Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-18

replied, on one occasion, quite coolly and
indflerently. Next morning he made his
appearance at the breakfast table, with n
beard Of twenly-four hours growth.
"You hayn't shaved this morning, dear"
said Cora, TO whose eyes the dirty looking
face of her husband was particularly I'M
pleasant.
mo-" he replied, carelessy. cts Sc
rious trouble 10 shave every day."
But you look so much better with a
clearly shaved face"
Looks are nothing--ease aud comfort
everything" said Duglass.
"But common decency, Edward"
al see nothing indecent in long beard"
replied her husband.
Still Cora argued, but in vain. Her hus-
band went of 10 his business with his I'M
shaved face.
81 don't know whether TO shave or not"
said Douglass, next morning, running over
his rough face, upon which was beard of
forty-eight hours growth. His wife had
hastily thrown on a wrapper, and, with slip
shod feet, aud head like mop, was loung-
ing in large rocking chair awaiting the
breakfast bell.
"For mercy's sake, Edward, don't 90 any
longer with that shockingly dirty face"
spoke up Cora. az you knew how dread.
fully you looked"
Looks are nothing" replied Edward,
s,roking his beard.
"Why, what's come over YOU all at once ?"
"Nolhing, only it's such a trouble TO
shave every day."
"Blt you didn't shave Yesterday"
81 know; | am lust as well off today. as
il | had. So much saved at any ra,e.n
But Cora urged the matter. and her hus-
band finally Welded. and moved down the
luxuriant growth of beard.
"How much better YOU do look 7" said
day without shaving"
"But why should | take 40 much ,roubIe
about mere looksl Pm ius, as good with
a long beard as with a short one, It's a
great deal of trouble TO shave every dav.-
You can love me lust as well and whv
need care abou, what others saw or think ~
On the following morning. Douglas. an.
peared not only with a long beard, but with
bosom aud collar that were both soiled
and rumpled.
why, Edward How you do look p
said Cora. you've neither shaved nor put
on clean shirt"
Edward stroked his lace, and run his hn'
gers along the edge oil ms collar, remarking,
indinerenliy' as ne did SO.
IT'S no matter-i look well enough
Ihls beng so very particular N dress IS
waste oil time aud I'm getting ured oil It,
Ana IN that trim douglass went oil 10
ms business hucn 10 Tue annoyance OF MS
wie, VINO cou'd ho' pear 10 sec her nus
oand looking so slovenly,
u1auualiy 'ne aecienSion from hea'hess
went on en''i EDWARD was qn"e ms1ch
ior MS whe' ana yer strange 10 say Cora
nad not 'aken tue hin'' broad as II was
In her own person she was as unlidy Is
ever;
ABOUT SIX mon'ns amer their marriage,
we invited lew iIiends 10 spshd social
evening win u.s. Cora ana ner husband
among'h e numoe'. Cora came aione' quite
early ana sara ina, her husband was very
'nuch engagcu' anu eouid not come unlil
amer Tea. my young 'riend haa not taken
'nucn pans WIN her azure. Indeed her
appearance mol,ihed me- as u con'ras'ed so
ucc'ueu'y WIN 'na' OF me o'her iadies VINO
were present ana 1 could not heip sug-
ges.lng 70 heI una. she was wrong ~ being
so ina'heren' ABOUT her dress. but she
'augn'ng,y rePheu 70 me .
lou KNOW my fortune naue now mrs
sum "a" I .n'.u " De ness'gen' ~
unese na'seis, y Us s'ea' waS'e Vi ''"'o ~
''ess 70 auou' -,
".eo ~ argue aga'ns' 'h'S' ou' oou'u
maze e no Impression upon ne'.
ABOUT an hoar amer 'ea' and wh''e we
Tho doo, ocshs n., 10 p nnanad "nd l. LII
ed Mr. nonsiSsIp A, e., ala,cs ' ! ,hon"h,
I INNS, he S;s,aken RI, No !, was "a
ward himself. But what figure he did
cut His uncombed hair was standing up,
in stiff spikes, in hundred different direc-
tons his face could not have felt the touch
OF razor Tor Two or three days and he
was sun"ess oi o'ea" ,lnen io' AZ IeaS. 'l,e
same 'ehg'n o. ','ne' Ills sesl was sonea
ms o1o's lnp'acAea anu mere was an un-
'Wsa r do a. S"o ~ n,s ei'I ~. .;c,
win iooL or mo,,;sos,;on anJ J;",sos ~" =,
hs, bnsband eame acroas 'h a." room w;,h =
face in which no consciousness of the figure
he cut could be detected.