Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-27

II was six years old. I Dreaded to be in the room when she asked him for money. And she-poor soul!-went through the, task as aweekly penance, modification of spirit and of flesh. until she died. As I grew older. used to say to myself: If he re- ally loved her, he would remember some times that she must be out of funds, and spare her this ignominy. l learned to de. spise the artlices by which she paved the way to the unwelcome announcement that her pocket-book was empty, while pitied her for the suffering the business cost her. She would watch for days together for dn opportunity to introduce subject, denying herself the cheapest luxurles, meanwhile, to make the scanty residue of her last sup ply hold out until she could replenish the lean wallet; would regale him with his ia vorite dishes, wear the dresses he liked, be entertaining, sportive. loving-but I can thought was right Since the disagreeable up the patients system to sustain it. g5l
 : If I thought, began MT. Garvay, slow ly, thrusting his right hand into the pock ct of his pantaloons, and stretching out his legs, gesture significant with him as
 
 his waistcoat, if thought that the false and pernicious prejudices you and MT, Perry encourage one another in cherishine against men in general, and husbands in particular, prevailed among your sex to the extent you assert, I would allow my wife separate maintenance forthwith; bid her go her way, and leave me to mine. There is no question of sovereignty or de- pendence in the case. There must be g banker, cashier in every firm. My wife should feel no more hesitation in drawing upon me for what she needs, or would like to have, than I have in writing check when know I have Q heavy balance in my favor in bank, or in saying to my cash. keeper: Hand me such and such and such an amount If she has right ap preciation of our mutual relations, she will not torment herself with such fancies as make Mrs. Perry rave like mad-woman. l am the right hand, she the left. Bott have the same right to handle what the man earns, albeit one may manipulate il more skilfully than the other. That is the result of usage. Women are indifferent financiers, but that does not alter the ques tion of their rights.
 z We are not speaking of you and youl wife, said Salome, to whom the profound silence of her sister-in-law seemed full o meaning. Of course, you cannot be sus pected of practice you consider brutal l am glad to find such notable exception to my rule of the unreasonable ungra ciousness I contend does prevail among the class have alluded to. I hope youl example will prove beneficial, because con tagious. And 1 am delighted that you re cognize woman as your equal and lega partner ill all monetary concerns
 Whoever gets you will have more than his match, answered her brother, nippine her ear. All this incend1ary fanfaronadt has kept me half an hour behind my time Any commands for down town, Lou? None The reply was not very prompt and although Mrs. Garyay smiled in lift ing her eyes to her husband, they waverec uneasily. "' The butcher, the baker, anC candlestick. maker have ali had their or ders, believe.' .sat ass .--- Good! The pocket was buttoned u1 with slap of satisfaction. I have an en gagement at five which will detain me un til near six. Please order dinner half ar hour later than usual, will you?'
 ! That suits us we'll enough, said Salome when he had gone. It will give us a lon ger time for our shopping, and sight-see ing our visit up the river. And the day i 3 gem-so cool, yet bright. When can WI be ready? I told Julia we. would call fo her little after ten.' 8%- .-'r
 II am very sorry-I wish'-faltereG Mrs. Garvay. You and Julia must gc without me to-day. l find that cannot accompany you conveniently
 z What? Why, we planned the whol, l expedition, you and I. Julia won't be il town again for an age, and it will be char mingly like old times for us three tt run about stores and picture galleries to gether. Mrs. Lartow will be inconsola ble. You are the chief of her favorites and the dear soul is getting old and in | firm '@e-@t sl.. s.l 4o. l7r45q sGg5 lf Mrs, Garvey busied herself in collecting the silver on the breakfast. table; her facl was flushed, her eyes downcast. T an very, very sorry, she repeated, but can not leave home to-day very well.' so Salome caught her about the waist, peep ed around roguishly to get fair view o her countenance. Come, my dear, "fess after the manner of Little Womenp Wha is the lion in the way? He is so newl, born l do not think him very dangerous. | T do not make Q mystery of it. reioin ed the other, with 8 poor pretenee of light laugh. am in state of utter i'm pecuniosity, and, when such is their plight I honest people don't go shopping. E. : Why didn't you tell Tom this? IT put on my hat. and run down to him now There Is time enough ~ ar.a..,s t' I No, no! he wouldn't like 1t If I com missioned you to prefer my request. I would seem as if I resented his forgetful ness. I asked him three days ago to le me have hundred dollars, explaining tha we three had planned a shopping frolic fo to-day, and that wished to procure a fal outfit for the children and myself. I re minded him of it again last night. Ye you saw She stopped abruptly, and Sa lome gave her time 10 recover herself.
 heard him ask what were your com mands. And you fbbed in saying you hat none. Why didn't you come out with thu truth? If he is forgetful. you must promp his memory the oftener.' t'ea
 It is easy to say that. Sometimes an So pressed on every side for the lack of { few dollars that l prompt his memory, as you call 1t, five or six times in as many days It cannot but irritate him to be i'm portuned for what appears to him 8 tri l fling sum. He does not know how much need it. I don't blame him for getting ont of patience once in while. He can not charge his mind with so many petty cares, he says, and can't I wait a. day ol two? He never carries more than couple