Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-12-01

ranged, the meat was duly prepared and the
cooking went Forward Everything was
uoarly ready and thc hour was at hand the
party had arrived and all that remained was
TO dish aud serve. Watching her opportu-
nifty when the cook was elsewhere, the wife
deity slipped a-ids one Of the 0lt-irons
Down came the inside OF the stove aud with
Il came ana eruption Of SCOT aud smoke aud
ashes, covering the roast as pompei The
husband was called to view the catastrophe
There Joml didn't / tell YOU the top of
chat stove would iall m2 John took his
guests to the hotel to dine, wiser aud o sad.
dcr man, and the next day there was new
stove in the house.
Now when it comes TO systematic beuoyo.
ence this state Of boggary is not only an in
Justice bat it is d positive cruelty TO woman.
Who So anxious to " DO and who SO power.
.es. as She 2 Let the missionary agent look
to Il and deliver preliminary lecture 90 men
1n the subject Of pin-moncy. She goes to his
meeting and her heart swolls within her as ho
makes his appeal. but what can She do2
Go home aud represent the case To- her hus.
band His thoughts are elsewhere. aud bee
sides, she cannot produce any effect, for the
sacred fire dies out when she seeks to carry
/ u away with her And he says he is "al-
ways giving
Ask her fora tenth, only tenth Of what
,ho spends on dress, and glance at her hand.
'isne siuN MS you do -o But do you know
uow She obtains her clothes2 She tells her
+ husband that she needs % certain garment,
ask her how much twill cost: she name.
o sum, and he gives it 90 her. 4 simple proc
cess indeed, but how under such system. &.
sds either to deny herself for ihc sakc Of
haucyolenco. or to have anything TO give
| Would you have her purchase a less expcn.
sivc garment aud be-tow the dulcreucc2 That
would be too much Ike obtaining money un.
der false prcteuscs. and besides her husband
would be displcascd, for he likes her to make
a good appearance. Would you have her
overstate the sum needed so a. to obtain a mar.
gin for charity There is deception at the out.
set. How stall a woman give who is always
Obliged TO 20 to her husband for specific sum,
wherewith to make individual purchases
What shall our home beggars do?
The marriage settlements Of the English
meet this necessity by setting apart for ia,
wife a sum which is to be absolutely untouch.
cd by the husband. 1t is sometimes yer,
small sum, but that makes no difference
know an American gentleman who made
similar settlement ON his wife when he mar.
ricd her Of $1,000 all that he had. Bu
hc in true Yankee fashion, 5orrotred it o
her to use in his business always scrupulous
ly paying her interest and always seeking tC
increase it, and in a few years he had swclet
il to forty thousand dollars Aud that wa.
hers in her own right, a right conferred by
her husband And that is the sort of " wo
mans rights which the majority of womet
would be content Nith, it men would onl,
voluntarily concado them.
And now my dear sir, you are not ungen
orous. You have simply never thought o
this before. Then Why not act Set apar
certain sum for your wife's exclusive use
Let it be regularly paid and ieitlom oJligin,
her 10 ash tor il. Let il be hers for drcs
and personal expenses, without Jet hiudranee
4 or even question from you rs to how shl
spends it. No matter how small it is If /
Is proportioned to your income,
/. TheH appeals may reasonably be made t,
I her to deny herself for Chrsts sake. Thel
( her clergyman arel the various agencies ma.
y WIN propriety asa her to give systenhticall,
Y and conscientiously, and may urge her not t
Y spend her all, little or great, in self-indul
tgence and the pride of life. Aud she will b
,tidr happier as-welt as more 6sdfui -bwaus
.she will be no longer a mendicant, eondemue
y to perpetual beggary.