The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-04-10
MR.. AND MRS. sowsEa,


chs Tale Of DwindIing Allowances ~
Told by the Latter.
Isuppose eight out OF every ten wives 70
through the same experience as to money
matters. When we had returned from
,ur bridal tour Mr.. Bowser said to me:
"While half OF what have belongs to
Vou, do not propose that you shall be
obliged to beg for your half. Being the
head Of the house, shall carry the wallet,
but propose to hand you over certain
sum every Saturday night. It will be pin
money" EM
"How good you are"
II think it is only just and right.
know dozen married men whose wives
have to almost get down on their knees to
get dollar. l could kick such man.
How much do you think you can use
weekr
"A-a-dollar, perhaps"
IA dollar My wife trying to get along
IN dollar week! Why, you little dar-
ling, you shall have at least ten, and If that
ID not sufficient I'll make it twenty or
thirty"
It was the old story over again. He cut
me down to eight-seven-fve-fo
and at length, when we had been married
about four months and asked him for q
dollar he turned on me with:
"What! More money! Do you think I've
got gold mine? What on earth do you
want money for9"
"I've got to get few little notions"
"But you can't want dollars worth--a
whole dollars worth. Here's thirty cents,
and l hope you will remember that these
are hard times and money is money"
One evening when we had company the
salk fell upon this very subject, and Mr..
Bowser promptly observed:
"a wife has just as much right to the
family wallet as the husband, and there
ought to be a law to enforce this right"
"You make your wife an allowance, of
course?" queried one of the ladies.
Certainly, and never ask what use she
makes of it. That reminds me that this is
Saturday night and owe her two weeks
salary"
He opened his wallet and handed me
three ten dollar bills, and five married la
dies exclaimed in chorus:
"How-I- wish -I-was-Mrs.-
ser!"
Before the evening was over had the
money hidden away, and our company had
scarcely departed when Mr.. Bowser held
out his hand to me.
"What is it?"
"Hand over"
"What do you mean?"
"That thirty dollars"
"But it is my allowance. You said so
before all the people, and now you won't
Oe Injun enough to take it back"
"You know very well why l gave it to
fo CHI off
and Jones, who never allow their wives
cent"
"Well, I'll see about it."
After we had been in bed half an hour,
and he thought was asleep. he got up and
searched about for two long hours after
that money. had tucked it behind the
clock in the sitting room, and he found it
at last, and when he got into bed heard
him chuckling:
"The idea of any sane husband giving
his wife thirty dollars all in lump! Why,
she'd have just wasted two-thirds of it!''
We had been married about year, and
| remember what shock it gave ME when
Mr. Bowser returned to the house one
morning about half an hour after he had
started down town. He came rushing up
the steps, unlocked the door and banged it
UpCH' anu uiS toSC was no PdlC do ucdOH DIS
he gasped out:
"My-my wallet.'
"Your wallet? Why, found it under
your pillow and left it on the mantel
there"
And yot-you've looked inside of it!'
"No, haven't It's there just as found
it,"
He seized it and sat down and counted
the contents over thrice, and as he uttered
a great sigh of relief asked
SIS your money all right?"
st seems to be-"
'"And suppose l had opened it and
counted your cash?"
"W-what!''
Suppose l had even helped myself to
five dollars or ten dollars?"
"You-you help YOURSELF"
"Yes. Didn't you tell me that half your
money belonged to me- and that had just
as much right to the family wallet as
your"
"Never'
''Mr Bowser!'
Never. Never did! Never said any
thing which could possibly be construed
TO mean any such thing! Never, under
any circumstances, Mrs. Bowser, do you
1are to lay finger on my Wallet"
81 never will-not even after you are
lead!"
"See that you don't" -Detroit Free