South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-14

to the bedroom and then burst into tears.
Her tears did not flow long, though she
was deeply and wrongfully hurt in her feel
ings. Her heart gained its natural relief
aud after pretending that she was getting
Walter to sleep (Which she actually did,
she bathed her eyes and came out. wash
ed her dishes, and sat down again to the
coat
Frank sat watching her flying fingers for
an hour or two, as ho laughed and talked
with his friend, thinking to himself that
every turn would be the last. At nine o.
clock she had set the last stitch The coat
looked like a new one oil arounl. As she
flushed, she looked up with still shade Of
sadness on her brow.
There, Frank, have mended your coat
thoroughly. | guess it will last another
year now
Quite a job, wasn't it? longer than l
thought, said he, deprecatingly.
How much clear cash have you made to-
day, Frank ? asked Lizzie ina very earn
est tone.
What DO You want to know that for p
was his answer.
For my own satisfaction certainly I
should feel an interest in all of your af-
fairs
Wei, think the shop hos cleared TWEEN
~ ioillrs.'
Glow much do you count your own sor-
vices worth p
MT less than five dollars a day.
How many hours do you labor ?
'rcn is The legal time row-a-days. |
don't generally work that many. Bus what
are all these questions for 2
Because, Frank, we are husband and
wife. We expect 90 live the rest of our
lives together, aud if there Is harmony in
our marriage relation, there must be Justice
aud riaht. You may call call me daily to
appreciate anything you can do You have
earned Eve dollars to-day and the shop has
cleared twenty. Yet 20 save YOU one dollar
| worked ten hours on your coat, and six
on your breakfast, dinner and supper, and
making your home pleasant and comforta-
Die. 20 save you that dollar have had to
hurry all day, 30 put all my work out Of
my line, and to really neglect cur darling
boy, who should be our first care, and the
last thing under any circumstances, to be
set aside
4 had not thought of that
Il know you had not, Frank, so | shall
freely forgive you, but must insist ;hat
hereafter / may be allowed to bo my own
Judge Of what wo.! bad best do, aud shall
not expect to bc threatened, nor hear my
self accused Of not being willing to DO my
duty
Frank felt tho force of her words and sat
silent
'Oae thing moro, Frank want to say
while | am about it, that | don't want to
hear you talking about supporting your
wife. | will not be supported whlo j am
able to support myself. / find on looking
over my books, that the profits Of my labor
amount TO hyc dollars a week, and the
board Of yourself, myself and Che baby be-
side. Then DO all your extra work aud
my owT. All this saving has conc into
your capital TO be invested, and to help you
mako your twenty dollars a day Ont Of
this comes the five dollars YOU call the
worth of your day WORK, while must Ia
Dor with weary limbs and aching head and
eyes 20 save you one dollar, in mcuding an
old cont. which when done, woull not sell
Tor the amount Of your ten hours work
You are making out pretty strong
case against me Lizzie
NO, Frank, not case against you /
could uot DO tbat but l am stating facts
Que hing moro. / have been at work three
hours uca supper, aud you have been en-
'irely Idle, not even rocking tho cradle,
which ! have been obliged TO DO half doz-
cl times.
Lizzie, don; say another word, and III
mover do SO again., said Frank, spriuging
from his chair, to jog thc cradle, where tho
boy was nesting. you sLail never mend
another CONT
Eyes, but will answered Lizzie, al
varciug 60 lhs cradle, 'ouly don't uIl uc
Ten haur- work cau be done iu five min
utei, n0r ask mo 20 LET the baby aqgall a.
gain
She lifted walter from the cradle. They
stopped 90 k. his fair, rosy check, but
made q mistake, sad kissed each other,
while frank whispered
Good u sou, Lizzie. ! ucvor tho't Cf
l.. .his l.l1u j won. da 30 aga'u.'
S'g years iavo passed by, aud Frank
has Kept .Is word.
s Duv,rIov.- Persons af % nalIolor.
iaal turl of Mind who have been Boz doubt
about iil meaning Of ibc wuch used word
.lai.en..rpa viii De interested a Mr..
Greedy 4.an.uau In o ias published
'eyer ho say
'laur reporter was right in making me
aiao.a.n tho character q phiIantlroPi.t 7
alFs done p It.io, aul hopo to DO more to-
wards securing to every hunan being 0p.
p1rillIy 'D earn an honest living hy Dis on
Der own useful labor That Z hold 90 De
naked justice. But o pL.antbropi-t, 10
.Ne popular conception, is on casy, crcdu-
.lds simpietou, who chooses 90 work excess