The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14

came into her eyes. "TTe IL so proud
he couldn't bear to tell me that he was
out of employment OF course shan't
speak of going to Fernside again. III
stay at homo and take the best care OF
baby that l can. I'll watch her every
minute. I'm paying Ellen large wages.
l must let her go and do the work my.
self. wonder II could? We can buy
our bread, but Goldie hates bakers
bread. l must have Ellen show me how
she makes hers." And full of the prof
ect of doing her own work, she walked
toward home, forgetful of tho heat and
dust. She did not have to give Ellen
warning; the event, as events in our
lives often arc, was ordered before she
got home. Ellcns sister had been there
and told her her mother was i'll, and she
must go home tho following day. The
next morning Ellen showed her mistress
how to mako the excellent bread and
rolls and the heroic little wife sur.
prised her husband with some, which
he said was even better than Ellcn's.
A month passed by, and whenever her
husband said, rs he often did: "l'm
afraid you are working too hard, my
dear" she always answered with a
merry laugh: I'm just rs happy
as | can be doing my own work,
and baby really helps me every day, she
is so good" Not a word had been said
by either husband or wife about leaving
Gardner S Whitbecks Office One morn
ing, after Goldie had looked over the
advertisements in the column of
WANTED" in the morning paper, and
had put it down with hopeless look
on his face, his wife took it up and her
eye fell upon this advertisement:
Wanted First-class homemade cakes
and pies also bread and rolls, at No.
81 Ralston avenue" Its the Women's
Exchange" she said to herself.
'Theyve just opened it. / read, about
it yesterday in the paper. I'm going to
try it. / know can do it," and the
little wife, in her culinary enthusiasm,
hugged the baby so hard that the little
quartered demonstration. Early in the
afternoon, with basket on one arm
and the baby on the other, she took the
horse-cars for 81 Ralston avenue.
Every nice cake" said the lady who
waited on her. 1--WE will take the three
loaves." AS she spoke she opened the
cashiers drawer and handed Mrs. Hill.
ton the price paid for such cake. "Can
you make good cookies and ginger
snaps? There is such demand for them
that we can't half supply our custom
ers."
"Fll bring some tomorrow, replied
Mrs. Hilton. They were pronounced
excellent, and as the days passed by
there was such demand for Mrs. Hill.
toms cookery that she was obliged to get
Ellen back again.
II really can not get along alone"
she said, "and Ellen is so good
'Of course you need her." replied her
husband. When the second month was
passed, Chester Hilton had only little
money in his pocket. The months
bills were coming in. 1t was the first
time that he had ever had to humiliate
himself by asking the butcher and the
baker and candlesticll maker" TO wait
for their pay. His wifo had kept the
grocery book hidden, because it was her
stock in trade and there had been a
larger bill than ever entered against her
uUSDslu JllaJ HlOIlJU. DuJ Wnen bneStcr
asked for the pass. books the last day
of the month she laid them with cum
ming smile on his desk. AS he glanced
through the long list of groceries, a
frown gathered upon his face for an
instant-''was his wife SO very extrava-
giant, when doing her own work?' But
when he got to the bottom of the page
and saw the word Paid" written
across it, he said in tone of surprise:
'Who is paying my bills?"
Nobody but your own little wife,
Goldie, DEAR" she said, putting her
arms around his neck. "You know you
kept secret from me, and SO kept one
from YOU"
Then followed such burst of elo-
quence as only n husband in the same
can appreciate.
II know, Goldie, you have a theory |
against money-earning wives, but just |
this once you know you must change |
your opinion. 1t was so much better |
than having bills carried over"
"You precious darling, "he said. "But |
you won't have any more of your hus-
bands bills to pay, because have just
been engaged by Hunt & Slocum to