Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-16
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I sf [fRoM HARrER's MAGAzINE.1
ALLOWANCE ED.

Fl 'ALLOWANCED.
Nine o'clock, and a brilliant December
morning, with the sunshine tipping the
icioles with diamonds, and the canary in the
window warbling as il he ianoIed himself in
the very heart of the tropics. Breakfast
had been over some fifteen or twenty min
utcs in the well-organized household of the
Daters, the fire Of anthracite coal glowed
and crackled in the polished CRATE, and Mrs.
Daters stand Of monthly roses tossed their
crimson crests of bloom opposite, as if they
were fully determined to convict the almanac
Of being in fundamental mistake ahopt the
weather.
''Nine o'clock-and high time was down
own at my Office" said Mr.. Dater TO him
self, as he glanced at the little bronze clocl,
upon its bracket between the windown.
1t was the delay OF but few minutes to
exchange his embroidered slipplers for snug
ly-ftting boots, and 10 hang away the bright
Hcolored Turkish dressing grown, with its
crimson lining and vividly- y-tinted silk tassels
and Mr.. pater was just prepared TO emerge
into the street, whom there was a rustic Of
soft draperles along the hall, anda tall,
bright-eycd women, carrying rosy baby in
her arms, confronted him.
care you going down town so soon, Ed
ward ?"
$50 soon, my dear? 1t is after nine
o'clock, and MIR. Dater made ieint of pull
ling OIL the baby's waxen pink nose, and al
tcrward displaying 1t wcdgcd tightly between
the ifst ana second iingcrs ol hls lett hand.
Yes, butt wanted to speak to you be-
lore you went away this morning.
SPEAK away, Then, my love! Hallo,you
Sir!' Qo the baby); 'have you no respect
ior your venerable iathers whiskersT
Mrs. Dater hesitate d and colorcd little as
she played with the baby's blue and white
worsted sock. Mrs Dater was blonde,
and the creeping shadows OF crimson were
rather becoming to her than otherwise.
"Edward," she said, hurriedly, as If the
subject were one she would fain get over as
sooR as possible, 81 would like little money
to, y,ifyou could spare it just as well not
'Money, Maria, money!" Mr.. Dater tri.
flcs no longer with the growing baby; but
stood up very straight, with his eyebrows
| elevated and his eyes exceedingly wide open
and unwinkng. ~ believe you had youI
months allowance as usual, Mrs. Dater!''
eyes, but have had more than the usual
housekeeping expenses to meet within the
last few days." explains his wife, ncryously,
'sThc cook has raised her wages from four
teen dollars to sixteen, and"
sect new cook, then!
'But Ellon ia 60 neat and economical; ]
really do not think should be consulting
my best interests by making change. Be
sides, the water-pipcs have been out o
order, and the bill has come in for the paper
ing VIC had done last fall. and flour is n good
deal higher than it was, and
81 see-l see, my dear" interrupted Mr.,
Da'er, irritably ''you can spare yourself
any farther details which may conveniently
serve TO hide the simple fact Of extravaganza
niu biu IuduuSCncHt. lucTc uTc always
plenty of excuses for that sort of thing when
one wants them"
Mrs. Dater bit her lip and colored crimson
edward, you have no right to make sucl
an assertion as that am neither extrava.
giant nor bad manager
$50 you think, Muria, no doubt; hut her.
is direct evidence to the contrary staring yor
point blank in the face -point-blank! On,
hundred and fifty dollars u month, Mrs
Dater, ought to be sufficient for any famil,
who don't dine of gold plate or eat mclte,
pcarls!"
zone hundred and fifty dollars II month |,
only five dollars day, Edward"
| "Oalv five dollars tlay - echoed her Inns
hand. with ewes rolled mn toward the coil
ing. "Only five dollars. Mrs. Daicr. Le
me tell YOU five dollars ouch. to he a urea
plenty If there is any sort of ccunomv nrac
ticed in its expenditure. Edo not spend fiy,
dollars day, Mrs. Dater."
GLOW much do you spend, Edward ?,
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