The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-05

:, 81. aiming The desire for superf}n
" "es, Not many days after she had 3,
: 1ered upon this new resnonsibiI;1, =,
nu'n accompanied her father and moth
~ 70 aeighboring market town. wbar,
'ney frequently went 10 make nn "Iea'
> bsd az n.ney lived 10 the country. sh,
: naa olten been with them on former 90
.;s' but it was with Sensations on
u Dew that she now walked tbrorol
me pusy streets of this tewp. and no
: 9gu lis long rows of weIl-fnrpisbedsb p pas
heretofore she had surveyed The rap;
1u' tempting articles thew exh;t; al',
u.iely as an amusing spectacle !. and
, Tl,n no more idea of possessing any "@ ~
ILL .hah one has Of PURCHASING ,ba
euflosities Of a museum. Rnt no's 'ie
tuns'ances were altered. Here wene
mugs and pretty things too. that sho
might have if she pleased And t she
dent ,, -, Notwithstanding Ruins pru-
sea, , 'en ,ef and good resolutions, pre-
se" re ''seli TO her mind temptingly.r
Inc hrst thing that struck her os
' /" i"s oe YES was steel purse. of
".llcm she saw several, glitlerinp II
jewellers window. There wars ~
I o" ones, but of these she did NOT al
low herself 10 think. A new n,,sa
nc 'x mat she had so much more 10 do
WIN e money, appeared very suitable for
M amma,'' said she, toncb;,, hor
mothers elbow, Womb Won a," net
,hoen think should like one OIL
nose purses" Her mother. who was
wore mat this days excursion wonId |
prove rather trying to her dauehter,s
prudence, replied, yes, / will sion |
minute; but we will wait here. that pou
may nave time to consider before you
81 :. ~ H. whether you cant new purse. ;
man', Oe sure' said Ruth, after a mo- |
ona thought, 81 have my old silk |
~, puI men ah well, can do
:SHN0"' a. she added; and without DIV.
ing another look at the sbop ,vindon
she fastened on. -"O'"'
Now'' said her mother, you have
me aeG I'VE or SIX shillings by that mo-
al THIS time beaver hats. trimmed
"i'h sa'in, were much worn. There
was capital halter in the town
W. ""e.e Two large bOw-windows, furnish
Gu WIN every variety of shade and
S of 70 suit all tancies, caught the eve
u .he ialF passenger; some loaded
WIN, WIN nodding Plumes, others with most
om.nS PINK satin Innings, and trim.
eHSas5SsgdR bahadhs and md dsHgng ls:ss::
=, " Mamma said Ruth, again, as
they passed the shop, "wonId vou
stop one minute don't you tbtnI
beaver hat would be very warm and
comfortable for me this winter? and be-
sides, how it would save my straw ?
1 hat is very pretty one, is it not p
Just my size | should think; shall we
go IN and inquire the price %
IF you wish it, we will renjied
her mother; SO they entered the shop
where ganteel dressed lady was then
IN The act Of purchasing one of the very
same shape. Ruth, seeing this, logged
her mother, that she might notice such
a sanction TO her own choice, Thew
now inquired the price of the article in
question.
= That hat, ladies, is one guinea, on
ly," said the shop-keeper.
Ruth darted an inquiring look at her
mother, TO know whether she thought
1t cheap or dear.
You recollect your straw hat, II
suppose, my dear said her mother.
" StFaws, ma'am," interrupted the shop
keeper, are now considered uncommon
Iy common quite out, in fact. We
have surprising demand for beavers
at the present time our manufacturer
assures me he cannot get them made up
fast enough.n
Ralh's respect for bearers and con-
tempt OF Stra7os were wonderfully heigh-
tened by this speech.
"Allow me, ma'am," continued he,
~ '~o'''"---- II a. .,r>..~e, l-.I,, a. .ry ii
on."-Ruth, knowing this would be a
hazardous experiment, again looked at
her mother; she then reflected mo-
ment; (Which il must be confessed is IA
difficult thing TO do, dispassionately, in a
room full of hats and bonnets;l and
then whispered to her mother, " | wish
we had not come in, for after all, |
could do Toitkout a." Il am very sorry
we have given you any trouble, Sir,'
said her mother to the shop-keeper, j
believe we shall not purchase one this
morning
The shop-keeper bowed coldly; and
whether he or Ruth felt most disap-
pointed, il would be hard 10 determine.
Soon afterward, her mother had &C.
casion TO go to the statiener's. Hi:
shop displayed a great variety of arti
, cles Of different sorts and value, from