The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-19
PUT In HER PLACE.
low a Wife Taught Her Husband
Needed Lesson.

Mrs Delameter sat in her bay win
dow sewing. She was thinking as well
as sewing-thinking of something that
had happened in the morning.
If any living soul had dared insinuate
TO Mrs Delameter that her hus band
was capable of a meanness she would
have arisen in her wrath and hurled
indignation at the offending insinuator.
And yet there lad been times in the
course of their year of married life
when she had almost admitted as much
to herself in her inmost heart, though
she had always hastened to assure her.
self that he didn't intend it," and was
''only thoughtless."
The trouble lay in nutshell; there
was only one pocketbool1 in the Della
meter family, and its abiding place was
Mr.. Delameter's pocket. To woman
who had supported herself, single
handed and alone, for several years
previous to marriage, it seemed un-
bearably humiliating to be obliged to
sue for everydollar she spent, to say
nothing of being expected to explain
for what particular purpose each in.
tliridual dollar was to be expended.
That morning she felt the last straw
had been added to her load of humilia-
ton. She had conceived the brilliant
plan of asking for more money than
her immediate necessities demanded,
with the idea of sparing herself few
necessary humiliations in the near fu-
ture She had screwed up her courage
as she ate her breakfast to ask timidly,
as Mr.. Delameter rose from the table:
''Tom, can you spare me ten dollars?"
whats the trouble now?'' asked
Mr.. Delameter, good-naturedly.
"I-need a pair Of boots"
"Whew Ten dollars for a pair of
boots?" and he arched his eyebrows,
still good-naturedly.
NO" stammered his wife, feeling
and looking as guilty as though she
had robbed a neighbor's clothes line
over night, ''the boots will be only
three dollars, butt thought it would
be handy to have little money by me,
and-not to have to trouble you so
often
And Mr.. Delameter-her face grew
hot a"d she breathed fast every time
she thought of it-Mr. Delameter took
out two-dollar bill, and a one-dollar
BILL and a silver half-dollar, and laid
them on the table, saying in an off
hand way: II guess that'll do you this
time, and then put up his pocketbook
and went away, whistling.
Mrs. Delameter was a good little
woman, and she endeavored Loyalty to
lind excuses for such atrocious conduct.
She was a forgiving little woman, too
and so when the clock on the mantel
struck the half hour after five. she
folded up her work, and set the tea
table with the puffy cream cakes Mr.
Delameter so loved, and which she
had made in the morning, and put on
the even slices of homemade bread,
Hght as feather and sweet as a nut.
aud opened jar of the peaches she
had canned the fall before, and made
The tea in the precise manner he liked
1t made
And Mr.. Delameter came home and
gave his wife an affectionate greeting,
and looked at her admiringly across
tne table, and praised her cream cakes.
ana after supper he drew her down on
ms knee aud said how jolly it was to
nave home of ones own, and not
nave 10 live in horrid boarding house,
ana he was altogether in such pleas
au' mood that Mrs. Delameter dared
attempt little serious talk, and paved
Tue way by informing him that Miss
oou.nernwood came to see rle to day" ;"
lieve."
one wants me to trim hats for her
~ my spare time this summer"
indeed. Well, hope you sent her
70 the rlght-about-face in double-quick
'i'ne' The idea of my wife, working in
a shop" said Mr.. Delameter, with con-
siderable spirit.
l wish you'd let me do it."
for heavens sake what for?" Mr..
time. ''s 'iis
because lit would seem so good to
Aase little money of my very own"
"eil' don't you have money of your
'eay own? All that's mine is yours"
I suppose so,-but oh, Tom. vou
oon know how l hate to ask for if
You silly little goose! Did ever
lelase you? l can't see why under the
Sanopy you should feel that wav!"
Dut' really, Tom, l thinlx-rm
aithost sure-you would feel the same
way" VIC SAME
a.. nonsense! l shouldn't, either. I'd
Just as lief ask as not
you "ould you be willing to prove it?"
eer'alnly would, if there was anv
way, but l don't quite see''-
lom, will you prove it if I'll think of
away?n - '''''iA Vi
a.. n m' well-yes-I guess 50, What's