Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-10
VOLUME IJ--NUMBER 8.

sHhs anu satius an lhe ume. pretty bull ml
dressmaker would have against him in that e.
vent. Edward has more sense than that, | fiat.
ter myself"
"Slreet or ballroom attire is one thing. Corr
and becoming home apparal another. W,
look for both in their place"
Thus argued with the ,houchtless youpo
wife, but my words made no impression. When
abroad she dressed with exquisite taste, and was
lovely to look upon; but at home she was care.
less and slovenly, and made il almost mpossi.
bic for those who saw her to realize thai She
was the brilliant beauty that they had met in
company but a short time before. But even
this did not last long. ] noticed after few
months, that the habits of home were confirm.
ing themselves, and becoming apparent abroad.
Her fortune was made, and why should she now
waste time or employ her thoughts about mat.
ters of personal appeaancel
The habits of Mr.. Douglass, on the contrary
did not change. He was orderly as before, and
dressed with the same regard to neatness. lie
never appeared at the breakfast table in the
morning without being shaved-nor did he
lounge about in the evening in his shirt sleeves.
The sovenly habits into which Cora had fallen,
annoyed him seriously, and still more so, when
her earelessness about her appearance began to
manifest itself abroad as well as al home
When he hinted anything on the subject, she
did not hesitate TO reply in testing manner that
her fortune was made, aud she need not trouble
herself any longer about how she looked.
Douglass did not feel very much complimen.
ted, but as he had his share of good sense, he
saw that 10 assume a cold and offended manner
would do no good.
''lf your fortune is made, so is mine" he re.
Piled, on ole occasion, quite coolly, and indir.
terenty. Next morning he made his appear.
ance at the breakfast table, with beard of twen.
ty-four hours growth.
"You haye'n shaved this morning, dear"
said Cora, TO whose eyes the dirty looking face
Other husband appeared particularly unpleasant.
"No,' he replied carelesSly. It's serious
trouble to shave every day."
"Bu, you look 50 much better with a cIeanly
shaved face"
"Looks are nothng-ease and comfort is ey.
erything," said Douglass.
"But common decency, Edward"
81 see nothing indecent in long beard," re.
Piled the husband.
Sill Cora argued, but in vain. Her hus |
band went off to his business with his unshayep
face.
81 don't know whether to shave or not" said
douglass, next morning, running over his rough
lace, upon which was a beard of forly.eight |
hours growth. His wife had hastily thrown on
"a wrapper, and slip.shod feet, and head like !
mop, was lounging in large rocking chair a.
waiting the breakfast bell.
"For mercy's sake, Edward, don't 20 anv
longer with that shocking dirty face" spoke un |
ed!"
Looks are nothing" replied Edward, stro.
king his beard.
"Whal has come over you, all at once!"
"Nohing; only it's such trouble to shave
every day."
but you didn't shave yesterday"
81 know; | am just as we'll off to-day, as if |
!ad. So much saved, at any rate"
But Cora urged the matter, and her husband
lnay yielded, and moved down the luxuranl
growth of beard.
"llow much better you do look!" said the
'oung wife. Snow don't 60 aEoher day with
,ut shaving"
"But why should take so much trouble a.
'oat mere looks? I'm just as good with a long
'eard, as with u short one. It's u good deal Of
foube 10 shave every day. You can love me
nst as we'll; and what need care about what
AherS may say orthink?"
On the following morning, Douglass appear.
d not only with long beard, but with bosom
nd collar that were soilcd and rumpIed
"Why Edward, how do you Iook!' said Co. ,
You've neither shaved nor put on : clean
hir."
Edward sIroked his face, ard run his fingers
long the edge of his collar, remarking indher.
ntly, as he diG so.
"lt's nc matter, | look we'll enough. This
eing so very particular in dress, is a waste of :
me; and I'm getting tired of it,"
And in this trim Douglass went off to his bu- !,
ness much TO the annoyance of his wife, who y
'uld not bear TO see her husband locking so .
evenly. {
Gradually the decension from neatness went u
until Edward was quite match for his wife. b.
I'd yet, strange TO say, Cora had not taken The NJ
MI broad as ii was. In her own person she
as as unlidy as ever. !,
About six months after their marriage, we in. w
ted lew friends to spend a social evening AZ
IN u.s. Cora and her husband among the mum. 7
r. Cora came alone. quite early, and said N
al her husband was very much engaged, and
uId not come ill after ten. Ny young friend III
d not taken much pains with her attire. In. ,e
ed her appearance mortified me, as it con.
'sted so decidedly with that of the other la.
os who were present; and could not help sug. ~ -"
sting TO her that she was wrong in being 50 ~ :"
different about her dress. But she laughing NJ y"
replied to me a., ~
'Iou know my fortunes made now, Mrs. no
NTH. can afford to be negligent in these III,
'l.ers' It's great waste of time to dress so CT
lch." -,
tried TO argue against this but could make thi
impression upon her. No
About an hour after tea and while we were rif
engaged in pleasant conversation, the door Va
the parlor opened, and in walked MIR. Doug. oe
A.