Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-20

can let you have fifteen dollars" looking
up innocenlly, A grieved look spread ali
over Chester's face; the corners of his
mouth began TO witch, and if he had not
| been man, and six feet high, he would
! have cried
"Nelliep' that was all he could saw y
| What" and then Nellie had both
arms around his neck, and the bills were
all thrust into his nand. Il meant you
should have them all, - she sobbed.
What made you act 50, then? how
could you be $3.50 provokingw said
! Chester.
Then Mrs. Nellie sat up very straight,
and said she, did you hate to ask me for
that money, Chesterg"
You 6aoio did" was the answer.
''Well, why haven't you asked for it be-
fore ?"
Because, you k3e,o wanted it DAYS
and days ago; and | thought you ought
to ctiT it, OF course, | didn't want to
come to you like some old beggar," said
Chester.
Nellie clapped her hands. " want to
tell you a little story now" said she.
There was once a girl who had always
earned her money, and fought her way
in the world alone, and succeeded well,
too.
but she was foolish enough to get mar
ried; 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 humiiating; and
sometimes she would think 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," and
Nellie's head went down again
why, Nellie! why, darling | never
thought-why, did you feel like that? But
its diBereat, you know, with you. Women
never-why they expect to ask their hus-
bands"
1T isn't one bit different, either" cried
Nellie, dashing the tears away. 81 am as
sensitive as you are; and there's nothing
| dread worse than asking for money,
Hundreds of women feel just SO, too, only
its the custom for them to be domestic
beggars, and they dislike to make a fuss !;
but ia like to hear one say she admires
the custom.
"Why haven't we q right TO use a part
of our earnings after rs well as before we
are married ?"
well, you have. But supposed you
would ask for what you wanted. My
mother always
But YOU see now how hard it is To ASK
for what you feel ought TO be freely giue,l,n
interrupted his wife. "Of course | feel
as anxious to pay off our debt as you do,
so | would not be extrav&gant; but if
could have ever so little, and feel that it
was mjae-treely and righttully mine
don't YOU see how much more pleasant il
would bey Then, if | wanted to give a
dollar to the Missionary cause, could
calculate my expenses just as | used to,
and practice little Selfdenial, and do it,
Don't you see, that as it is, women can't
know much about the luxury of qigtng
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"
ooh my! | ca1tt imagine such "A thing!
| 1coUldnt do it, you see" laughed Ches,
ter.
"Nor would any man Now do you
think / ought to ~ asked Nellie.
mo, do not, and you shan't be obliged
10 suIlcf again, promise you; out really,
] never thought but it was natural, and all
right for you to-"
"lou will know better after this,n said
Nellie; "but suppose you are anxious to
go to Mr.. Goldthwait's, so ! will not de.
tain you She stood at the window and
watched him as he rode away, with a
light heart; for she felt that what had so
threatened TO mar her domestic happiness
was banished forever.
Nellie never taught again, save when
she established an iHfaat school in her
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 punctually de
posted what Chester laughingly called
her monthly dividends, - Woods House
hold Hagaztne.