St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
TYRANNY FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Of the Firm of Husband. Wife & Co.

TYRANNY FROM THE OTHER SID
Of the Firm of Husband. Wife & Co.
The man who stints his family in orde
to indulge himself has so long been he'll
up to the scorn of the reading public tina
the other side of the subject has been en-
tirely lost sight of. Some time ago l wa
calling on an acquaintance, who had
number of new purchases to display, ar
ticles of furniture, decoration, ETC., ant
some lovely tableware Knowing her in.
come to be no larger thar my own, asked
But how can you afford such handsome
thingsf cannot even think of making
such purchases"
She gave me an intent look, then, drop.
ping her voice confdentially, said
II save it out of the housekeeping. Fol
long time baT. saved az least half OF
my monthly allowance, and this month";
will save more. want to buy me new
silk-something really elegant"
"BHt, | said, 'tcan you save so much
and still make your family comfortable %
"Isuppose they are comfortable enough, .
she said, as if offended. 'tPm sure what's
good enough for me is good enough for
theml'
She had detained me SO long bringing
out one thing after another to display that
tea time approached, and her little boy, a
child OF nine or ten years of age, came
dashing in, saying:
90 ma I'm so hungry Is there any,
thing for supper tonight"
Certainly, my son we will have the
supper we always have"
5000, ma Nothing but cold corn
bread and milk Obi
Flush If corn bread and milk is good
enough for me it ought to be good enough
for the rest of you" she answered sternly.
Eyes, but ma, you like it and all of the
rest of us hate it. Why can't we ever
have anything the rest of us likei"
''That will do. If you are not hungry
enough to eat what we have, you can go
without"
hastily took leave, and as shut the
front gate heard the poor little fellow
burst into perfect storm of sobs / no
longer envied her the beautiful things she
had bought. She had paid too dearly for
them. After that I used to watch her
children passing by on their way to school.
Their once ruddy faces grew sallow and
pinched, while deep scoWls of discomfort
and discomfort became habitual to them.
In few weeks the mother returned my
visit, arrayed in the 'treaIly elegant silk
dress AS soon as there was an opportu.
nifty, asked:
And how are your children?" She
frowned.
81 don't know what ails them, they
seem so droopy and cross. They were
such healthy babies, and their father and
], too. have always been strong. don't
understand it. suppose / shall have to |
take them somewhere for change, but it
seems an awful extravaganza |"
May not such woman be, without ex- |
aggeration, likened to vampire, draining
the life blood, or its equivalent, from the I
family to indulge herself? never returned
that visit, and could only think of her
afterwards with loathing.
3 A friend [ used to have lived short
distance from town, on fruit farm. One
spring day heard she was getting ready
for her usual summer trip. SO I, thimble
in pocket, went out to spend the day and
help with her preparations. She received
me joyfully, and we were soon deep in the
mysteries of ruffies and cores. Though
not intimately acquainted, had loved her
dearly. That night went home thinking
her selfish little beast. At dinner time
her husband came in tired and hungry.
She had left me sewing, and gone out half
an hour before dinner. The table was set
with beautiful china, and there was a dish
Of squash and small plate of bread and
butter and pitcher of water-nothing
else. She made no reference to the scanty
fare, but seemed to think it was all as it
should be. did not care for myself,
knowing would be at my own bountiful
table at tea time, bat did pity her hus-
band. ] knew he could have eaten every
nouthful on the table and still be unsatis-
fed The bread plate was soon emptied
Ne looked hesitatingly at his wife, and
them said
My dear, is there any more bread2"
Yes, she said, without moving. 81
Oily cut what think will be eaten, it gets
y dry
.sThe plate is empty. he said. ssPer-
laps Mrs. Sunshine would like some
lore
ssWould you like some more, Mrs. sun
Hine n she asked, turning to me. /
lsOf course said no.
He waited several minutes, then said
Elf it isn't too much trouble to get it, i
Wild like another piece
be looked unsmilingly ct him for sew :
era seconds, then arose and cut him one !.
litta l.iece. He ate it, looked around !
wialnlly at the empty dishes. sighed, and :
folda up his napkin. / knew him to be !;
the hdest, most indulgent husband, and :
A tel indignant to sse him SO imposed !;
upon When we returned to our sewing, :
4 dexkously led the conversation to the
subjeS
s Ho tired and hungry Mr.. Walters
must g. working as he doss, out of doors
all day said. J
4. YesssupDose he does. Z she answered III
carelesss I
81 shed think Won wonId take great {
deal 81 pas to have things nice for him, I
he y 90 Apughtful Of You r / ventured 9
further. Ia
ssOh, ri He doesn't expect me to b
exert mys He knows how frail am. = 7
This ufasd ct the sewing machine in
the pauseaf stitching . sixtsh rufIie on . 9