Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-27
you asked for funds to meet the present

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 l Why didn't you tell him that his check l would answer your purpose? You heard him explain how the thing should be done. I believe in taking people at their word. See herel Write note from my dictation, and send Katy down town with it.. .Salome, you are not in earnest?' I ] Why shouldn't be in the deadest sort of earnest? It is the way in which you ought to have begun your married life. Let us be business-like. Since he has said: This is the way let us walk in it. 1i :. But since did not begin in that way |-aemurred the wife. ~+ - laa'It is never too late to mend bad habits, Are you ready? Write:- sqe,s
 DEAR ToM: You forgot to hand me the money of which spoke last evening. You will oblige me by sending it by Katy, or, should you consider this unsafe, your check will do as we'll. I can have it cashed. ] Afectionately, LOUISE GARvAY. Tt is awfully impertinent, shuddered the writer. T dare not send 1t. He will be very angry. I never wrote to him before in that cool, independent tone
 1t is sensible,' retorted the courageous spinster You are obeying him literally, carrying out his own idea. Is he not your cashier, your banker. your business part ner? And this is perfectly legitimate op. eration. I'll take the responsibility And away she flew with the note.
 | In an hour the messenger returned with on answer. ....f... ..-. -zaaz...a
 (Which is altogether to the point. said Salome, noting the scared look that crossed her sisters face, as a check dropped from the envelope which remained empty in Mrs. Garvay's fingers.
 Not word besidesp she calculated, blankly. o Salome! We have. gone toe far with our jest. He is hurt and offended. I wish I had been content to stay at home and let the hateful money alone l am half inclined to take this back and beg his pardon ....... l.
 You will do no such thing! If I could only lend you my eyes and brains long enough to work out problem or two cried the Indomitable. Here! reopening the writing desk. 'Let us devote fifteen min. utes to little calculation in figures, which don't lie, you know. First, put that check into your pocket-book. You brought Tom a neat little portion at your marriage, didn't you?"
 : Ten thousand dollars rejoined Mrs Garvay, absently. lingering the pen hel companion gave her.
 (Which he invested in his business. Am I right?'
 You are. That is, Isuppose he has it somewhere. don't know anything about | it.
 'Unbusiness-like!' interiected the cate chist, Con Toms part as on yours. Write 1 that down in fair numbers. Marriage DOT tion $1O,O00. At seven per cent. interes l that would yield $700 annually. Salary as l lhoasekeeper $600. It isfa low figure fol such service as yon have rendered, but WI will speak within bounds. Nurse and nur sery governess $500 more. They are al | ways ill-paid, poor wretches. As seam 1 stress $l50 more. Now add it up. These workwomen always have their board and lodging when engaged by the year, or the wages would be much larger. Seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, did you say: Of course! And your clothing-not Toms children's frocks and petticoats, mind you! hasn't cost thousand any year since you honored him by taking his name?"
 Never more than seven hundred at most, replied Mrs. Garvay, with growing anima tion. 'I have kept an expense-book from the first. You can't mean that have, al this while, been earning my living-pay. ing my way, instead of being utterly de- pendent-a clog upon my. Y.husband's s hands Oh! if could tell you how miserable I am at times; what an expensive encumbrance feel myself to be when Tom looks sober over my bills! how have longed to help in some way! 4.
 At sight of the happy tears in the sim pie creatures eyes, the instructress. who hoped likewise to be the emancipation, felt her own molsten. Don't interrupt my calculations! she commanded, oratorically. Seven hundred-=and your dressmaker bills havn't averaged over three hundred economical; ingenious puss that you are That Is, at least, seven hundred year ad ded to the principal, and you have been married ten years Bless me! This be- comes exciting! That is seventeen thous and, and the interest on that-dont stoL to compute it! It is in the neighborhood of twelve hundred dollars. My dear, what shall we order for luncheon to day in eel ebration of the fact that you are rich wo man? It is lucky I am at your elbow You look wild enough to rush into all man ner of extravagances.' Af +~
 l. .She moves and behaves like a different creature meditated the audacious young revolutionist, as, their tasteful toilets com pleted, they sallied forth upon their expe l dition. sItis shame for Tom to be SC mannishly unjust. Can't men see how much nobler beings-what companions, co. workers and co-advisers their wives would become if they were trained to exercise the I judgment the Lord has bestowed upon tncm? to manage money rationally, in. stead of having it tossed to them spasmod- ically, as sweatmeats are given to teasing children? Heigh-hol the times are all out of joint! Yet they tell us-the preachers and goody -books-that the glory of woman is her shrinking dependence. This gentle little thing who worships that great six footer of brother of mine, and would l shed her blood for him to the last drop, ii need were, was overjoyed when I proved that she was not a mendiaant-a pensloner upon his royal bounty. Earning her liv- ing! What hard-work1ng wife does not pay her way? What husband is willing she should know it?'
 The important shopping was done; the visit paid, and in good plight, the two con federates returned home.
 'In excellent season, tool Louise con- graduated herself Her evening dress was donned hastily, and she tripped down stairs at q quarter of six-perhaps trihe less gay than she appeared. :. She had nervous de sire to meet her spouse and learn how her demand had affected him. ssfe
 One glance at his face will tell me all, she said inwardly. Eff our prank annoyed him-and if was in somewhat bad taSt0--l