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^ WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE FARM, HOME, AND GARDEN.
Vol. VIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1873.
No. 14.
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That night Chester was informed of her
** splendid plan." " Yon see the school-house
is so near us, and'a nice long time before and
ifter each session to do my work; and I. am
«o strong. Please say yes, Chester," slie
pleaded, and so he at last consented, and the
school was engaged.
With unfaltering courage, and a feeling of
ber old independence, Nellie commenced her
work; busy from morning until night, and
happier than ever, nntil at the end of the
fourth week, Chester fell from the beams of
the barn and broke bis leg. Then she wanted
to give it np; bnt after a few days' interruption, he insisted npon her resuming it. Then,
poor fellow 1 be bad nothing to do bnt lie on
the parlor sofa and watch the road to the
school house door, and the hands of the clock
creeping around at a snail's pace, measuring
off tbe time for ber retnrn. Yes, be had bis
f«m to worry about, also; and tbe "help,''
ud Mr. Goldthwait's next payment. He
blew tbat everything was being neglected,
Mid oh, bow be longed for the tiseof his helpless limb once taore 1   Bnt one day, as he was
trying to plan and calculate for the payment,
he happened to think of Nellie's fifty dollars;
and then his mind was at rest, for be felt sure
it would be sufficient to make np all deficiencies. The school was finished at last, and Mr.
Stanly promptly gave Nellie .the promised
wages, saying as be did so that she had earned
double the sum, which was sweet music in her
ears. Tears of gratitude filled her eyes, fend
as she hurried home, she felt at least an inch
taller tban usual. Chester began to bobble
about on crotches during the harvest season
only to find, as he had feared, that the farm
had been neglected, and was not going to
meet bis expectations of the spring. He
could not complain of Nellie's work, however,
for she had not let the dairy suffer; so that
from that and the other sources, be conld
nearly meet the five hundred dollar payment,
"Nellie's money would just make it out, I
think," raid he to himself, but although he
hinted again and again of the lack, and her
ability to meet it, sbe was strangely slow to
understand, and wonld innocently inquire,
" what can you do, Chester?"
He was too proud to ask her outright fbr
ber bard-earned money, but be thought half
angrily, " Why doesn't she offer it ? she ought
to know I need it." But he did not know
how often she longed- to do it, only being restrained by ber determination tbat he should
ask and find out bow good it seemed.
One day a peremptory note from Mr.
Goldthwait, saying tbat the payment was due,
and' must be made before night, brought
matters to a crisis.
Nellie saw the messenger who brought the
unwelcome note, and saw her husband as he
leaned against the garden fence to read it,
and pitied him so much that she wanted to
rush out with her offering at once; bnt he
turned toward the house, and she sat down
quietly, to her sewing; not looking up even
when she heard his crutch coming thump,
thump, thump across the floor.
"Nellie, itt just as I feared. Hear this,"
and then he read the missive with its cruel
threat, that unless the money was brought
that night, Goldthwait would take the place.
"Isnt that too bad? What will yoa do?"
asked Nellie sympathizing^.
" I can't make np the five hundred unless.
you let me have your money, now that is a
feet," was the desperate answer.
" Well, I will see what I can do," said Nellie, coolly, as she brought forth, her "treasure.
"There is ten, that will buy anew dress;
and ten, a cloak; and five, a hat or bonnet;
and ten—I shall need that for ioots, gloves,
and other little things. I think;|*^aA Vet you
have fifteen dollars," loojtfeqg up-Innocently.
A grieved look Bpread atl*o^*r Chester'* face',
the corners of his mouth begati <**\%fiU;h, and
if he bad not been a man, and six feet high,
he would have cried.
" Nellie!" thai was all he could say.
« What ?" and then Nellie had both arms,
around his neck, and the bills were all thrtutj
into his band" I meant you should have them
all," she sobbed.
" What made you act so, then? how could
yon be to—«o provoking ?" said Chester.
Then Mrs. Nellie sat up very straight, and
said sbe, " Did you hate to ask me for that
money, Chester ?"
" You icnow I did," was the answer.
" Well, why haven't you asked for it before ?"
" Because, you knew I wanted it days and.
days ago; and I thought you ought to offer it.
Of course, I didn't want to come to you like
some old beggar," said Chester.   .
Nellie clapped her hands. _ " I want to tell •
yon a little story now," said she. " There
was once a girl who had always earned bfer
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
fbr all that, she never received a single penny'
without asking her husband for'tt; nor did
she spend one without his knowing what Sbe
received in return.
" Now this was very humiliating; and sometimes she would think she never could ask
again; and then she wonld cry and cry, and
on, Chester, you don't know how 1 have cried,
it seemed so—so," and Nellie's head went
down ag^in.
"Why, Nellie) why, darling! I never
thought-^why,did you feel like that? But'
its different, you know, witb you. Women
never, why they expect to ask their husbands."
, "Itisnt one bit different, either," cried '
Nellie, dashing the.tears away. "I am as.
sensitive as you arc; and there's nothing I
dread worse than asking for money.; Hun-;