Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
MR.. GRANTS LESSON
BY MAY VIVIAN.

Philadelphia Call.
Mr.. Grant had finished his breakfast
and was seated In his easy chair by the
.cozy fire reading the morning paper.
Mrs. Grant fingered by the breakfast
table although she, too, had flushed
her morning meal, and, with worried
look on her pretty face, was nervously
tracing patterns liz the crumbs that lay
beside her plate.
She looked at her husband two or
three times, as If she had something to
- say, then her courage seemed to fail
her and she was silent.
Presently, when he tossed aside his
paper and rose TO go, she said, rather
timidly.
"Will. can you let me have some
money this morning before you gop"
Money. money" calculated Mr..
Grant, a slight cloud overspreading his
pleasant face. ''Why, gave you three
cellars yesterday morning. Surely you
haven't spent that alreadyP"
"Willie's shoes cost just three dol
lars" answered Mrs. Grant.
"Well, don't see how you manage to
get through 80 much money" answered
Mr.. Grant, paying no attention to her
explanation. ''How much do you wantp
What do you want to get with itt"
Il am going to the city to do some
shopping with Mrs. Dean" answered
Mrs. Grant, and she has taken me to
lunch with her so otter that thought l
would like to invite her to lunch with
me for once"
, = "Oh, nonsensel" exclaimed MIR.
Grant, impatiently. There's no ne
cessity for that. IL Mrs. Dean chooses to
spend her money FOR lunches in the city,
= don't you think that you must do the
same thing. There's plenty of neces-
- sary ways to use up money without do
ing anything of that kind" and he but
toned up his coat as II the matter was
conclusively settled.
Tears gathered slowly in Mrs. Grants
blue eyes. 1t had been an effort for her
10 ask her husband for some money,
and only the remembrance Of the
humiliation she had felt SO often at never
being able TO extend any invitations to
old friends who pressed them upon her
80 cordially had enabled her to do it,
and she had heen unsuccessful after all.
"Will," she said presently, as her hus-
bond was fumbling with a refractory
button, ''would you mind making me
an allowance"
IAN allowance, Evar and Mr.. Grant
stared at his wife with unfeigned sur
j. prise. what in the world do you want
= nm allowance forP Don't you have
everything you wantP All the money
earn is as much yours as it is mine, so
what do you want to divide it for ?"
Because practically don't feel that
3. j have any right TO cent of your
money" answered Mrs, Grant eff l
want any have to ask for it, explain
lust what want 1t for, and then IL you
happen to approve OF my plan you dole
4 IT. out to me az IL Twas beggar. /
have been married eight years, and all
that time you have never given me even
- as much as dollar for myself. You
have no idea how / dislike to ask for
money even for necessary purchases
for he able. Now, II you would give
me ,, ularly ever so little money
would divide it up and try TO get along
without asking you for any more.
Won't you do this, WHIP" she pleaded.
MIR. Grant looked at his wife In as
tonishment.
II don't see any use In it," he an.
swered. Now, il I was in your place
and had everything that i needed,
wouldn't care II never had any money
: 20 spend.
Try it once,s' exclaimed Mrs. GRAM
eagerly. sLet me take charge of YOU
purse, and | will give you money fo'
= any necessary expenditures. / JUS
want you 70 give my suggestion fail
trial. You say you would not care Il
have any money II your wants wer'
supplied; now Just see II you would b
willing TO be impecunious, and ask TO