Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-12-16

NJ board and the least amount that
will creditably clothe me.
New / was growing irate. Johns
ltemper. TOO. WAS evidently on the rise.
What do ron mean BY services -
Houoework : I An sure hone y -
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Of doing your sewing. but I do think
the burden Of little Johnny has fallen
on me-
1T strikes me-, said he, with . pro-
voking complacency of tone, that if
you earned his living you have less to
say about the burden fallen on you
john said I, answer me honestly.
Do you work any harder or any longer
now than you did before Johnny was
born 2
4 do not know as I do said he; Il
ALWAYS worked hard enough
well, and so do /. But now AZ to
little Johnny. Ipresume you will al
low Yourself half owner of him, as the
law allows you entire control over him.
How much do you do for him p
Il maintain him. do my part
No, John, you are wrong; YOU do
not do your part. From the first you
never have. Did not weary months
go by in which you bore no part in the
/ burden Z
well, that is curious complaining;
what would you have me do z
You might have got q servant, in
stead Of letting all the housework fall
on me; or you might have kept a horse,
SO that could ride out and enjoy the
fine weather; but that is all past now
Il should say it cost me enough for the
doctor. nurse, etc, without talking 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 the horse bill equal to my part in the
matter? Would you have taken nv
place for that money if it were to have
been paid you instead of those who
cared for you? think not
Did not have all his clothes to buy?'
NO, sir. went without new clothes
of any sort for a season, and the mon-
ey saved from INV wardrobe supplied all
that was needed; and l might add that
all his clothes have been gotten in the
same way
well, really, I had no idea how much
martyr You were. Next you will be
clo' hing me in the same way. How
thankful ! ought to be for SO calcula-
ting a wife!
Now in these two years. said I con-
tinuing in the face of the sneer, all of
| the care and confinement consequent on
attending the child have fallen on me.
l have managed some way to accom-
plish nv house work aud sewing as
used. l can hardly think how 1t has
been done. DID it ever occur to you to
think how many times I have been to
church since he was born 2
You would not expect a man to take
care Of baby. would you! That isn't
u mans work
Isn't it = said I bitterly; then 1
would not have baby. l have been
to church Just four times, and then
some visitors had staid with JOHNNY
How many times did you have to get
up in the night to soothe him when be
has been sick and fretful? 2
How do you suppose, said he, 4
could work by day if l did not get NV
nights sle-p!'
Just the same way that do when
my night is broken, exactly
We'll, Sarah, what is the drift of all
! AL, 4all II L.
use in prolonging it,
We'll, then it is my original state.
ment-that did my part of the fami-
ly labor and took all the care. of John
ny, and YOU are q man in prosperous
circumstances, I .am entitled to IS much
money for that as il / were EMPLOYED
and paid by the mouth for the same
work. and have a right to spend mon.
ey for things that do not suit you, if [
please to do so; and I may add said I
with q sudden violence, that it is mean
and contemplate in you to try to op-
pose and forbid INV doing so.'
John said no more. I saw BY the
look in his eyes that he was quite an
CRY; and so was !. That was the first
tftnC lu Jul lttc 6u6t We l3llGd
to kiss each other good night. Indeed,
l felt guilty, though hardly know
why, but it Tas late before / fellasleep.
| The next morning all was serene No
trace was left Of the evenings storm,
but nothing was said about the obuox-
ious subscription. Next day met Mrs.
West aud she thanked me very much
for doubling my money.
Dear John! He did not mean to be
unkind, but be bad never stopped to
think about such things. When the
next settlement came, be slipped 500
bill in my hand and said. That is for
; four private purposes.' / really thought
be was the best husband in the world.
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