The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-22


OF our acquaintance who dress richly
do so to please their husbands"
'I know" said /, "when l am shop
ping with any of our friends, we gener-
ally purchase durable and good articles,
and after we grow weary we usually
lunch as cheaply as possible, but when
Adolphus or one of the boys goes with
me, they turn up their noses at the quiet
dining room and insist on the best of
everything at Parker's. 1t isvery pleas
ant and nice, of course, but somehow /
think part of the money spent in the
dinner would do more good in a nice
book for the children, or help to pay for
Sues music lessons"
Mary proposed our going to call upon
an old friend, and Just as We were put
ting on our things, James came in.
''Do you mean to say you have not seen
my improvements he said to me after
our first greeting.
"Come up stairs at once.n
4 We obeyed, and soon looked upon a
suite of rooms fit for king. A luXu-
rious study, O sleeping room opening
from il, large, airy dressing room, and
most complete bathroom beyond. All
the modern appliances were there, from
the costly lOunging chair and cabinet to
the latest dentifrice and perfumery.
Mirrors of all shapes and sizes; coats Of
many colOrs; an array of neckties large
enough for a first class bow window;
boots and slippers in wonderful order;
fishing tackle, guns and ammunition on
quaint looking sporting table, brushes
of all sorts, and gloves enough for a
lifetime. / think / never saw so odd
an expression on q mans face as my
friends wore, when / asked him SIM
] tala rnaeffnf, aF Ffar II hoI
just shown me his private sideboard and
: an elegant liquor case, also some boxes
of cigars and sundry other knick-knaeks
and as he stood leaning carelessly on
his mantel with a satisfied expression
upon his face, he said with his old-time
confidence:
"And now, what think you these
rooms have cost ms?"
! was silent.
"Just five thousand dollars" he said,
''and the fitting up has been the best
part of it."
"These rooms are all for you" said;
"where, pray, is Mary's five thousand
dollars worth of creature comforts
You can shut youself up here away from
care or noise, but where is the quiet
resting-pla for the wife and mother ?"
After pause, he gave the usual man.
ish reply, "All 1 have is hers, you
know.n
/; ''The cigars, brandy, smoking coats
! and the change of raiment fine and
/, fair p" | asked with 4 smile.
! And now what think you truthful
James" did? He walked across the
, elegant room, and put his arm tenderly
, about his wife. "Mollie, dear" said he,
''if you have not everything in the
world you want, say the word; all the
, traps on earth would be useless without
! you"
or course she smiled and thanked
, him, and would cut out her tongue
> sooner than tell him she would be com
: PEELED to use some self-denial in ordel
: to make the five thousand dollars come
: easy.
She only smiled and re-trimmed hel
: velvet cloak, and decided quite suddenly
not to go again to Europe when her boy
: went out TO school. Some trifiing eX-
cuse about the children satisfied him
rs well as the little world around them
(, and the rich woman saved. Who taught
her?
. Well, Mary and called on our friend
+ and on our way there she said 10 me
"You see how il is, he worships me, and
|, although fully conscious that it is
! not quite right or just for one partner
: in the matrimonial firm to use so much
! wealth for individual pleasure, do not
!. like to disturb the harmony Of home by
my fear or fancies. / do have some
7 seruples about the equality where my
:. boys are concerned, and | sometimes
! fear / am letting present quiet stifie
: duty. Here is Blake, our old friend
= Lucy's husband; he does the same thing
\ i'm q smaller way. Days in Boston
!, days! hours, / mean, from nine until
three, then home to q nice dinner of hel
> preparing, although he has doubtless
= dined with friends in the city, q short
= drive with his family and don't sit VI
: for me, DEAR and away he goes to the
: Club and plays billiards. Why, my
y dear, she twists and turns to keep up .
g decent appearance, and he spends more
!, !, in one week on self in eating, drinking
! and dress, than she does for one entirl
4 year. Now, my dear, what are sucl
women to do?n
"Save," said I.
!, "Savem she exclaimed, with toss o
y her handsome head. al grow vexeC
y when hear it. Doyou suppose a WON
|" an with ordinary intelligence canno
= feel and see these things? With hin
a q of her own, as you say, and three or fou
= brothers, can she go through lif
= blind ?n
!, 'Love is blind" said, "you know
II dear"
"Some more Of their foolish non
y sense" she replied. "Do you believ
% it? No, nor any other sensible woman
y There are revealings and revealings IN,
81 dear, in this life, and when Smith Jone
: tells the men at the corner grocery tina
y 'shis wife was dead drunk last night,
d what is it but his sneaking inheritanc
7 that leads him to tell it, and forget tn
y times without number when she ha
'. drawn him quietly in, and removed hi
N clothing without help "for fear tn
IA neighbors might find out" And hoi
long would Senator - live with hi
81 wife, if she came home intoxicated fiv
= nights out Of seven as he has done,
y askH"
NJ 0Yes, and who saved wonder, whel
if YOU and 1 found Mrs. Senator q
is hard at work upon her party dress on
NJ fine morning in Washington, becaus
~ II cost so much to hire il done, and tn
II Senator felt obliged to give an expensiv
- reception from time to time which re
=. ouired his wife's income as well as hi
" own / have respected that woma'
~ ever since, and as to him-well-her
40 we are at Lucy's."
or Good. patieut, saving Mrs. Blake
ve bred i'm a Luxurious home, and wed I
We an easy-going, selfish man; AT hi b
es suggestion. her money went into ="
an nice snug Investment so snug it neve
as came ont and neverwill, and he expect
IN do as some of his wife's friends dc
.s, who live on the interest of their money
~ while she saves everything but healt
n and strength in the struggle Of "keepin
up for Ned's sake" Ned? well he