The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-25
MISCELLANY.
ONE RIGHT OF Il WIFE.

G0AO OuC W my nus
band, as put my basket Of sewing away
preparatory to retiring, ''John, as you go
down tomorrow morning, I wish you
would stop at Mrs.-West's door and leave
her five dollars for me.''
Give dollars!'' and my lord looked up
quite astonished. For what -
why, she is collecting money to aid
that society she is secretary Of, and as
always felt interested init, told her I:
would give her five dollars.''
said this with quite show of assur-
ance, though really felt quite uneasy
as to the reception of my request, for
John is rather notional in some of his
ways; however, I had been cogitating
some matters lately in my own mind, and
determined to make a bold stand.
'sWell, Sarah,' at length came the re-
ply. "you need not count on my doing
any such thing. don't approve Of that
society at all, and all is, not one cent Of
my money shall go to help it,
IL give it out of my money" said I,
growing holder; IL only asked you to
leave it at her door for me-
*'Yoa4r money!! What do you mean %
Il mean what say ing money. Have
l no right to spend money as we'll as you?
don't approve of the Masons, but that
does not hinder you from spending
money and time for them as much as you
have mind.'
John looked at me quite amazed at my
sudden outbreak. You see, had always
been the most amiable of wives. Then
he broke out quite triumphantly, "Come,
now, who earns the money that main.
tains this family!''
"You and together said l.
"'Together Well, ! should like to
see the first cent you have earned in the
seven years we have been married. To-
gether! Well, call that pretty rich.''
n Ny spirits were visibly declining under
his ridicule, but kept on as boldly as l
could.
'When we were married you thought,
or pretended to think, yourself very hap,
Ply in assuming the care of board bills
and wardrobe. I didn't ask it Of YOU.
You asked me to be your wife, knowing
we'll all that meant
LAS nearly as l remember interrupt.
ed John, ''you were mighty ready to ac-
cept me- 9
"Granted-to save argument said I,
coloring.
swell, we stood up in church together,
and you promised to love, cherish, &C.,
and so did H.
''And obey too,'' said l ; shut you, in
return, endowed me with all your worldly
goods, and the minister pronounced us
man and wife; and so we have lived.''
"Yes,' said John, complacently s'and
as look back over the time, T think 1
have done what Tagreed and made a
pretty good husband. I really think you
ought to be thankful when You see how
some wives live
SWELL said ], II think have been a
domestic, prudent wife, and [ don't feel
one atom more of gratitude to you for
being decent husband than you ought
to feel to me for being a decent wife. Is
it any more merit that you keep your
marriage promises than that | keep
mine p
"Sarah, you positively are very acri-
monious tonight. Don't you think we
had better 60 to bed p -
''No, sir. Well, meantime, we have
laid by money enough to buy this house
and still have some in the bank.''
'Thanks to my hard work. chimed in
John.
''More thanks said 7, ''to the perfect
good health we have always had. We
made all those promises for better or for
worse Now, it has been for the better
with US all the time. Had you been sick
or honest misfortune befallcn YOU. I
should have managed some way to re-.
duce our expenses so that you would feel
the burden as little as might be. Had I
heen sick more care would have fallen
on you. But we helped. each other save,
and now l claim an equal right with you
in spending money
"Wbew! Why, that is treason. But
go ons
If wtoccupied the respective positions
If superr and subordinate, l shoold do