Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-03
HOW she CURED HIM.
a Story Which No Economical WIN
Should Miss Reading.

a Story which No Economical WIN
\ Should Miss Reading.
$50 you shy your husband always
grumbles over bills before he pays them,
my dear? Well, that's just way some
men have. I think they do It to keep
alive the masculine tradition that wo-
men would be wildly extravagnnt II
men didn't hold them in check"
1T makes one feel miserable, all the
same" said the other woman, flourish
ing scrap Of cambria. my husband
knows we'll make every penny go as
far as can. In his calmer moments
he acknowledges it. Sometimes you
might think l was spendthrift and
every bill an insult for which l am re-
sponsiblew
Don't cry at him, my dear, whatever
you do Cure him! I'll tell you how ono
man was cured-if you like"
The other woman said of course she'd
like. She said she needed the wisdom
of all the aSes to manage the particular
man she had
well, Will used to do just so. And
it made me feel wretched-just rs it
does you-for long, long time. At
last ! came to the conclusion that II
was nothing but habit and that
must break him of it before he broke
my nerves or my heart -
Zone day viii was obliged to order
coal, and before Re did it he assured me
that the Servants either ate the coal
or gave it away to their friends! That
evening tried my plan.
1--WE were having quiet time to-
gether. He was reading TO me and 1
was trimming n school hat for Aggie,
! remember Presently stopped him
and said in serious tone:
"'Will, have confession to make. '
"'What's the special sin now, little
woman| he asked.
Its about the coal. You've often
wondered why il went SO fast, began.
And then he said: 4 didn't mean
that, my dear l know you are the
most economical wife fellow ever had.
You make me blush ut my own extrav-
ngancc sometimes nm sorry hurt
your feelings.
"'You see, my dear said, I've been
spending money Mt terrible rate for
some time Little lunches and the mat
inee tickets and carriage hire, beside
an extra dressmaker's bill, and few
little things the children actually need
ed. And found it was absolutely nee
essary for me to raise little cash
somewhere
'Then Wills eyes began to stick out.
"'What upon earth do you mean,
Agncs| he said, staring ut me in amaze.
ment.
so | concluded it would be a good
scheme said |, to sell out the coal in
small lots to the nelghbors.
"'Agnes, you must be crazy he said.
go, no. l replied calmly. Some
of 'em took as much as n quarter OF n
ton ut a time, some only couple of
pailfuls.' Then began to warm up to
my subject
81 made quite a good thing out of
the coal business, my dear. OF course
I sold little over the market price,
YOU know, for the accommodation.
That's the reason the coal goes SO much
faster felt that could not deceive
you about it any longer
'All the time win kept staring ut me
as If had suddenly gone deranged
''When stopped he said solemnly:
"'Do you feel very i'll, Agnes? Shall
! get YOU salts-or something"
Then ! began to laugh. and |
laughed. believe, until had hyster-
les. The poor man was ut his wits
ends to find out what in the world was
the trouble.
.But when he did. my love. he didn't
need a second lesson. If from force of
habit he began to growl over bill l
Just said: 4 can sell little coal, dear.
and raise the money 1t settled him. "
WELL" said the 9th ,r woman. draw
ing long breath, II might try that,
or something else. The dear creatures
certainly have drawbacks to their de-
sirability."-N Y. World