The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-12-20
THE TYRANNY FROM THE
OTHER SIDE.

THE TYRANNY FROM THE.
OTHER SIDE.
OF the Firm OF Hueband.Nj Wife, g.
,sSs Co.
The man Who stints hia family in
order to indulge himself, has for SO long
been held up to the scorn Of tho read
ing public, that the other sido OF tho
subject las been entirely lost sight of.
Some time ago. was calling on an nc
%quaintanco, who had q number Of new
! purchases to display, articles Of ftrni-
ture, decoration, ETC., and some lovely
tableware. Knowing hcr income to be
no larger than my own, | asked:
''But llnw car you afford such hand
some tllingsp I cannot even thanb OF
making sucll purchases
She gave me an intnnt look, then,
dropping her voice conlldentially said:
II s.Ye 1t out Of the housekeeping.
! For IA long time l nave snveti. nj ie.lsi,
half Of my monthly allowance, and
| this month I will ave more. I want to
| buy me u new silk--something really
elegant"
"But,n I said, "can you save SO much
| and still make your family comforta-
ble?"
II suppose they are comfortable
enough she said, as IL offended. Pm
sure what's good enough for me, is
| good enough for theml''
She had detained me 80 long bring
ing out Il thing after another to dis
play, that tea.tlmo approached, and
her little boy, a child Of nino or ten
years Of age, came dashlng in, saying,
20 Md Pm so hungryl ls there any
thing for supper t%o-nlght?"
Certainly, my son, we will have the
supper we always haYo.'
5000 Nal Nothing but cold corn
bread and mllkl ORR
''Iushl If c%orn-bread and milk is
good enough for me, it ought to be
good enough for the rest o. you" she
answered sternly.
eyes, but Ma, you IKE IL and all Of
the rest Of us hate 1t. Why can't we
ever have anything tho rest Of us
like?"
"That will do. II you arc not hun
CRY enough to cat what we have, you
can 60 without"
| hastily took leave, and as I shut
the front gate | heard the poor little
fellow burst into u perfect storm Of
sobs. 1 no longer envied her the beau
tiful things she had bought. She had
paid too dearly for them. After that [
used TO watch her children passing by
Oh their way to scl.ool. Their once
ruddy faces grew sallow and pinched,
while deep scowls Of discomfort and
discomfort became habitual to them.
In Il few weeks, tho mother returned
my visit, arraycd in the ''really ele-
CANT" silk dress. AS soon as there was
an opportunity, | asked.
And how arc your children?" she
frowncd.
~ don't know what ails them, they
seem 50 droopy and cross. They were
such healthy babies, and their father
and l, too, have always been strong
| don'G understand i'll suppose | shall
have to take them some where for IL
change, but it seems All awful eXtraya-
gancel'
May not such Il woman be, without
exaggeration, likened to II vampire,
draining tho life blood, or its equiya.
lent, from the family to indulge her
self l never returned that visit, and
could only think Of her afterwards
VI it'll loatling.
A friend'1 used to have lived II short
distance from town, on q fruit farm.
Ono spring day 1 heard she was getting
ready for her usual summer trip, SO l,
! tliimble in pocket, went out 10 spend
tiic GHY. aud AcIp Witil. iID! Iropara,
lions. SIC ecciyel mo joyfiny, ana.
NC we're Soofi deep iliI thu nlYitprics OF
IruliUStaiit g0l0 zl4Ia0gl NOT intj
InatVly Acquainted, Il litd loved hei,
dearly. Cli.ty ui4lt went liOmc
thinklng hcr& SELLS .jitile beast, N&
dinner time her husband came III tired
and hungry. She had left me sewing,
and gone out half IN hour before din
ner. The taable WAS set with beauti-
full china, and there was Il dish Of
squash and IL small plate of bread and
butter, and u pitcher Of water nothing
else. She made no reference to the
scanty fare. but seemed to think it was
all as it should be. l did not care for
myself, knowing 1 would be at my own
bountiful table at tea-tlme, but | did
pity her husband. 1 knew he could
have eaten every mouthful on the ta-
bic and still be unsat'slied. The bread
plate was soon emptlcd. He looked
hesilatingly at his wife, and then said
"Nly dear, is there any more bread?''
Eyes" slio said, without moving.
II only cut what L think will bo eaten,
-
it gets so dry"
"The plate is empty" he said. "Pcr-
haps Mrs. Sunshine would like some
mOre.n
"IYoutd you like some more, Mrs.
Sunshino?" she said turning to mo.
or course | said no.
lie waited several minutes, then
said,
''lf it Isn't too much trouble to get
it,, | would like another piece"
She looked nnsmilingly at him for
several seconds, the arose and cut him
one little piece. IIo ate it. looked
around w~lstfully at the empty dishes,
sighed, and folded up his napkin. ]
know him to be the kindest, most in.
dulgent husband, and ] felt indignant
TO SEQ HIM SO imposed upon. When we
returned to our sowing, [ de%xterously
led the conversation to the subject.
"IIow tired and hungry MI. Walters