The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-10-28

of doing your sewing but I do think
the burden of little Jehny has all fa!-
len on me"
'It strikes me-" said he with 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 1, "answer me honest
ly. Do you work any harder or any
longer now than you did before he
was born?"
81 don't know as do" said he; 81
always worked hard enough"
'"Well, so do 1. But now as to
Johnny. presume you will allow
yourself half owner of him, as the law
allows you entire control ever him.
How much do yen do for him 2"
"I maintain him. 1 do my part"
"No, John, you are wrong; you do
not do your part. From the first yeu
never have. Did not weary months
60 by in which you bore ne part in the
burden ?"
"Well. that is curious complaining ;
what would you have me do 2"
"You might have got servant, in
stead of letting all the house work fall
on me, or you might have kept a
horse 80 that 1 could ride out and en-
joy the fine weather; but that is all
past now"
81 should say that it cost me enough
for the doctor, nurse, ETC.. without
talking about keeping horse"
"True it cost you enough: but am
talking about the division of the bur-
den. Was the part you bore in the
payment of those bills equal to my
part in the matter? Would you have
taken my place for that money if it
were to have peen paid you, instead of
those who cared for you?'
s.Didn't have all his clothes to
buy ?"
'sNo, sir. 1 went without clothes of
any sort for q 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. had no idea how
much Of a martyr you were. Next
you will be clothing me in the same
way. How thankful 1 ought to be for
SO calculating q wife!"
"Now in these two years." said l.,
continuing in the face of his aneer,
Call of the care and confinement con-
sequent on attending the child have
fallen on me. have managed ssme
how to accomplish my homework and
sewing as used. I can hardly think
how it has been done Did it ever oc-
cur to you how many times l have
been to church since he was born ?"
"You wouldn't expect man to take
care of baby would your That isn't
a mans work."
''Isn't it ?" said I, bitterly, "then 1
wouldn't have baby. have been to
church just four times, and then seme
visitor has stayed with Johnny. How
many times did you ever gst up in the
night to soothe him when he has been
sick and fretful ?"
elbow do you snppose," said he, 81
can work by day if 1 didn't get my
nights 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 1 dent see
any use in prolonging it."
"Well, then, ii is my original state
ment-that, as did my share of the
family labor, and took all the care of
Johnny, and you are a man in pros
persus circumstances, am entitled to
as much money for that as if I were
employed and paid by the month fer
the same work, and have a right to
spend money for things that don't suit
you if please to do so; and may
add" said with sudden vehemence,
that it is mean and contemplate in
you to oppose in my doing So"
John said no more. saw by the
losklin his eye he was quite angry
and SO was /. That was the first time
in eur married life, that we failed to
kiss each other good night. Indeed, l
felt guilty though hardly knew why,
but it was too late before fell asleep.
The next morning oil was serene.
Ne trace remained of the evenings
storm, but nothing more was said
absut the obnoxious subscriptions.
d Dear John he didn't mean to be
but he never stopped to think
about such things. When his next
came, he slipped twenty
dollar bill into my hand and said,
''That is for your private purse" l
really thought he was the best hus-
band in the world.
THE RELIGION WE WANT.
We want religion that bears heav-
lily not only on the Exceeding sinful
ness of sin," but OH the exceeding ras-
cality of lying and stealing a religion
that banishes small mea sures from the