M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18

"BusneSs is business, You know
and it is not in my way to think hoy
the money is raised, so that it i
raised.
"Oh; Johnl" again repeated hic
wife. There was q kind Of magic il
these words. They possessed q pow
er over him which she was aware o
and he felt.
"Well, never mind, Mary; dom
trouble yourSelfabout it. Its all owe
now, and it cant be helped. Only.
ifyOu say 80, | won't be quite as harc
next time. ;.
DO say 80, John, said she, risinL
with a womanlike instinct, and sea
ling herself beside him, feeling that !
she wished tu gain her point, sllt
must make use ola wife's beat arau-
mentS.
"There," said she, as she wounC
her fingers careoeiDgingly through hit
hair, | know you did not mean to o.
80 exacting, but you were 80, ate,
all. | heard only day or two ago,
that Mrs Webb and her daughter had
a very hard time to get along this
Fell, their only dependence for sup
port is their needle and that, you
know, is very slender oGe. Now,
they have both overworked them
selves to raise this money that you
have received today, and Kate ha.
been sick, and fears are entertained
that she will go into decline.
80 bad as thstl | did not know is
know you didn't, for | am sure
you have to good a heart to drive a
poor girl into her grave, and leave a
widowed mother lriendless and alone
in the world just for the sake OF a few
dollars, which you would never miss
il you did not have. Now, do yon
not think yOu oughs to make ameuds
IN some way for your thoughtless acl
OF crueltyp
why yes, if | only knew how. II
you choose, YOU can take the NOR a
back ssaia, and tel tnem | wouldn't
have been in such hurry about the
rent,if | had known just how the case
TODD"
"Well, give it to me. Ny! how
full your pocket book isI" she ex-
claimed, in affected wonder, as he
unroied the ponderous port folio stuff
ed and crsmmed with notes and all
yer. Thank you. But 80 long as
you have your money out, you may ae
we'll give me aIittle moreat once, and
it will save me the trouble Of asking
you again. There don't scold 80 it's
only atriffls want. Not So much as
those fur will cost that you are goiug
buy to me for a Christmas present."
Furs! Whew! hadn't heard of them
before"
"Oh, | know you haven't yet," sho
replied, coaxingly," but yon will, be
tween now aud Christmas unless you
give me what money ! want now.
Lot me see; the turs you are going to
buy me will cost seventy.tive dollars;
Iii let you off till next Winter if you
will give me-oh don't stare 'so-thir-
ty five dollars now."
"Thirty-fve dollars What in
"Neyer mind the exclamation now
said she with a roguish smile, laying
her hand and a Pretty one it was too,)
over his mouth. "Count out the
money first, and I'l give you leave
to express your sstonishment after.
ward"
Tell me first what you want it for,
said Mr.. Early, as soon as his speech
was restored him, taking advantage
Of q husbands perogative, a right es.
tablished by precedent, at least, of
questioning in such matters.
Tell you what | want it for9 Oh
of course l will. | am going to invest
1t for you. 1t will bring in a hundred
per cent, and more, too, just as long
as Mrs. Webb is q tenant Of yours"
"How-what do you meant"
Why, don't you see-theres two
teus there in that roll, and plenty Of
fves"-holding oul the same pretty
hand that had 30 unceremoniousIy
damned up the river of speech flow
ing from her husband's mouth but a
moment before-"only thirty five aol.
lars, you know, which, with tire fifteen
I've got will make fifty iu all; aud |
am going to provide Mrs: Webb and
Catherine the means Of paying thei.
rent easily every quarter as oon as 1t
is due. To be seri us-I have told you
that they depended on sewing for a
living. and now that sewing machines
have thrown sesmstresses almost out
OF business, it is very hard for two
poor women, with delicate health. 10
,crape together sixty dollars every
year to pay their rent with, and pro-