The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

Greg. will you. and say that he makes
the best use Of his money. She u IT
home with her parents every night
making her wages 90 A. far as possible
toward making them comfortable.
while b. is carousIng in the village
wasting his time and money. and max
ing brute Of himself besides. And
why does Mr.. Sarton come 70 receive
her husbands wages HERSELF Simply
because he can not get by the saloon
with money In his pocket. and II she
did not get the money they would all
90 hungry 10 bed after bis wages were
paid. And ] believe that every woman
who earns money here spends i as wise
ly as the average man. and ! have yet
to hear Of one Of them being In debt
Mr.. Jarvis knew that he could not
gainsay word his wife had said. for
they were all true. Luckily be thought
Of Jane.
"Wcll. how much do you suppose
Jane will have left when New Year
comes? II she got sick how long could
she pay for such care as you have?"
1T is not likely she will lay up
many dollars out II hundred year;
but she is laying up something better.
] think. Last winter she sent her
mother a warm shawl and pair
Of shoes. and TO her brother and
sister new school books. and the
warm. loving letters they send her
do her more good than twice the
amount Of money In the bank would.
This year she Is laying away number
of useful and pretty things for them,
and il any misfortune sho::ld happen TO
Jane they would only be too glad TO
help her. 7"
well. who do you suppose would
help you il you needed help said Mr..
Jarvis. for want Of better question.
Mrs. JARVIS eyes sparkled angrily as
she answered:
Nobody. II YOU should lose your
property to-day. should be beggar.
without claim on any one for. help
You have always held yonr purse
strings so tightly that it has been hard
enough to ask for my own necessities.
leaving others out altogether Many q
time dollar or two would have en-
abled me to do some poor man OF
woman untold good; but although you
have always said that all your property
was mine, l never could and car not
now command dollar of il"
Lucky you couldn't. il you wanted
to spend it on beggars "
Donald, you know that ! would
spend money as wisely as you do. Who
was il that only last week gave poor
lame beggar tive dollars to pay his far'
to Burton and then saw him throw hi
crutchcs away and make for the neares
saloon? Your wife could not do worss
IL trusted with few dollars. You sa,
that the money is all mine. yet yol
spend as you please. while ! can no
spend a dollar without asking you fol
it and telling what want il for. ANY
beggar can get it in the same way
Christmas, YOU bought presents for a
and expected us To be grateful 70
them. A shawl for me. the very colo
| can not wear, set of furs for Luc,
that she did not need. drum for Robil
that has been nuisance ever since
and lot Of worthless TOYS that ar
broken up in a week. There wer
forty dollars or fifty dollars Of m,
money Just the same a. thrown away
vet when j ask YOU TO trust me Will
two dollars week you can not imagin'
what use / have for it, and fear il viii
be- wasted. l am sure could not spen,
fifty dollars more foolishly IL ! tried to.
Well snapped the proprietor .
guess il is my own money, and cal
spend il as please. guess you'l
know it. too, when you get anothc
! present
"Oh, il is your money, then. I'm
derstood you 10 say it was all mine. ant
so pretended 10 protest against you
, spending it so foolishly. II il Is you
own, Of course you have right to spcn,
il as you please: but it seems to me tina
. woman who left parents and brother
. and sisters. and all her friends 10 max
home for you among strangers. a We
man who has given her whole life :
you for fifteen years. NAV be locke
upon with as much favor as you give I
| bcggars. who are very likely TO be in
4 posters. know that you seldom tur
I them Off without help. Perhaps woul
be more successful i appealed 70 70
as beggar. | might say: Kind sill
please allow me out II your abundar
/ means small pittance for my comfort
: II is true have enough to eat and q
} not suffer for clothing; but althoug
l work for my master from morn
D ing till night, and IL his childre
+ happen TO be sick. from night till morn
) ing again. yet he does not pay me q
much as he does his cook. and M
/ often greatly distressed for want Of
1 trifling sum which he would not min
giving 10 A perfect stranger The Othc
+ day while he was from home ! had I
r go to the next station to see . deg
4 friend who was i'll. aud not having
! dollar Of my own. was obliged to Dol
b row the money from his cook. ! was ;
: mortified. And not long since the berr,
1 woman came with such nice berries /