.':No, he didn't; you and I are one, so OF
course you paid it. I had to tell him my
secret, and in return he informed me wha,
an excellent character you had given me
for prudence and economy"
"Forgiye me, Maria. You have made
me the happiest man in the world"
t'And / am revenged." -. -s.-
>sRevenged ?" @"- ->>s@'--~s L 81.
"You found fault with me every day
when you came home, and I resolved t
punish you. knew you would not refuse
me money, and I have at length brough
you to your senses" ....-..5..r< .t...Tz..
| ri see where the money went to, now"
"Do you, indeed z" s.f.-:, -, :.,~' ~ ~%.-3 z.
t'To tell the truth, I thought there wa
very little show for the money gave you.
sSixteen hundred dollars, money in hand
was large sum to Edward, who had spen
everything as fast as he got it. He. fel
like new man-ike a rich man Wha
a treasure was Maria, who, besides bein!
pretty, sweet tempered and devoted, was
thorough fnancier. .... .....,.:, =
1 For my part I should not like d financie
on any other terms. A prudent, but growl
ing ill-tempered shrew would be my abomi
nation; and before her I should prefer
pretty, sweet tempered, devoted woman
who would spend all I could get. L.5... :.
The Raymond place, and a delightful
] place it was, Immediately came into Ed
wards possession. It's paid for now, an
! our friends are as happy as during thei
honeymoon zss,.z sa@--5Aa <rszo oa .Ss.sv