The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-09-28

dulgent hus band, and felt indignant
to see him so imposed upon. When
we returned toIour. sewing, I DEXTER:
ously led the conversation to the sub:
ject. SEP !.
elbow tired and hungry Mr.. Walters
must get, working as he does out Of
doors all day." I said
Yes, I suppose: he does,'' she an
swered, carelessly.
II should think you would take r.
great deal of pains to have things
nice for him, he so thoughtful for
you?" l ventured, further.
''Oh, no! He doesn't expect me to
exert myself. He knows how frail
[ ami
This, uttered at the sewing-machine
in the pauses of stitching a sixth
ruffle on summer silk did not i'm
press me as being very consistent.
Besides, she continued, presently
eve must economic. My outfit is
costing great deal and my trip will
be expensive. l. can not afford to
spend much on our home, living, /.
don't have any appetite myself, any
way, so bother just as little with
housework and cookery as can."
This was so manifestly selfish that
it fairly took my breath away, and I:
worked several button-holes. before
speaking again.. Then l said: IL
wonder you ara willing to go away
and leave him here alone all summer.
Surprising he should get sick?'
"Well, [ s0ould rather he had some:
one here with him, but he will not be-
able to afford it.. mast have money
to spend while L am away. There are;
| always little unlooked-for expenses. I
can't go empty handed, and I aUiW
60. Jack promised me before we were
married that should always have a
summer trip, and I mean to keep him
to it. "
These are not fancy sketches. They
are drawn from life,. and many more
might be added. In fact, have known
more wives than husbands to take the,
lions share of the income and use it
for selfish pleasures in which the 9TH
ers had no share.
One woman [ know whose husband
has broken down from over-work.
Her house is a perfect museum of USE
less pieces of furniture and inery,
hideous chromos, ornaments" silks,
laces, etc, etc. She bores every Wis
itor she has showing these, and be-
wailing the ''better days" when she
constantly haunted bargain counters.
and ends by saying: Il little thought
1 would one day have to take boarders
for a living" as if she, instead of her
poor, broken-down husband, were the
| aggrieved one It is evident that she
really thinks she is. Even now she
stints her family in every possible way
that she may save for fresh 'bar-
gains.''
Some years ago, when we were
younger and less wise, my husband
and resolved to cut down our living
expenses in order to purchase set of
books for which our souls longed. We
did so, and enjoyed the possession of
them as only book-lovers can, but all
at once our days began to be languid
and nervous. and our nights filed
with troubled dreams. The symptoms
Increased until, alarmed, we ''called
the doctor in.'' He looked wise, asked
questions, then prescribed tonics, and
a nourishing diet! How we laughed
when he had gone! It was such a
joke on us! When we viewed the con-
dition of the family purse, after pay
ing the doctor and druggist bills, we
realized that it was useless to try to
cheat nature. But how much better
felt than if I had privately cut down
the table expenses to indulge some
selfish ,'fad" of my own, then ascribed
our feebleness to a ''mysterious dis
pensation of an all-wise Providencer'
judith Sunshine, in Good House.
keeping.