The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-06
A GRATEFUL WIFE FINDS MONEY MARX
I'D "FOR A RAINY DAY"

1 EU ''EVA a 6A4M I OA1s
"Oh, you dear, good boy I'm
! going to kiss you ever so many times !
"Just to think that you should
have anticipated my wishes in that
way But then, you always do try
to make it easy for me.
"Now, don't look surprised. /
have found out all about it. Of
course, you were not yet ready to
surprise me, but you have no idea
how timely it is at present.
'This morning when I was work.
ing around the house I found key
hidden under one corner of the carpet.
Naturally this aroused my anticipa-
ton. So searched ever so long and
tried to fit the key into doors and
boxes.
"At last 1 remembered that little
box in the right hand upper drawer
| of you desk. You said for me not to
open it, but know that you do not
believe in secrets between husband
and wife, so I did.
"Isn't it jolly? And weren't you
the dearest, sweetest fellow Ifound
the envelope with the money in it
all right. But it was wrong of you
to mark it For rainy day, because
do not need rainy day at all You
should have known that we bought
three last fall and l believe in wear
ing clothes as long as possible.
"But l know you will be awfully
pleased with what 1 did buy.
"There was just $73. So I went
straight downtown and got a new
rug for the dining, room because I
heard you say that, the one we have
now has been down almost six months.
Now, although you were saving that
money for me / couldn't resist the
temptation to be a little selfish and
buy the rug on which you had set
your heart.
Don't be angry, Charlie, dearest,
for my neglecting myself in this mat
ter. The rug cost only SIC, and there
was plenty of money left for me to get
some little odds and ends for myself.
Oh, the rug is splendid deep, soft
shade of moss green, with red foun-
dation.
"After that I went into Cuts &
Fitz and ordered some novelty silk
for new spring gown. Mrs. Chester
Charge is going to make it, and ma
terial and all will come to only $37.
"Then, as there was still some
money left, I thought would drop
into O'Flack's, not that wished to
buy anything, but just to look around.
You know our linen supply is getting
dreadfully low, so, as they bad a
special sale of napkins on at $5.4o a
dozen, not less than three dozen to a
customer, I seized the opportunity.
They also embroider the monogram
on each for 10 cents. SO ! had that
done, and invested in couple of
tableclothes.
"You saw the things they have in
Blitz's Window Well, my sisters
birthday is coming soon, SO / bought
her letter opener made like the two
handed sword of the Samurai, because
she is taking a graduate course
in iiu-iitsu at Vassar. Then l re-
membered it was bad luck to give
friend gift of anything that would
cut, so 1 bought her a beautiful
chrysanthemum vase.
"It was an opportunity not to be
missed and / bought presents for next
Christmas. know it is little ear
ly, but we must be economical. Some
of them looked just lovely when l got
them home, so l thought it was just
as important that we should have a
neat, comfortable fiat as that other
people should, and put them all in
| the china closet and on the shelves.
80 you see, dear, I know how to
appreciate a gift and take care of
money when I get it.
"Of course, had to have the rug
and the linen and some other things
charged. But then, you would have
added to the fund for my rainy day.
Besides, 1 have lot of money
left from what you had already saved.
And I'm going downtown tomorrow
to get some other things we need
especially as must have shoes and
gloves.
"Do you prefer the canned tomato
or the mock pea soup, darling! ]
bought both, for 1 know you have
epicurean tastes in these matters"