Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-09

ask him for the money. How L
wish 1 could earn little money for
myself in some way; 1 hate to ask
for every cent that l have. Some
times I almost envy you your 'gra-
cious estate of widowhood.' You
earn your money, it is yours to do
as you please with, and no one ha S
any right to say how you shall
spend it,
You don't know how often l wish
for some one 10 advise me about
spending it, | answered laughing
ly.
Yes, know it must be lone
some for sometimes, but then you
are Free
4 don't like to hear you talk like
that I said sOberly enough: i
understand you, but there are others
who would not.
i know that she replied land
for that reason l never talk that
way before anybody else. And l
don't want you to think that l am
complaining of my husband. VIII
is a good husband as husbands go,
he is provider for the house,
and really wants me to have every
thing that 1 need in the of dress !;
but like great many other good
husbands he cannot see that / don't
like every time 1 want q cent Of
money to ask for it, and received as
a favor what l have honestly earn
ed. had no brothers. and before
l was married l helped my father
on the farm, and he allowed me
what he considered fair share Of
&c profits. 1t was not much,
but il was mine I had honestly
earned It and felt free to spend it as
Ipleased. Small as the sum was /
managed to dress well on it, always
had little money by me, and
when l married Will / had saved
one hundred and fifty dollars
What became Of that 2, I asked.
4 let Will have it towards paying
for the farm, and l was gland to be
able to do that much to help along
Pardon me for the question. but
Mr.. James has money in the bank Z
oh, yes we are out Of debt
now, and besides the necessary inn
proyements on the farm, we man
age to put by something every year
All in his name ?
OF COURSE she answered little
bitterly,
Poking ones nose into family
affairs is risky at best. even if the
parties do happen to be old and tired
friends, 50 / said no more, but Ma
ry James was fully determined to
have something Of her own, and so
it came about that We had other
talks, and she talked with her hus-
band, brought him TO see me even
ings, and skillfully introduced the
sabject, while l put in word now
and then where / thought they
would do tie most good. 1t was
after one OF these talks that wrote
the article urging farmers TO give
their wives a chance TO earn some
thing that they could call their own.
Just as l wrote the last word Will
James came in, and as he took a
seat near the desk where | was wri-
ting sail:
Mary is crazy about earning
money for herself. l don't see
what possesses her. l am sure that
/ am able and willing to give her
everything that she needs. Why
everything that l have is hers as
much as mire.'
a pleasant little fiction that men
have uttered so long that they real
ly believe it, | remarked.
lie opened his eyes. and | OPEN
el my lips again and talked to him
like sister, and finished by placing
the article that / had just
written in his hands. He read
it through, paced it on the desk,
looked thoughtfully into the Ere a
lev minutes aud then went Out
without a word, but knew by
his lace that he was doing some
good strong thinking. = proceeding
eaite unusual with careless, good
hamored Will James.
That afternoon Mrs. James ran
in, and plupped herself down into J