The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-09-18
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added She pctulant husband
Bat they taste too strongly ~ the
money
oComc, come. Maria, no more Of
Poor Richard saws. ! nm heartily sick
VI them.
"Yon would not have me pay sixty
rents q box for Strawberries, would
Jou2'
why not2''
" # Is too much
" No, il isn't
lyon cannot afford it,
YES, can. Isn't my salary fifteen
hundred % ycarP''
lido not think Strawberries ut sixty
cents a box, are very profitable" re-
Piled the pretty wife, with a pleasant
smile,
Edward Lester did not deserve such
q beautiful, sweet tempered wife rs
Maria.
But, in spite of his ~petulant manner,
he was really an excellent fellow, and
loved the pretty little woman with all
his soul, though it is true he had a very
singular way of showing it. He desery-
ed thrashing for his hasty words, yet
as he eventually learned better it is not
worth while to dwell too long upon the
dark side Of his character.
The first year after his marriage he
had boarded, but desiring to have the
comforts Of home in all their purity,
the Young couple had decided to 90 to
housekeeping.
Edward would have hired a large
house at Il rent of four hundred dollars
0 year, if his wife had not persisted that
such a dwelling would wear her life out.
He then left the matter entirely to her,
and she found II nice little cottage seven
miles from the city, at a rent of one
hundred and fifty. The husband liked
it very well, and Maria furnished it in a
very plain but neat style.
They were at home now, and for a
time the novelty of the thing kept Ed
ward in excellent humor. But he was
areckless fellow, and had no idea what
ever of the value of money. He al
ways spent all his salary, and sometimes
little more.
Edward was out of humor because he
bad no strawberries, and when he sat
down to the table the tea was too weak,
the bread tasted of saleratus, and the
butter was strong. He snarled and
growled, first at Maria, and then at
Bridget, till the wife was almost dis
outraged. But she did not yield to the
impulse Of the moment and get out of
temper. She kept smiling, however
cutting and severe came the criticisms
Of her husband.
After tea he was a little modified, for
llere seemed to be nothing more to
srumble at, and even c~ondescended to
smile.
Edward, want fifty dollars to-mor-
row" said Maria.
This was rather a remarkable request
nrthe careful little woman to make, for
'ne was very prudent in regard to her
private expenses.
"Certainly, M%aria," replied Edward.
N =. nope you are going to buy Il new
LAM
lie handed her the money and hoped
sne would dress herself a great deal
geNer than before, for he could afford
am going to spend as much money
%l cam said she.
mat is right, Maria, do added
Ie reckless husband. And Edward
Do1 had reason to repent this advice,
wi Maria now seemed to spend all her
paIe Tune in asking for money. He
Sas 100 reckless, too magnanimous to
%u{ her or to suggest hat she was ex-
7eulhS the bounds of reason.
She was merciless in her drafts upon
5air' and to supply her demands, for he
n"u hot tne courage to refuse her modest
IueSts, he was obliged to curtail his
"n private expenses. On several occa-
n'ns ne had been obliged to borrow
nolley 10 meet her acquisitions upon his
p1ise' and being an honest man he had
eut oil many luxuries in order to pay
lhese loans.
what had got into Mariap She was
Ia'agant, and yet she did not seem
oe dressed much better, or his home
pe supplied with many additional
iSaies; But he was too proud to COM
taIn lie did hint, but she would not
a year passed by and there was no
TEo'ement in the reckless woman.
ed oulately for him his salary was rails
dan"o TWO thousand, but it was scarcely
la ,~Le 1 before Maria demanded a fifty dol
usad iou spend more money than YOU
su9 spend, Maria,n he suggested.
aat nhat is the use for me TO pinch my
Mar YOU spend all you getpn smiled
gbe. 80 sweetly he could not say an
If II. Woru. 81 want to have the good
+, ror money while it is going, Is well
nlNard had some doubts as TO the
noS ilehees, but what puzzled him
nonorN d TO know what became of the
The a. Another year passed by, and
him IN ger OF running into debt stared
'''' we are living too fast, l am