The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-07-24

mat stun costs twelve dollars ;
yard You don't get anv more
salary than do, and | can't 5egir
to dress my wife as you do yours
Why | should think | was IA fool tc
give my wife so much to spend on
beads. How do ynu manage it p
II don't manage it, and | don't
dress nv wife. aS YOU term It. She
gels what she likes with her own
share of the money. never in
ieriere, except when I'm asked, as
WAS The case this afternoon"
But she wore a stunning gown
last night" persisted Dick, who
felt bound TO sill this "woman and
dress busins S." as he called it, to
the bottom. II want 10 know how
yOn manage it. Ny wife is hand
some woman, but was actually
ashamed of her last evening.
really want her 10 have what other
women have, but just can't keep
giving her money for gewgaws,
and that is what under 1t would
amount to-"
Tom gave a prolonged whistle,
hail his breath.
| tell You | don't manage my
wife at all. It's all can do to at
tend to my side Of the house and
my own business. | earn a couple
Of hundred every month, carry on
my side Of the expenses, furnish
III" house, buy the provisions, and
clothe myself out Of one hundred
and fifty dollars, and the other
fifty comes in as Mrs. Garrelt's
share. or course ii either of us
need little more we arrange that
matter betw-e us. But one thing,
Dick, | never ask her what she did
with her money, any more than !
expect to account 10 her for the
spending of mine. She has just as
good right 10 that fifty dollars,
20 use as she pIeaSes, as | have to
three times as much.
"Why. man alive, my wife Is a
splendid linancler. She was
brought up 10 handle money,whlch
| had 10 learn. You see my father
was rich man and handed me
any sum | wanted at any time.
Then there came day when he
lost his property, and when | be-
gan reading law | had not cent
10 call my own. 1t was pretty
hard, | tell you, to keep down my
eXtravagant tastes. | had to begin
at the foot OF the ladder aad work
up. But Amy helped. Bnt now
my business is on a firm footing
and there is no moro need for her
to use her own money. | rebelled
against it at the time. What she
has of her own is safely invested,
with The understanding hat she
-hall have what she desires for her
own expenses"
Dick Rosenberg listened atten,
lively, lnterrupting with a word
now and then.
When he came TO go he said,
'l'll try your plan, Tom, with my |
wife. ] always somehow felt as If |
1 woman was not made for busi- |
less. In fact, I've almost always
been with Belle when she made
and pald for them my
elf"
"My word for il, Dick, you will
laye more money at The end of
he year if Mrs. Rosenberg buys
Ter own things"
That evening there were no call
rs, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenberg
taiioned themselves in the libray
With books and work. The lady Of
he house worked fitfully, watched
he flames in the glowing fire. hes
tated, opened her mouth 10 speak
nee or twice, at last gained cour-
ge and gave utterance:
"Mrs. Franklin came in this al
ernoon TO ask me to go shopping
7llh her Tomorrow morning. She
as seen some goods she would
Ike to consult ne about, and as j
ald needed a dress, she suggest
d that | get it at the same time.
didn't know whether il would be
for me 10 have any
honey now or not. Ii il is not,
erhaps | can have enough for car
ares, and then can help her with
lings."
Belle trembled as her husband
egan. First he laid down his pa
er and pushed il aside.
The very idea of your having ;
, come TO me for car fares J No,
don't mean that it isn't right"
5 he saw the moisture gather In {
Irs. ROsenberg's eyes. III have {
cen meaning The did not say for
ow long) TO have a little talk
,ilh you upon the money question. {
'elle, | always thought it was the ;
,an's place to manage all the
honey. will tell you how II was {
, my home. My father was a {
oor boy. He was sent oul at 1c
ears of age 10 shit for himself.
Ie did all kinds of hard, cold wg Z :
nd received hard, cold treatment '
lie tried several trades, and at
lst decided tn go into a factory,
earn all there was about The busi-
ess. and get up by degrees into a
ood business. He did so.
ain my early years he had a |
ood salary-several thousand dol I
ars a year. But there was one
hing | always observed, and that
ras that though he gave literally |