The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-30
Save il in Something Else.

"Mutton chops again for dinner" said
the we'll fed looking Mr. Finley REALLY,
my dear, it's too bad, when you know that
if there's any thing detest it is mutton
chops"
Il wasn't aware, James, answered the
wife, a care worn woman, alphabetically,
sthat you disIiked mutton chops so very
much | knew, indeed that you preferred
beef steak, but then beef is not wholesome
Just now, unless one pays very dear for it."
"Well, well, never mind for to-day" re-
piled Mr. Finley, Grossly, helping himself to
chop "But don't, for mercy's sake, give
me any more stuff-meat | will not call it.
Steaks must have You can easily save
it in something else"
Save it in something else Bnt how
asked the wife of herself. g is this to be
done ? .
Her weekly allowance was already as
small as it could be- considering how many
mouths she had to feed, aud she was com
PEELED to disburse more or less Of it contlnu
ally for suDdries that's nothing at all as
Mr.. Finley said
The next day there was juicy steak for
dinner, but no pudding.
Why how is this No sweets to-day
when like, as you know, my dear, some
sort Of sweets > .s.
81 thought would save the extra mon
ey for the steak in that way" timidly an
swered the wife.
Good gracious, no I'd rather DO without
anything else, tartly replied the husband.
The tears came into the wife's eyes. But
she knew that her husband hated what he
called ''scene," SO she chOked down her
emotion. There were few words spoken du
ring the meal
The third day the meat course was again
excellent, aud its joint done 9 to turn. :
Mr. Finley was in capital humor, as he al
ways was over good eating, until the pud
ding came in which consisted of plain rice
one. AT sight of this the gloom gathered on
his brow.
Poor mans pudding, [ declare Really,
Anna, one would think, from the fare you
provided, that was a bankrupt"
Indeed, James, do try to please you, !"
said the wife, bursting into tears. 60 But
can't afford to give you verything-provs-
ions are 50 high and thought you'd rath
er have cheap pudding than to do without
your nice joint "
&c Pshaw dou't cry" hastily replied Mr..
Finley. To be sure I'd rather do without a
good pudding than not have the other" he
continued more pIacably. ''But there's re-
ally no necessity for it, my dear; for, i'll so
large a household as ours, there are plenty
of things out of which the price of good
pudding might be saved
No more was said on the subject that
day. But, a few mornings after, Mr.. Fin,
ley, on tasting his coffee, said suddenly put
ting down his cup, f" What's the matter
with your coffee. my dear ? Really, that
grocer has cheated you. Why, " tasting it
again, g this stuff is chickory, and not cot
fee at all.''
1t is not the grocer's fault" Mrs. Fin
ley mustered courage to say. Il knew it
was chickory when bought it. Our ex-
penses are SO high. my dear, that we must
save in something, and thought it would
be felt the least, perhaps, in the Coffee
= The very last thing to save said Mr..
Finley, pushing away his cup. I'd rath
ef drink cold water than this stuff -
And cold water he did drink, though his
wife, almost ready to cry, offered to have
some tea made
Mrs. Finley is still endeavoring to "save
in something else, for her husband will
HoI ueuy HllilSeil any tuluS, anu lOISetS 10
increase her allowance Her last expert
ment was to forego a new bonnet. But her
husband, on seeing her come down dressed
for church, with her last years faded bon
net on, grew very angry declaring that
8 there was no need to make herself look
like fright-he wasn't ID broken down
tradesrnan." But when one of the children
told him why the old bonnet was worn. he
made no effort to increase his wife's stipend
but only grumbled sulkily that she might
have saved it in something else
When see q we'll fed dogmatc husband
who has careworn wife, | think of the
steaks the pudding, and the bonnet and
wonder if poor Mrs Finley is the only wo
man who, to crafty "a selfish husband, is
made the victim Of saving in g something
ese.''