Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-13
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for money"
All the women present pricked up
their ears at this suspicious opening
of an important subject and came to
attention.
theoretically. Of course" went
on the animated woman. mo woman
should have to ask her husband for
funds under any circumstances. l
know that It was In Our marriage bond
that l was to be treated exactly as u
mariner In q business Arm. and to have
half the profits. l don't remember ex'
actly when this agreement became
dead letter. but ! do know that after
a bit l had the experience which Is
shared BY most Of my sisters Of hav'
ing to ask formally for the money nee
essary for the tug needed In the IL
brary. for . SUFFICIENT sum to buy cur
tains for the parlor. and for those
other improvements In which even the
best-regulated household seems to
stand constantly In need.
There was universal groan at this,
and the speaker stopped until the
echoes should have died away.
There has never been anything In
the world that loathed worse than
having to ask the man whose wife
am for money-and Billy is . pretty
decent sort of fellow. too.
Il always nerved> myself to the or
deal in the hall outside the library.
and then I walked in with suffering
knees and sat down on the other side
Of the desk from him and explained
that l wished to have a business talk.
Taking his curt nod as permission.
went into details as to how long we
had had the rug. say. and how well II
had worn, and that this was the bar
gain season and rugs were to be had
cheap.
Then he began. He invariably
gave a lecture on political economy
and the general expense a mans fam
fly was to him He explained. that
business was bad and the rate Of In.
terest low, and he ended by telling
me that he would take the matter IN
der consideration and let me know
his conclusion at some future time.
and retired feeling like a dependent
who has presumed and who. all told.
is q good deal of Q nuisance"
I'VE all know the feelinG!" cried
q little woman near the door. and
then tried to look "a II she had not
said anything.
The animated woman. not noticing.
proceeded with her tale.
After several experiences Of ap-
preaching my nege lord as II he were
a suEerain aud ] his yassal, my native
independence began to assert itself. In
my girlhood days ] had never asked
father for money in quite that sub
servient fashion. and ! felt that my
husband owed me a. much in cash and
devotion as my respected parent. and
SO commenced to study Billy. I found
that. like most Of US. he had his ups
and downs. his moments when he felt
exceedingly wealthy and his days
when he was overcome with the idea
that the almshouse would end by ba
ing his portion studied these moods
and learned to know their outward and
visible signs. When he came home
morose and inclined to talk about the
stock market and the general ;nsta-
bility of things temporal put on the
air Of q devoted wife and my most
subdued gown. brought my sewing in
to prominence and only opened my
mouth to emit soothing ejaculation
sympathetic with his detection.
When, to the contrary. he came
home and remarked that there we're
few men Of his age In the city who
were making more money than he.
and that he had the incest home in the
world, and about as attractive Q wife
rs anyone. l ordered the best dinner
the harder could afford. put on M
prettiest frock and, after dinner. light.
| ed his cigar for him, sat on the arm u
his chair and told him quietly. but
' firmly, that We needed . rug. and
should Re glad to have the money for
II as soon as he felt able to give it to
me.
Il. took a great deal Of practice "a
! not to have the feeling Of the besya-
4 but I have finally managed It 10 that
now We discuss ways and means ami.
cably. but always at the psychological
moment. It's an easy way and a gooi
one. advise all Of you who have
husbands who are . bit dificult about
money matters to try IT,"
But I hate 10 do anything wbic',
seems underhand.' protested the 'it
] tie woman near the door "One should
. not have to act for the benefit Of ones
husband, nor add sdornmen;s TO one :
! person. nor call TO ooe's aid such mere.
: tricious devices az good dinners ani
c:gare."
The estimated woman stared At her
! for a moment and then began IN
LAUGH. MY dear she said. one va