The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-06

ell ueT, Aaron. Gil ner all ABOUT
it." said a voice speaking in his mind.
"Nonsense She don't understand
anything about business. She can't
help me-" he answered firmly.
"Tell your wife!'' The words were
in his mind and would keep repeating
themselves.
"Can't you say where you're going,
Aaron? Why do you make mystery
of it ?''
go, it's on matter of business. I'm
going to see Mr.. Lawrence"
edward Lawrence ?''
eyes"
"Tell your wife!" The words seemed
almost as if uttered aloud in his ears.
"What are you going to see him
about?"
"Tell her ?''
| Mr.. Little stood irresolu.e. "What
good would telling her do?"
"What's the matter, Aaron? You've
been dull for some time past. Nothing
going wrong with you, 1 hope ?" And
his wife laid her hand upon his arm,
and leaned towards him in kind way.
"Nothing very wrong" he answered
in an evasive manner. "Business has
been dull this season.
elias it? I'm very sorry. Why
didn't you tell me %
"What good would that have done?"
cit might have done a good deal of
good. When mans business is dull,
his wife should look to the household
expenses; but if she knows nothing
about it, she may go on in way that
is really extravagant under the circum-
stances. / think that men ought al
ways to tell their wives, when. anything
is going wrong"
"You do"
"Certainly 1 do. What better rea-
son can you want, than the one / have
given? If she knows that the income
is reduced, as prudent wife, she will
endeavor to reduce the expenses.
Hadn't you better take off your coat,
and sit down and talk with me little,
before you 60 to see Mr.. Lawrence ?"
| Mr.. Little permitted his wife to draw
off his overcoat, which she took into
the passage, and replaced on the hat
rack. Then returning into the parlor,
she said:
"Now, Aaron, talk to me as freely as
! you choose. Don't keep anything
back. Whatever the trouble is, let me
know it to the full extent"
go, there's no very great trouble yet.
/ am only afraid of trouble. l see it
coming, and wish to keep out of its
way, BetseY."
"That's wise and prudent" said his
? wife. "Now tell me why you are GO
ing to see Mr.. Lawrence?
MIR. Little let his eyes fall to the floor,
and sat for few moments in silence.
Then looking up, he said:
''The truth is, Betsey, I must have
more capital in my business. There
will be no getting on without. Now
Mr.. Lawrence, can command, or at least
says he can command, ten thousand
dollars. ] think he would like to Join
me. He has said as much two or three
times"
"And you were going to see him or
that business ?"
81 was"
"Don't do it," said Mrs. Little, EN-
phatically.
"Why not ?" asked Aaron.
because, he isn't the man for you
not if he had twenty thousand dollars
because, is no reason" replied hel
husband.
, "The extravaganza of his wife is,
was answered firmly.
"What do you know about her ?"
"Only what have seen. I've called
upon her two or three times, and have
noticed the style in which her house i.
furnished. 1t is arrayed in palace at
e tire, compared with ours. And as fol
t dress, it would take the interest of {
l little fortune to pay her milliner's an(
!. mantuamaker's bills. No, no, Aaron
t Mr.. Lawrence is not your man, depend
: on it. He'd use up the ten thousant
' dollars in less than two years."
S swell, Betsey, that's pretty cleal
e talk" said Mr.. Little, taking lon.
: breath. "I'm rather afraid, after wha
3 you say, that Lawrence is not my man
But what am I to do?" and his voice
0 fell into a troubled tone. 81 mus
b have more capital Or" Mr.. Littl,
:. paused.
i "Or what ?" his wife looked at hin
: steadily, and without any sign of veal
+ anxiety.
i "Or may become bankrupt"
# "I'm sorry to hear you say that
o Aaron, and Mrs. Little's voice trem
bled perceptibly. "But Pm glad you'v,
e told me. The new parlor carpet, O
o course, shall not ORDER"
d go, as to that, the amount it viii
n cost can made 10 great difference,
# said Mr.. Little. sThe parlor does lool
g shabby; and / know you've set you
It heart on new carpet"
Il "Indeed, it will make a difference
d then," replied the little woman, in he
e decided way; s'the last feather break
l the camel's back. Aaron Little sha
never fail because of his wife's extrava
|, gancc. l wouldn't have a new carpet
j. now, if it were offered to me at hal
G price"
g "You are brave, true woman, BET
q sey," said Aaron, kissing his wife, in
is glow of newborn feeling of admirs
d ton.