The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-29

sewing; not looking up even when she
heard his crutch coming thump, thump,
thump across the floor.
"Nellie, it's just as I feared. Hear
this" and then he read the missive
with its cruel threat, that unless the
money was brought that night, Mr..
Goldthwait would take the place.
''Isnt that too bad? What will you
dor asked Nellie sympathisingly.
81 can't make up the five hundred un-
less you let me have your money, now
that is a fact" was the desperate an
swer.
"Well, I'll see what 1 can do" said
Nellie, coolly, as she brought forth her
treasure.
"There is ten, that will buy new
dress; and ten, cloak; and five, hat
or bonnet; and ten-I shall need that
for boots, gloves, and other little things.
l think 1 can let you have fifteen dol
lars, looking up innocently. A grieved
look spread all over Chester's face; the
corners of his mouth began to twitch,
and if he had not been q man, and six
feet high, he would have cried.
'Nellie" that was all he could say.
"What?' and then Nellie had both
arms around his neck, and the bills were
all thrust into his hand. 81 meant you
should have them ALL" she sobbed.
"What made you act SO, then? how
could you be $3.50 provoking?' said
Chester
Then Mrs. Nellie sat up very straight,
and said she, "Did you hate to ask me
for that money, Chester?"
You know I did," was the answer.
.'Well, why haven't you asked for it
before?"
Because, you kne,o I wanted it days
and days ago; and I thought you ought
to offer it. Of course, I didn want to
come to you like some old beggar," said
Chester.
Nellie clapped her hands. II want to
tell you a little story now," said she.
'"There was once girl who had always
earned her money, and fought her way
IN the world alone, and succeeded we'll,
too.
''But she was foolish enough to get
married; and then she had to work
twice as hard as ever before, and have
double the care; but for all that, she
never received single penny without
asking her husband for it; nor did she
spend one without his knowing what
she received in return.
"Now this was very humiliating; and
sometimes she would thiuk she never
could ask again; and then she would cry
and cry, and oh, Chester, you don't
know how hare cried, it seemed So
SO, and Nellie's head went down again.
"Why, Nellie! why, darling! never
thought-why, did you feel like that?
But its different, you know, with you
Women never-why they erpect to ask
their husbands"
''It isn't one bit different, eitherr'
cried Nellie, dashing the tears away.
II am as sensitive as you are; and there
is nothing I dread worse than asking
for money. Hundreds of women feel
just so, too, only it's the custom for them
to be domestic beggars, and they dislike
to make fuss; but I'd like to hear one
say she admires the custom.
"Why haven't we right to use part
of our earnings after, as well as before
we are married?"
"Well, you have. But I supposed
you would ask for what you wanted.
Ny mother always"
"But you see how hard it is to ask fo,
what you feel ought to be freely given,
interrupted his wife. "Of course feel
as anxious to pay off our debt as you do
so would not be extravagant; but if
could have ever so little, and feel that il
was mine-freely and rightfully mine
don't you see how much more pleasant
1t would be? Then, if I wanted to give
a dollar to the Missionary cause, I could
calculate my expenses just as I used to-
and practice little self-denial, and dc
it. Don't you see, that as it is, women
can't know much about the luxury Of
giring2 just put yourself in my place,
and think how ridiculous it would make
you feel, to be obliged to come to my
pocket every time you wanted to be
charitable"
"Oh, my! can'timagine such thing
l aOo"ldmt do it, you see, p" laughed Ches-
ter.
''Nor would any man. Now do you
think l ought?" asked Nellie.
mo, 1 do not, and you shant be
obliged to suffer so again, promise
you; but really, I never thought but il
was natural, and all right for you to-"
"You will know better after this, said
Nellie, "but I suppose you are anxious
to go to Mr.. Goldthwait's, so I will not
detain you" She stood at the window
and watched him as he rode away, with
light heart; for she felt that what had
so threatened to mar her domestic hap.
piness was banished forever.
Nellie never taught again, save when
she established an infant school in hel
own kitchen; but no subscription paper
ever gave her sinking feelings, nor did
she ever resume the trade of cobbler
for in her own little purse was punctual
ly deposited what Chester laughingly
called her monthly dividends. y
Woods Magazine.
The BAD BoY.-Wood tells story oi
Hoskyns, the Winchester college boy
who, having neglected to write his verse
exercise, glanced for a minute or two
over the shoulder of more diligent
school-fellow, and, upon the master call
ing him up, said he had lost his paper
but if he might be allowed he would re-
peat without book the twenty verses he
had written, which he was permitted tc
do. The other boy was called next, and
showed the verses which Hoskyns had
just repeated, and, being taken for the