Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-14


Tuesday? Then can suuu.e,; i. at: =:
some for Mondays trip without lie
knowledge Of my friends, and this alb
surd farce will end without any moro
unpleasantness. s..s ....
Monday morning came all too soon;
for try as he would he could not get the
attention Of Annie when he endeovored
to breach the subject Of the projected
trip. Fidget,ng with his knife and fork,
he cleared his throat ut last, and in
nervous way made q plunge. .H
Mrs. Graz elevated her eyebrows.
"To the island? Pray, what for? It
is hardly the season for excursions"
Mr.. Raymond really pitied his friends
evident distress, SO he said, jokingly:
"Why, you see, Mrs. Gray, We want
when boys"
The lady smiled grimly, and said:
albert is, as you see, too eStravagant
by half. I cannot. in the present state
of our finances. give. my consent to his
going" With these words, spoken
with great composure. she walked off,
leaving the gentlemen to themselves.
"By Heavens, Albert, I never would
stand that!' said Frank, vehemently.
"To be tutored like schoolboy!"
Haven't you any money at the store? If
not, call upon me for any amount, and
let us hurry, or we shall be late"
"No, I am afraid cannot go. am
pledged not to take any money from the
stone, and it would not be right to ac-
cept any from you"
Glad of an excuse. Mr.. Gray then
told his friend the secret of his wife's
conduct.
"Whew! So that is it," said Frank.
"Well, I'm glad to have my faith in
womankind restored? But isn't she
OVERRIDING the matter? Did you ever
refuse her money before others?"
II think I did last summer, when
Mrs. Osgood was visiting her. They
wished to visit friend residing in Bid
dleford. Thought it was foolish, and
told them so; and finally refused my
wife the money. The truth is" apollo
getically. II had met with some heavy
losses. and felt that we must econo-
mize."
"Why not have allowed her to use
her own Judgment? Perhaps she in
tended to economic in other ways"
said Frank. ..
II believe she said something Of the
kind. But to tell the truth, I had got
INTO the'way Of thinking that women
needed to be continually curbed, or they
would run into extravagances."
"It's shame to treat hi2 h-spirited
woman in that way"
at raoli1o - ,o1r fu1Iv pooro f,,11v
than you can, unless you go through
with my experience. Annie said she
had done plain sewing to pay for things
that she needed, rather than ask me
for the money. 7 understand it now;
would rather have earned the money
for our trip by saving wood than have
asked for it. Fancy having to always
askw
Do you know, Albert, am glad this
has happened? Imay marry sometime;
in fact, Tn thinking of it strongly, and
now I shall avoid the course you have
taken. Otherwise, I presume I might
have done just the same. Ibelieve great
many men do"
"Do? Why, yes. My mother never.
had a simple penny without asking faith;
er for it, and she helped earn it all, and
was prudence and industry personi6ed.
I'll turn over new leaf. All, here come
our friends. 3.
Mr.. Raymond, to Mr., Gray's great
relief, said it would not be possible Tor
him to go on the proposed trip, owing
to unforeseen circumstances, whereupon
Mr.. Gray, in an off-hand manner, pro-
posed that, as Frank could not go, they
should all come to his house that evening
again. my wife will be glad to see you,"
said he. - -t+..l.
The week had passed, and Richard
was himself again" or could be if he
chose, but his wife had mirrored his
past actions so truly and forcibly that
he had no wish to repeat himself. An
ME had taken care to curb his extrava-
gances, by giving him always q little
less than he asked for, and invariably
inquiring just how he spent, and mean
time, reckoning up how much he had
each day, with great exactness. All
this, Us he knew, was copied from his
own custom. Besides, he reflected, if
he found it so disagreeable for q week
how much more so must it seem year
after year with no prospect of q change?
In short, he felt himself to be the
meanest man in existence. "'Tis one
half to own it" and the other half to
reform, we suspect. :: IT,.
"There, Albert" said his wife, II am
glad the farce is ended. Resume your
prerogative - #9s%1 @s..s.Is.I Il. &
It was Tuesday evening, at haf-past
six precisely, when Mrs. Gray said this.
At the same time she handed her hus-
band his pocket-book, and then return
ed to her seat. g: IA
Mr.. Gray counted the money careful
", and then divided it into two. equal
piles. This accomplished, he crossed
over to his wife, and placed one in her
lap, saying: ... 5 .sy Il.
Henceforth we will share alike.
! Buy what vou choose. Ihaye faith in
/ your prudence and Judgment. I am
not infallible. Why need I sit in judg--
ment upon You? ?" " 4.85
Mrs. Grays eyes glistened with pride
and happiness as she replied:
Believe me, Albert, you will never
regret this, for now ! shall have an ops
portunity to use my reasoning facul-
ties" 555 !. 81 sss 81
he never did regret i.
Mgr. Capel has been 9 close observer
-. 1880. . E.sa 81 -