The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
AT A BROWNING LECTURE.
THINGS heard BIZ a sTRANGE Err VINO
WAS SEEKING o LIGHT.

tainIbE Hose, on Fniss rr, truces-Advics
sse wives for Certain situations.
"rm so glad ahe brought you with her to-
day, said the President Of tho Suburban Brown.
ing Club to the stranger who had Just been in.
troduced to her. "Our common love OF Brown
ing makes us all akin, and II he teaches any
thing 1t is the lesson Of that wide brotherhood
which would share with all mankind the In.
struction impaired at his shrine"
You arc 30 kindi' murmured tho stranger.
Not at all And we are especially fortunate
In having you with us to-day. for, from y hat 1
know Of the lecturer. we arc certain to be both
Illuminated and upliftod by eternal truths,
bound together in fiowery chains"
You are 90 goodi' murmured the stranger.
Now. l Am going to scat you with these
lsdios. where you will DO able not only to listen
comfortably to tho lecturer. but also to watch
the other speakers should We follow the lecture
with our usual discussion"
II am most Obliged to you" murmured the
stranger.
Are you quito comfortable r. asked tho
matron.
"Quite 90, thank you, murmured the stranger.
Let mo gtvo you this cushion" said the
younF wifo.
pray do not disturb yourself" murmured tho
stranger.
d. you Just dots on Browning r. asked tho
bride.
The Lecturer-Your President 10 altogether
TOO fatterlng to me. I assure you. This Is not
going to be an ambitious lecture at all. but
merely an informal chat. In which I hope to
point out some teachings OF the master which
will DO OF use to us all. Now let mo begin with
apersonal anecdote. One day while my mother
was knitting she said me. Dolly. dear. do
. The Young Wife twhisperingEWhat q funny
dress the lecturer wears!
u-l,o NH.t-o-- p. ..u .->y . No.l - .nt-~ fn
Of other peoples dresses, for we have been doing
nothing since you came into tho room but admire
your dress-
do you like It q"
cit Is simply perfectr'
Pm so glad to hear you say 90, because I got
Il out OF M economies"
Your conomies! 1 should cay your extrava-
Eancies, rather"
mo. my economies; or rather my husbands.
Docs your husband have hts OF economy"
Does hot Well, I should rather say he did.
Or perhaps I ought to say that he has only ono
At. which lasts all the time and gets worse now
and then"
Mine has intermittent nts. He's having one
now. He thinks Two been spending too much
on the table; so he's trying whether It's cheaper
TO keep an account at the butchers and the
grocer's or to give me money with which to pay
cash for everything"
:Humph!"
"Yes. You see he's afraid that II he gives me
m allowance, I may persuade him to give mo
more than I actually need; and on the other
hand, some silly man has told him that II there's
an account, we'll order moro than we need be-
cause wp don't have TO pay for 1t at the time. So
one week he's doing one thing and the next
week he's doing the other and he's comparing
I'D results"
And you y
snL T. Il a. - l.
advance In the charge weeks, and not buying
anything at all that l can help getting in the
cash weeks. You ought to see how his eyes
bulge when he sees the bills"
And rou've got that lovely dress re- thu first
part of your reward
And / think he'll raise my allowance when
he gets through his experimenting. because l
heard him telling one of his friends that the
only way to save money was to pay cash and
have a wife who knew how TO buy cheap
1t certainly serves him right"
But" interjected the bride, isn't that
cheating your husbandf'
The matron shrugged her shoulders and tho
young wife shrugged hers.
They all expect It." said the matron.
Anyway. they would expect 1t IL they knew
anything" said the young wife.
"Sh! Sh!" said the matron. isn't the lee
turer speaking The lecture must have begun
Inc LcCtuTcT-buO tuc "OTIC uaS pretty ulu n
forgotten them after they have run their course.
We look back at our fathers to smile at their
simplicity in believing, acting and living as they
did. just as our
The Matron ito the stranger)-Can you hear
comfortably
The Stranger tsadly)-oh. yes. thanks.
The Young Wife-our chat didn't disturb you
The Stranger tlolefullyl-Not at all.
The Bride-I'm so glad that 1t didn't. because
- ~,.t.. 49, .l
ject as wnin you want to give your whole
attention to It. But I couldn't help asking about
the wickedness Of cheating ones husband.
"Wickednessi Pooh T. shid the matron. BE
sides. IL isn't really cheating
Besides" said the young wife. how could
they take care OF us II weGidn't do such thingsi'
81 remember" continued the matron, tina,
when was married I WIS fortunate enough 70
shout be taught to eaten cold on her wedding
tour. Since then my husband has been simp )
piling money on me 70 buy WARE underclothinG
and fRnnels and thick shoes. ] have only tt
co l2h and he gives me handouts OF money. Now
do you supi ose The poor man knows or cares
VIII 20 with he money He simply does /,
to ease his consci snce."
"k,nry Cri.e said tho Young, wife. "shoulC
gc' a b 4 which her husband thinks becoming.
go onc In tho third month OF cur MARI ge, "ne
ever since. Whenever I need any money l pul
Il on t End 80 th 10 the he. IGOR Sora ne"r M mn . md H. by; .ns
why. iIs psrfe, lily iov"iy.' Then i say that
think I'D better not buy It. as the cost is $40 OF
Sl5 or $25, or anything | want. and that that I,
too much 10 pay for n hat. Thin he insists or
my buying Il, and gives me the money nj once
AMI 20 and spend i il and put the hat away tN
another occasion. Now. doesn't that do hin
Just as much good as II he really bought the hat
which, as a matter OF fact, isn't my stylei AnC
TO think that the poor fellow DOESN'T know
enom9h TO recognize The hat when h secs It Z
Then" proceeded the m"tron, what hns
BAN Knows what wages the cook or The upstairs
girl really gc'si As II one would care a. out 1
difference OF three or four dollars a month";
Men, nre. SO transporting about these small
things." said the young wire.
"They have such large minds." said the ma
trou. I" they have no time TO think about them.
oh" cried the briGe. interrupting, the Ice
turer has stopped talking! Can 1t DO that tn,
lectures, overf And ! haven't heard Il word o
It so fart"
IT turned out that the lecturer hnd morel.
paused to sip a glass Of water. The President o
the club came over to the stranger.
hop you find your scat satisfactory y sh,
"Oh, yes. thanks" replied The STRANGER. sadly
You can hear everything perfectly q
Perfectly, thank you" replied tho stranger
TegTctiully.