The record-union., 1894-05-31

but one kind of women, and that poor
kind. It's too bad
imagine 'sBeselenar has little world
of her own, close-curtained. warm and
cosy; perhaps a masculine adorer that
fills her life, but if she has no true. sem
sible woman friends her life lacks much.
and / know she will know and feel
the lack. Just tell her to come and visit
John and /, and l will help her peep over
the top of her nest into world of real men
and women. Teaching school and board
ing around would be better, but 1
wouldn't prescribe so severe a remedy.
John and l are very plain people, but L II
help "Beselena'' all | can, and so will
John, and she might help US.
John does not smoke in the house, not
because | forbid it. / have never consid-
cred that our matrimonial partnership
conferred the right of dictation on me;
but don't like smoke, and so he is too
much OF a gentleman to do it. He says,
too, that | can spend just as much as he
does for liquor and tobacco. | call that
right good. l wanted 81 to subscribe for
a magazine, and he thought we couldn't
afford it. But don't think to blame him
for that. He can't easily put himself in
my place. His business takes him every
day to public places, where he meets all
classes of men and hears comments on
every subject of public interest. He
gains from society what | must find in
current literature. He cannot know how
narrow is my horizon unless L can look
out through the eyes of others. John is a
right good man-but want "Beselena" TO
know few sensible women, and you tell
her to come right along. We have a
neighbor that she should meet and learn
from her about her shopping, or else she
might take her to such woman as she
wrote about. Her husband is a high
grade mechanic, making good wages, but
they owe something Oh the home anu
must economic. The husband has just
given her S25 to purchase a spring and
summer outfit for herself and little girl.
SO much self-denial has been practlced
that everything is needed for both dress
and common wear. 1t is neat little
problem-dreSses. shoes and hats for two
out OF S25.
Solve it, "Beselena," and l am afraid if
the solution is practical you will go shop
ping and return empty handed as many
times as my neighbor did. She does not
blame her husband; he's a good man;
SOS my John. Another neighbor is al
lowed $50 per month for the current ex-
penses Of family of five. Her husband
Is good man, too, but it's Il pity that
woman's weak intellect must cope with
such problems. Why not bring the
gigantic intellect of man to bear on the
problem OF making $40 do the work OF
500. Come right along, "Beselena;" the
children are pretty noisy, but they play
outside, and evenings will take them III
the kitchen while [ iron. etc., and you
and John can be quiet in the parlor and
he can smoke, if you want him to. L
know you said it was good for a mans
nerves and no doubt you are right. l
have noticed that having ones say is al
ways good for the nerves.
Ii you should prove capable of an in
terest in your own sex, you might get
John to take the children out while | lie
down on the sofa with good book, and
you just notice how my nerves are quiz
eted. I'll confess they are none of the
best usually. presume you are great
deal younger and better looking than L
am, but can trust John. He may think
how nice it would be to have such wife
as you, but he won't forget what has
made me old in looks. He is too honorable
for that, and i call that right good. He's
pretty good-looking man. | know the
neighbors pity him and would justify
him in looking higher than yours truly.
but | trust him. Come right along, "Bes-
elena," and see. AUNT JANE.
Reno, New, May 2lst..