Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-08
ASKING FOR
 HONEY
Mets,od Employed by the As5,s
 vvba0o0 Woman.

The afternoon tea was in full bJast when a remark was made which ~ tracted general attention.
 "I had been married three yearss said an animated womzn who was handing about a silver dish os sand wiches, before discovered how to tell the moment when it was both proper and wise to ask my husband' for money"
 i 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. I. know that it was in our marriage bond that I was to be treated exactly as a partner in a business firm. and to have half the profits. don't remember ex' actly when this agreement became dead letter, but I do know that after bit had the experience which Is shared by most of my sisters of hay ing to ask formally for the money nec- essary for the rug needed in the H. 5rary, for a sufficient sum to buy cur tairs for the parior, 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 vorld that loathcd worse than having to ask the man whose wife am for money-and Billy is pretty decent sort of fellow. too.
 T always nerved myself to the OF
 deal in the hall outside the library.
 and then walked in with stutterins
 knees and sat down on the other side
 of the desk from him and explained
 that wished to have a business talk. Taking his curt nod as permission. I |, went into details as to how long we had had the rug, say, and how well 1t
 had worn, and that this was the bar gain season and rugs were to be had
 cheap.
 Then he began. He invariably 1 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 un | der consideration and let me know his conclusion at some future time
 and retired feeling like a dependen 2 who has presumed and who, all told 2 is a good deal of a nuisance" We all know the feeling!" criet | a little woman near the door. an; O then tried to look as if she had no 0 said anything
 The animated woman, not noticing l proceeded with her tale. n After several experiences Of an $ preaching my liege lord as if he wf, ; a suzerain and his vassal, my nat f independence began to assert itself. O my girlhood days l'had never aske' d father for money in quite that sub 'e servient fashion. and I felt that m. I. husband owed me as much in cash an' Q, devotion as my respected parent, an' q so I commenced to study Billy. I foun le that like most of us. he had his up d and downs. his moments when he fel 'r exceedingly wealthy and his day III when he was overcome with the ide ly that the almshouse woulG- end by b,
 ing his portion. studied these mood er and learned to know their outward an q visible signs When he came hom ls morose and inclined to talk about th ,a stock market and the general inst; in bility of things temporal put or th m air of devoted wife and my mo: he subdued gown, brought my sewing ii re to prominence and only opened m CT mouth to emit soothing ejaculatio
 sympathetic with his dejection. on When, to the contrary, he can er home and remarked that there wei 'u. few men of his age in the city wt ar were making more money than h eI and that he had the incest home in tf be world. and about as attractive 8 wi ng as anyone, ordered the best dinni UT the larder could afford, put on n he prettiest frock and. after dinner. hgh es ed his cigar for him. sat on the arm cir his chair and told him quietly. b CT firmly, that we needed a rug and ri. should be glad to have the money f ter it as soon as he felt able to give h
 me.
 Tt took q great deal of practice m become ofY-hand in my requests 8, la not to have the feeling of the begyz 'c! but I have finally managed it so th now we discuss ways and means an
 cably, but always at the psychologist s. moment. It's an easy way and go' es' one advise all of you who hs . husbands who are a bit difficult abo
 money matters to try it"
 te -But I hate to do anything whi
 seems underhand." protested the me tie woman near the door. One shou
 not have to act for the benefit of on
 husband. nor add adornments to on 'dy person, nor call to ones aid such rae ap tricious devices as good dinners a cigars"
 The animated woman stared at
 for a moment and then began
 laugh. My dear" she said. ~nne VI G always acting with her hance ss su
 ence before she was married. and 1
 fsrce liked it: why, thea. would
 not like it zs well after he has co .,- mitted matrimony? Do have SO reserve aud don't let your better h ,,I. know what you are thinking all
 time. He likes to hare somethily
 puzzle him
 T still think the rroiits should
 divided between ths partners ] v,o txssed the woman pouring tea. ,.ni 50 do !. but they never are" ,- piled the animated one. with such
 c.sion that 1t closed the discus4soa.