The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-07
The LADY and the Pocket .

The name 81 Judge SIDENER Of the
deserves To be written in letters OF silk
and gold on every woman's heart, and
especially on the hearts Of those women
whose husbands are curmudgeOns and
sklnfints. A ~. Loulsian was brought
before Judge SIpENER on the charge OF
abusing his, the prisoners, wife. The
wife whopper pleaded in justification
hat the said wife had : gone through
hus pockets. The wife answered that
her lord stayed himself with an eN-
cess Of fagons and threw away hs
money at times To keep the pot boiling
she had To visit his pockets anu rams
fer household appropriations th.refrom
The Judge held that her financial meth
DDS were entirely justified. and he fined
her irritatcd master s. for disturbing
her peace.
More than once ~futtering. anxious
wives. full Of doubt and s%crIpulou-
IL conscience, have asked THE SUS II
IL was right for the wife ~ a ~cln-eiist
or "A STendthrift Ia levy upon his pockets
We have had no hesitation in affirming
the right and duty of the consort II the
moro than infid"l Who provideth NOT
for his own household 20 take ~" money
tha, he refuses or uegle,t> to give. IN"
learned heads If dryiucs aud C~sustlistS In
theology and ethics NAV decide ~ 10
tho strict merits IT such cases in tho
court nf conscience. hut thcre can 10
M douh, that eternal equity mus, stretch
ON relieving hands and c~ountersiCp
those orders IN Nh" purS"
T. - assumed that M" irregular i'm
post j. absolutely necessary. To exact
toll 80 h. spent m eNtravagances and
sup"rnutIeS would bc hrigaudage The
woman who resorts - this legitimate
pocket picking must have clean plckers
She - entitled 10 reasonable allowance
and WaC" Her gowns and frllls should
BE- such ~ suit hcr station and hcr hns-
hands means. and his must
not pI0u" hcr into taxing him too high
There arc mon. otherwise # good prIn-
ciples and orderly life. who have To- 10
cuncd ur hlet hef,r" Won can got money
on a thrm They rart with u ~ grIdC-
lNAI' a. " " NFFf u WIZ ~ wv NV
m cvorIlent and n r"ticcnt husband
VA B,EKIS. tho carrier To CLARA Pro
GoTTY. vet how h. would writho and
groan when ho had IN produce n guinea
from his strong boz under the bod
II, Us NOT d. unjust ~ the o. close
In grandfsthers and grcat-grandfathers,
m bachelor uncles and -pins,"r aunts,
in all PERSONS not Immediately rcspon-
slhle for vour maintenance. to whom
~ may occur To leave YOU something
IN thor wills. fruCslitv and TrnurioIs-
ness are 10 hN encouraged II thcs"
savars are saving for Won, they are saw
ing for n good cause Such altnIism
j. 80 10 praised The old boys and girls
NAV DENY themselves comforts II they
choose The less fun they have tho
more there will he for YOU. In a gem
oral way their thoughtful provision for
postrritv. this sacrifice 81 the present
for the future il Ia h. approved and
s%pplauded. II ~ sound from the eco-
nomic point 81 view and il is satisfactory
To the young folks. lot JACOB sweat
and swink for twenty hours q dav. BEN
JAMIS will enjoy for him and pour cham
pagne into the silver cup. Some must
work aud some must cut coupons and
n dash. SO nuns the world away.
But n stingy husband must be n
plague "a his wife, no matter how useful
and pleasant hts ~hoardings may no To
his descendants. We can't believe that
there are many such husbands in the
United States. The Americans as n class
keep ol@n purse for their wiv AID
are more inclined Ia spend too much
thar too little. Still, there must he
some proportion of gripping niecards
among them. To that proportion Judge
SIpENER spraks. There is the larger
class of men who are th~oughtless or
selfish in regard to the allowance Il
their wives. I am poor saws the
saw. " hut all ] have | spends upon mo
self There are wives who struggle
along on hope and c%arfare, while their
Misters hive sump,uously In IA" matter
of cocktails and Havanas. Sworn state
men,s of the minor expenses oi any
average husband and wife would 10
matter for some s,rang. " entertain
Ing comparisons.
Meanwhile. both the near and