The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-29
A WIFE'S WAGES.
How Mrs. Jarvis Secured Pay for
Her Services.

Her Services.
The following sketch Is wrought Out
of substantial materials. the experience
of many q woman in married life. and
its vivid character. with the practical
moral it carries, Is excuse enough for
its appearance here:
well. Nett:c. what do you want?'
said Mr.. Jarvis TO his wife. who stood
looking rather a~nxiously at him. after
he had paid the factory hands their
weeks wages.
''Why, Donald" said she. 81 thought
as | had worked for you all the week. l
would come for my wages. too. You
pay Jane two dollars q week. surely /
earn that, and l would like very much
10 have it rs my own"
''Pshaw. Nctt.e. how ridiculous you
talk. You know that all 1 have belongs
to You and the children-and don't |
-furnishthc house and everything? What
under the sun would you do with the
money if you had it,"
Il know. Donald. that You by the
necessaries for us all. and / am willing
that you should do SO still. but l should
like a little money of my very own. We
hsye boon married fifteen years, and in
all that time + do not seem to have
earned dollar. As far as money is
concerned I might ss well be a slave.
1 can not buy q quart of berries. or q
book, without asking you for the money,
and | should like TO be q little more in
Mi. Jarvis. proprietor OF Jarvis mills.
worth thousands and thousands of dol
lars. laughed deri<ively.
You're . fine one to talk of indie
spendencc," he said. ''If you would star.
but to mako your own living you'd fetch
up at the pOor-house soon enough. for
what could you do to earn a living?
The girls in the factory know how to do
their work and they earn their wages.
Wien l have paid chem off my duty is
-donc, but I have to board and clothe
YOU. and take care of you when you are
sick. II I had TO do that for the girls l
would have precious little money left. 1
can tell YOU
Donald. 1 gave up a good trade when
i married you. For five years I had
supported myself by it, and many q time
since I have cnvied myself the purse of
those days. Az for my not earning any
thing now. l leave 1t to you to say
whether it would be possible to hire an
other to take my place; and how much
do you suppose It would cost to do with
out me . year? I know the girls have
little after paying their expenses. but
they enjoy chat little 50 much. Allie
u ats0n supports herself and mother
with her wages. and they both dress
better than 1 do. Jennie Hart is help
ing her father to pay the mortgage on
the farm. and she h happy that she can
do 50. Even Jane. the kitchen girl.
has more freedom than l. for out of her
own money she is LAYING by presents for
her relatives. and will send them
Christmas Yesterday an Indian
woman was at the house with such
handsome basdwork to sell. and. al
though l wanted some very much. / had
not . dollar! I { It like crying when
Jane bought half . dozen of the arti-
cles l wanted so much. You often saw
that all you have is mine, but FIVE dol
lan would have given me more pleas
are yesterday than your hundreds of
thousands OF dollars worth of property
did"
mo doubt of that, Mrs. Jarvis You
have no idea Of the value of money. and
would have enjoyed buying . lot Of
bead trash that would MT DO worth =
cent to anybody. Jane reeds q guar
dian Il she fools away her money Ike
that She will be in the county poor.
house yet Il she don't look out. It's
very lucky. indeed. that the men do
hold the money. for there's not one
woman in . hundred who knows how
% use it.'
"Eor shame. Donald Jarvis, You
Know better. Look a. Jerry and Milly
Greg. win you. and say that he makes
the best use Of his money. She is at
home with her parents every night.
making her wages 90 rs far as possible
while he II carousing in the village
wasting his time and money. and max
ing . brute Of himself besides And
Why does Mrs Sarton rome to receive
her husband's wages herself: Simply
c No can not get BY the saloon
With money in his pocke:, and if she
did not get the money they would all
60 hungry to bed after his wages were
paid. And ] believe that every woman
Who earns money here spends il IS wise
~ IS the average man. and I have vet
% hear OF ono Of them being in debt"
Mr.. Jarvis knew that he could not
Gainsay . word his wife had said, for
Ghey wcro Ill true. Luckily he thought
q Jane.
sWell. how much do you suppose
Jane WIN have lefs when New Year
co0esf II che got sick how long could
80 pay for such care q you haye?"
~kk not likely che viii lay mp
1any doIlaxS ont a . hundred . year;
hut - = laying up something better.
thiHk Lest winter she sent her
asthsr . warn shawl and . p6ir
ahoest and to her brother and
~ .sohool-bookR and the
n lsvtag lstesn tAey send ~