Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-06-17

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4 MN going ID ypsnd u much money
|as \ 4aii, u shs rsplied. Q ''s s.
Tint n night, Maria, do, 3 added The
reckless husband.
And Edward soon had reason ~ H.
pent bid adyice. ior Maria now seemed
To spend alls her spare time ia asking
him ior money He was to- reckless,
too agnaninous u deny her, Or o'sug-
!gsst HAT ahs was exceeding the bounds
|of reason. /, 7s
she wais nsrciless II her drafts upon
him, an q to supply her demands, for be
had not ths courag \ e refuse her modes.
requests. liz wss obliged to curtail his
own ex,penses On several occasions
'hs vas obligedlob orrow moneyto meet
her requisitions upon bis purse and
being an honest man, h : had to cut of of
many )uxuries il order to- pay these
loans. l
What had got into Maria Z ae was
extrayagant, and she did not seem tc pc
dressed much better, Or his house to b,s
supplied with many additional luxuries.
But he was too proud to complain, He
did hint, but she would not take mint. j,
a year passed BY. and there was no
Improvement IN the reckless woman.
Fortunately for him, his salary was rais-
cd to two thousand. but i was scarcely
done, before Maria demanded q fifty
dollar bill.
III You spend more money than you
used to spend, Maria, !" he suggested.
ss What il the use for me to pinch
myself. if you spend all you get 8
smiled Maria, 80 sweetly, he could not
say another word. 81 want TO have
the good of the money while i Is going,
as well ~ lyou z
All right, my dear he replied
There WINS Eo Improvement in the
woman, and Edward had some doubts as
to the consequences, but what puzzled
him most was TO know what became Of
hemoney. y N. 8 s38
cIsafrER Il. N n
Anothsr year passed BY, and the dAn-'
ger 5of running IA debt stared him II the
FACE. S1 55 s@5ss nj
8 Marin, We are living too fast, am
afraid, = he observed in q melancholy
meod. 5tss.Sstt
- am afraid we are for yesterday
you brought home pairof chickens for
which you paid twenty cents 2 pound, 4
replied Maria, with her usual smile.
i 9 Pooh, Maria, / don't mean these
little things. We must have something
to eat, and while my salary is two thou-
Il & g4 3 ~ . T. -4tft
sand dollars year, ! mean to live well. "
Il Great trees from little acorns grow, Z
added the wife.
|s " Let Us stop the bung hole first, !
continued Edward desperately. !" Wo'd
you believe, my dear, that ! have given
YOU six hundred dollars year for the
last two years =
ssWhat IS six hundred dollars 4 year
for lady? You were reading the
other day that i z great many ladies II
New York spend two thousand dollars 9
year for dress alone. You certainly
cannot complain Of six hundred" !" !.
= o no; by no means. / don't 'tmear
10 complain, : replied Edward
Il knew you didn't. Whatever
spend goes for good cause.
I" suppose % ; but ! don't care any.
thing about IL, only that I am getting !
| lltue short. There y Doctor Snith''
bin 81 sixty dollars / don'f see how
lean pay iit'' y, = = s. 3
s.i.ef Hi rsst, then. He will ineye'
ask yopf pforit I''''f
!. But Isdona like that way Of doint
things. I don't want n get u deb. 4
/ will 10 and see him. 3 's+5s15
, And ~ did ~ ma sse him, Th' ~
Al, u, ii was I rich man. and offered {
take E,dward's not|e payable any time y
lpleasedi VI n,,hicill offer tho latter eagsrl,
accepted, m pro missing y taks i Up ii " "
months. g 81 S 81 E. .5
No change Tor tie better sPpeared i
the latiairs 81 the young couple. Mari y