Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-05-04

My ma Ranis Noney.

VIZ h1Aan "a - NAaAA N0lEg us
drew on my gloves preparatory 70 goiu
|, down town, for some money"
"AlmostF exclaimed; ait would be YER,
Z difficult 10 make me believe thst-for I havl
. seen 'moSsy' In your eyes. and on the III
Of your tongue, Tor the last hour. But VIII
you didn't ask tor It before / put on M
gloves | can't imagine II there be on
thing l dislike more than another, it is to b,
asked for money after get on my gloves
"Then why, il you saw 30 clearly that
wanted some, did you not offer IL 10 mel 2
asked my wife. "The truth il, I dislike verJ
much to ask you for money, aud often e
without any rather than speak a word to yGu
on the subject"
"why didn't yOu do so tO-dayH' I in.
Quired
Because to-day" she replied, "it is very
necessary for me 70 have some. Not only
have I the gas bill to pay-which is larger
than Il was even In December-but have
to purchase some spring dresses for the child
rem"
sob, never mind the shildren's dresses"
answered, "let them 90. But what makes
the gas bill 50 high this month p
alan certain ] do not know my wife
replied; though, to Be sure, we havs had
considerable company lately, and you have
been Up late At night writing"
"Pshawi' l exclaimed, "that won't &C
count for it | believe the servants burn it
all night aud If they do, It IS your fault"
al do not think, my dear, that the ser
wants arc at all wasteful Of IT,"
Then there is something the natter with
the coniounded meter" I said. "Can't the
children get At il and set the register ahead
in some Wayf"
ny vile laughed.
"0hl you needn't lar Oh" I eostinued
4" it's 8 probable thing, as they are given %
all kinds Of mischief. I'll tell you what l
viii do. I'll go directly down TO the COM
panys Office, and enter a complaint about the
meter" And ] put on my hat resolutely,
and opened the door to depart
"Bat you are not going without leaving
me some money, hope she said.
sFhere 1t is againi' | exclaimed; amon-
ey money it is always money with you
m Well, how much do you want p
Come, don't keep me standing here forever,
when you know | am in a hurry"
"Otn you spare me twenty dollars ~ she
asked.
"Nor' answered.
"Fiiteen, then 2 she suggested
"Sarctly," l replied; "but there are
twelve; and, now, don't ask mi for money
again in q week.
"But what shall I do about the children's
spring clothing 2 shs inquired; " after pay
ing the gas bin, ! thall not have any great
~Rmountteft."
al don't know, nor I don't care what
you'll d." I replied. "Tho fact is, The
children are well enough dressed. 1 don't
approve of arraying them in velvsts and
laces.D
Fifteen or twenty dollars" she answer
ed, smiling, would scarcely DO sufficient
for the purchase of any quantity of velvets
and laces. MI all that l want is TO have
the children appear clean and respectable.
| can't abide 10 see them in soiled and
faded clothes
"But they look well enough TO me-" l
said. 81 don't see why their present clothes
are not gOodenough tor them to play around
in, as they do; nor why is necessary to
buy them anything new"
ali you had to tend to the msnding Of their
clothes, as do, you wouldn't ask me why
! wanted TO get them lew ones"
"N ell" said, here are ten dollars more;
but don't for goodness sake ask me for money
again until
"Until, interrupted my wife, smiling, al
want a new bonnet which will be next
week"
"My dear" I said, impressively, "don't
speak to me of comets. If there be one
thing l dislike more than another, it is to
hear about a new bonnet"
But / am very economical as regards
b1nnetS you know, my dear" she said. al
only have four a yeaf, whereas most ladies
have e dosen."
"a dozenp' IeZclaimed, astonished; " why
that Is equal to one 4 month. 1t is prepos.
ferrous. Does your milliner have many such
customers 2"
sob, yes, Miss Modis,e assures me that
there sle some Of her purchasers who get a
new bonnet every month"
al am very thankful, my dear" | said,
" that you are not one; but it appears to me,
that four hats q year are more than you can
afford to have, especially in such hard times
as these are when every one should study
economy. Don't you think you can get
along with two a year2"
al reallydon't see how it would be pos
sible," she replied; "because every three
months the fashions change, and I would
not you know, like to be out of the fash
ion"
swell, the fact Is, my dear" I replied,
+" that we must economic somewhere and |
think we can test dispense with new bon
nets. As for being in the fashion, it is all
II there be one thing l dislike
more than another, it is seeing you forever
studying a fashion plate"
al am not forever Studying q fashion,
plate" ny wife answered, with Spirit; " it is
rarely, indeed, that l see one. If you want
to economic, why don't you stop smoking,
and leave of drinking wiRe7 You men are
always accusing Us of being extravaganza and
spending our time before the mirror but, in
my opinion, and in that Of the thinking por-
ton Of my sex, too, We are seldom as e1-
travagsnt or IS vain as your sex. You'll
spend almost as much for 8 dinner down
town, as would suffice TO fPed your whole
family well for a week. AS for vanity, /
have never seen the greatest cOquettes stand
longer before 3 mirror than l have you when
engaged in tying an elaborate Knot in your
GOOD graciousT I exclaimed. & what an
inventive faculty you possessi It is a won
der to me you have never essayed to write
a romance. In the first place, l do not wear
a crsvat-it is simply a scarf--and in the next
place l don't tie it but hasten it with q gold
pin"
well, then, ALL can say" is said my wife,
" that you spend an unnecessary amount
OF time before the glass In pinning your
scarf"
You certainly would provoke the best
man livingP I exclaimed; sand just now,
when have given you twenty-five dollars to
buy nick-nacks with, / shouldn't think
you'd want 70 vex me"
"You only gave me twenty-five dollars,
anyway" the excellent woman answered, |
''snd part Of that is TO pay the gas bill, and
with the restI must purchase clothing for
the little ones. lam sure don't know what
you mean by "nick-naeks."
n AN sure I'm not particular whether
you do or not" I replied 90 Pye said II. and