The Greenville times., 1889-01-19
TRUE TO HER TRUST.
ABroksr's Wife Clings to the Bonds fut
AaIde for . RaIny Day,

Aside for Rainy Day,
The tale Of Boston man and tho
he settled on his wife is rather
1t is suggestive, and II
possesses that quality which TO small
minds seems to add to the value OF
any narrative-it is true. Mr.. NJ, o
Boston broker who ipdulges In speeu'
lations, and as a consequence Is OF un-
even fortunes, on one occasion came
TO his wife and said;
Hero Is $4,000 in bonds. There
are ups and downs In my business,
and | want you to have something TO
fall back upon II any thing happens.
Now, you are TO draw the interest on
this, and you may spend 1t or save II,
Just as you choose; only don't give "
70 me. II come to you and ask for
It, no matter what say, don't you let
me have II. You just hang on to 1t for
yourself and the children, and don't
lot me speculate with it,
Tho wife, with proper gratitude,
took the bonds and for time nothing
was said about them. Mr.. M. In time
had a run Of hard luck, and just at the
time when he was on the edge Of seri-
GUS financial vexation n friend, who
was on the inside, gave him straight
tip" by which he could make a brill
liant Investment Casting about for
funds which he might embark in q
speculation which promised so well.
Mr.. M. remembered his wife's $50, 900,
and requested loan Of them for a
short time that he might deposit them
ss collateral security, His request
was met with quiet refusal. At first
he thought his wife was jestlng, but
he soon found that she was In serious
earnest. He represented the unusual
advantages Of the scheme in which he
wished to embark; he talked OF the
"tip" and OF the enormous returns
promised by the investment,
'But you told mo when you gave
me those honds,' Mrs. NJ replied,
"that was not to let you have them,
no matter what you said. You warned
me against just this sort Of thing"
Mr.. M. was naturally little dlscon-
certed by having his own words
brought up against him, but he set
himself pluckily to demonstrate that
this particular contingency was entire
ly different from any thing he had
foreseen, and that he had meant moth
ing OF this sort. lie urged that Il was
madness TO let suro shing like the
present 60 by without taking advan'
tage OF It; and with all his powers o.
persuasion he endeavored to make
Mrs, M, realize that while she was un'
doubtedly right in holding conserva'
tive policy toward speculation in gen
eral, this was one OF those cases where
she would be throwing away money BY
neglecting the chance.
And by all his eloquence he moved
his wife not u whit She remained
firm In hcr determination to hold fasI
TO what she had rather than to risk
losing II in tho 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
velpped a frmness Of character whicl
was astonishing, as IL was new to him
and In the end he was forced 10 &c
knowledge himself utterly bafIled b.
her quiet resolution,
A lucky turn 10 transaction from
which he had hoped little enabled hin
TO invest in the desired scheme sun
much smaller than he wished. bu
which was still considerable. BY al
the laws of poetic justice he shoul
have lost, but q matter Of fact hi
gains were proportionately enormous
He had the satisfaction Of demonstrai
Ing TO his wife that II she had let hir
have her $500 he would have NOR
than doubled II, but he had the goo
nature and manliness TO add: "But yo
did perfectly right, my dear. Tha
money is safe where 1t is, and IL is
safeguard against want for you and tn
children. Don't risk II. Don't let m
have 1t next time. And he added
with comical faco, ~ don't think yo
will .n-Boston Cor. Providence Joarna