Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-09-06
CHANGING ENDS.
The Old Money Question In a New Light
Short story With "a Moral.

The Old Money Question In New Light
A Short story With a Moral.
It was AN unfortunate day for mo |
when my wife's uncle died and left his
only niece fortune of fifty thousand
dollars. Before that unlucky money |
came into her possession, Mary was a
meek, amiable woman, quite model
wife. Now she is changed. ] think
there should be law made prohibiting
women from possessing property.
have discovered by sad experience that
d moneyed woman is tyrant.
Before Mary became a wealthy wo-
man, we were comparatively poor, but
happy.
A short time after my wife became
wealthy, became poorer than ever.
NY business decreased, and ! needed
money. 1 naturally thought had only
to apply to Mary, and she would gladly
let me have all needed. Confident in
this belief, | one day asked her for fifty
dollars.
Fifty dollars!" she exclaimed. why,
John, what do you need with so much
money! What are you going to do
with it?"
II have to settle little BILL my dear"
! answered, rather meekly.
IA little bill! Well, / must say you
have queer idea of the value of money,
If you call fifty dollars small sum. If
it came out of your pocket, you would
not consider it such an insignificant
amount, imagine.
II hate to trouble you, Mary" said,
still more meekly, but l am out of
money, and you see'-
"Oh, don't go on all day about it. OF
course, l shall have to let you have it;
but do hope you will learn some time
that money does not grow on trees"
This was my first experience in ask
ing Mary for money, and found it a
very disagreeable one. But my in
creasing business troubles made it
necessary for me to apply to her again
soon. Choosing time when she
seemed in cheerful and kind mood, |
asked her for twenty-five dollars.
"What do you want to do with it?'
she asked, a frown darkening her brow.
"Well, my dear, you see my business
suit is looking rather shabby, and |
thought
"Oh, | understand, you want to buy
n new suit What is the matter with
the suit you are wearing? 1t is not
worn out. 1t seems to me you are
wanting to waste money for something
oil the time"
but, Mary, all the other fellows
have new
There, there, the same old story
You want a new suit because Jim Smith
has one. That is just about as good Il
reason as imam can give for his extrav.
agant fancies. Next, you will be want.
ing new silk hat because Judge Jones
wears ono. There, | will give you fiji.
teen dollars. That will buy a suit nice
enough for you, and l hope you viii
not come to mo in week, asking fol
more really can not afford to humol
your cxtinvagant fancics.n
took the money with the determine
ton not to ask for any more under an!
circumstances. But my iinancia
troubles soon made mo reconsider tina
resolve, and several times since then
have been compelled to ask Mary 70
money, II she would give it un
grudgingly. should not mind asking
for 1t, but her constant grumblings a
my extravaganza, and her lectures o.
economy. have become the dread of m
life. have watched her for days to fin
q favorable moment TO ask for a sur
OF money much needed. But in vain
no matter how pleasant and amiable sh
appeared, as soon as i limited the wor
money" she became sour and diss
greeable.
do not like independent womer
They arc not womanly or amiablt
Mary was once one of the most amiabi
md womanly of women. She Is so n
longer Independence has change
her. She has become disagreeably a
scrtive, and seldom asks my adviC
about any thing. She used to be ;
meek as lamb when she came to as
me for money to pay the butcher or Il
washcrwoman. and il / grumbled a i
lie at her extravaganza. she would loo
: quite frightened. She is never frigh
cned now, and she buys as many DO
| nets and dresses as she wants, witho
: consulting me about the matter.
; may be convenient to have wealth
, wife, but it is not at all times agre
able l greatly prefer holding Z
purse strings myself, even if the pur
! is rather light Perhaps, in the Q
days, when Mary was the one to as
and ] was the one to give