The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-09
One Right of a Wife.

John" SAID one night 10 my nus
baud, AS put my basket of sewing
away preparatory to retiring, "Iohn,
as you go down tomorrow morning,
1 wish you would stop at Mrs. Vests
door and leave her five dollars from
me.n
"Five dollars :" and my lGrd look
ed up quite sstonished. "FOr what p"
"Why, she is collecting money to
aid that society she is secretary of,
and as always felt interested in it, l
told her / would give her five dol
lars"
said this with quite a show of as
surance, though I really felt quite
uneasy as to the reception of my res
quest, for John is rather potional in
some of his ways; however, had
been cogitating some matters lately
in my own mind, and determined to
make bold stand.
"Well, Sarah," at length came the
reply, ''yOu need not count on my
doing any such thing. I don't ap-
prove Of taat society at all, and not
one cent OF my money shall go to
help it."
81 give il out Of nay money" said /,
growing bolder 81 only asked you
to leave it at her door for NEIL
"Koar money What do you
mean 2"
"I mean what ] say-nW money.
Have no right to spend money as
well as you? | do not approve o. the
Masons, but&hat does not hinder you
from spending money and time for
them as much as you have 8 mind. -
John looked at me, quite amazed
at my sudden outbreak. You see, /
had always been the most amiabie OF
wives. Then he broke out, quite tri-
umphantly:
"C1me, now, who earns the money
that maintains this family 9''
'You aud together" said L.
"rogether! Well, l should like to
see the first cent you have earned in
the seven years we have been mar
ried. TOgetheri Well, | call that
pretty rich."
Nv spirits were visihIy declining
undeF his ridicule, but kept on as
boldly rs / could.
"When we were married, you
thought, or pretended to think your.
self very happy in assuming the care
of bOsrdbilIs and wardrObes. didn't
ask it of you. You asked me to be
your wife, knowing well all that
meant"
"As nearly as remember" inter=
rupted John, hyoq Wers mighty ready
to accept me-"
"Grapted-to save argument said
/, colOriug.
VWel., We stoOd up Ia church to-
Rether, and you promised to love,
cherish, etc., aud so did l."
t'And obey, too" said | "but you,
in return, endowed me with all your
worldly goods, aud the minister pro-
nounced Us man AMI wife; and so
we have lived.n
"Yes,n said John, eomplaeently ;
"and as look back over the time,
think have done what | agreed, aud
made pretty good husband. really
think you Ou Sht to be thankful when
YOU see how some wives live."
"WelI,1 said /, az think | have
been domestic, prudeut wife, and |
don't feel one stom more OF gratitude
to you for being decent husband
than you ought to feel to me for be-
ing decent wife. Is it any more
merit that yOu keep your marriage
promises than that keep miner
''Sarah, you positively are very
acrimonious tonight. Don't you
think We~had better go TO bed ~
"No sir; we'll, meantime We have
laid by money enough to buy this
house and still have some la the
bank.D
Thanks to my hard work, "
chimed in John.
"More thanks,u said I ''to the per-
feet health we have always bad. We
made all those promises 'fOr better OF
for worse Now, it has been for the
better with Us all this time. Had
/ you been sick, or honest misfortune
befalIen you, should have mana sed
some way To reduce our expenses 80
that you would feel the burden 's
little as might be. Had | been sick
more care would have fallen on you.
But We helped each other save, aud
now l claim an equal right Wit You
in spending money"
"Whew! why, that is treason.
But go on"
ssIf we occupied the respective p isi-
tions Og superior aud subordinate
should do what do for you for liked
stipend, and no questions should be
asked at to the use made OF it. Bsin!
equals, / will not ask compensation
as q servant; but, because the con
tract we have made is lifelong ana
lot easily broken, do not therefor'
call it very magnAnimous IN pros
porous man to accept these services
and render in return only my bOart
and the least amount that will credit
ably clOthe me-"
You see, I Nss growing irate
Johns temper, too, was evidently OF
the rise.
"What do you mean by services
housewOrk? am sure home is a
much for your satisfaction as 70