Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-11-11
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COnquering a Husband.
HOW ONE WIFE GOT AN ALLOWANCE.

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There were people enough to envy Mil !
licent IIaughton when she WAS married to |
Radcliffe Gates. She was only Il district |
school teacher, at 50 much month, with |
out home or parents He was u wealthy !
banker, who seemed to have nothing on
earth to do but to indulge his whim> and
caprices to their uttermo>t extent, and the
world in general announced It's diction that
Millv IIauThton " had done uncOmmonly
we'll for herself.
But Milly did not look happy upon that
golden July morning, with the sunlight
streaming rough the orlcl window III tn
great brclkfaSt-room at Gate, place. and
scattering little drops of gold and crimson
and glowing purple on the messy ground
of the stone colored carpet.
She was dressed in Il loose, white cam
bric wrapper, looped and huttoncd with
blue and Il single pearl arrow upheld the
shining masses Of her lovely auburn hair.
Her eyes We're deep, liquid hazel; her
complexion rs soft and radiant rs the dim
Piled side Of an early peach; and the little
| kid->lippcrcd foot that pattcd the velvet
ottoman beneath was rs perfect and tap I
| ng rs a sculptor could have wished il.
Mr.. Gates, from his side of the dtml~k-
lrapcd table. eyed her with the compliment
gaze of proprictor>hip. She was his wife.
He liked her to look well, just IT, he Want
ed his horses properly groomrd and HI
Conservatives kept in order; ami he
troubled himself very little about thu
shadow on her brow.
I'm in earnest. Radcliffe" I'll, said,
with emphasis
50 supposed. Ms. Gates, said the
husband lri-urcly folding his ptp.r-:t
SIGN that the news within WAS thoroughly
exhausted =. 50 | supposed. But it i~ut
at all worth while to allow Yourself To get
excited When say thin-. Mr.. Gtt..~.
generally mean it. And repeat it y"u
need money for any Necessary and sensible
purpose Shall be- most willing and hlp'.r
to accommodate YOU
Milliccnt bit her fun, red lower lip, AMI
lrummcd impaticnny on the table wiki
her ten restless fingers.
And am to come mrrklv imrIoriu.
to you for every five cent piece happen
to want
Yes. Mrs Gates if You prefer 10 p3t
the matter in that light
"RAlclitfe She coaxrd, 81 ldrnlv chang
inr her tone ado give N" an oliuWln...-
don't care how LITTLE DON'T subject IN ,
to the humiliation Of pleading for L Iitlr
money half-a-dozcn times Il day. Yea N"
rich.
Exactly. my dear. noodle hi l;.nr-
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PENNY and | mean To keep it.
But think how WAS mortified ve~'r.-
day. when Mrs. Armour came t. AK m
if | could subscribe fifty cents towards
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.t;t,h , hnt,o, -; my. ,l,,,,- IN ! ,,.r
town. Eve already wasted too much
time
So the verbal pl>>arr-at-arms ended.
and Millv felt that. 50 far. She was wor,tcd.
She watched Mr.. Gates drive off in Al,
elegant open barouchr. drawn bv two
long tailed chestnut horses. all a-"lit,rr
: with plated harness. and turned away. al
most wishing that she WA, Mjlliccut IIiuuh-
ton once ,r,in. bchind her dn.l, in th.. III
tie re-" school mouse.
. cue iooh "Fouh" at 'ilP ihi''u i,'rAi'ur''
A"nhssoh carpets ana sa'lh window ara
perlcS: ana tllonSil' WIN passionate pan"
no" i.'tle All 'hi> iV''ileu ncr'
) 30 I"hin- o. h'."rl'lie' S"'
'ii"f 'h'le"' We h',' MN" l" 20 on
10 service or dreSsmahlh@' or something
lor ,I,,i must nave money oil my own ana
viii
Just then a servant Knocked at the d'or
Win il ba>kel ana note.
| An Old lady IN Z Shaker bonnet and !;
t onc-horSe wagon LEFT 1t. SAID the gIrl
: with a scarcely dis@ul>ed t!tt"r- >!I'
: wouldn come IN although invited her.
l MIS- yates opened the note. 1t ran II
J. stin' old-fashloncd callSr'phv' as II th'
g pen were an unWOnted implement Ill the
Z, writer's hand;
: DEAR MILIY Tho strawberries in til,
1 south me1dcr lot are Just ripe, where yor
| used to pick EN- when You were u littl,
gall so Penelope picked lot AMI w,
made bold to send them to YOU. for th