The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-05
HOW SHE CURED HIM.
A story Which No Economical Wife
Should Miss Reading.

$50 you say your husband always
grumbles over bills before he pays them.
my dear? Well, that's just way some
men have. l think they 90 IL TO keep
alive the masculine tradition that women
would be wildly eXtravagaHt If men did
not hold them in checkp'
1T makes one feel miserable, all the
same" said the other woman, fourishing
a scrap Of cambria. My husband knows
well 1 make every penny go as far as L
can. In his calmer moments he acknowl-
edges it. Sometimes you might think
was a spendthrift and every bill an in
suit for which am responsible!'
Don't cry at him, my dear. whatever
you do Cure him! I'll tell you how one
man was cured. if you like"
The other woman said of course she'd
like. She said she needed the wisdom of
all the ages 10 manage the particular
man she had.
We'll. VIII used to do just And
il made me feel wretched-Just as II
does you-for a long time. At last
ing but a habit and thai must break
him of it before he broke my nerves u
my heart.
lone day VIII was obliged to order
coal, and before he did it he assured
me that the servants either ate the coal
or gave il away To their friendsl That
evening 1 tried my plan.
I'VE were having a quiet time together.
He was reading TO me and L was trim
ming a school hat for Aggie. 1 remember.
Presently 1 stopped him and said in a
serious tone:
"'Win. 1 have a confession TO make
whats the special sin now, little
woman? he asked.
Its about the coal. You've often
wondered why it went so fast / began.
And then he said: I didn't mean
that, my dear. l know you are the
most economical wife a fellow ever had
You make me blush at my own eXtrava-
gance sometimes. I'm sorry hurt your
feelings
You see, my dear 1 said. I've
been spending money at a terrific rate
for some time. Little lunches and the
matinee tickets and carriage hire, be-
sides an extra dressmaker's bill and
few little things the children actually
needed. And / found ii was absolutely
necessary for me TO raise little cash
somewhere
'Then Wills eyes began TO stick out.
"'What upon earth do you mean,
Agnes?' he said, staring at me i'll amaze
ment.
so 1 concluded it would be a good
scheme said /, TO sell out the coal in
/ small lots 10 the neighbOrs
Agnes. you must be crazy he said
"'Oh, no., / replied, calmly. Some of
| 'em took as much a quarter of ton
| at "a time, some only a couple OF pail
| fulS. Then began 10 warm up 10 my
| subject.
Z" L made quite a good thing out of the
| coal business, my dear. OF course,
sold a little over the market price YOU
| know, for the accommodation. That's
| the reason the coal goes so much faster
felt that l could not deceive you about
it any longer.
"All the time Will kept staring at me
| as if I had suddenly gone deranged.
when / stopped he said solemnly:
DO you feel Ill, Agnes? Shall ]
| get your salts-or Something2'
'Then 1 began to laugh and 1 laughed
| believe until l had Mysteries The
| poor man was at 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
| just said: i can sell a little coal dear
and raise the money 1t settled him
| "Well." said the other woman. draw
! ing a long breath, Il might try thai
| or something else The dear creatures
certainly have drawbacks TO their de
1 Sira bilirV.' -