"If that is the way you deal with every one, your husband no doubt finds his expense account a very serious item." "I don't know about that.

He never complains.

He allows me a certain sum every week to keep the house, and find my own and the children's clothes; and so far from ever calling on him for more, I always have fifty or a hundred dollars lying by me." "You must have a precious large allowance, then, considering your want of economy in paying everybody just what they ask for their things." "Oh, no! I don't do that, exactly, Mrs.Mier.If I consider the price of a thing too high, I don't buy it." "You paid too high for your strawberries today." "Perhaps I did; although I am by no means certain." "You can judge for yourself.

Mine cost but eight cents, and you own that they are superior to yours at ten cents." "Still, yours may have been too cheap, instead of mine too dear." "Too cheap! That is funny! I never saw any thing too cheap in my life.

The great trouble is, that every thing is too dear.