Year: 1879

What made you act so, then how could
you be $3.50 provoking p said Chester.
Did you hate to ask me for that money.
Chester


You know did. was the answer.


We'll, why haven't you asked for 1t be-
fore p


Because you knew wanted it DAYS and
days ago, and thought you ought to offer
1t. OF course didn't want to come to you
like some old beggar, said Chester.


Nellie clapped her hands.


i want to tell you little story now said
she. There was once a girl who had always
earned her money, and fought her way in
the world alone, and succeeded well, too
But she was foolish enough to get married
and then she had to work twice as hard as
ever before, and have double the care but
for all that she never received single penny
without asking her husband for t,nor did she
spend cne without his knowing it what
she received in return. Now this was very
humiliating and sometimes she would think
she never could ask again, and then she
would cry and cry and oh, Chester, you
don't know how have cried it seemed $685.
and Nelie's head went down again.


'Why, Nellie why, darling I never
thought-why, did you feel like that2 But
it's different, you know, with me. Women
never why they expect to ask their hus-
bands


1T isn't one bit different, either p cried
Nellie, dashing the tears away, Il am as
sensitive as you are, and there's nothing /
dread worse than asking for money. Hun
dreds of women feel just So too, only it's
the custom for them to be domestic beggars,
and they dislike to make fuss but I'd
like to hear any one say she admires the
custom. Why haven't we right to use a
part of our earnings after as well as before
we are married p


We'll, you have. But I supposed you
would ask for what you wanted. My moth.
er always


But you see now how hard it is to ask for
what you feel ought to be freely given, in
terrupted his wife. 'Of course l feel as
anxious to pay off our debts as you do, so
would not be extravagant but if l could
have ever so little, and feel that it was mine
freely and rightfully mine-don't you see
how much more pleasant it would be Then
if | wanted to give a dollar to the Mission
airy cause, | cauld calculate my expenses Just
as | used to, and practice little self denial,
and do it. Don't you see as it is, that wom-
en- cant know much about the luxury of
giving Just put yourself in my place, and
think how ridiculous it would make you feel
to be obliged to come to my pocket every
time you wanted to be charitable


'Oh my l can't imagine such a thing I
wouldn't do it, you see,' laughed Chester.


Nor would any man. Now do you think
| ought to {" asked Nellie.


No, do not, and you shan't be obliged
to suffer so again, promise you but, real.
ly, never thought but it was natural, and
all right for you to-


You will know better after this said
Nellie (; but suppose you are anxious to
go to Mr.. Goldthwait's, so l will not detain
YOU


She stood at the window and watched him
as he rode away with light heart for she
telt that what had so threatened to mar her
domestic happiness was banished forever


Nellie never taught again, save when she
established an infant school in her own
kitchen but no subscription paper ever
gave her sinking feelings, nor did she ever
resume the trade of cobbler for in her own
little purse was punctually deposited what
Chester laughingly called her monthly
dividends