The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

There are some Ben who are con-
sidered desirable "a husbands and
others who are quoted as hardly
worth the house loom they occupy
or the ~pTovender they consume. OF
The lstter Kind WIS the little man
eoucersiBg wbe his wife dreamed
that sbe ~eDt to a caun ~ fair here
husbands were exposed fr sale Ga
BITS begging e 10 trif shat she fouud
he price 10 be OF such rs him elf, she
repiit d. IT er some h~e-itati u. that
Sue saw d similar article Of huebsDds
pat np Ia buncnss Of d zen aud
ctfrred at a shilling q bunch Such
n husband Is in0eeu n prciiles- PCS
session. A sbrewd woman in New
York fsuad herself the wife If Ihis
KIND oi q piece OF DDS H. was
die aud sbifsless aud Of 20 little
haancial Experience that even 10
those rare Instances 10 which be sue
ceeded In earning any money be wss
unable 10 keep 1t long enough to
orIag 1t home Instead of supporting
his wife be was a burden on her and
al expense to her. So, 10 avoid the
other wise inevitable surney to the
poor house, She vas compelled u
work aud to support the whole impe-
eusioas family.
But there is a lining of silver to
even the most leaden cloud aud this
strug ling woman happily discovered
that her mau bad one talent which
she might tura to q profitable account.
He could carve al dinner parties, and
this was the only thing be could do.
la doing this be was q browning
success. He had no more skill at
making contracts than at bringing
money home SO The thrifty house
wife concluded not 10 turn him adrift
u st4rye, as che had feared would be
necessary, bur to keep him at home
aud rent him u IA opportunity
offered. From time 10 time she
sought oul all The people che could
lad who, being about [, give enter
iainments, might need The services Of
u skilled manipulator of the carving
knif-. Explaining to these people
he peculiar condition of her dome--
tic eifairs, she would hire her husband
u fora Gxsd sun. STIMULATING that
tie mDney should b. paid TO berselt
aud got to hin An Interesting and
a novel style Of lawsuit now ari-es
ffom u mistake 10 the pay ment. The
husband had earued seven dollars for
carving at The dinner party of a Da-
bob TIE uab,b lh1ugbtlessly paid
Dim the mppty, agd he as thought
lessiy spent it before be reached
home. Tbereupon the vile under
took 10 c llect from the nabob tie
stipulated sum, ba-iag her claim Oh
the fact THAI IA b poor man was u
sort Of nobody parweat to bin was
90 pay ment al all TIE Dsbob re
-i-ssd The eBdeayrr TO C llect a SECOND
seVrn-dollar fee from bin. alleging
thai be bad paid be person who did
she work, add that If that improve
dent Individual bad Dolhiug t, shos
for ii, The misfortune should justly
fall on he Dor fellow himself The
wife successfully resisted this argu
ment by showing that she was II
contracting party, aud that she had
hired her husband our just as q livery
keeper would hire cut a nurse,
10 which latter case it would be
mauifesiIy improper and insufficient
10 claim toat payment consisted 10
handing the money to the animal
The woman retires triumphanlly
from court, happy in the peaceful
possession of a bit Of property from
WHICH, when rented our, she cab draw
substantial income.
1t Is not lawful 10 this country to
expose a husband for sale, but the
fact is DOW established that one may
be kept for hire. The lesson is one
which will carry comfort to many al
embarrassed girl who, having blum
dered toto marriage, fin1s that she
has on Der hands a lazy and lounging
person who Is of no particular use
If she ean discover even one talent,
and. turn that to account, she may
SO, ihe otherwise Improbable Yellow
to work by renting him opt to do the
only thing be understands Thus is
hope ia store for nany a sorrowing
woman, snd thus may a~fllaence await
the thrift Of the wife who is sbrewd
enough to utilize d sbiftiess and bur-
densoue bustaod.-PbHg Times.