The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-04
THE wIFE'S WAGES.


"WELL. Ncttie. what 40 you want ?''
said Mr.. Jarvis to his wife. who stood
looking rather anxiously at him after III
hai paid the factory hands their week !
wages.
'WlE Donald she said. II though,
A. had worked for YOU all the week.
would come for my wages. too, Yon
pay Jane two dollars week. surely I
earn that. and would like very much
10 have il as my own
'.pshaw, Ncttie. how ridiculously you
talk, You know that all have be-
longs To yon andthc children and don't
furnish the house and everything?
What under the sun would You 10 with
money If you had it?'
ii know. Donald, that You buy the
lccessaries for "a all. and am willing
tha; You should do so still. but | should
Ike a little money Of my very own. We
have been married fifteen Years, and in
al that time do not seem to have
earned = dollar. As far a. money i
concerned | might As well be slave.
cannot buy quart OF berries. nor a
book. without asking Won for the mon
IS. and ! should like To be little more
independent"
Mr.. Jarvis. proprietor 81 Jarvis Mills.
worth hundreds 81 thousands Of dollars.
laughed dcrisiyely.
You're a fine one to talk ~ indie
pendcncc. ne said. III You should
start out 70 make your own living you'd
fetch up in the poorhouse soon cough.
for what could YOU do 10 earn living?
The girls in the factory know how 10
do their work. and they earn their
wages. When | have paid them my
duty is done; but have 10 board and
clothe you. and take care Of YOU when
YOU are sick. II had TO do that for the
girls they would have precious little
money left. ! can tell you''
Donald. gave up a good trade
when | married You. For five years
had supported mysclf by il. and many
time since have envicd myself the
purse Of those days. As for nv not
earning anything. now leave II 70 YOU
70 shy whether il would be possible 10
hire another TO take my place; and how
much do you suppose il would cost you
to do without me wear? | know the
girls have but little left after paying
their expenses. but they enjoy that lit
tle % much Allie Wilson supports
herself and her mother with her wages.
and they both dress better than ! DO.
Jennie Hart il helping her father pay
"a the mortgage on his farm. aud She
i - happy that she can do 80. Even
Jane. the kitchen-girl has more freedom
than /, for out Of her own money she j.
LAYING by presents for her relatives.
and will send them Christmas. a. much
70 her own pleasure a. theirs. Ycs.er-
DAY M Indian woman was al the house
With such handsome bcad-w0rk 10 sell.
and. although ! wanted some money SC
much. had not dollar felt like
CRYING when Jane brought in her week
wages and bought half a dozen articles
wanted 80 much. You often say that
all you have j. mine. but five dollars
would have given me more pleasure
Yesterday than your hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars worth Of property did
7 No doubt Of that, Mrs. jarvis.
You have no idea Of the value Of money.
and would have enjoyed buying lot Of
bcai trash that wouldn't be worth
cent 70 anybody. Jane needs guard
ian ii she fools away her money like
that. She will be in the county house
vet II she don't look out. It's lucky
that men do hold the money. for there's
moi one woman in hundred who knows
how % use IT.
For shame. Donald Jarvisl You
know better, Look at Jerry and Milly
reg, will you. and say that he mak.s
The best use of his money. She i at
home with her parents every night.
making her wages 20 a. far a. possible
toward making them comfortable, while
nc j. drinking and carousing in the
village. wasting his time and money. |
and making brute ~ himself besides.
And why does Mrs. Sarton come TO re-
ceive her husbands wages herself;
simply because he cannot ret by the
saloon with money in his pocket, and il !
she did not get the money they would
al 20 hungry TO bed the day after his
wages are paid. And I believe that
every woman who earns money here
spends il rs wisely as the average Of
men. and have vet TO hear Of one Of
them being in debt"
Mr.. Jarvis knew that he could not
gainsay word his wife had sahi. for
they We're all true. Luckily he thought
OF Jane.
Wei. how much do you suppose
Jane VIII have left when New Year
comesP II she should get sick how