The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-02
BALKED ON ITEMS
ONCE THAT Mr.. TloHTVNAe GAVE
Up GRACEFULLY.
Recitation Of 0etalle That Threatened
to Run into Something Like
Three Volume Novel Too
Much for Him.

Three-volume Novel Too
Much for Him.
you know blamed well that when
you want any money al you have to
do IN to ask me for It." said the mar.
ried man with some heat
my dear!" said his wife.
You can say my dear q much %
you like. but you can't deny It. Will
you tell me Of any time have refused
you" go
II think I could tell you Of q num-
Der of times that you have" said his
wife. Don't you remember"
Il suppose you are going to say that
In 1868. on June II. at 1882 p. m, l
wouldn't let you have ten cents that
you needed. You're great on ringing
up dates on . man. No. I don't re-
member. and you don't remember.
either. II you didn't get what you
wanted It was because I didn't have
it"
That's just like q man. In the first
place. We wern't married In June.
1868. l wasn't born then, so It isn't
very likely that l would be asking you
for money. In the second place. that's
what you always say-that you haven't
got it,
Il always say that, do II"
well. nearly always"
IF kept on at you you'd say. FIRE
quently.' and then you'd get to coca
sionally,' and by the time I'd insisted
for an hour or two I'd get you pinned
down to something that approached
the actual fact But I'm not going to
insist on anything. I'm the original
tightwad. If you're bound to have 1t
that way"
you know that never accused you
of being stingy."
%, no, I'm not stingy. I'm just
naturally opposed to giving up q
cent"
Il never said that"
1T seems to me you've intimated 1t
pretty strongly. All the same. l &C
back to my original statement and
stand by 1t. II you want any money
all you have to do Is to ask 1t. ]
take 1t for granted, II you don't ad.
wise me to the contrary. that you have
q balance on hand"
Every we'll, then" said his wife.
please give me 500. and when that's
gone I'll ask you for some more"
The married man gasped. "A hun.
dred dollars!" he exclaimed. What
on earth do you want with 500
You're Joking"
There you are" said his wife.
What did tell you?"
well. great Scott" said the man.
Il suppose l might be excused II ask
what you want sum like that for
You can have 1t. Of course. 1t doesn't
matter whether I meet my business
obligations or not. Only, l should like
to know where the money Is going.
Every well. then" said his wife.
I'll tell you. I've got to pay the seam
stress for two weeks sewing. That
will take $24. Then we've got to have
some new sheets and pillow cases. II
l buy the stuff and have them made
it will cost me q little less than II
buy them ready made. but they can't
be much less than Is cents apiece the
way cotton goods have gone up. A
dozen at IS cents each would be-les
me see-well, the sheets would cost
nine dollars. and the pillow cases
about five dollars more. How much
does that make? Thirty-eight dollars
I've got to have two or three pairs OF
gloves. You we're remarking how
shabby my gloves we're looking the
last time you took me out. can get
along with two pairs for the present
perhaps, but the gloves will cost i've
or six dollars. Then the girls need
shoes. II you'd rather take them down
town and buy the shoes yourself II!
cut that out, but they've got to have
them. The mating in the south bed
room is all in holes. I've figured that
it would take about IA yards. and
saw some at Is cents q yard that
might do. That would be $3.50 and
i the gloves six dollars, would be $3.50
and the"
For goodness sake!" interrupted
the man. What do you suppose 1
want to hear all those fiddling little
details for? I said you could have the
money, didn't II"