Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-05
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his time ard money, and making a
brute of himself besides. And why does
Mrs. Sarton come to receive her hus-
bands wages herself; simply because he
cannot get by the saloon with money in
his pocket, and if she did not get the
money they would all go hungry to bed
the day after his wages are paid. And
believe that that every woman who
earns money here spends it as the aver
age of men, and l have yet to hear OF one
of them being in debt
Mr.. Jarvis knew that he could not
gainsay a word his wife had said, tor
they were all true. Luckily he thought
of Jane.
We'll, how much do you suppose Jane
will have left when New Year comes! II
she should get sick how long could she
pay care to such as you haveF
1T is not likely she will lay mp many
dollars out of hundred year; but she
is laying up something better. l think.
Last winter she sent her mothera warm
shawl and pairshoes, and to her brother
and the warm, loving letters they send
her do her more good than twice the
amount of money in the bank would.
This year she is laying by number OF
useful and pretty things for them, and
if any.misfortuue should happen to Jane
they would only be too glad to help her,
well, who do you suppose would help
you if you needed helpT said Mr.. Jarvis,
for want of'a better question. Mrs. Jar
Wis eyes sparkled angrily as she ans
swered: ~
Nobody. If you should lose your
property to-day, |, should be a beggar,
without claim on anyone for help. You
have always held your purse.strings SO
tightly that it has been hard enough
to ask for my own necessities, leaving
Others. ont altogether. Many time
dollar OF two would have enabled me to
| do some poor, man or woman untold
good, sbut although you have always
said that all your property was mine
/ never. could, and cannot now, comr
mand a dollar of it, :
Lucky you couldn't, if you wanted
to spend it ou beggars.'
Donald, you know that l would
spend money as wisely as You do. Who
was it that, only last week, gave poor
lame beggar five dollars to pay his fare
to Burton, and then saw him throw his
crutches aside and make for the nearest
saloon? Your wife could not do worse,
if trusted with few dollars. You say
that the money is all mine, yet you
spend it as you please, while l cannot
spend dollar without asking you for
it, and telling you what l want it for.
Any beggar can get it in the same way!
Christmas yon bought presents for us
and expected us to be grateful for them
A shawl for me of the very color can-
not wear, a set of furs for Lucy that
she did not need, drum for Robin
that has been a nuisance ever since,
and a lot of worthless toys that were
all broken up in q week. There was
forty or fifty dollars of my money just
the same as thrown away, yet when l
ask you to trust me with two dollars
week, you cannot imagine what use l
have for it and fear it will be wasted.
| am sure ! could not spend fifty dollars
more foolishly if ! tried to-
Well snapped the proprietor, i
guess it is my own money, and ! can
spend it as please. | guess you'll know
it, too, when you get another present.
oh, it is your money, then. | I'M
derstood you to say it was all mine,
and intended to protest against your
spending it so foolishly. lfit is your
own, of course, you have right to
spend it as you please, but it seems to
me that woman who left parents and
brothers and sisters, and all her friends,
TO make home for you among straug-
ers, a woman who has given her whole
life to yon for tie past fifteen years,
might be looked upon with as much
favor as you give to beggars, who are
very likely to be impostOrs, | know
that you seldom turn them off without
help. Perhaps | would be more sue
cessful if appealed to you as a beggar.
| might say, kind sir, please allow to
me out of your abundant means a small
pittance for my comfort 1t is true
have enough to eat, and do not suffer
for clothing, bat, although | work for
my master frons morning till night, and
if his children happen to be sick. from
NIGHT until mOrninr aUoiu ypt he 1oao