The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-21

down upon her before abe ruins You"
al haven't courage to deny her."
"I'm sorry for you; what can do for
you 7" asked the doctor, who seemed to be
in the best Of humOr,
"That little note OF mine"
"What nOte%
"Why, the one ! owe"
"But you pail that"
"Come, doctor, you are quirzing me-"
"Pon my soul, am not. Didn't you
pay il a few days after you gave the
nOte?o
mo, surely, replied Edward, confound.
ep by the statement,
"But am sure you did. Here" con.
tinued the doctor, pulling an account
book from his pocket, "here Is where
entered the cash, You have got the note"
"NOt l." IL
"LOOk over your papers and you will
find it. Twill 90 home with you"
They repaired to the cottage, and Ed.
ward, all the time protesting that he had
not paid the money, ransNcked the papers
for the mole.
"There 1t isp exclaimed the doctor,
pointing to q paper.
To Edwards astOnishment he read the
note, with the signature torn oil. He was
utterly COMPOUNDED at the discovery. He
had no recollection Of having paid ii, and
Maria declared she had not seen him
pay 1t.
lie was nystifed, but was satisfied with
the result, though he could hardly believe
It. II any one had paid 1t, i must have
been his guardian angel, and he hoped she
would not charge him the amount.
Three years from the time OF Edwards
Introduction to the reader have passed
away, and his finances were In no better
condition. by great deal Of retrench.
ment Of his own expenses he had managed
to keep out OF debt. Instead OF dining al
Parker's at an expense Of five or six dol
lars week, he made n quarter Of that
sum suffice. Ills tailors bill had been re.
duced One.half and all other bills in pro.
portion. Better than all, he had been
cured Of grumbling Mt Maria, for II he
complained OF anything she was sure to
ask him for n fifty dollar bill on the same
day. In fact, lie was afraid Of her.
Maria, In her demand for money, had
been even more remOrseless during the
Last year than before, aud had actually
taken eight hundred dollars OF his two
thousand. And there was not mucllshOw
Of II In the house or upon her person. II
he limited at m explanation, she turned
him of so swCetly and adrOitly that he
could not resist.
"Maria, We must turn over new lGal,'
he remarked. "lIere am without u dol.
lar in the woodland never shall have
while things go on in this way. have
given you eight hundred dollars this last
year"
"IIave you? indeed What il eight
hundred tollnrsT Chucklcd she.
"There IL RaymOnd's house opposite,
for sale. It's a beautiful place, and can
be bought for four thousand dollars, by
paying fifteen hundred down. was
thinking that II | had saved my money,
might have been able to buy that place.
"No Use to cry for split milk, Edward"
replied Maria,
II know that; but we needn't spill any
more milk. / have been very economical
the last year," and he proceeded to detail
the retrenchments he had made.
"You have done very we'll, Edward"
ayes, my dear, better than you have.
Who would have thought should ever
preach economy to your" he laughed.
"What was tho use for me to he prr.
dent while you scatter your money like
chalrY' asked the wife with infinite good
humOr.
"No use, confess"
al will turn over new leafii you will.
You used to find fault with me because !
wouldn't buy strawberries at sixty cents
u box"
81 haven't lately"
"NO, yon haven't"
"And | never will agAin. Now, Maria,
was thinking II we could save up four
or five hundred year for three or four
years we might buy n house" .
"Vcry true; and We will begin now, II
you like"
"With all my heart"
"YOu shall allow me q fixed sum for
my personal expenses"
"Say two hundred dollars"
"ITalf that sum will do"
"But yOn cant come down all at once
from eight hundred to one hundred"
"Yes, I cam replied the pretty woman
the mischief cleaning in her radiant
eyes.
'"Thcn We can buy house in three
years"
"supposc you buy RAymond's now"
IIint cannot, | haven't dollar In
the world after my debts are paid"
"Then will | let you have fifteen hun
lred dollars to pny down" m
avon? You are inCetiOliS, Maria. What
are you laughing att"
Maria, for some reason or Other had
burst into violent I'll Of laughing.
avon shall have the money, Edward.
But you must promise me not TO tell any
one what an extravagant wife you have,
as you did DR.. Smith"
GWhat do you mean, Maria2 Forgive
me for that"
81 will, my dear" replied she, Onl go.
| ing to drawer she produced two bank
books and placed them In her husbands
hands.
One Of them indicated that she had q
thousand dollars In one savings bank and
The other six hundred In another bank.
| OF course, Edward was astonishetl-it was
| his duty to he nstOnishel.
"Yonr cxtrayagant wife has saved Six'
Teen hundred dollars Of your money IN
spite Of your teeth, besides curing you Of
sundty reckless habits" And she threw
herself upon sofa and laughed until she
had nearly gone into a li.
"Ataria, you are a jewel. am amazed
You paid DR.. Smith"
II did"
ale lied TO me then"
mo, he didn't; YOU and are one, 80 oil
course YOU paid Il. I had to tel i him my
secret, and in return lie informed me what
an excellent character you had given me
for prudence and economy"
"forgiyc me, Maria. You have made
me the happiest man in the world"
"And am revenged."
"Revenged p
"You found fault with me every day
when you came home, and resolved TO
nunish Won, knew YOU would not re-