The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-04-12
MRS. BowsER, THERE MUST BE A HEAD
TO EVERY HOUSE."

MRS. BoWsER, THERE MUST BE A HEAD
TO EVERY HOUSE,"
six weeks, and you are robbing your
husbandy'
"You told me to help myself" =.
"Never! I'd look pretty telling you
to rob me, wouldn't I?''
"B1t you said half your income be-
longed to me, and that never need ask
for money"
''You must be crazy! What on earth
could you do with money? Why, if
you had SIS or $40 per week you'd run
us to ruin in three months! I don't
want to pinch you down as some wives
are pinched, but don't you ever have the
audacity to put hand on my wallet
again! When you want change I'll give
it to you"
In the course of week or two asked
him for dollar. It was at the break
fast table, and the way he suddenly
looked up almost caused me to choke
on a mouthful of potato,
"a dollarp' he exclaimed.
eyes, you said I should ask you when
I wanted any money"
''Humph! Here is forty cents, and
hope you will exc rcise good Judgment
in expanding it."
Two days later he inquired how had
used the money, and by way of reply I
said: ......
''Mr. Bowser, we have been married
eight weeks. Your income, as you have
informed me, is forty dollars per week."
''W-what's that to do with the case?''
"a great deal, sir. You have had
two hundred and eighty dollars come in
since we were married. How have you
spent it? Please get out your account
book
care you talking to me?''
Certainly. I am the same as bust
ness partner. How has that money
gomez"
He tried to say something in reply,
but words failed him and he put on his
hat and walked around the block to cool
off. When he returned he had Gained
down sufficiently to say: 'sMrs. Bow
ser, there must be head to every
house,"
eyes"
"That head must see to money mat
ters.'
eyes"
81 don't want to pinch you down, as
said before, for despise husband who
will do that. While my money is your
money to certain extent, tit"
sit is not my money to another GER
tain extent?"
SWELL, the proper way for you is to
confer with me as to what you need"
eff you want cigar or drink of beer
or street-car ticket do you confer with
me?"
ssBut that's different"
''Oh! it is! Very well-let us confer.
Get out your pencil and put down: Ono
strap for one petticoat, two cents; one
darning-needle, one cent; six agate but
tons, three cents; one corset lace
"Stopw he interrupted. s'As I said
before, I don't want to pinch you down,
but I hope you will exercise good judg-
ment in making your purchasesl Here's
. half, and you needn't show me any
bill of items"
We had not been married three
months when I observed some very pc
culiar actions on the part of Mr.. Bowser.
He would count his money the last
thing at night and the first thing in the
morning. On two occasions I found his
wallet in the hall-tree drawer when
came down first. Again, it was under
the lounge in the sitting When
asked for an explanation Of these queer
proceedings he replied that it was to
guard against burglars.
One night, when he thought I was
asleep, he got up and took his wallet
from under the bureau and hid it be-
tween the mattresses of the spare bed.
An hour later went in and found it
and removed its contents, about forty
dollars. This money placed in his
pants pocket and went TO sleep prepared
for q surprise party. One came. was
downstairs when he got up, and pres