The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-07-22
SELECTED TALES.
From the Brother Jonathan.
BOUGHT AT A BARGAIN.
BY n. HASTINGS WELD.

Every body else goes"
But what do you wish to buyl"
"Oh-nothing-tha is. know Of nothing"
Then Of course you want no money"
"l didn't say Hdt one would feel 80 fool
ish, you know, ~ithout any money in ones
purse"
"But why should 'one feel so foolish when
one does not want TO buyl"
Now, George, you are so provoking
Give me some money and say nothing more a
bout it,"
Easier said than done, my darling"
81 But ysu must"
Must is a hard word"
So Kate thsught-and dropped it-bnt she
managed to say something else, which answered
the purpose. At any rate she raised the mon
ey, and Of course she attended the suction, be-
cause when husband wishes his wife .'woudpt"
90 any where, aud still lurnishe. her be me rs to
go II she chooses, she is naturally more apt TO
observe the affirmative than The negative, howev-
er earnestly expressed. Besides all this, wives
are very aptto take liberties with heir husbands
good nature. There is philosophy in it. deep
er than women understand themselves, thoush h
they practice upon ii. qulsf, good, compl-
apt body, who give. her husband no trouble, is.
like every thing else which gives no trouble
taken 20 potice Of IL requires a small Ievsn
Of the msehisvous TO keepa man properly in his
place. There is no sstting on with the men.
without tormeEting them just a liItle"-at
least so We are solsmnly assured by the ladies'
and We happen to know that they proceed up
on the principle. sbl or wrong, in many cases.
I Kate went to the suc,iou-but she went de-
, iermined not 10 buy. We know the fact be
eau,e she protested it to her husband. the very
, last thing before he left the house; and because
she protested the same thing over TO herself, a,
, she tied 90 her hat. To gssrd against temp
n tation, she rolled the notes very snugly up il
her purse, aud pressed back the ring upon then
with extraordinary care, and then very carefull,
{ put the purse away--in her bag. and tosk hei
bag upon her arm. as she sailed out TO find
some one 10 accompany her to the sale. which
she was so anxious to attend, positively for moth.
ing.
E "lt is a runous sacrifice said the auction
rer, as the ladies' entered. II have seen prop
erry frequently thrown away in my time-bu,
never any thing like this before. Only ten dol
ars-l'm onered-ten dollars-ten dollars
: ten doan-ten l-ten-tcn-tsa-shall |
have any mare Why should not max. a
boot blacks commission of the furniture Of the
5 Astor House. TO sell ii out in this way! Eleven
, am offered-thank you. ma'sm you shsw your
4 4. =
/, really too bad. maam ~
Our friend Kate. 10 whom this question was
addressed, with the mans plandest smile, could
Y not help thisking that it really was pity
but how could she help it, posr thns' Had
she possessed the money Of Cresus she still
saw the absurdty ofsetiins pfor female phi
laothroPist, TO keep auctionsers from running
the esuntry, BY selling goods at less than a
hundreth part Of their value, as Mr.. Bell pro
tested that he was doing. Still she ~u sorry
that her purse WAS not at home The coveted
4. article, whatever il was. was knocked down Al
:. he eleven dollars, aud something else pvt up
hate endured all tho offern. Of a sensitive
4, mind, at the absolute bankruptcy that the .o
# quest auotienesr made the several owner. suf
n fer upoa every article sbut she had promised
e George so positively, and without his requiring
: aPromlss. that she would buy nsihipg, that sh,
/ did not like to break her word. She did not =
n ven vesture upos single bid, though strsngl,
1 tempted so 10 Dc more than once. I'LL y Brussci
earpei--nesrly nsr.-used only one winter
, Vas put up for the esmps,iIon Of the ladies
n She wanted jou such thing, she thoughi. Il
+ put IN her basement, and Il she had sply know
that, Brvsssl. carpet ~ss 10 be sold and sol,
FER nothing too, as Mr.. Bell solsmsly assure,
her II was going. she certainly would have com
determined TO buy II. Bot ss she "a. ds,sup
med net 10 buy--hst could shs do, you know
>, Here u Is, lsdIss-nesry rew--used cnly on
n season sad that very carefully. II cost orig
y. nslly four dsllars and fifty cents yard. and
IS sold only bseause tho srnet breaking up house
keeping. There are forty yards 10 the piece
:, more or ls,s---hst shall 1 have for the carpet
re Ten dollars you ,re jeting rns',m, worth NOR
10 than that TO cover ice in-ss dollars. ten dollar
Up Why will give that for i, myself. Tor my do
=, 10 sleep on ten dollars. worth more that CT
at the lssn--tss doiiqr,-tsn guinea, wcul
is come nesrsr, ten dol-tss dol ten dol"
BY Eleven" said Kate. Nolc lh. Lubison va
5 passed.
=, Eleven, thank you ns'sni, but you ,re po,
ut lively tso cruel Yeu arc taking sdvspisg
- Of the owners psesssiIies' aud my posity
orders. Eleven dol--t.sI,s I'm oGeteC
l., twelve ,nd ito going. t~slvo-i~el's-t-sl's-
-