The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-21
THE WIFE's REVENGE.

pleasant UuU't ." ~ ~ I'll u
You know, Maria, | am very lond Of
Them, and you are determined to punish
ms in some way II you can"
opnpi.h YOU, Edward? What do you
plk so ior I" exclaimed the wife, sweet
iinl. woman, full OF beauty and grace j,
AVON know like them very much,
added the pelulant husband.
"Bnt they taste too strongly Of Tue
money po.
"Come, come, Maria, no more OF Poor
RicborI,s saws, / am heartily sick Of
them" 49,
0Yon would not have me pay sixty
cents box for Strawberries, would You"
"Why notS'
1T Is too much"
"No, itisn't'
"You cannot afford it,"
eYcs, | can. Isn't my salary fifteen
hundred year,
II do not think strawberries, at GO cents
a box, are very profitable" replied the
nrctty wife, with u pleasant smile.
Edward Lester did not deserve such u
beautiful, sweet tempered wife as Maria.
But, in spite Of Ills petulant manner
IA, wa, really an exCellNnt fellow, and
loved the pretty little woman with all bis
saul, though il il true he had u very sim
pular way Of showing IT, lie deserved q
lhrashing for his hasty words, yet ~ he
eventually learned better, II Is not worth
while to dwell too long upon the dark
aide Of his character.
The first year after his marriage he
hal boarded, but desiring to have the
comforts Of home in all their purity, tho
young couple had decided to 60 to house
keeping,
Edward would have hired u large
house at rent Of four hundred year, i
hA wife had not PERSISTED that sucII
dwelling would wear her life out lie
then left the matter entirely to her, and
abe found nice little cottage seven miles
from the city, at rent Ot one hundred
and fifty. The husband liked II very well
and Maria furnished il in a very plain but
neat style,
They wcrcnt home nav, and for time
the novelty Of the thing kept Edward III
excellent humOr. But hC was reckless
fellow, and had no idea Of the value Of
money, lie always spent nll his salary
oni sometimes n liulc more,
Edward wns ont of lumor because he
hal no Strawberries, aud when he sal
down to the table the Tea was too weak
thc Lrcoi tasted oi saleratua, and the but
for wos s,ronv liz snnrleI and growle,l
Iir,t nj Maria, nnd then at bridget. tilI
tLc wife was almost discouraged. But
sLc I'M not Weld 10 Tho impulse of the
moment oni vcl ant Of iemner. She KEN
smiling. howcver cutting and seyerr
ANNA H. criiicism If hcr husband
Ai,or ion Lo wos n iililr mnililiei fo,
thcra soomoI IN hc mo,hinr mare IN Vrnm
bls Mt Nnd cycn condesccnded In smIIe.
Edward want DIV Iollars to.mor.
rown soiI Maria
Tbis WINS rather n remarkable reuucs
for tho careful little woman In make for
shc was vcrv nr,,Ient in regard In heI
nrivnio NJ ncnsn9
aCcrtNiniy Maria roplied Edward
81 hnnc yoli nro going IN Inv new Xix !,
ri nm i
lie handed her tl,e money, and hopet
she wonlI dress herself A great deal let
for Than Leiorc. for he could afford Il.
q avn "o;ng ~ SnonI nc mnCL n,one,
AL con Che Tenlied.
GThot il rioht Marin. dop added The
reckless hmsbSnI And Edward soon Ind
reason 10 renent this advice, for Maria
now seemed Ia amend all her snare time
NV ILL.,. Js ill.,, ,",,o" III wos toC
reckless ton marnanimCus 10 deny her
or TO suggest that Shc wNs exceeding III,
bounls ~ renson.
She was mcrcilcss in her drafts upol
him, and 10 supply her demands, for ht
had not the courage to refuse her modes
request, he was Obliged to cnrtnil his owr
nrIvo,c oynonsos Pr scvoroi occo.i,n,
he had been Obliged 10 borrow money Il
meet her reuuisitions ,,pon his purse. and
being an honest man he Ind 10 cut of
many Injuries in order to nay these
loans.
What had got into Maria? She wa.
cxtraynpant. md vel she did not seem IL
II, j.o,soj r,"oi, Lo,,os os III. Lo,,n ~
besnpplied with many additional lnxIl
ries but he was too proud TO COMPLAIN
lie did hint, but she would not take 4
hint.
A year nosseI bv. and there VIVA M
Improvement in tke reckless woman
Fortunately for him salary wos rnisp,
Ia iho,;sand hr, /, w D,, s!o r !" ,ion,
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GIyb", il ,IS n. o I fns HS !" ,;rcl, nv
self II yon .n"rJ V ali o." NV r w - S .n,iIs,
N",;a w" ,, spe,Ia ~. ~. w." r.. 30 an
olhcr woyj ii g, u" =, ,V G"rn ,ho ,Soj !"
Of tho moncv wh;io Il il Sc,Ng ~ wei
a,youo ' ""''' " - s'"' 40
Edward had hmm donbts ma N Tho con
sequences hn, chat nu,,lsJ HIM mo"
wa, ia know wh,i Lsosn,o ~ ,Ls naney
Another ycor nnseeJ bv ami The DANCE
Of rnnning in ,"hI o,os.,i HIN In ,hc focr
Maria we ".o i;S;SH ioo iosi nm
airaid6 6c oS,crvoJ r. y rolSrchni,
tone " '"'''''" :" F" '''''"'''''
II am otro;L "a, oso tos vo.,o.,Io,
Won htouvht homo " na;s oT"LfcL"Ns n;
which vol raii twenty q v', rS ~, a Mn,,nd
''Poor, Maria 'lo ,,' % "S""' , I inn
things w. m",, "on' meali t W.. NV. W,
and while nv salary "Ye So ,h,nSs y y"I
lars a year mean 10 liv "V w ,iI" !" "''
"Gteat tree, from lit,l ill., " WILL, ..,u
she added. ''' W. s''"