The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-25
MiSerIineSS
Is Worst of
Mate Faults
BY MARTHA LEE

1
There is no shortening of man
kind so thoroughly and universally
despised as stingineSs. And Stingy
man COR woman), regardless Of his
other virtues, calls down upon him
self the greatest hatred and scorn.
Some of the other faults, however
shady, can be overlooked, condoned,
sometimes forgiven. But stinginess
Is inexcusable and unforgivable. 1t
rankles like a cancer in the hearts
of the rest of humanity.
A woman can continue to love her
husband, if he is unfaithful, because
she can hope against hope that he
will come to his senses and discon-
tinue philandering. She can stand
living with him if he has an I'M
pleasant disposition, because I'M
pleasantness usually is spasmodic.
She can love him in spite of gam
bling, laziness, selfiShness or indif-
| ference.
But if he's stingy, he sells his
birthright OF love from his wife and
good will from his fellowmen for a
measley penny bank.
Has It's Place
Don't think 7 don't know that
money has its place in this world
1t does. 1t is capable of bringing
all sort Of JOY to those who have it.
1t can take them on delightful
trips, fill their homes with lovely
things, give them good food and a
! little leisure in which to enjoy life.
But money is only an agent for
good as long as it is used as such.
1t is sane and sensible for every
| family to have bank account, how
ever small the income. Thrift is a
marvellous trait. But when the &C
emulation Of money becomes an
obsession, when thrift is practiced
to the extent of depriving wives and
children Of everything but a place
to eat and sleep, it is vice.
The wife whose husband is miser-
ly is faced with the most difficult
fault to correct. Stinginess grows
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another figure in the bank book is
more to such man than the sight
of happy wife and loving children.
A woman whose husband pincheS
pennies out of shape writes:
| Dear Miss Lee--I am up against wall.
My husband makes pretty good money,
but he will not allow me enough to run
| nv
| gives me $12 q week to buy groceries with
and attend to all household expenses. We
have three children. They go to school. I
must buy their books and meet any other
expense that comes up out of that weekly
allowance. We have telephone. and
have to pay the bill for that also Be
cause he thought the laundry bill too high,
I am now doing my own washing.
QuarreIs Constantly
He doesn't seem to appreciate anything.
Ali he does is quarrel with me about the
high cost of living and the terrible ex-
pense. He will let bill run two and
three months before he will pay 1t. and
all that time he will quarrel with me
about it. ! can't understand what he Is
| saving all his money for. His children
are young and would like to have few
pleasures, and so would 1. 1 told him the
other day was lust about through, and
he said it was all right with him, to go
ahead and leave. But I wouldn't know
where to go or what to do. Can you make
| him out?
UNHAPPY WIFE.
Your husband has become a
victim Of miserIiness, which is a dis
ease as surely as typhoid fever is q
disease. And there is little you can
do to cure him. If you leave, you
will not be any better off than you
are now, as far as having things for
yourself and children are concerned.
They still are in school, and could
not be any help to you right now
OF course, there would be this
much: He would have to give you
a certain amount OF money every
week for the support of Yourself and
your children. But it may not be
more than you have now, after you
got through paying rent and other
expenses.
When man loves nothing in the
world but the money he has boarded
the only way you can touch him is
by threatening to take some of 1t
away. If you should divorce him,
he certainly would have to part with
enough to break his heart for
while. Why not tell him he would
be saving himself lot Of grief if
he will be fair to you and the chill
dren.