The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-20

I'I-l11ziasls iellIIllllsal saaszzrzslcli
such an awfal price two dollar
each.e
u don cate how mich she asks,
said Mrs J6FdEn, indiEsrenlly and
Nurse Ryan ratfsatea, hardly
\ knowing what 70 make Of themist.
res, 4hilom 50 economical,
But Mrs. Mary Jordan knew well
what she was about.
Nj Jordar arrived IN time for d
'ilate dinner, very hungry and very
lrudiy. a
sFiRepickles, these, my dearl-
When did you make thenS Real.
.ily, very Crispand tenderle
4 "Idid not make them; I sent To
Mustard & Spice for them. They
we're only three dollars q hundredl'
Mr.. Jordan dropped the triangu,
4 lar segment Of pickle from the end
E6fs hislf6rk.
4Thtoe dollawa hundred, Mary
Three cents piecel l feel as if |
was eating silverl9
"Aad what are your sensations,
my dear" said his wife grayely.
I@when you smoke cigars at $40 a
'lhdndred, and drink champaigneat
$50 q dozen?"
Mr. Jordan stared.
Mary drew out tile little pearl
tablets with a bnsiness.liko air,
and opened the campaign boldly.
within the last week, my dear,
my expenses for housekeeping have
been sixty dollarszwhith for a
family Of eight persons, including
five promising children, clothing
and lights, | do not consider ex.
orbilant."
Sixty dollars is a great deal of
money!" murinurtd Mr.. Jordan,
under his breath.
But his wife went on, without
needing his Interpolation:
within the last week, sir, your
expenses have been sl7O
"Nonsensrl' calculated MIR. Jor.
dun, sprfnging to his feet.
Items road on Mary; "Box of
cigars, at $40; basket champagne,
at $50; new Brussels office carpet,
s75; proofengraying of-'s pict
ure, s25. According tony arithme.
tic, it makes precisely sl70."
Mr., Jordan sat still, selfconvict
ed. Where had Mary picked up
all these crushing particulars
snow, my DEAR said Mrs. Jor
dan, 9there is no need for you to
sit there and look so shecpish, All
| want is justice e-eycn handed
equality. When you told me that
l had no idea of the pinching and
economizing that was necessary in
the life Of a man of business, you
told me the truth. Indeed, had
no ideal Now l am eulightenedI'
Had there been a friendly crack
in the floor large enough to admit
our hero, he certainly would have
crept into it ut that moment.
A woman's sarcasm, particularly
ifthat woman is your wife, is a
very cutting thing toendure,
Hereafter" pursued Mrs, Jor.
dan, fully aware that just at pres.
ent she was monarch Of all she sur.
veyed, 81 shall ask a regnlarallow-
ance-so much per week. The sum
| will let you know when l have
computed necessary expenses"
"Yes, my dear" faltered the de-
feated chancellor Of the exchequer.
"Apd hereafter, l intend to put
a stop TO all the petty pinchiug
and scraping which has made my
life mere mechanical drudgery 10
me. | do not mean that Ishall not
ccoromize, for true economy, ac.
cording to my idea Of things, is one
of woman's noblcst duties. But
do mean that the false impos.
ter TOO often travelling under that
name, shall be banished from my
hearth and hume"
AndiI was even so,
Mr.. jordan had received a sharp
and much.needed lesson, and his
wife benefited thorefrom.
The Birthplace Ofthc Cholera,
Tulon, the city in which the
cholera made its frst appearance,
10 n saonorE oitv of France o;trotod