Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-20
Stlttte0 Storp.
TIE WIFE'S REVENGE

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ish me in some way if you can"
Punish YOU, Eiward? What do you
talk so tor ?" returned the wife, sweet
little womsn full of beauty aud grace.
You know like them very much. "
added the petulsnt husband.
bat they taste too strongly Of the
money"
Come, come, Maria, no more OF poor
Richards saws. | am heartily sick OF
them"
You would have me pay sixty cents
box for Strawberries. wouid you"
"Wby not ?n
Il, is too much"
''No il isn't"
You can't afford it,"
Yes, can. Isn't my salary fifteen
hundrsd Year3'
Il DO not think s,ra sberries al sixty
cents box are very pre- liJab.e," replied
The pretty wife with 4 pleasant smile.
Edward Lester did mol deserve such q
beautiful, swee ,-,empeIed wife as Maria.
But in spite of his petu.ant manner, he
vas really an excellent fellow, and loved
the pretty little woman with all his soul
though 1t Is true he had a very singular
manner OF showing it. lie deserved q
thisshiug for his hasly words, set as he
eventually learned better, it is not worth
while TO dwell too long on The dark side
OF bis character.
The first year after bis marriage be
had boarded, BAT desiring to have the
comioris Of life il al tn, ir purity. III
young couple had decided to go t.
housekeeping.
Edward would have hired a large
house AZ rent al tour hundred dollars q
year. If bis wife had not persisted that
such dwelling would wear her life ou'.
lie then lett the matter entirely to her,
and she found uice little cottage seven
miles from the city, at rent OF one hur-
dred and fifty. The husband liked /: yery
well and Maria furnished it in very
plain but neat style.
They were ~ home now. and Tor u
time the novelty OF the hing KEEP, Ed
ward in excellent humor. Blu, he was q
reckless fellow and had no idea whatever
Of the va)uo OF mo1ey. H5 always spent
AL his salary and sometimes more.
Edward was out of huuor because be
had 20 strawberries. and when he sal
down 10 the table the tea was too weak,
The bread tasted OF saleraius and the
butter was strong. lie slarled then a
Bridget ill The wife was almost discour-
aged. But she did no. yield to the i'm.
pulse OF The moment and get out OF tenn
per. Sne kept smiling however severe
the criticisms of her husband.
After tea he VAS little more Modified
for there seemed 70 be nothing n ore tC
be grumbled al. and even condescendeC
To smile.
Edward. want fifty d1llars tO-mor-
row, said Malta.
This was rather . remarkable reques
for The careful little woman to make. fCt
she was veIy prudent in regard TO be
private expenses.
Certainly, Maria" replied Edward
i hope you are going to buy anew silk.
i am
lie handed her the money, and hope;
she would dress herself great deal bet
ter than before, for couldn't he afford ii
Il am going to spend rs much none,
a. eau" she replied.
"TAa, is right. Maria, DO" add d tn
reckless husband. Aud Edward sOoI
bad reason 10 repent this advice, 10
Maria seemed TO spend al ker spar,
,ime in asking for money. lie was TO-
reckless, too magnanimous to deny he
or TO suggest that she was exceeding tn
/ bounds Ol reason.
She was meIciless in her drafts upo
him, and 10 supply her demands for b
| bad not the courage TO refuse her modes
request. be was obliged to curlail his ow
private expenses.
Ol several occasions re had beel
Obliged 10 borrow money to meet lie
rtqlisiJions upon his purse; aud beini
an honest man. he had to cut OF luxurie
in order to pay this loan.
What had got into Maria? She wa
tx,ravagant, srd yet she did not seem /
be dressed much better or his house TO b
supplied with many additional luxuries
But he was too proud TO complain. II
did hint. ba sae would not take hint.
/ A year passed by and there was 70 in
proytmsnt in tie reckless woman. FL
tuuately Tor hin, bis "a airy was raised /
two thousand, bur It was scarcely don
before Maria demanded fifty dollar bi
You spend more money than 20
used to. Maria"
"What is the use for mo to pinch my