Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-01-14
TEE WIFE'S ALLOWANCE.

There were people enough to env.
Millicent Houghton when she wat
married TO Radcliffe Gates. She wa:
only district school teacher, at SC
much month, without home or parents
He was a wealthy banker, who seemed
to have nothing on earth to do but tx
indulge his whims and caprices to lheil
uttermost bent, and the world in gen
cral announced its diction that MILL
Houchton chad done unconmonly vel
for herself" 'tsi ata.A ~ .a'-
BIT Milly did not look happy unde'
that golden July morning, with the sun
shine streaming through the oris'
window OF the great breakfast room al
Gates Place, and scattering little drop
of gold and crimson and glowing pur
pie oi, the messy ground of the stone
colored carpet s't'.
She was dressed in a loose white
cambria wrapper, Topped and buttoned
with blue, and single pearl arrow up
held the shinning masses ct her lovely
auburn hair. He eyes were deep, liquid
hazel !; her complexion as soft and
radiant as the dimpled side ofan early
peach; and the little kid-slippered foot
that patted the ottoman beneath was as
perfect and tapering as sculptor could
have wished it. ....-..
~, Mr. Gates, from his side Of the
damask~draped table, eyed her with the
complacent gaze Of proprie,orship.-
She was his wife He liked her to
look well, just as he wanted his horses
properly groomed and his conversatories
kept in order; ana he troubled himself
very little ABOUT tie shadow on her
brow. -f 4! e'
81 am in earnest. Radcliffe, she said
with emphasis "
so I supposed, alrs. Gates" said the
husband, |eisurely tcl.iing his paper a
sign that the news within AZ thorough
ly exhausted supposed Blu, ii
isn't at all WORTHY while to allow your
self to get excited. Wien | say a
thing, Mrs. Gates, generally mean it.
And repeat If you need money fol
any sensible or necessary purpose,
shall bemost willing AID happy to ac>
eonmodate you. .r .la
Millcenl bit her full red lower li,,
and drummed impaliently on the
table with her ten restless fingers
"Aud am to come r,eekiy mploring
you for every fvece.it piece l happen
to waHt,.'
Yes, Mrs. Gates, If you prefer to pat
the matter iii that light.
Radcliffe, she coayed, suddenly
changing her tone, "do give me All
allow ance-I dent care how little. :
Don't subject me to the humiliation OF
pleading for little money half dozen
times day. You are nch "
"Exaclly, my DEAR nodded the
Benedict; ''and that's The way made
my fortune, by looking personally after
every penny, and l mean to keep it MP
But think how was mortified
Yesterday when Mrs. Armour came l.
ask me il | could subscribe fifty cent.
towards baying a han,l-carriage for our
washer womans lame chad only fifty
cents-aad ! had to say, 4 must ask
my husband to give ms money when
he retrrns trem the city, for had not
even Fifty cents Of my own"
sab very right-all very proper,
said MIR. Gates, playing with a huge
rope of gold that hung across his ches,
in the guise of q watch chain, - r.
"Other ladies are not kept penniless!
s'rhat rests entirely between them
and theif husbands, Mrs Gates"
81 will not endure IT." cried Milly,
starting to her feet will, cheeks dyed
scarlet and indignantly gittering eyes.
Mr. Gates leaned back in his chair
with provoked complacency.
81 will have money!" said Milly,
de6anty. oi {.
slow are yor gs,ing to gel 1t, my
dear," returned her spouse, with an
6ggravating smile PLAYING around the
corners Of his mouth "You have
nothing Of yotfr own absolutely noth-
ing. The money IL I'll sHirs, and
mean ~ keep IT. ''.