Show U rom norn gudema latis 11 il ll b a book finding the leak a domestic episode BY EY ALICE allce B C NEAL HOME 1101 lioi TES ies s home it now dow said mr murray murra marra al cooper looper comp coni plo plu lve ive ice antly ni ly as he seated himself at an inviting supper table and act aci admired mired his wife sitting opposite to him film busied with the tray mrs Alt cooper sCooper wib by no means intended for a burning and shiu slun ing light in society but made inadi a very pleasant and ill ili mellow ellow so to speak in the more limited limilo d circle of her tier awn own 0 u fue fize bide side mr cooper had lud tastes and aud a precedent for nor aill nil his lik ilk likings illge and aversions in tit some soine of the tha distinguished family of which he lie vas was u as a member number the murray was a family firmly nanie nari narl and his soul aspired t the scale oi of tiiu liin ato to chih il it be belonged loDged but his t tit were severd devord ril rii thousand thou abar its ils n Iti leed if mis mia cooper hod bod h d not been birn practical it in an ebli tuce luce degree and ex ced ts the value of money in lit itself con cun ei eldered dered it is doubtful ht ther they coad have havo got on oil at a al 1 the reckie sih six afes ss with iler tier 1 er husband that chaice and r ald and tile the etyle style tie tle in wh ia his Lach bach bachelor elor expenditures s had bee uee been a N erb ere rather ularm alarm ii g to 10 ono one who had had n ni d to way wan wis a and uio cio cl closely oely i or mis cooper though very groudel proud dof dol of afi lini tini lly ili in ill a certain way waa was only a grou inith murtha martha linth and alid it is vil vii knowlt that the tile hux hui bibs jibs upon t air name aud and cun con neca oits as a murray or a cooper might do bove poverty arty ano au 0 g tile the coc clockers cockers pers was w wis ia being weli bell dressed iivo g in it a large house waited wailed oil on by plenty of ser vattis but alvas troubled by an av a 0 oi liabilities still csar cooper t cen ten c aen sen en often rell rem irked taked people must live by which ae i e meant hut ihal 1 lil iii must mi bt wh w i yer ver bec buc ine of tile the i t he li employed poverty as known to t e smiths deluded self seif held heid w t ill 1 industry at aid ald d a gudt guat g bat many wui wal wai ts to reduced tu u ii haves baves lefure li fure uley t ley were sati satish ad d the couig r branches of the dud bud dil ell d coopers coo rs the ry laney coopers and the llie G oswold 1 abrys to fook took lied d down their cousia cousin ds as having sunk several do d rees lit tile the al 81 EC ie to when b lett iett one r room om in t ii I 1 id i d story of a fashionable oly cly oly I 1 cardl g bouso houselog hou for foy tle i e whole of a 1 sin niall ill sil bu bui but co diirr ta id 13 housti ie 0 ond oad o d Se leventi venti avenue aenne where whereas is liti n ciuch a hi bo n tian au gd gr ged d A ita his lis ils vites cifes owis owls ight u ii lives ilves so range of his liia a d ar r w nio 0 t of the tha c cottis ollus ho it wore t ore aud and lie the I 1 i 1 od ud lie he ate ati sonie sonio d pt akons might hive five rauk rank d ii it ta 11 ns us moral y in the t literally evirs rs cooper aid not know clero to cornin enc herr berr iier tier ful fui ms wien alen wl tn t n lier tier husbands hub bands idiosyncrasy sj as to i oney lioney nr matters alters f fart far nar ra t was made app pre vre rent lit tit but bul sin site came cattle to tae tin conclusion that the starting starling p pi tnt lilt 1 I i charity was a good to commence ea mn ncik g its us respectful respect ulle ulie ul ie relative native na tive live economy B i 60 fco IN ban gall aji lit lik ber her 0 own oon a personal expenditures but bat b at her nus aus ausband husband baund brind had a few prejudices Lre prejudices to overcome b bior for fur ii ouid be duduc induced to set aside alde the extremely modest mod st amount sho proposed from his balry banry bal eal iry H di nt believe belleve behe vein in an ati allowance what ti as lis tho the good in knowing what vou you ou spent it ii ait make it any tiny less lees and in fact it was de uncomfortable to le potted on the subject 11 never had llad an allowance the girls and mother never had one no they always aiwas got whatever tny tay ta tn y ch s did uld lle ile the lie bills were ceritto sent to the tile store it their business when they were paid co i 0 lse lid sure the governor always grumbled when fit tit t u y came carne in and threat threatened enad all sorts horts of things but nobody ever minded but cut I 1 should interposed the governors dabagh da ugh ter er in liw law 11 would have haie gone without girst first and would now rather than see you worried its a great deal better to know just what you call can afford to get only try it murray or lk let me for baby and myself if you only knew how chate I 1 lute to say sae as charge it if pod roti por poll martha I 1 think you were such a goose why most would jump at it I 1 never hadan had an expense book as you call it since 1 was born books are bothers enough at the tiie office who always wants to be marching up a column of figures and ruminating on oil a aasum sum total except its a balance in ones divor which I 1 believe I 1 never yet have llave had the pleasure of experiencing perien cing when I 1 have tile the money youre wel wei welcome corne coine to it vou you you know that these private purses hakea difo altogether too independent are aro tile the very I 1 beg your pardon the tile mischief you know but suppose said mrs cooper 11 1 I should wish to make my husband a birthday present how unsentimental it would bound sound my illy love hive please give me ten dollars to buy you a gold pencil V or 1 10 llave haye my illy nice little surprise spoiled by the tiie bill bei bel being rig presented beforehand at the office or having to manage mrs ti greens greenb reens fashion and take what I 1 wanted from your pocket little by little after you were werd asleep at dt night to 1 I 0 be sure you never would miss it 11 1 now that a rather hard oil on a fellow martha after all my reforms dont I 1 lever ever stop in an omnibus to count change 1 done wonders in not bringing home all sorts of things you know I 1 it 11 bet you two to one 1 never bet recollect 1 interrupted mrs murray Al urray in lit a grave tone that belied tile the mischief in ii of her smile at the tiie idea of her tier husbands reforms well I 1 be afraid to that I 1 can tell to a dot every cent ive got about ine tonight to night 1 suppose I 1 agree ogree to give up to the allowance if you can I 1 suggested the unbelieving helpmate done and the porte was drawn crawn forth triumphantly it eo so happened that a little foot bill of two or three years standing which had caused an rin inspection of cash oil on g in un an invitation the llie collector was perfectly accustomed to to call again theres two fives butcher drovers do d you see seel and a ten rhode island money a ahr thre and a one oue and seventy five cents in change N allowance carries the day madam jm not quite juite BO so close I 1 call can see aud and ban no never are quite juite cologne now suppose zo in your pockets oil oli I 1 m quite cured of that thaul no more change lying around loose two of these convenient receptacles emptied presented pre send only a knife pencil two small screws and a it box of leads in the breast pocket of liis ilia coat the tile haild hand made a sudden pause mrs cooper was in turn triumphant as she r saw aw a flush of discomposure rise to her hu bands face fuce Stu pd oli oh I 1 remember now the change at for lor my lunch lutich you know and tho the dis comforted man drew forth two cigars a gold dollar a bill and some small change this was us the history of tho allowance ailo allo important efrom efroin its practical wor working klug king mr cooper first began to under starA a faint glimmer of the important truth a penny saved is got and as is often common with enthusiastic minds he plunged into reforms oil on his own account to a mosta larmin irviing 9 extent this tills was at atter alter ter their thein r essay at coopers plan pian again though lie he of olten tell teli ignored that fact and congratulated himself oil on the brilliant bril lunt idea ile he gave up smoking for two months and a half then had a few cigars some one had llad given liim him downtown afterwards a bunch of some choice brand loper a friend of his ills who was in lit the business had hud desired him to finally arn frn allya aliya u half box was smug in quietly and replace replaced d at intervals ter vals lie ile wore really shabby clothes through the hot weather but brought home a choice a assortment of white whit jean ejean marseilles diar Alar and a fancy check suit the tile very last three days of september heat heal ile he V t ok gelf self gen sen shaving in ahe the most virtuous manner and annoyed mrs cooper three days in lit tile the week by forgetting to do so and ind pres presenting euting enting quite too upper lip to please any one neat almost to fastidiousness ile he ta ked lied a great deal about table economy inspected tile the ash heap to see that the cook threw away no available lump raina of coal and even even was as accustomed cus tomed to inquire what had become of that beef bone having heard accidentally thata that a good family soup coup might be made of a beef bone with a few vegetables in lit fact face these last symptoms had bad grown very ver y troublesome and mrs cooper began to wish most devoutly that murray would let her tier keep bouse boisr as was wab right and even suggested led that thai it 11 he lie would give the reins rellis entirely luto into ker her her hands she sho lle ile lie would undertake to drive safely through the oars years cars losses and expenses slie she had failed in lit him bim to one of her principal doctrines however that of paying ready money for everything july and january were sl rendered miserable by the successive arrival of yellow envelops know known it at once by their having no post marl murk aud tile the extreme briefness of their address they always gave guve her tier a headache for she shel knew precisely the effect they would produce when her tier hush huab nd caught sight oe of them no matter it liow ilow ow amiable or cill clie cheerful erfur he at the moment this very evening villen mr cooper so em eni pronounced home to be homel home aila and indeed il it looked so in the bright neatness of iier tier household ways and especially in contemplate ni of the tha well spread supper lible table at which they were seated his lils wife was inwardly disquieted by knowing that her own hands would be obliged to put rancor in the vessel of his peace by bringing brin briD gilIg forth firth the grocers half hair yearly account at the amount of which she site had not ventured to glance now what shall I 1 do for your comfort or amusement nent this thia evening old lady inquired this really devoted devota benedict as ha he bit off the end of a cigar and fumbled behind an engraving by landseer for the tile matchbox matell match box that lie always insisted on having there just where he could reach il it there theres i Is the tile paper but that I 1 yve ive ve read and I 1 looked th rough gli harper narner as I 1 came along shall I 1 crack some nuts tufit that I 1 must I 1 X get one of those patent lever nu nutcrackers ackers esav I 1 saw one at smiths today to day and a gridiron the most complete arrangement you ever saw for doing a steak catches the smoke and tile tiie lavy at the came same time f 4 now how ilow much was ito itt it Y coif ou know ours came with tile the stove and two ears old yet oh foh a dollar or so I 1 suppose a mere trifle must you sev sew tonight to night tt always at that ing workbasket why wily font boult lont you have a seamstress how ilow muc would it cost now to have all that pile sewed up for 0 once neet aa A dollar doliar or so retort ret qu mrs murray playfully and as she drew out her hei thimble and needle book the grocers communication was discovered on top of her tier workbox work box had llad any letters today to day who wilo is that from 7 1 I say JI fialty atty alty suppose we should begin to think of a little place in the tile country next spring lawton was talking about that lot on the bend head of tile the bronx you vou you know knon again today to day and two or three affa filled up a short pause as mr air cooper threw back in his ills own particular easy chair we ivye must have saved something this tilis year towards it youre such an industrious little woman and deserve to have a house of your own and everything nice about you IF jr anybody does whom did you say that was from its time limo you leard beard from your sister slater it anil and a hand was stretched past ller her as with the most complacent air mr cooper possessed himself sive I 1 11 hia wms spirits had gradually been sink sinking ing since ts tim opening of or workbox work box she knew perfectly well that she site was considered as responsible for every item of the tile account as if each barrel of flour and loudd of coffi rip tip had ben bell purchased for her tier sole individual benefit mr coopers face clouded wilh with the direction of tile the letter darkened with breaking open the hie envelop the storm burs burst with his first glance at the sum total A hundred and fifteen dollars did you see that martha artha urtha a hundred dollars and over when it u aught lit not to have been thirty five with all I 1 paid ggs I 1 what in the world did you order when I 1 I 1 way in fit the fall I 1 never had these things g r 4 A what was necessary 0 ec essary I 1 should think so with all tile the waste that goes on in that kitchen I 1 wish you yon d see after your cook martha as ive told you a hundred times it would be a great deal cheaper ie to put out this everlasting sewing and attend to your house a 11 little tiie tile in more ore 11 1 I try to do both sald said mrs cooper mildly bending before the tile gust as it were to be inevitable fry try itry yes I 1 dare say it looks like it with all the bread I 1 see thrown out enough to teed toed a dozen poor families three barrels of flour no wonder thele thel e is quite half of lle ile lie the last laft ona ono yet and land sugar and coffee dont tell me there heres s lawton says the they yuke yuko use only a half barrel of white sugar every year ills his P fc wite wife does her tier jelly in coffee crat 4 so had llad mrs cooper until the found that it was cheaper to use lisa that which did not need refining and her tier husband never thought ile he could to touch nel net n mutton or game without currant jelly and almost a juvenile fondness for sweetmeats sweet meats of every de be option she knew perfectly well what became ot 0 the sugar and butter yes its the butter how now much do you think weve we re had since october said her tier husband presently with the air of a virtuous virt judge condemning a criminal found round guilty in ia every point of an indictment 1 I told you ann wasted butter from tila the first how can you expect we shall evergen evex ever get along in the world martha if ir you dont see age after your servants the use of my illy derf deif denying ying myself everyll ing for mr cooper here recollected a cane a pair of fur far lined gloves and a fancy tr traveling avelin 11 ca cap p that he had severally dismissed from his thoughts in the molt resolute manner everything I 1 may say for your sake and the childrens if tills this is tile the way you tire are to go 0 on a 71 it was certainly all an unexpected amount to mrs cooper who invariably economical thought til Ili ought she site had been especially careful the last six months she was very sorry it was hard when she site too could enumerate sell self denials of timid patience and had braved cross 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