Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-02

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being irq aired into-in short, treated you
as you do me p
! "You exaggerate the case, Annie. Men
and women are differently situated. !
should think you would be glad to be saw.
ed the trouble of earning livelihood"
But. just consider the disadvantages of
an empty purse. Put yourself in my place.
how would you like it %
swell, if only had to ask, 6rst-rate. >
"Well, then, suppose you let me carry
the pocket book for week.
/ But, Annie, it isn't practicable. You
couldn't attend to the business at the
store"
81 do not want to attend to your bust.
ness at the store. Only you promise me
that you will not draw any money for
your own use during this week and
that when you do want any, you will ask
me-"
| Gan right. I'll do it just to show you
that IL is easy enough. Here's the pockt
book. Rand he gave it into her and.
But I'll take a quarter first, to begin
on"
"What do you want of quarter ?''
'tCigars."
well. here are two ten cent pieces, try
to make that do. Did you ever reckon up
how much your cigars cost you in year ?
| Let us see. You smoke at least two a Gay.
at an average of ten cents apiece. which
amounts to one dollar and forty cents a
week. Now, fifty-t wo times one forty
makes seventy two dollars and eighty
cents year, to say nothing Of those you
give your friends. A hundred dollars
will scarcely cover your expenses in that
line"
"As our old friend Abigail Stillman
says Who thunk it p said Mr.. Gray,
laughing but he was surprised to find
the sum so large.
The next morning Mr.. Gray had gone
some distance from the house before he
! cents. .-.--,4. s-...,-.a- ..
'I'll risk it," said he to himself. per
haps l III not want to buy anything. I'll
show Annie that a man can do without
money"
Hello. Gray - cried voice interrupt
ing his reflections. 'What is the BRAIN
study about 20 1t was his old friend
friend Frank Raymond.
The two men had not net since Mr..
Gray's marriage, aud as Frank was to re-
main IN town for week, Mr.. Gray invited
him home.
He lit cigar and handed its mate to
Frank, as he did this.
The two conversed of old times until
they reached Mr.. Gray's place of business,
when they separated, Frank agreeing to
be at the Gray's at 6 O'Clock. Anne was
apprised Of his coming by note from her
husband.
Going home that night, as was his in
variable custom, he ran into Benton's to
buy some cigars. Benton was surprised
to see him drop the dozen he had taken
up.
Are they not good ?" inquired the
dealer. ''We think them our choicest. )"
"They are good. But on second thought
will not take any tonight" -
Mr.. Gray had always purchased his
cigars as he had used them; but now he
wished he had box at home. However.
he decided to ask his wife for some money
and run out and Gil his case without his
friends knowledge. Twentyfour hours
had passed, aud he had already begun to
experience feeling of shame, and dis
INCLINATION to ask for money. A thought
of Annie crossed his mind. 'Pshaw she
doesn't have to treat friends to cigars"
mutterad.
Frank Raymond was already at his
house, aud Annie had tempting little
supper for them; and Annie was looking
her prettiest.
When supper was over, he took Annie
aside and asked her for dollar, which
she gave him grudgngly. Then he excused
himself for 4 moment and bought stme
cigars. They were wretched aft airs, bow
ever, and filed the house with villainous
odor, for he had to get them at new
place. Benton 8 being too far off.
The next day the two friends started out
together. when Mr.. Gray. with an a ir OF
having forgotten something, said. EXCUSE
me minute
I'm 60 back with you if you have for
gotten anything. said Mr.. Raymond.
Mr. Gray c'apped his hand ON bis pocket.
II thought I had forg ,ttan my pocket
book. but haven't" hs said. so it's all
right" AID then he hurried on, his
cheeks tingling with shame at the deceit.
But he could not risk having his friend 60
asked for money.
Mr.. Gray 8 lucky that day. He had
no calls for money and be had half dozen
Of those horrid cigars left, a couple of
which he smoked on the street after his
friend left him. In fact, be concluded to
risk another day in the same way But on
this day he realized the old adage, 1T
never rains but it pours," for from being
asked to changea bill. to asking credit at
his tailor's, the day was series Of morti-
fications.
Annie was unaware Of all this. In fact,
she thought her husband was failing to
realize the situation, so when, at night,
Mr.. Gray asked her for money to spend
the next day, she wickedly put him off
with some excuse, and ingeniously evaded
the request until be was forced to prefer
| it before his friend.
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