The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-25

your ent2Te control over MIN. how
much do you do for him q
II maintain him. 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
burdcn!''
"Well, that is curious complaining !;
what would you have me do %
"You might have got servant, instead
of letting all the housework fall on me !;
or you might have kept a horse, so that l
could ride out and enjoy the fine weather ::
but that is all past now
''lshould say that it cost me enough for
the doctor, nurse, &c., without talking
about keeping a horse.''
''True, it cost enough; but am talking
about the division Of the burden. Was
the part you bore in payment of those bills
equal to my part IN the mater! Would
you have taken my place for that money
if it were to have been paid you instead
ofthose who cared for you? think not"
Didn't I have all his clothes to buy 2"
mo, sir. I went without new clothes
of any sort for 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 martyr you were. Next you will be
clothing me in the same way. How thank
full I ought to be for so calculating wife 2"
Snow, in these two years. said I, con-
tinuing in the face of his sheer, "all Of the
care and confinement consequent on at
tending the child have fallen on me.
have managed some way to accomplish
my housework and sewing as I used.
can hardly think how it has been done.
Did it ever occur to you to think how
many times have been to church since
he was born?''
'You wouldn't expect man to take
care of baby, would you! That isn'ta
mans work.
Isn't .I?'' said I, bitterly; s'then
wouldn't have baby. have been to
church just four times and then some Wis.
itor has staid with Johnny. How many
times did you get up in the night to
soothe him when he has been sick and
fretful?''
"How do you SUPPOSE said he, II
could work by day if l didn't get my night
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 I don't see any
use in prolonging it,
well, then, it is my original statement
that as did my part of the fam.
lily labor and took all the care of John
ny, and you are a man in prosperous cir
cumstances. am entitled to as much mon
ey for that as if were employed and paid
by the month for the same work, and l
have a right to spend money for things
that don't suit you if please to do so :;
and l may add,'' said l with sudden We
hemence. ''that it is mean and contempti-
Ole in you to try to oppose or forbid my
doing so.''
John said no more. I saw by the look
IN his eyes that he was quite angry and
so was l. That was the first time in our
married life that We failed to kiss each
other good night. Indeed, [ felt guilty.,
though | hardly know why, but it was
late before fell asleep.
The next morning all was serene. No
trace remained of the evenings storm,
but nothing more was said about the OBJ
noxious subscriptions. Next day met
Mrs. West, and she thanked me very
heartily for doubling my money.
Dear joni! He didn't mean to be I'M
kind but he had never stopped to think
about such things. When his next set.
Element came and he slipped 500 bill in.
to my hand and said. ''That is for your
private purse. | really thought he was
the best husband in the world.