Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-17

as much as thirty-one dollars and
seventy-fve cents.
"What if it does, Joram, she re-
piled amiably, haven't l worked for
it? You haven't bought me anything
since we got married"
"And l amt bought myself any
thing, have II" he asked after the
manner of the kind of man he was.
When breakfast was over Susan Ann
was not much nearer the desired goal
than before, and she was in bad
hunor besides, with an addition in the
shape of a disappointment in JOram
she had been trying for a long time to
stave off.
At the end of week he gave her
$40 and told her that he could not
spare another cent.
"You must remember, Susan Ann,
he said, "that | amt a millionaire.
And even if I was, l wouldn't en-
courage extravaganza in woman. It's
born in EN- anyway, and if they git
half chance with money they never
know when to stop letting it go.
Three months after this lecture from
Joram, she got another when the ne
cessities of the case drove her to him
to get pair Of shoes.
Then Susan Ann sat down to think
over the situation, and it is safe to say
that she did some very tall thinking
Some women might have wept, but
Susan Ann was no weeper. If she had
tears to shed, she did not intend to
shed them in cause of this kind.
Something harder than tears was the
remedy, and Susan Ann was not long
in getting it.
That night at supper Joram didn't
like the coffee. 1t was more like
beans, he said, but Susan Ann hadn't
much to say, and Joram thought she
was sullen because he had talked ju-
diciously to her on the subject of ex-
travagance.
The bad coffee continued week and
then Joram noticed that the meat was
not as good nor was the bread, as it
had once been. He complained, but
Susan Ann hadn't much to say.
On the following Sunday when they
started out to church Joram thought
Susan Ann was a sight to behold, but
he didn't say anything for fear she
might come back at him about the
dress and the snoes.
1t was the first time since they had
been married that Joram had not felt
pride in the appearance of Mrs.
Nellums, and it made him think just a
little. On the way home he spoke OF
it and suggested that as he had made
little something on wheat the week
before, maybe he could let her have
that money for a new dress.
Indeed, no, Joram, she replied,
Il don't want it. | only thought !
did. I can get along just as well with
what l have at present and we can
save that Every little counts, you
know, Joram, and we are too poor tc
60 to needless expense"
He insisted mildly that she should
take the money, but it was not diff
cult for her to convince him that il
was extravagant, and he said no more
about it.
The dark bread and the weak coffee
and the bad meat continued, and there
were added other things less attractive
to the palate than formerly, and one
day when he wanted to know why sh'
did not use the meat in the smoke-hous,
that he knew was as good as any tina
had ever been cured, and he PrldeC
himself on curing meat, she surprised
him by putting quite sum Of money
down by his plate and telling him sh
had sold it for a good price becaus,
she thought it was more economical
to eat less expensive meat. Joran
began to talk, but she was so pleasan
and practical in her arguments tha
he hadn't the heart to argue and CAV
up to her.
He also put the money in his poe
ket.
One day when he went into tow
on his wagon some boys made rude re
marks about the clothes he wore, an
when he told Susan Ann about it, an
said maybe he had ought to get some
thing better, she few all to pieces an
gave the naughty boys such rakin
over that Joram was sorry he had sal
anything about it, and went on veal
, ing the same old clothes.
A dozen or more times during tn
, winter Joram sat shivering before
miserable FIRE because Susan Ann II