Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-29

] '''' bAAN A4bhoNf bhN AAt blONASlOuH, ana
clothe myself out OF $3.50, and the 9TH
er nifty comes in as Mrs. CARROTS
| share. OF course if either of us need
a little more we arrange that matter
! between Us. But one thing, Dick,
never ask her what she did with her
money, any more than | expect to ac-
count to her for the spending of mine
She has just as good right to that $50
/ to use as she pleases, as | have to
three times as much.
"Why, man alive. my wife is a
/ splendid tinancier She was brought
up to handle money. while | had TO
! learn. You see my father vas rich
man and handed me any sum | wanted
at any time. Then tAare came day
| when he lost his property, and when
began reading law had not a cent to
call my own. it was pretty hard, |
tell you, to keep down my extravagant
tastes. had TO begin at the foot of
the ladder ard work up. But Amy
| helped. But now my business is on a
! firm footing, and there is no more
/ need for her TO use her own money.
rebelled against it at the time What
she has of ner own is safely invested
| with the understanding that she shall
| have what she desires for her own ex-
penses,'
Dick Rosenberg listened attentively,
interrupting with a word now and
/ then.
When he came to go he said; an
try your plan, Tom, with my wife. |
| always some how felt as if woman
was not made for business. In fact,
I've most always been with Bell when
she made purchases, and paid for
them myself"
"My word for it. Dick, you win have
more money at the end of the year if
Mrs. Rosenberg buys her own things"
That evening there were no callers,
and MIR. aud Mrs. Rosenberg stationed
themselves in the library with books
/ and work. The lady of the house
| worked litfully, watched the flame in
! the glowing fire, hesitated, opened
her mouth to speak once or twice, at
last gained courage and gave utter
ance:
Mrs. Franklin came in this after
| noon TO ask me TO 90 shopping with
| her tomorrow morning. She has seen
some goods she would like to consult
me about, and as | said | needed a
dress. she suggested that l get it at
the same time. | didn't know wheth-
/ er it would be convenient for me to
have any money now or not. If it is
not, perhaps / can have car fares, and
/ then | can help her with her things. "
Belle trembled as her husband be-
gan. First he laid down his paper and
| pushed it aside
"The very idea of your h.. ing to
come to me for car-fare! No, don't
mean it isn't right" as he saw the
moisture gather in Mrs. Rosenberg's
eye. 81 have been meaning Che did
not say for how long, to have little
talk with you upon the money ques-
ton. Belle, | always thought it was
the mans place to manage all the
money. l will tell you how it was in
my home. NY father was a poor boy.
He was sent out at 10 years of age to
shift for himself. He did all kinds of
/ hard, cold work, and received hard,
cold treatment. He tried several
trades, and at last decided to enter a
factory, learn all there was to learn
about the business aud get up by de-
grees into good business. lie did
50.
''In my early years he had quite a
/ good salary-seven thousand dollars
year. But tHere was one thing | all
WAYS observed, and that was that,
though he gave literally and spent
lavishly himself, he never trusted my
mother with much money. He trusted
her, but those were not days when
women were expected TO control
things. They always asked their hus-
bands what to do and what to buy.
Anyway, it was so in my fathers fam
lily and in his brothers families, and
other families | knew about.
why, my mother had not a pocket
book of her own. She always went to
my father for every cent
"When married | supposed that
ought to keep my money in my own
hands. but / have made up my mind
that have been all wrong. To-mor-
row is your birthday, Belle. I'm go
ing to celebrate by beginning to live
as mean TO 60 on
To Mrs Rosenberg's surprise he was
holding out to her a new pocketbook
of the most approved style. Mrs.
Rosenberg took it, and the faint color
in her cheeks deepened as on examin-
ing it she discovered a $50 bill neatly
folded and lying within.
ut is only what Propose to hand you
at the beginning Of each month here
after said her husband, looking on
with pleased interest.
just fancy, reader, how she feltl
she who had been accustomed to come
and ask for the sum Of 10 cents.
Mrs Franklin and Mrs. Rosenberg
did their shopping together. And it
must DC owned that Mrs. Franklin
was surprised at the number Of dainty
tribes that her friend purchased.
When at last she spent 81 for half a
dozen haudkerchiefs she exclaimed:
edna. do Won think ! am growing
extravagant? l had large birthday
present, 50 you see | can afford few
things"
But in after days Mrs. Franklin OBJ
served to her husband; "Wnat "a long
birthday present Belle Rosenberg hadl
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