The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-26

and I'm sure the tailor does not leave
much of my sewing for you to do.
81 don't complain of housework nor of
doing your sewing; but L do think the
burden of little Johnnie has all fallen on
me-
1T strikes me-" said he, with a pro-
voking complacency of tone, that if you
earned his living you would have less to
say about the burden falling on you
| "John," said !, ANSWER me honestly.
Do you work any harder or any longer
now than you did before he was bornl -
Il don't know as | do" said he, Il al
ways worked hard enosgh.'
"Well, and so do /. But now as to
Johnny. presume you will allow your
self halt owner of him, as the law allows
your entire control over him. How
much do you do for him q
Il maintain him. l do my part
NO, John, you are wrong; you don't
/ do your part. From the first you never
| have. Did not weary months go by in
which you bore no part whatever of the
burden -
''Well, that is curious complaining;
what would you have me do p
you might have got a servant, instead
of letting all the homework fall on me
or you might have kept horse, so that
could ride out and enjoy the fine weather:
| but that is all past now.
'lshould say that it cost me enough for
the doctor, nurse, &C., without talking
| abou5 keeping horse.
True, it cost enough; but am talking
about the division Of the burden. Was
the part you bore in payment of those bills
equal to my part IN the mater! Would
you have taken my place for that money
If it were to have been paid you instead
Of those who cared for youl | think not
Didn't have all his clothes to buy p
No, sir. | went without new clothes
of any sort for season and the money
saved from my wardrobe supplied all that
was needed; and | might add that all his
other clothes have been got in the same
way"
well, really I had no idea how much
of martyr you were. Next you will be
clothing me IN the same way. How thank
| full | ought to be for so calculating wife q
"Now, IN these two years" said |, con.
| tinuing in the face of his sheer. ''all ofthe
care and confinement consequent on at
tending the child have fallen on me. /
have managed some way to accomplish
my homework and sewing as | used. !
can hardly think how it has been done.
| Did 1t ever occur to you to think how
many times | have been to church since
he was born 2"
"1ou wouldn't expect man to take
| care Of baby, would you! That isn't a
mans work
Isn't II" said |, bitterly; ''then |
wouldn't have a baby. | have been to
church just four times and then some Wis
itor has staid with Johnny. How many
times did you get up in the night to
soothe him when he has been sick and
fretful g.
How DO you suppose said he. Il
could work by day if didn get my night
sleep"
Just the same way that | do when my
night is broken, exactly
"Well, Sarah, what is the drift of all
this talk, anyway for | don't see any
use in prolonging it.
"WelI, then, it is my original statement
that as did my part of the fam
lily labor and took all the care of John
ny, and you are man in prosperous cir
cumStances. | am entitled to as much mon
SN tol llldt d. II were EN- ptol ca anu pail
by the month for the same work, and |
have right to spend money for things
that don't suit you if please to do so;
and | may add, said with a sudden We
hemence. that 1t is mean and c 3ntempti-
bic in you to try to oppose or forbid my
doing So
John said no more. | saw by the look
in his eyes that he was quite angry: and
50 was [. That was the first time in our
married life that we failed to Kiss each
other good night. Indeed, felt guilty.
though | hardly know why, but it was
late before fell asleep.
The next morning all was serene. No
trace remained of the evenings storm,
but nothing more was said about the OBJ
noXious subscriptions. Next day met
Mrs. West, and she thanked me very
heartily for doubling my money.
Dear Jonh He didn' t mean to be I'M
kind, but he had never stopped to think
about such things. When his next set
Element came and he slipped $50 bill in
to my hand and said. That is for your
private purse | really thought he was
The best huS oand in the world.
POOR OLD NAN