Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1888 — The Perennial Complaint. [ARTICLE]

The Perennial Complaint.

“Now, my dear,” said Mr. Younghusband to the partner of his joys, who was about to start forth on Christmas shopping bent, “get presents for all the family-in-law, and buy a nice lot of things for the boys; but don’t spend more than a hundred dollars. We must live within our income. “Wliy, George,” replied the lady, in an aggrieved tone, “you told me we had two hundred dollars this month—you know you did. ” And Mr. Younghusband only sighed. —Harper's.