The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-11-23

$50 bad as,that! -. did not know 1t.
"Ikuow you didn't; for I am sure
you have too good heart to; drive: a,
poor girl int her grave, and leave
widowed mother friendless and alone 10
the world, just for the sake of few
dollars, which you would never miss,
if you aid not have. Now, do you not
think. you ought to: make amends 10
some way for your thoughtlcss act Of
cruelty?
.."Why,ycs, if l only knew how. If
you choose, you eau take the money
back again, and tell them 1 wouldn't
have been in such hurry about the
rent if I had known Just. how the case
stood
,",Well. give it to me. My! how full
your pocket.book ISL she exclaimed in
affected wonder, ias'. he; uurolled. the
ponderous portctcuitle, stuffed and cram
med with notes, and silver. "Thank you.
But as long rs you have your money
out, you may as we'll give Inc little.
more at once it will save me the trouble
of asking you again. There, don't
scowl so. Its only trite twant.-
Not so much as those furs will cost that
you are going to buy me FOR u Christmas
present" - H.tAti.''
"Furs! Whcw! I hadn't heard Of
them before {" ,.,.....,...,...
"Oh, | know you haven't yet" she
replied, coaxiugly, shut you will be-
tween now and Christmas-uulcss you
give me what money want now. Let
me see: the furs you are going to buy
me will cost twenty-five dollars; but
III let you off uutil next winter if you
will give 'me-oh! don't stare so-thir.
ty:6ve dollars uow." =,
"Thirty.ive dollars! What in"
"Neyer mind the ordinations now"
said she with a roguish smile, laying her
hand (and pretty ono it was, too) over
his mouth. Count out the money first,
and III give you leave to express your
astonishmcnt afterwards. )"
"Tell me first what you want it for
said Mr.. Fairly, as soon as his speech
was restored to him, taking advantage
ola husbands preroSative, q right cs'
tablishcd BY precedent, at least, of qucs'
tioning in such matters.
Tell you what I want it for? Oh !!
of course [ will, | am going to invest
it for you. 1t will bring you in a hun.
drcd per cent, and more too, just as
long as Mrs. Webb is tenant Of yours. I"
" How-what do you mean ?
Why, don't you sec-thrres two
tens there in that roll, and plenty Of
fves" Shedding out the same pretty
hand that had so unccrcmoniously dam.
med up the river Of specch flowing from
her husbands mouth but moment be-
fore-"on!y thirty.6vc dollars, you
know, Which, with the fifteen I've got,
will make fifty in all {; and l am going
to provide Mrs. Webb and Catharinc
the means of paying their rent easily
every quarter US soon as it is due. To
be serious-I have told you that they
depend on sewing for living, and now
that sewing. machines have thrown seam
stresses almost entirely out Of business.
it is very hard for two poor women, with
delicate health, to scrapc together sixty
dollars every year to pay their rent With,
and live besides. So l am going to buy
them such an article as Mat," said she,
pointing to a splendid sewing machine
that made conspicuous article ofroom
furniture, (which some kind friend
not you, Of course-was it really you,
though? l never suspected anything
half so sensible Of you-scnt me last
New Year; aud q more acceptable pres
ent never received and somebody
never did aud never will make better
investment Of his money than that-un.
less he thinks fit to give me the thirty.
Eve dollars want now. Don't you see,
how with that 10 the house, I have al.
ready saved you more than it has cost
by doing my own sewing, and have still
found plenty Of time to fold my hands
besides? Aud with such q machine
Mrs. Webb and Kate could soon make
themselves comparatively Independent"
"Well, we'll, Mary,rwheu a man is
defeated BY his own wife, he doesn't
exactly like, for his dignitys sake, to
acknowledge it. It's equivalent to let
ter wear thc-you know what"
ooh never mind your dignity. |
was never particularly impressed by it
and as for wearing the articles Of which
you speak, any smart wife manages to
do that anyhow, just as 1 do now when
you give mc ,that-7tcn and ten arc TWEEN.
ty, add Eve are twenty-five, and, ten are
thirty. five: and fifteen I have already
makes fifty. That's all right, and you
are dear, good husband" s..
The pretty, delicate hand closed over
the coveted treasure, and the full, rosy
lips performed their appropriate office,