Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-12

at is not likely she will lay up many
dollars on a hundred year; but she is
laying up something better, | think.
Last winter she sent her mother warm
shawl and pair of shoes, and to her
brother and sister money 10 buy new
school books. and the warm loving let
tiers they send her do her more good than
twice the amount of money in the bank
would. This year she is laying ur a
number of pretty and useful things for
them, and if any misfortune should hap
pen to Jane they would be only too glad
to help her
"Well, who do you suppose would
help you if you needed help said Mr..
Jarvis, for want of better question.
Mrs. Jarvis eyes sparkled angrly an she
answered
Nobody. If you should lose your
property today should be beggar,
without a 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 9th
ers out altogether. Many time dol
lar or two would have enabled me to do
some poor man or woman untold good,
but although you have always said that
all your property was mine, never could
and cannot now command dollar of 1t. :
Lucky you couldn't, if you wanted to
spend it on bcggars.'
Donald, you know that | would spend
money as wisely as you DO. Who was 1t
that only last week gave a poor. lame
beggcr five dollars to pay his fare to Bur-
ton, and then saw him throw his crutches
aside and make for the nearest saloon /;
Your wife could do no worse if trusted
with a few dollars. You say that the
money is all mine, yet you spend It as
you please, while cannot spend dollar
without asking you for it, and telling you
what want it for. Any begger can get
it in the same way Christmas you
bought presents for Us and expected us to
be very grateful for them. \ shawl for
me of the very color that cannot wear,a
set of furs for Lucy that she did not need,
a drum for Robin that has been a NUS
ance ever since, and lot of worthless
TOYS that were all broken up in a week.
There were forty or fifty dollars of my
money just the same as thrown away'yet
when | ask you to trust me with two dol
lars week YOU cannot imagine what use
have for it, and fear it will be wasted.
well" snapped the proprietor, 81
guess i, is my own money, and | can
spend it as please. guess you Il know
it too, when you get another present.
ooh, it is your money them = |
understood you to say it was all mile,
and intend to protest against your spend
ing it foolishly. II it is your own, Of
course you have a right to spend 1t as
you please; but it seems to me that
woman who left parents, brothers and
sisters, to make home for you among
strangers, a woman who has given her
whole lite to you for fifteen years, might
be looked upon with as much favor as
YOU give to beggars, who are very likely
to be lmpostors | know that you sell
dom turn them off without help. Per
haps | would be more successful If |
appealed to you as a beggar.> | might
say, Kind sir, please allow me out of
YOUR abundant means a small plttance
for my comfort 1t is true | have enough
TO eat and do not suffer for clothing, but
although | work for my master from
morning till night, and if his children
happen to be sick. from night till morn
ing again yet he does not pay me so
much as he does his cook, and | am often
greatly distressed for want of trtie
which he would not mind giving to
perfect stranger The other day while
he was from home, had TO go to
the next station to see dear friend who
was i'll. and not having dollar of my
own, was obliged to borrow the money
from his cook. | was so mortified
And not long since the berry woman
came with such nice berries to sell and
my little girl, who was not well, wanted
some very badly, but had not even five
cents to pay for a handful for her. Yes
ay friend came to me TO assist IN
work of charity. 1t was a worthy OBJ
ject and longed so much to give Ter a
little mouey for so good purpose, but
though the wife of rich man, | had no
money. Of course might ask my hus-
band for money, and if told him all
about what wanted with it and he APP
proved of my purpose, and was in good
humor, he would give it to me but sir,
it is terribly slavish to have to do SC, even
if could run to him every time l want
ed anything. People say am FORUM
ate woman because my husband is rich;
but | often envy the factory girls their
ability to earn and spend their own
money. And sometimes get so wild
thinking about my helplessness that if it
were not for my children l think |
should just drop into the river and end
it ALL"
"Nettie Nettie Jarvis What are
you saying:' cried the startled husband
at last, for the faraway look in her eyes as
if she did not see him, but was looking to
some higher power to help her. touched
his pride if it did not his heart, for he had
a good deal of pride in selfish sort of
way.
He was proud to be able to support his
family as well as he did. He was proud
10 think be did il himself. He was proud