Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12


birth Of her eldest boy. She had with
out murmur taken upon herself duties
which had worn YEARLY upon her
strength, and she had that day seen his
name head a subscription list for a pub
Tic charity with an amount which would
have paid aservant's wages for more than
half year. She had been told at the
beginning Of the season that there was no
money for new clothes for the children
the old ones muslin some way be made to
last, and size had remodeed them with
the skill of a loving wife and mother:
but her fingers would not move so swift
~ had she then heard the lecture deliver
cd by the chief Of co,erie of charitable
ladies, who demanded money when she
had not one dollar of her own, and who
triumphantly mentioned the sum given
by her husband-an amount far exceed
ing that she had asked for when she want
ed new clothes tor the children; and it
was such tax on her strength and eye
sight to be continually repairing-and
those disagreeable women. She felt her
heart steeling involuntarily against all
sorts of charitable institutions, and then
she prayed to be forgiven and sorrowed
to think how, after all her struggles, she
remained SO purely human. Then other
thoughts came-ot unpaid bills laid away
in her bureau drawer-bills which had
come to the house during her husbands
absence, and which she could not avoid
seeing, and for which he had declared he
had no money-they must wait, as he
and other men were compelled to do.
She thought of the little household of
which she, in other days, had been men,
Der, Of the thrift which was the presid-
ing genius of that home, clearing up all
expenses Of the day, yet leaving some
thing for charities and teaching that debt
was the prime minister of the devil.
Alas, what could she do now in the strong
currentin W hich she was drifing?.
The sleeper turned and the brown eyes
were able to rest upon his face "a hand
some face, of style that will win the
hearts of women until the death OF Time.
And yet it was not a strong face. Even
the woman who watched it and loved it
knew it gave proof Of lack of will, force
and resolute self-rellance. She had learn
ed the lesson, bitter to every proud and
loving wife, that she was much the strong
er Of the two, and yet he, the weaker,
stood the pilot at the helm, and by him
her bark must be guided to it's port OF
veal or woe.
''Aunt Agnes will come tomorrow. !
had almost forgotten to tell you," he said
as he prepared to leave the house.
A thrill OF pleasure passed through the
listeners heart. Aunt Agnes was vel.
come visitor. She had good effect up.
on Marjorie, restful influence, something
akin, as nearly as the human can be akin,
to the "Peace be STILL" which once sound
ed vocally above the troubled waters
Aunt Agnes came, and Marjorie partially
forgot her discomfort in the sweet pres
ence that she loved so we'll. But the
time soon came for the visitors return.
Aunt Agnes could not be induced to
make long visits, it mattered not where
she went, and she frequently quoted as a
favorite maxim that sshort visits make
long friends"
On the last morning Of her Aunt's stay,
as Marjorie entered her own chamber
which adjoined a little room her husband
called his study-it having been fitted
up with table, a few easy chairs, some
books and pictures-she soon heard her
husband and aunt conversing in the study.
Her first impulse was to withdraw, but
before that could be accomplished she
learned that her husband was indebted to
his aunt for a large sum Of money; that
he had not made her any payments for a
long time, and that, in consequence of
this deficit, she was compelled to give up
the lovely home where she had been
happy with her husband for so many
years and change to style of living
moro consistent with her now impecunious
condition, and, what grieved the kind
heart most of all, abandon her plans for
the continued assistance Of those long de-
pendent upon her.
With clear view of the ground, as if
it had all been uncovered to her, Mar
jorie went quietly down from her room.
Her husband had been squandering in
imprudent business ventures moneys be-
longing to his aunt and others, and, what
seemed to her yet worse, bought with
what belonged to others reputation for
iberality and large-heartedness, while
the rightful possessors were suffering IN
their need of it.
She would not be quiet any longer,
and before the day was spent she preached
the subject to him, but, unfortunately
without that subtlety which might have
given her small show of success; that
wisdom which Nathan manifested when
he talked to David Of the zone eve lamb
She went with the bluntness of straig light
forward woman right to the subject in
which she was interested. She asked
why Sc much had been kept from her,
and the man answered with an impa-
tience he did not try to conceal.
care you on the brink of ruin, Edwardf
Is their danger Of an immediate failure?'
"What question! No; if I can weather
the storm a little longer it will be all
right with me-
She knew the fatal tendency to pu.
aside all evil days, and to try and sail
smoothly upon unruff1ed waters. She
remembered the story of the ostrich
hiding its head in the sand and fancying
it would in that way escape the threat.
ened danger.
''Not so, my husband; the longer you
delay the more irretrievable will be- the
evil. You forget that the interests of
others will be imperlled. If you were to
stop now, could you not insure ease and
comfort to'Aunt Agnes and large per.
centage to your other creditors?"
eyes, .... ...
"Thcn do it, I pray you, my husband.
Commit not the fatal error that has
brought ruin to SO many homes; remem-
Der what is due those who have commit
ted their interests to your keeping. Give
up house. furniture thing, and
keep your condition secret no longer
release it before it bursts with its own