Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-06-17
EDITOR and pI|ROPRIE'1loR
VIII OLE NUMBER 128.

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nomical the last year !" and he proceed
ca to detail the retrenchments he had
lT1ade.
"" You have done very well, Edward. :"
]" Yes, my dear, better than you have.
Who would have thought should ever
preach economy to- you !" laughed he.
&. What was the use for me to be
prudent, while you scattered your money
like chaff ~ asked the wife, with inf
mite good humor,
No use. confess. =
will turn over new leaf il you
will. You used to find fault with me
because would not buy strawberries al
sixty cents box"
:" havn't lately"
I No, You havn't."
And / never will again. Now,
Maria. ! was thinking if we could save
up four or five hundred year for three
or four years, we might buy house. !"
Very true : and we will begin now.
| ifycu like"
With all my heart. =
You shall allow me fixed sum for
my personal expenses"
I" Say two hundred dollars"
!" Half that will do. -
But you can't come down all at once
from eight hundred to one hundred ="
"Yes can," replied the pretty little
woman. the mischief cleaning in her ra-
diant eyes.
Then we can buy house in three
years"
Suppose you buy Raymond's now I"
!" But cannot. havn't dollar in
the world after my bills are paid" il,
Then | will let you have fifteen hum
dred dollars 70 pay down"
you! You are facetious, Maria.
What are you laughing at =
| Maria, for some reason or other, had
had burst into a VIOLENT fit Of laughter.
7 You shall have the money, Edward.
But you must promise not 10 tell any
one what On extrayagant wife you have,
as you did DR.. Smith. :
What do you mean, Maria, } For-
give me for that. :
| Il will, my dear" replied she; and
going 70 her drawer she produced two
bank books, and placed them in her
husbands hand.
One Of them indicated she had a
Thousand dollars in one Savings Bank,
and the other six hundred in another
Bank. Of course Edward was aston
ished--it was his duty to be astonished.
/" Your extravagant wife has saved
sixteen hundred dollars Of your money,
Ia spite Of your teeth, besides curing
you of sundry reckless habits. !" And
she threw herself upon sofa and laugh.
ed till she had nearly gone into fiji.
eMaria, you are . jewel! am
\ amazed"
You ought TO be amazed"
! ssYou paid DR.. Smith -
/ 81 did.
i Il" He lied to me, then =
q !. No he did't; you and ! are one, so
Of course YOU paid IT, had to tell him
nv secret, and III return he Informed
me what an excellent character you had
given me for prudence and economy.
s Forgive me-, Maria You have
made me the happiest man in the work."
"And / am revenged. Z.
\ Revengcd : =
You found fault with me- every day
when you came home, and resolved to
/ punish yon. ] knew you would not re-
fuse me money, and | have at length
brought you to your senses. Y
!" Isee where the money went to,
now.
Z Do you, indeed I" III II
q To tell the truth. / thought there
was very little show fer the money !
gave you. !"
.sSixteen hundred dollars, money ii
hand, was large sum % Edward, who
!, had spent everything a. fast as he got
fiji. He felt like a new man-like rich
!, Imam. What Z treasure was Maria,
Iwho, besides being pretty, sweet-temp-
Tered and devoted. was q thorough f.
I lnancier. s3 stlS iss5
For ny, part ! should not like 4 imam
!, cier On any other terms. a prudent. but
!, groWling, ill-fempered shrsw would Be
my abominstion /; and before her !
/, ahnnlds nrefer = ss,rettv. sweet-tempored.