Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-17
MR.. ROSENBERG & CO.
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Mr Ilossnbsrg. immaculate In hne
linen and bruadcloth. stood and surveyed
bis wife
She. arnyed In well worn black silk.
answered chccrfully. wont dol Its
the very bcst have
why. yes: hut you surely are not
going 10 wear light gloves' Everybody
wears dark ones now
Little MrS Rosenberg quietly fastened
one of the offending gloves while her
husband mercilcssly continued;
you don't look just right. either
Seems To me few beads or something
Of that sort would have added TO tho
effect
Mrs. Rosenberg gave an lnaudible Sigh
Just two days before she had priced
some neat jct trimmings which she fan.
cied. at only scyenty.tiye cents yard
but Mrs Rosenberg had not even
money enough for this small purchase.
~ she had carelcssly asked. Gould you
let me have couple of dollars. Richardy'
And Dick had answered. "whai have
you done with the g. ] gave you a few
days agui suppose you have spent IL
all women have no idea Of tho uses Of
money
Dick had the habit of forgetting. and
- expecting Others 10 forget remarks
Ike these but his wife often thought
them over Before her marriage shc had
foancd at the least idea of Mr. Roscn.
bcrg's opinions on the money question.
and most bitterly had she rcpenied H.
Possessed Of liberal education In.
eluding the languages. she vas able 10
turn various accomplishments 10 account
and thus command several hundred .
year
Some two thousand dollars had been
saved and were now lying In a hank.
annually drawing interest hut oi this
Richard Rosenberg knew nothing. lie
only knew that his wife was In easy cir.
cumstaDcss at the time be married her.
The next afternoon. having half
hour Of unusual leisure. he thought be
would just run up TO Tom CARROTS Office
for few moments
Tom was sitting with pondcrous book
of the law open before him. and in which
he vas trying TO get interested. lie
pushed aside the volume. however. rs
bis friend entered
''llow are you. DickY- ho said. rising
and placing a chair Tor his visitor. This
l. an exceptional hour" Tom carefully
inserted a marx between the leaves Of
his law book. replaced IL on the shelf.
then settled himself for a cory chat.
They had not gone far In their talk
when the door quietly opened and in
walked Mr Garrett
After grvting both gentlemen she
came 10 the desk. and In n gentle. digni.
hc,l manner announced'
n shall need another I've dollars. Tom.
u you can sTare Il. meant TO bring
enough with me To do my shopping. bat
didnt.- And To Dicks hmaIemeni she
held out her hand In confident expect.
ancy
n hvel so. really haven't H. |
have a two and ten. Here. you would
better take the ten. you may need IL bc-
lore You are through.
Tom coolly Transferred the bill 60 his
wifes hand. at the same time saying. Il
suppose you have no time To stop. Amyr
mo. indeed she laughed. but !
would Ike TO show you something II you
are not tao busy"
Mr. Rosenberg. sitting apart from the
window TO which the two had with
drawn. coulS sc that the something"
proved 10 b. handsome samples of pas
sementerie Il want one of these for
my new satin. he heard Mrs. Garrett
say Which shall IL lie. Tomy'
Tom gave his undivided attention TO
the trimming. and, possessing a good
deal of taste. was able To help his wife
out OF her dilemma. Thank you," she
said as she ncared the door. II will get
some % this twelve dollar kind" Then
she walked away
"Ill be hanged. Tom Garrett. N that
stuff costs twelve dollars You don't
ct any more salary than ! do, and !
can't bcsin TO dress my wife rs you do
yours Why should think was fool
TO give my wife 10 much To spend on
beads How 10 you ioanasc IT,
4 don't manage IL. and don't dress
my wife. a. you term H. She gets what
sllc likes with her own share OF the
money never interfere. except when
I'm asked. ne was the case this after
noon
"Iiul she wore stunning gown last
night. persisted Dick. who felt bound
TO aft this woman and dress business"
as he callsd II. To the bottom Il want
TO know how you manage H. My wife
Is handsome woman. bat ! was actu.
ally ashamed of her last evening
really want her to have what other
women have. but just can't keep giving
her money for gewgaws, and that Is what
un,ler u would amount to"
Tm gave = prolonged whistle. half
his breath
I tell you don't manage my wife at
all It's all can do to attend 10 my side
OF the house and my business. earn
couple of hundred every month. carry on
my side of the expenses. furnish the
house. buy the provisions and cioths
myself. out Of one hundred and tifty dol
lars. and the other fifty comes In as Mrx
CARROTS share OF course II either OF
us need little moro We arrange that
matter between us. But one thing. Dick.
I never ask her what she did with her
money. any more than ! expect to nc
count to her for the spending OF mine.
She has just as good right TO that fifty
dollars. TO Use as shc pleases. As have 10
three times rs much.
"why. man alive, my wife is splen-
did fnancier She was brough: up TO
handle money. while had To learn. You
zee my father was rich man and hand
ell me any sum wanted at any time
Then there came day when he lost his
property. and when ! began reading law
I had not n cent 20 call my own. It was