The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-23
A POOR RICH WOMAN,
though Wealthy She Had Never q
Bit Of Money for Her
Own.
Ono Rule That Is Opposed to
Every Sense of Indepen-
dence.
Other Side Of tho Pisture-Tho Model
Woman NJ Portray I'D In tho Book
OF Erovsrbs.

To go to her house, you would say'that
she undoubtedly had everything that heart
could wish. She lived on d farm, and the
nccessaries of life were at the door. The
house was large and convenient, and the
master took pride In keeping it well paint
ed within and without. More than that,
the rental from other lands allowed many
Injuries not common in the ncighborhood.
~ kind husband" would be the verdict,
"who provided thigh priced range for the
kitchen. n handsome parlor carpet, n silk
dress for his wife, aud who furnished, he
believed, all the hired help she needed"
Yet ! learned to pity Mrs. Appledore
when I had known her better. Her husband
drankf Oh, mol Hewas Of good character
and respected among his associates. But
this woman had never q bit of money to
call her own. She could buy absolutely
nothing without first asking forthe where
withal,'' and SO saying by your leave"
Did the tin peddler Gomez He must go his
way, however much u utensil was needed, if
Mr.. A. CHANGED to not DO within reach. II
the notion man was met unexpectedly, ten
to one he could not be patroniZed even to
the amount Of a spool of thread. Any pro-
lcct OF housef,irnishing must be laid before
t,hc same masculine eyes II have met his
approval before it could be purchased. The
need of a garment must be explained that
tie possession Of it's price be made possible.
Nor was such q rule, opposed as it was to
every sense Of Independence, the worst. 1t
would he too ,nuch to expect that the
money would be always forthcoming, for
however well to do n farmer may be be has
not always ready money at hand Or, hav-
ing it, he many times has other uses for it.
II could not be strange, therefore, if some
times more than ono request was necessary
to secure q desired article, if, indeed, it
were allowed and the expenditure consid-
cred Il wise one.
asked this woman 20 join q society of
which l was q member. Il should like to-
was the answer, but, really, I have not the
amount for the payment of the fec. / have
promised a little missionary money, md it
must be paid soon. However, If you nave
Il mind to take my name and advance the
money, you may do so, and / will pay you
as soon as l can"
And l, knowing her honesty, and that it
would be finally repaid, advanced the trile
for the individual far richer than /. Then
l determined that ! never could bear to not
have money Of my very own to drop in the
SciASStioA baShSb, IL L "iiiCSN w, " ltA j Y
came around, or to give to any charitable
purpose, or to buy a new book occasionally,
or a hairpin. And l became sorry for the
friend that I might AVE envied, satisfied
that one-half the value, in money, of the
gold watch that was a present, or the year
ly interest on the principal invested in the
unused piano, would give u feeling of
greater wealth, certainly a sense of power
at present unknown,
Now if it was meant that this marriage
compact be in business affairs more like
the relation of father and child than of
partners, then the husband ought to ave
acted the part OF a generous father and
have given the wife a regular allowance.
Or better to have set aside some one thing
that she could manage for her own benefit,
and thus learn the value of money by it's
use and the management of it against q
possible day of helplessness.
Different is the model woman as Dor
trayed in the book of Proverbs, who buys
and sells and gets gain. She deals in mer-
chandise, provides for her household, gives
to the poor. Yea, she considereth a field,
and buyeth it. With the fruit of her hands
she planteth Il vineyard" Yet knowing
the pleasure Of purchase and ownership, I
her children admire her cone the less, and
her husband is constrained to praise her.
If Mrs. Appledore and those in like con-
dition, with Mr.. Appledorc and his kin
dred, would study the foregoing picture
and be profited by it, no ono would be the
loser; but many would gain in nobility and
happiness.
Howcan one who own nothing enjoy the
of giving, whether it be help to
the needy, or q gift to loved ones? How.
I tE, nan tinpt In ,,-,+, tI,@ . lal -.n -.
craved may be obtained, or that the good
will be done that the soul chooses? As in
dividuals, each Of us has peculiar delights.
and duties. Each must live
his or her own life. And although money
is not the principal thing, it is Il powerful
means to almost every good this earth
affords; and the command Of it, TO the cx-
tent at least Of that which q certain brain
Or pair Of hands in reality earns in this
workaday world, ought by sheerest justice
to be within their owners reach.
EOr the sake Of her Own life for which she
must account let the mistress Of Il home.
rs well as the spinster, have the fruit Of her
hands. For the sake, also, Of those to whom
her character will fall as an Inheritance, let
that character be fearless, open, self re-
sPccting, rather tlaI tinid, dependent am,
SELF depressed, and free from the tcmptn,ion !
which leads some wivcs-to somebody's
shame be it said to whcetlle and preyari-
cate to obtain money when wanted Or to
take it slyly lest a storm be raised.-Fmma
+. Valentine in Minneapolis Housekeepcr.
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His Trademark.
A gentleman had one of his carriarrs so
severely scratched while passing the sum
nrr at his country place that he was
al 1i,rtI fn TnI on t1, l,,,I ~, r..-- 49,
err. who did the work very well, but trip
ped over the family crest on the door
panel.
He took it to be the little trademark
the mat who had done the job before
and rNNd the motto thcrrnn inScrilnh "a