The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-24

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grumbling az Maria, for if he complained
Of any thing she was sure Ia ask him for
a fifty dollar bill on the same day. In
fact he was afraid Of her.
Maria, I'm her demand for money. had
been even more rcmorseless during the
last year than before; and had actually
taken eight hundred dollars of his two
thousand. And there was not much
show Of il i'm the house or upon her per-
son. IL he had limited az an explana-
ton, she turned him of SO sweetly and
adroitly that he could not resist.
"Maria, we must turn over new
leaf" he remarked. "llere | am with
out dollar in the world never
shall have while things go on in this
way. have given You eight hundred
dollars this last year.
"Have You, indecd? What is eight
hundred dollars ?M chuckled she.
There j. Raymond's house opposite.
for sale. Ii is a beautiful place. and
can be bought for four thousand dollars,
by paying fifteen hundred down. Twas
thinking if | had saved my money |
might have been able To buy that place. "
No use 10 cry for split milk, Ed
ward" replied Maria.
al know that, but we needn't spill
any more milk. have been very eco
nomical the past year and be pro-
ceeded to detail the retrcnchnients he
had made.
"You have done very well, Edward -
ayes. my dear, better than you have
Who would have thought should ever
,araaah 20 h. ,..~La.l
"What was the use for me TO he pru-
dent while YOU scatter your money like
chaff?" asked the wife with infinite
good humor.
No use. | confess
~ will turn over a new leaf if you
will. You used to find fault with me
because | wouldn't buy strawberries at
sixty cents box
Il haven't lately"
"No, YOU haven't
"And l never will again. Now. Ma
ria, was thinking il we could save up
four or five hundred year for three or
four years we might buy house,
VERY true, we will begin now, If
you like"
with all my heart"
"You shall allow me a fixed sum for
my personal expenses"
"Say two hundred dollars
"Half that sum will do
"But YOU can I come down all az once
from eight hundred to one hundred. "
"ies | can," replied the pretty wo-
man, the mischief cleaning in her
radiant eyes.
Then we can buy q house in three
years.
"Suppose you buy Raymond's now -
"But cannot. | haven't dollar in
the world after my bills are paid
I. "Then will let you have fifteen hun
dred dollars to pay down"
"You? You are facetious, Maria
What are you laughing at?"
Maria. for some reason or other, had
burst into a violent fit Of laughing
You shall have the money, Edward.
But YOU must promise me not 10 tell any
one what an extravagant wife you have,
as you did DIR. Smith"
"What do you mean, Maria? Forgive
me for that?'
IL will, my dear" replied she; and
going to drawer she produced two
bank books and placed them i'm her hus-
bands hand
One of them indicated that she had a
thousand dollars in one savings bank.
and the other six hundred in another
bank. OF course, Edward was asst nish-
edit was his duty TO be astonished
Your extrayagant wife has saved
sixteen hundred dollars Of your money
in spite of your teeth, besides curing YOU
Of sundry reckless habits" And she
threw herself upon "A sofa and laughed
until she had nearly gone into a tit.
"Maria. YOU are jewel! | am
amazed. You paid DR. Smith,"
81 did
ale lied TO me, then"
"No, he didn't; you and are one.
so Of course YOU paid it, I had to tell
him my secret, and i'm return he inform
ed me what an excellent character YOU
had given me for prudence and econo-
my"
"Forgive me, Maria You have made
me the happiest man in the world"
"And am revenged."
"Revenged?"
"You found fault with me every day
when you came home, and resolved
TO punish you. knew you would not
refuse the money, and have at length
brought you to your senses"
II see where the money went to,
now.r
"Do you, indeed?"
"To tell the truth, thought there
was very little show for the money ]
gave you"
Sixteen hundred dollars, money in
I hand was n laroa s,,u IN Edward who
had spent every thing as fast as he got
IT, He felt like new man--like rich
man. What treasure was Maria,
who, besides being pretty, sweet-tem-
pered and devoted, was n thorough
financier.
For my part, should not like fnan-