The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16

Have. i no right to spend money .as well
as youf / don't,appfover of the Masons,
but thatidoes not hinder You from spend
ing money and time for them as much as
Won have MIND. ~. .S,'-,i3 ~ n. go.
John looked at me quite amazed at
my, sud den outbreak. You see, L had
always been the most amiable Of wives.
Thenlhe broke ont quite. trinnaphantiy.
"Come. now who earns the money that
maintains this family ?n, .a II. r.. :.
seYon and, 7 together" said Il = :. :.
"Together.. We'll, i should Like 70 see
the first. cent you have earned in the sew
en- wears we. have been married. .Togeth-
eri Well, / call chat pretty Iich."
My spirits were visibly declining under
bis riaicule, hut j kept on as nss boldly as =
ssWheen NE NE we're we're i married you thought,
or pretended to think, yourself very hap;
DIV. in assuming the care, of board and
wardrobe. I didn't ask il of. you. - You
asked ns 70 be your wifs ifsiatn knowing er gI' ven 7
- 20 AZ lsi nearly ] 4. I1sidemlbet,. 3. interrupted
John, ayou we're mighty ready to accept
me-" .tusIt.,aa ~ '4:sri..,;i -. NiN rrA
:laGranted--to save argument," !" said !,
coloring.W 'Aa7.ei''. 's39a - -. .
aWefi, we stood up in church .ogeth.
er, and you promised to love, cherish,
ETC., and 30 did IT,, >cdtre.tsse- q
aAnd obey too" said ], 'fbut you in
return endowed mo with all your world
ly goods, and the minister pronounced US
man and wife; and so We have Ived:"
"Yes," said John complacently sand
as look back over. the, time, I think !
have done what I agreed, and made .
pretty good husband, ! really think you
ought to be thankful when you see how
some wives live" -! -. -
"Wen,s said ], 81 think I 'hays been
q domestic, prudent wife, and / don't feel
one atom more of gratitude to you for
being a decent husband. than: you ought
10 feel, to me for being a decent wife. lis
1t any more merit that you keep your
marriage promise than that I keep
mime ?" - -. . -.
''Sarah, you positively are very acri-
lnonious tonight. Don't you think we
had better go to bedPi.fl .r.a,... .iG-
seNo, sir Well, meantime, We have
laid by money enough to buy. this house
md still have some in the bank. -.
~ :. Thanks to my hard vorkp .ehimed
in John. - v.l =
ssMore thanks" J" said ], ito the perfect
rood health ne have always had. We
made all those promises for better or for
worse. Now, it has been better with us
Ill the time. Had you been sick OF hon:
est misfortune, befallen you, I should
have managed some way to reduce our
expenses 30 that you would feel the bur
den as light as might be. Had been
sick, more care would have fallen on you.
But we helped each other save, and now
I claim an equal night with you in spend.
ing money"
) SWhew. Why, that is treason. But
go on" /.
"If we occupied the respective posi-
tions. of superior and subordinate, I
should do what do for yon for fixed
stipend, and no questions should be asked
as to the use made oft. Being equals,
I will not ask compensation as sservant
but because the contract we have made ia
lifelong and not easily broken, do not
therefore call it very magnanimous In a
prosperous man to accept these seryicel
and render in turn only my board and
the least amount that will creditably'
clothe me. 10y
You see was growing irate. Johns
temper, too, was evidently on the rise.
"What do you mean by services
Housework7 I am sure home is as
much for your satisfaction as for mine !
and am sure the tailor does not leave
much of my sewing for you to do."
.1- don't complain of housework nor
of doing your sewing, but I do think the
burden Of little Johnny has fallen on
meip
att strikes me-" said he, with o pro.
voking complacency of tone, that il
you earned his living you woald have
less to say about the burden falling on
YOU"
"John," said I, "answer me honestly.
Do you work any harder or any longer
now than you did before he was bornT
'I don't know as I do," said he; II
always worked hard enough" :
"Well, and so do I. But now as to
Johnny. I presume you will allow
yourself half owner of him, as the law
allows you entire control over him.
How much do you do for him?"
'T maintain him. I do my part" .
mo, John, you are wrong; you don't
do your part. From the first, you never
have. Did not weary months 60 BY in
which YOU bore no part whatever of the
burden"
"Wen, that is curious complaining.
what would you have me dor
"You might have got servant, in
stead of letting all the housework fall
on me or you might have kept o horse
80 that could ride out and enjoy fine
weather; but that is all past now."
IT should say that it cost me enough
for the doctor, nurse, ETC., without talk
ing about keeping horse"
"True, it cost enough; but am talk
ing about the division of the burden.
Was the part you bore in the payment
of those bills equal to my part in tue
matter7 Would you have taken my
place for that money if it were to have
been paid to you, instead of those who
cared for your / think not" -.
didn't have all his clothes to buyr'
"No, sir. went without neY clothes
of any sort for season, and tue 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" !,
DWELL, really, Ihad no idea how much
Of martyr you were. Next you ~ be
clothing me in the same way. How
thankful I ought 10 be for so calculating
. wife p
"Now in these two years." said ], con-
tinuing in the face Of his sneer, "all the