Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-12-03

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II an sure my dear, then, yea cAnnol
object 10 @v sil6ndinx one of faoo % he
anctioDs. Every hedy else goes
Bot what do you wish 10 buy p
!. Oh-nothing--thal Is. ] know Of
noihing.''
"fhen Of course you want no monev. 90
] didn't say fhsf--one would feel 90
foolish. you know, without any money IN
ones purse"
" But Why shoSld soas feel 80 foolish
when one does not want 10 boy p
/" New. George. you ere 90 provoking.
Give me some money. aud say nothing
about H."
(" Easier said than done, my darlinR o.
- Bot you must"
" .uNsf is . hard word"
SO Kate thought.--and dropped it---but
she managed Iossy somethiny else, which
ansveFed The purpose. AZ any rate she
raised the money. and OF course shs at
tended the suciioH, because when q hus.
band wishes his wife swoald'nt 20 any
where she is naturally more apt 10 o6-
serve the affirmative implied in the cash
than the negative, however earnestly ex-
pressed. Besides al this, wives are very
apt 10 take liberties with their hnsbands
good nature. There IS philosophy in Il,
deeper thar woman understand them
aelEes. tbsy practice upon Il. A Quiet.
good, compliant body, who gives her hus-
band NO trouble. IL, like every thing else
which gives no tFoable--taken no notice
o.. y requires small leaven Of the
!nisceievoes 70 keep man properly IN
nis place There . no getting al0ng with
the men, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them lust a
iitile'-at least 60 We are eoiemnly SSsnr-
ed hy the ladies and we happen 10 know
hat they pressed upon the Principlo, right
or rrong. IN many cases.
Kate went 70 The auetion--but she went
determined not 10 boy. We know ibe
fae:; because she protested Il 10 her hus-
eand. The very last thing before he lest
the hoase and because she protested II
over 10 herself. a. she tied on her hat
To guard sgainsa temptation she rolled the
notes very snugly W 10 her purse, pFess-
ING back The RAG upon them with exlraor-
dinasy care and then very carefully pns
the purse nway--in her bar. and took her
beg upou her arm, as she sailed out %
Ind come one % accompany her 10 the
sale, which she was 90 anxious % atle0d;
positively for--n0shing.
Il is ranioHs aacri6ee." said the
snesioneer, - the lsdies entered. II
have seen property frequently thrown
away % my time--but never any thing
Ike this before. Only ten doliaFs--PR
offered len dollaFs--leh dollars--ten dol.
laFs--ten--ten--ten--shnlI say any
more Why should not make 4 boot
eiack's commission ofrihe furniture Of The
Asi0r House. 10 sell Il onI IN this way -
Eleven an / oGsred--thank you. sna'am.
you sb0w yonr ENTHUSIASTICALLY
nov e pct this really too bad, ma'ams''
Oar tfIend Kate, % whom this oaes.
tion was Addressed, gifh the mao'e bian.
dest srntle. could not heIp thinking that
u really vas pily'--but how could she
help q. poor Thing Had she possessed
The noney Of Cresus, she Siiil saw the
abs0rdity Of setting Bp for GsnaIa phil,
sa,br0piHi. 10 keep auctioaeers from ruin.
Ing tbs eouGiry by selliag goods At less
than hundFsdth part o. their value AZ
BAR. Bell protested be was doinV. SIN
she Has very sorry that her purss vas not
~ home. The coveted article, wbateVer
q was, was knocked dowh q tie el.ven
dollars. and scmsihing else put On.
ks,e endured go the suffering Of = sen.
sailve mind, at TIE absoiats banku,utev
hat the eloquent aueti0netr made The
owners suffer upon every article sold; bet
she had promised George 90 positively.
and without his Teqeifise = promise. thai
she Would bsy noihios, that she dia 30,
Ike 70 break her word. She did DOT even
veniure ppca = single sd. thooah strong.
" tempted 90 10 DO more than once. tiiI
4 Brussels carpet was 20 De sold. and sold
tos poihing 100, IS Sir. Bell solemnlv a.
sared her Il wa going, o. she certainly
would have determined 10 buv III hui
% she wss determined not 70 bu4. ukat
could she Do you knows
Here i -. ladies', nearly new. nsed
only one season, snd thai reFp carefully.
Z COS, ofiginslly four dollars and City eta.
yaid, and Is sold only becsuse the oun.
e. = oFssking up hoess.ksspiDg. There
afe forty yards 10 The piece. more o. less.
"a Bat shall have foF tie carpst2 Tea
doliefsi 700 sfs joking. ms'am, worth
more than that % cover ice in--fre doi.
Lars, tea doiiars--rhy win give that lor
! nyss!i. foF ~ dog 70 sleep oa~-lss
eoliass. worth more ihsn 6ffy 81 least
len dotiars, isn guineas Nsuid come aear.
~, zen dol--ien dol"
"EseYea.H ssid Kals. -f0p ihs Rubi-
son as passed.
"tsievsu, lheok yon ma'am, bat you
'ge positively Zoe eFasl Yoa ere isfme
,evaniage % she oensr's neosssiiiss. so
~ Posiiiya ofdsn. Elevsa dai--lssivs
p oasred, spd ~ roinr. iesi,s-ss.l.
1ou.Fs lost 4 ma'um ior gon look a1 tt6
Toa ooshi 20 have il-~"
"Ibigisru," cried Kate. She roai9nl
Head .anusVei Cd sarh sn eppesL
"Ihirisss. nov blesfha liuis. bit
90 oaiy gasp ii's a frsa a. irowhlag
nea BET J catch e li Ehinsen. siii you
'eaftr besgiilni sfiieie rsif 81 less itas
: uogii bs eoIih 80 peel slocksgv eiih
oia inia abgsis fhiiietn. ltff foaasra
our for, i9sIiaeo qaict 81 goo lose if
.oafieen. hafa masn tut fesfsnsn.
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