Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-11-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1889.

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You will do no such thing. III could
only lend you my eyes and braius long
enough 10 work oct q problem or two.
cried the indomitable, Here opening
the writing desk. Let me devote fifteen
minutes to little calculations IN figures.
which don't lie, you know. Fifst, put
that check into your pocket-book. You
brought Tom neat little portion At your
marriage didn't your ai71y at,
Ten thousand dollars--rejoined Mrs.
Garvay, absently, lingering the pen her
companion gave her. 1r,u
Which he invested in his business. Am
nghtP
You are. That is, / suppose he has IL
somewhere. don't know anything a
bout it. - ~
Unbusiness-like, interjected the cate
chist, on Toms part as on yours. Write
that down In fair numbers. Marriage
portion, 10000. At Z per cent. would
yield 500 annually. Salary as house
keeper 5000. It is a low figure for the
service rendered, but we will speak with
in bouLds. Nurse and nursery govern
ess, $500 more. They are always illpaid,
poor wretches. AS seamstress, $50 more.
Now add it up. These work women
always have their board and lodging
when engaged by the year, or their wa
ges would be much larger. tl,150, did
you say y OF course. And your cloth.
ing-not Toms children's frocks and pet
ticoats, mind you, hasn't cost q d, 900
any year since you honored him by tax
ing his name.
Never more than $7Oo at most, replied
Mrs. Garvay, with growing animation.
l have kept an expense book from the
first. You can't mean that l have, all
this while, been earning my living-pay-
ing my way, instead of being utterly de-
pendent--a clog upon my husbands
hands Oh, if / could tell you how mis-.
cradle am at times; what an expensive
encumbrance l feel myself to be when
Tom looks sober over my bills how
have longed to help in some way.
AT sight of the happy tears in the sim
pie creatures eyes, the instructress, who
hoped likewise to be the emancipator,
felt her own moisten. Don't interrupt
my calculations, she said, orstorically.
S700-and your dress-msker's bills hayn't
averaged over $3oO-economical; ingen-
ius puss that you arel That is, at least,
800 year added 10 the principal, and
you have been married ten years. Bless
me! This becomes exciting. That is
81 Z 900, and the interest on that--doR't
stop TO compute ii. 1t is in the neigh
borhood of 81 200. MY dear, what shall
we order for lunch to-day, in celebration
of the fact that you are rich woman
1t is lucky l am at your elbow. You
look wild enough to rush into all manner
of extrayagances. ......,rr
She moves and behaves like different
creature, unused the audacious young
revolutionist, as their tasteful toilets fin
ished, they sailed forth upon their expe-
dition. II is a shame for Tom to be 80
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 judgment that the Lord
gave them? to manage money nationally,
instead OF having it tossed to them spas
medically, as sweetmeats are given to
teasing children Heigh-ho the times
ere ali out of joint. Yet they tell us
the preachers and good books-that the
glory of woman is her shrinking de-
pendence. This gentle creature who
worships that great six.footer of broth
er of mine, and would shed her blood tor
him to the last drop, if need were, was
overjoyed when / proved that che was
not mendicant-a pensioner upon his
royal bounty. Earning her living !
What hard-working wife does not pay
her way? What husband is willing she
should know it? Son -7a' iraii si174al
| The important shopping was done
the visit paid, and in good plight, the
confederates returned home. -Il -.s.
In excellent season, too. Louise con-
gratnlated herself Her evening dress
was donned hastily, and she tripped
down stairs within q quarter of 6-per-
haps q trife less gay than she appeared.
She had nervous desire TO meet her
spouse and learn how, her demand had
affected him. :. -.
One glance at his face will tell me all
she said inwardiy. If our prank annoy
ed hifn@and il was, ip somewhat bad
tasteAI must make up for it by dutiful
behavior for the future. In the hall @
4 servant met her with q note. -
Dear Louise--it 'said-do not expect
me home 70 dinner. Afctly, '1 ~
.14-I 7. L. GARvAY.
| o Salome, what have ! done cried
the poor little rich woman, dropping the
slip of paper, with its one cruelty brisi
sentence, ints her lap. I don't believe
he will ever forgive mel 1t IL SO cold
so formal am not naturally belligeranI
but should dearly enjoy boxing Ton
Garvay's ears, said the irste reformer.-
That any reasonable mortal--even q mar
should make such donkeyistical dis
play of temper, tries my patience beyond
verbal expression. l15go
Louise sobbed uninterruptsdly for 9
few minutes, then the plying confidants
, came TO her aid. . rsss1 1riaua
Lou, darling don't be sorry fer wha
you have done. 1t was neither wronl
nor foolish, only courteous request 70
a small portion of that which Is yours
Tom must understand this. His pared!
of only playful Rowland for your oil
yer. He Is not rank BOBBY, or peevisl
baby. Nobody else could take excep
ton at your conduct. Eia'.a'fa H'f-''D
1t was unbecoming, unwifelike sighs'
the penitent. ~ aNl = 1'." 1. ~. =,