The Hillsborough recorder., 1858-07-28
No. 1850.

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:" am going to spend as much money
as | cam" she replied.
That right, Maria, do, added the reck-
less husband.
And Edward soon had reason to repent this
advice, for Maria now seemed to spend all
her spare time in asking him for money
lie was too reckless, too magnanimOus to
deny her. or to suggest that she was exceed
ing the bounds Of reason.
She was merciIess in her drafts upon him.
and to supply her demands, for he had not
the courage to refuse her modest requests,
he was obliged to curtall his own private ex-
penses. On several occasions he had been
obliged 10 borrow money to meet her requi-
,itlons upon his purse; and being an honest
man he had to cut off many luxuries in or-
der to pay these loans.
What had got into Maria She was ex.
travagant; aud yet she did not seem to be
dressed much better, or his house to be sup
piled with many additional luxuries. But
he was too proud to complain. lie did hint,
bat she would not take hint.
! A year passed by, and there was no i'm
provement in the reckless woman. FOrtu-
nately for him his salary was raised to two
/ thousand, but it was scarcely done before
Maria demanded fifty dollar bill.
You spend more money than you used
to spend, Maria" he suggested.
What is the use for me to pinch my
self, if you spend all you get?" smiled Ma
ria, SO sweetly, be could not say another
word. +" | want to have the good Of the mo-
tney while It is going, as well as you"
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4 There was no improvement in the woman,
and Edward had some doubts as to the con-
sequences; but what puzzled him most was
/ To know what became OF the money.
Another year passed BY, and the danger
OF running in debt stared him in the face.
Maria, we are living too fast, | am
afraid, he observed, in a melancholy mood.
=" am afraid We are for yesterday you
brought home a pair of chickens for which
you paid twenty cents a pound" replied Ma
ria. with her usual smile.
/ Pooh, Maria, don't mean these little
things. We must have something to eat,
and while my salary is two thousand dol>
lars a year, mean to live we'll"
"Gieat trees from little acorns grow" adj
ded the wife.
Let Us stop the bnng hole first" contin-
ued Edward desperately. Would you be-
lleSe me, my dear, that | have given you
six hundred dollars .sar for the last two
years. ....
What is six hundred dollars year for a
lady I" iou we're reading the other day
thar great many ladies' IN New York spend
two thousand dollars a year for dress alone.
You certainly Cannot complain of six hun
Idred."
80 no. by no means. | don't mean TO
complain" replied Edward
al knew YOU didn't. Whatever spend
goes Tor a good cause.
4 suppose so but don't care anything
about it, only thar am getting little short.
There is Dr.. Smth's bill Of sixty dollars, |
don't see how | am to pay it,"
Let it rest, then. lie will never ask
you for it,
" But don't ike that way of doing things.
, don't want to get in debt. will go and
see him"
) And he did % and see him. The doctor
was rich man, and offered to take Edwards
= note payable any time he pleased, which Of
. fer the latter eagerly accepted, promising to
take it up in six months.
: No change for the better appeared in the
affairs Of the young couple. Maria kept
asking for money. and she was 50 pretty, 50
o sweet tempered, and 50 gentle, that Edward
: could never refuse. Il he demurred, she
could coax it out Of him.
: Al the end of the six months the doctors
note was due, and Edward could not pas it.
J. lie had borrowed money till he was ashamed
d To DO 50 any more. But he had nice sense
; Ol honor, and instead Of letting his creditor
i whistle for his pas, he went to see him to
procure further extension.
1 Doctor, am hard up" said he.
5 Sorry To hear it,
z "My family Is getting 70 be expensive" /"
e 4" BE prudent, them"
e d" can't. NV Wife,.
a ilc checked himself. lie was impulsiyc
d and lid not mean 10 say anything about
u Maria.
What Of her: l. she rstra,agant :"
. Well, YES"
+ put tie bits 10 her molth, then, laughed
!, the doctor.
). Don't like 10 do hat"
d Mustn't let her ruin you.''
"l hope she will not
d He firm Lester. There il only one way
c to deal wish an extrasagaut woman, shut
q down upon her before she ru;rs you."
:. ~ hayeG't the courage to deny her"
j am sorry Iaf suu, what can | do iUi
- yuu :" asked ihe DOCTOR, who seemed to hc
+" in the best of humuf.
~ "Ihat little note Ut mine -----."
{ What note =
" Why tie one aWt."
II I" liat you paid hat"
t. "Coms, lIe!or, yon are qaitLing me-"
Pom my suul am not. Didn't sou pa
: it lcw days after YOU gave the note :"
"Nd, surely not replied Edward, Goa
ir founded hy the statement
ID Hut | ann sure you did. Here" Goa