Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-29

except the few required for the garden.
All along it's been the square man in
the round hole-no good fitl To re-
sumo; you can care for the bit OF land
reservedi 1t would be better than por-
ing over books all the time"
The husband was interested, and be-
gan to listen deferentially.
You will save twenty-five dollars a
monih-IIiram's wages."
"And have twenty-five more coming
in. guess you're on the right track. ="
mot so fast. ! want the rent-money
for another purpose. | will give up
Bridget and be my own servant"
"You can't"
81 think can. will put out the
laundry work. ind havea woman come
occasionally to give thorough clean
ing"
That would cost as much"
sin money paid as wages perhaps it
would; but we save the board of one
hearty person, tho waste, the general
wear aud tear"
GLOW about your classP"
THAT would he given up; and. as
that means a loss OF all my pocket
money, should require my compen-
satlon. / want the rent-all OF It,"
Her listeners eyes bl mixed. surpris-
edly; but not at all a')ashed by his
astonishment his wife went on: Now
for my figures. You pay Bridget four
teen dollars a month besides an extra
five at e,ch house cleaning At
how much do you value her board and
wastc?"
"At quite us much more"
Your own figures tn n, are three
hundred and thirty-six (with ten ex-
tra). forty-six dollars year. In re-
turn for the salary ask. will assume.
all charge OF Ruth's and my personal
expense. that Is clothing and so on
The laundry work will cost about sew
enty-dve dollars year, and that is
for you to pay; but | will attend to the
hire OF the woman who comes 10 as
sist me in the house, Out OF your
thousand dollar income, this will leave
you over nine hundred TO meet the
expenses toward which you now have
less than five hundred. Wouldn't that
stop the leait?'
at sounds woll."
Don't be faithless. l want to help;
but am not willing to go into your
kitchen for norecompense save the ne
cessity OF begging few dollars to buy
my clothes! III | grew feathers like
the chickens-but dont The way !
have proposed Is right and fair on
both Sides"
Scales were beginning to fall from
the husbands eyes; he laid aside his
glasses that they might do so without
then he rose held out his
arms ana Mary nestled In them
Il never dreamed you had that feel
ing ABOUT IT, deari forgive my blunder-
ing
Enough. VIII you Try tnisF
:. 10" VII, NOT iee' IL hehiai' ana get
u'scouraseu' -,
u make no rasn promises shall
get .ired-i 40 now out see nothipg
nien.ai III ihihistering 10 my own
men VIC Wi'i Try.
oo mury hene eh'ercu upon a new
,ii'' one sung aoou. ner TASKS ike
happy girl anu oeViSeu ways ano
means ior saving unie' uii she iaugn-
ihe,y ueiareu tne house nearly ran
i'seii.
hu'n iurtherea her nothers plans
WIN childnooo 9 ready sympathy ana
snVeu steps whore sne couia; every
SATURDAY evening receiVing her own
salary Oh nity cents 10 40 win as
She iikeu' ana growing mentally Win
every payment thus received
Many a little picnic they had dur
ing the bright summer days, locking
their house and driving about the coun-
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