The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-30
TRUE TO HER TRUST.
A Brokers' wife Clings to the Bonds Put
Aside tor Rainy Day.

The tale of a Boston man and the
money he settled on his wife is rather |
interesting, it is suggestive, and it pos
sesses that quality which to small
minds seems to add to the value OF any |
narrative-it is true. Mr.. M, Bos-
ton broker who indulges in specula-
ton, and as consequence is OF un-
even fortunes, on one occasion came
to his wife and said:
"Here is $50, 900 in bonds. There
are ups and downs to my business, and
I want YOU to have something to fall
back upon if anything happens. Now,
Won are to draw the interest on this,
and YOU NAV spend it or save it, just
as You choose; only don't give it to
me. If I come to you and ask for it.
no matter what say. don't You let me
have it. You just hang on to it for
yourself and the children, and don't
let me speculate with it. -
The wife, with proper gratitude. took
the bonds, and for time nothing more
was said about them. MIR. NJ 1. in time
had a run of hard luck, and just at the
time when he was on the edge OF 3
serious financial vexation friend, who
was on the inside, gave him straight
tip' by which he could have made a
brilliant investment. Casting about
| for funds which he might embark in q
| speculation which promised so well.
| Mr.. nj. remembered his wife's $780,
| 600, and requested a loan of them for
| a short time that he might deposit
| them as collateral security. His re-
| quest was met with quiet refusal.
| At first he thought his wife was jest
! ing. but he soon found out that she
| was in serious earnest. He represent
ed the unusual advantages of the
scheme in which he wished to embark:
| he talked of the sstip'Aand of the enor-
NOUS returns promised.
.sBut YOU told me when you gave
me those bonds,r Mrs. III. replied. ''that
| | was not to let you have them, no
| matter what YOU said. Yeu warned
me against just this sort of thing.
Mr.. NJ was naturally a little dis
concerted by having his own words
brought up against him, but he sat
himself plnckily to demonstrate thai
this particular contingency was entire
| ly different from any thing he had fore.
seen, and that he had meant nothing
of this sort. He urged that it wa,
i madness to let a sure thing like tbs
present 90 by without taking advant
age of it: and with all his powers ofper
suasion he endeavored to make Mrs
NJ. realize that while she was undoabt
ed right in holding a conservative pol
lev toward speculation in general, thi:
was one of those cases where she wOuld
, | be throwing away money by neglect
| ing the chance.
And by all his eloquence he movet
/, his wife not whit. She remained
firm in her determination to hold fas
to what she had rather than to risl
losing it in the hope of gaining more
|, Even when he came nearer to losing
, his temper than had ever before hap
pened in the course of their weddet
life. Mrs. M. would not yield. She de
|. yeloped firmness of character whicl
was astonishing, and in the end h
= was forced 10 acknowledge himself ut
terly baffied by her quietresolution.
q A lucky turn in a transaction from
: which he hoped little enabled him t
e invest in the desired scheme sur
0 much smaller than he wished. bu
: which was still considerable. By a
d laws of poetic justice he should hav
: lost, but as a matter of fact his gain
0 were proportionately enormous. II
had the satisfaction of demonstratin
t to his wife that if she had let him hay
; her sc. 900 he would have more tina
@ doubled it, but he had the good natul
It | and manliness to add: .'But YOU di
:. perfectly right, my dear. That none
r is safe where it is, and tits safeguar
L against want for you and the children
a Don't risk it. Don't let me have it I'll
next time And he added. with
+. | comical face, 81 don't think You will.
-ProUidence Journal.