The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-21

= WAS III business the same as o
that is. I earned my living by teach
ing; you earned yours by trading
Now, suppose, when we marriet
You had given up your bust
ness to assist me, OF because it interior
ed with your new duties, and 1 allowed
you no money to spend as you chose.
dressed you we'll, to be sure, but CAV,
you no money, without the why's anG
wherefore's and whither's being inauir
ed into; in short. treated you as you d.
tme?"
"You exaggerate the case, Annie
Men and women are differently situated
| should think you would be glad to b,
saved the trouble of earning q liveli
hood.
But just consider the disadvantage.
OF an empty purse. Put yourself in ny
place. How would you like it?"
Why, if Ionly had to ask. fir~st-rate.
Well, then, suppose you let me car
ry the pocket-book for a week"
"All right. I'll do it, just to show
you that it is easy enough. Here's til,
pocket book" And he gave it into lie,
hand. "But I'll take a quarter first K
begin on"
What do you want of a quarter?"
Cigars"
"Well, here are two ten-cent pieces
try to make that do. Did you eve
reckon up how much your cigars cos
YOU In the year. Let us see. 70,
smoke at least two q day, at an aver
age OF ten cents a piece, whicl
amounts to one dollar and fifty Gents
q week. Now. fifty-two times one for.
ty makes seyenty-tive dollars and eight,
cents q year, to say nothing of those
you give your friends. A hundred dol
lars will scarcely cover your expenses
in that line"
"As u old friend, Abigail Stllmar
says, who'd a-thunk it, +" said Mr.. Gray
laughing; but he was surprised to find
the sum sc large.
The next morning Mr.. GRAY had
gone some distance from the house be-
fore he remembered that he had only
twenty-five cents.
It'll riik it," said he to himself; "per-
haps I'll not want to buy anything.
all show Annie that a man can do with
out money"
"Hello, Gray!" cried a voice, inter-
rupting his reflections. "What is the
brain study about"
1t was his old friend, Frank Raw
mond. The two men had not met
since MIR. Gray's marriage, and as Frank
was to remain in town fora week, Mr..
Gray invited him home. He Int o cigar,
and handed its mate to Frank, rs he
did this.
The two conversed of old times until
they reached Mr.. Gray's place of bust
ness, when they separated, Frank agree
ing to be at the Gray's at six o'clock.
Annie was appraised of his coming by a
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 sur
prised 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 l will not take any tonight"
Mr.. Gray had always purchased his
cigars as he used them; but now he
wished he had a box Mt home. How
ever he decided to ask his wife for some
money, and run out and fill his case
without his friends knowledge. Twen-
ty-four hours had passed, and he had
already begun to experience q feeling of
shame, and n Discrimination to ask for
money. A thought of Annie crossed
his mind. "Pshaw! she doesn't have to
treat friends to cigars" he muttered.
Frank Raymond was already at his
house, and Annie had o tempting little
supper for them; and Annie was look
ing her prettiest.
When supper was over, he took An
ME aside and asked for q dollar, which
she gave him grudgingly. Then lie ex-
cused himself for q moment, and bought
some cigars. They were wretched af-
fairs, however, and filled the house with
Q villainous odor, for he had to get
them at a new place, Benton's being
too far off.
The next day the Two friends started
outtogether when Mr.. Gray, with IN air
of having forgotten something, said,
Excuse me q minute"
Fiji go back with you if you have for.
gotten anything" said Mr.. Raymond.
Mr.: Gray clapped his hands on his
pocket. II thought I had forgotten
my pocket book, but J. haven't"
he said $50 its all right" And
then he hurried on, his cheeks
tingling with shame at the deceit. But
he could not risk having his friend go
back with him and stand by while he
asked for money.
Mr.. Gray was lucky that day. He
had no calls for money, and he had a
half q dozen of those horrid cigars left,
q coupled which he smoked on the
street after his friend left him. In fact,
he 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 change
q bill, to getting his coat ripped and
asking for credit at his tailor's, the day
was o series of notifications.
Annie was of all this. In
fact, she thought her husband was fail
ing 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 ingen-
iously eyaded the request until he was
forced to prefer it before his friend.
"You want a dollar or two? What
do you want with q dollar or two?"
"There, Annie, don't bother a fellow.
Tn in a hurry"
But with grave elaboration she drew
out q quarter and laid it down, then an
others and another, next two dimes.
LET me see-three quarters-seven-
ty-ive, ten Is eighty ve-ten-ninety
five, and here is a 3-cent piece-ninety-
eight cents. Will that do?"
Yes" And Mr.. Gray hustled them
into his pocket, and hurried from the
room.
He was in hopes his friend would in
quire into the cause of the scene, when
he would tell him of the compact, and