Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-02-06
PROBLEMS OF LIFE.
HOW TO TELL YOUR WIFE WHEN
= I.YOU'vE LOST MONEY.

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Edward Townsend's Idea Of the
! Proper Thing to DO When One Has
Got Int" ~ Game OF Draw and Luck
Has Run Against One.
The trouble was that | agreed. on the
very hrst pay day after our marriage,
when dear Maria said she supposed l
wanted to take my months salary. pay
the housekeeping expenses ANA put the
bulancp, II there was any. IN the savings
bank.
said 'Nf course" Id have said ''Ot
course" then if dear Maria had told iAr
that nr'"!>.d 4 ri'bIc in my shoe.
told '." y Gaiiy about it. and he said
! was :! ,:SS, and told dear Maria
, about it, and well. Jack WAS my bosom
friend, bUl he is never invited 10 uur Cat
now.
Dear N"'ia said she was intend, ii f"r
poor Il. it, $ wife, for She WAS rr''-
nomical AZ So exact at all figures aLn..t
expenses
Nov l,u,io." she said, "j,i<, eve
me the s., YOU get cA,h M 1,lh. -, -.
just tisul cay h"w MANY ii - >r.;' x; -
, TO go 10 Il tie uvAt n,nA% il. :, : y
10 cents rHi iA!r for cay
there yc" :. -~n"lH,n-: ON I-'Ii l.. = -
, bother y. w l,.::i'". eve !::..:..' !: =
fox You .;!r Wl'tN.
This, d ; v,.:. very ,,n
month. ;'t .i!,> '!,r No., i.
! hes! :, IL .,. e." an. :, -
| LINES =; "!.:;'l irH'>'u IT, '.:i
20 cents :.:!,i t., wa; t, ~ ~.
| my office ia H!ilrs ,.ivl Nay &, IA.
six days g.. 'lr in,lii:,. am! " t'' II y. d
s"lAr trNl - To explain to 'i''Ir IF :
why J.. to leave Tor tho IT,; &C.
hours eas;:rr than uS,:al and got home
two hours later. OF course could un!
rxplHin t." truth IL her, To-: Size "a~ 80
rce,uniEir;,,. and besides >ll.> .rrHtl! dis
liked Jack
! Well. I! II was the beginning Of wy
trouble. f"'ind it easy to get credit ia
the store, md SO. after Il year Of living
! arrord;n. :, dear MariaS plan. l,l. ing
! which tiu.'' gave up smoking and only
had 4 gla>> at beer when ] WAS Wliiu"
to walk sN miles to- save Il nickel for it
and knew lEr baseball score; only 10y
! reading t,r;.l over somebody's shoulder
Oh the Wa! hpMc in the cars. | "ll" month
made srvriaI purchases on that nccur>ra
credit.
Jack WAS my trmptcr. He invited me
to his room to meet Il lot of The fellows ]
| used to run with :ben | was single. One
Of them, Clarence pIung"r. is Il grand
nephew Ny uarriuSr of Banker Con>ulS.
, gets eight! Il month. lives at home and
does not pay board.
Jack suggested that buy som" cigars.
cards. poker chips and Il lrw things like
that Oh credit. and he would pay me u'l
uf the kitty Of the game.
| bought the stuff. took it to the rouln>
lit was or i Saturday half holiday. and
dear Maria said need not come home
until the u>al hour, as she WIS going to
leave the baby with her mother and go to
matinee and watched TIN boys play
until the L:!ty had paid me back and !
had the f'llI amount OF my wages in my
pocket.
Then pl,'u-rr says, Take Il hand your
>rlt. old cIrnp,' and when | said. mo,
Jack says oh, lie Il man. llorutio. and
sit in for I +, " llnus.'
| Well..I was q mAn.
| / have no; the heart /" tell abou, tina,
, game Th, result is rnough-lnucl, too
| mitch. In one hour had not one cent in
my pocket and Jack had my Il y u
; $l7.JO.'
1t was awful.
! OF c.,,liSe d. tcrlnined to commit sui.
J eide and staggrIt,I forth into the streets
; thinkn. only OF he best way to end ny
| hidrnus life Jump FROM an elevated!
train! / had not Il nickel tn get on the
; station With. Plunge into the river? !
, would perhaps i, pulled on, hy some in
trr;eriil- life saver and suffer friyhlfully
! from Il ,,d in the h"ad.
: Thinking thus and wondering why it
! hal never >truci, me how uilirnlt it
! nl>, h, to cuI i;fr. ! wuuL'r"h "u IN
, s!iI.'t,vriy until rr:!' Hrn tie entrance 10
our Rat think ,-'n.ull have gone on
~ >',..3 ), for ! DID want to zee baby ".;,'.
,n"i". l. in il.r h:'! WIS Il In.~-"' -r
boy N4il. :: ness i.:l; !nr dear Maria sac!
Il c. q. :; 'tiiI fr s.
That l:;',1;!ii IT, >,hpl" hrrr!h reality
of my l"Isitiun h';,r to me. for ! knew
Maria 'liI W"I1 -" Hr'l mv wages
before >hr' "}h "'t e ..:
| rrlr,, i},ri r,,.!:!i". uyi -. the street.
BIZ, =: y L." ~: -, : t
firm. I''",ivir~ = r,'!i ~ ll'' ears V'':'h
kinci,',l ~" i.uN and tlIrU ln'lI% tIlrhri
nlt1 T." ..t.i.;.' - r., "a ia Sac l>' r>'l.'.
/ N!:.'"" Nlicn | rrv,vrI " il seems l
! tainted or had been knncErh on, the
| janitrr>> and Il big lcrrElHn were work
ing over me. Th. .r"'i wn,nun. who was