The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-16
A AsUPPosAsLE CASE.

/ Nrs. Delsmeter sat in her bay window
sewing. She Was thinking as well IS
eEing,-thinking ofsometing that had
happened in the morning.
Ifany living soul had dared insinuate
TO Mrs. Delameter that her husband was
capable Of meanness, she would have
arisen in her wrath and hurled indigna-
ton at the offending insinuatOr. And
yet-there had been times in the coarse
OF their year of married life when she
had almost admitted as much to herself
IN her inmost heart, though she had al
ways has.ened to assure herself that he
didn't intend it, and Was "only thought
less" The trouble lay in a nutshell +;
there was only one poeketbook in the
Delameier family, and its abiding place
I was Hr. Delameter's pocket. To a wo-
man who had supported herself, single
handed and alone, for several years pre-
viCus to marriage, it seemed u1besrably
humiiiating to be obliged 10 sue for every
dollar she spent, to say nothing Of being
expected to explain for what particular
purpose each individual dollar was to be
expended.
That morning she felt the last straw
had been added to her load OF humiIia-
ton. She had conceived the brilliant
plan Of asking for more money than her
immediate necessities demanded, with
the ide. Of sparing herself few unneces-
sary humiIiations in the near future. She
h.d screwed up her courage as she ate
her breakfast to ask timidly, as Mr.. Della
meter rose from the table:
Tom can you spare me ten dollars p
What's the trouble now p asked Mr..
Dslameter, good-natursdiy.
~f-need : pair Of boots"
"Wherl Ten dollGrs for pair Of
boots p and he arched hi. broEs, still
good-naturedly.
No. stammered his wife, feeling and
looking as guilty as though she had lob
bed a neighbor's clothes line ever night,
the boots viii be only three dollars, but
u thought It would be handy to have q
little money by me, and not have to
trouble you 80 often"
And Mr.. Delameter-her lace grew hot
and she breathed fast every time she
thought of it,-Mr. Delsmeter took out g
two-dollar bill, and a cne-dollar bill,
and 4 silver hafdollar, and laid them
on the table, ssying, in an of-hand way,
4 guess thatll do yoa this time, and
then put up his pocket-book and went
Ehistling.
Mrs. Delameter was good little wo-
man, and she endeavored, Loyalty, to hnd
excuses for such a;rocious conduct. She
was forEiying little woman, toO, and so
! when the clock on the nantel struck the
haIf-hour after five, she folded up her
work, and set the tea table with the
puffy cresm cakes Mr.. Delamster 50 low
ed, and which she had made in the
morning. and put on the even slices Of
homemade bread, light as feather and
sweet as nut, and opened can of
peaches she had canned the fall before,
and made the tea in the precise manner
be liked It made.
AID ar. Delamater came home and
gave his wife an afeetionste greeting,
and looked at her aimiriugly across the
table, and praised her cream cakes And
after supper he drew her down OF his
knee and said how jolly it was to have =
home ofone's own, and not have to live
in 3 horrid boarding house; and he was
altogether in such pleasant mood that
Mrs. Delamater dared attempt little
serious talk, and pave the way by in
forming him that
"Miss SouthernEood came to see me
to-day"
~Ah?-she's the millinery lady, be-
lieve."
She wants me to trim hats for her in
M spare time this summer"
Indeed We'll, I hope you sent her
to the right-about face in double-quiek
time. The idea Of my wife working in s
shop l7 said Mr.. l diameter with eonsid-
able spirit.
Il wish you'd let me do it"
@For heavens sake, what for p and
Mr.. Delameter spoke little testify ihi:
time.
Because lit would seem 50 good to
have little money of my very own"
"Well, don't you have money Of you
very own? All that's mine Is yours"
Isappose so,-but, oh, Tom, you dom
know how hate to ask for it."
You silly little goose Did I ever
refuse you? can't see why under th,
canopy you should feel that way p
~But, really, Tom, l think-Pm almOs
sure-yOu feel the same way"
"Nonsensel l shouldn't either. II
Just as lief ask as not"
@woald you be willing to prove it -
Certainly would ifthere was any
way, but don't quite see"
TON, viii you prove it if III think Q
asAy7'
MN, weIl,-yes,-I guess 30, what
the way? -
swell, III take that money ] laid u
before /. was married out Of the bank
, and when your pay day comes you wi
put every cent Of your money into th
bank"
sWell, will-on your bank :"
@Oh, moi That would spoil everything
! Promise me yoa won't ever try to replsc
my money!" :"
@WeIl, promise" said Mr.. Delsmete
laughing at her earnesfness.