Lower Sandusky freeman. (Lower Sandusky [i.e. Fremont, Ohio]) 1849-1849, 1849-04-14
LOWER sANDUsKY. APRIL IA, 1919.

had acquired some money and lifted her into good
society,"" as it is called. She was talking to another
lady, and saw that their eyes were directed to-
ward my nieces, of whom felt little proud they
looked and behaved so we'll
Whats all this about!" said to myself And |
kept my eyes upon the ladies as intently as they
did upon Ellen and Fanny. Presently saw one
Of them toss her head with an air of dignfed con-
tempt and rising up, make her way across the |
room to where her husband stood She spoke to |
him in evident excitement, and directed his atten-
ton to my nieces. The sight of them did not |
seem to produce any unpleasant effect upon him,
for he merely shrugged his shoulders, smiled and
answered in a few words that l could see were
Indifferent But his wife was in earnest and pla-
cling her arm within his drew him away toward
the door. He demonstrated, but she was not in a
humor to listen to anything, and with surprise l !
saw them retire from the parlors My first impulse
was to follow them, but the truth flashing across
my mind felt indignant at such conduct, and re-
solved to let them do as they pleased. In little
while, the offended lady-bonneted cloaked, and
boaed-came sweeping past the parlor doors with
her husband in her train, attracting the attention
of third part of the company. A moment after
and she had passed into the street.
"Who is that? What's the matter? went whis-
pering about the rooms.
at is Mrs L-'
"Mrs. L! Is she sick?'
"Why has she gomez
But no one seemed at first to know. Soon,
however, the lady to whom she had communicated
the fact that we had insulted our company by in
viting 'mantua making girls" whispered to another
the secret and away it went buzzng through the
rooms, finding its way well to the ears of Fanny
and Ellen as to those of the rest of the company.
About one half of the ladies present did not ex-
actly seem to know whether they ought to follow
the example of Mrs. Il. or not and there
was portentous moment when almost the wave
of finger would have caused our party to break
up in disorder.
The moment that my nieces understood the feel
ing that had prompted the lady to withdraw indig
nantly, they arose. and were retiring from the room,
when I intercepted and detained them with as lit
tie ceremony as possible They begged hard to
be permitted to retire, but said no. for my blood
was "up,' as the saying is.
ELLEN and Fanny are worth as many Mrs.
Is" said l to myself, as you can find from
here to Jericho''
The dsafected ones noticed I suppose, my de-
cison in the NATTER and thought it prudent not to
break with Mr.. and Mrs. Sunderland who could
afford to be independent. Money is great thing! I!
Humph! There was a time in our hstory-but
no matter We ARE people of character and stand
ing now!
We had rather a dull time at the withdrawal
of Mrs. l. For little while the spirits of
the company rallied, under the effects of wine and
a good supper but they soon tagged again, and a
sober cast of thought settled upon almost every
countenance My poor wife found it almost i'm
possible to retain cheerful exterior, and my neces
looked as if any other place in the world would
have been Paradise to it.
AT least an hour earlier than we had anticipa-
ted, our rooms were deserted and we left alone
with our thoughts, which upon the whole, were
not very agreeable. Mrs. Sunderland, the moment
the last guest retired, went back into the brilliantly
lighted parlors and sitting down upon sofa burst
into tears She had promised herself much pleas
ure, but alas how bitterly had she been disap-
pointed! I was excited and indignant enough to
say almost anything, and dozen times, as paced
the rooms backward and forward, did check my
self when about uttering words that would only
have made poor Mrs. Sunderland feel ten times
worse than she did
/ "The next time give party
"We won't!' said I, taking the words out of my
wife's mouth. She was recovering from her state
of murti6cation, and beginning to feel indignant
"Youve said it exactly" responded Mrs. Sun
derland. 81 call this throwing away couple Of
hundred dollars in a very bad cause"
$50 it strikes me. When fifty or sixty people
eat an elegant supper, and drink costly wine at my
expense again, they will behave themselve better
than some of our high bred ladies did tonight
As for Mrs. L., Fanny and Ellen are worth g
hundred of her. It's my opinion that if she knew
anything she would curtail her dignity little. i
Pm not very much mistaken, her husband will &C
to the wall before twelvemontk passes
On the next day settled all accounts with
confectionery wine merchant, china dealers and wait
ers The bill was over hundred and fifty dollars
7 exclusive of a hundred dollars paid, as before
intimated for parlor ornaments to grace the occa
sion.
=" So much paid for worldly WISDOM" said ], af
ter all was over 81 don't think we need to givC
another party"
Mrs. Sunderland sighed and shook her head
> Poor soul! Her kind and generous nature wa
: hurt. She looked upon new phase of character
=, and the discovery had wounded her deeply.
J A few months after this unfortunate party
- = from which so little pleasure and so much pair
q had sprung, I said to my wife, on coming hom
y y one day
"It's as expected. Pride must have a fall"
"Why do you say that? What has happened? :?
inquired Mrs. Sunderland.
: :, i'll. has failed, as predicted, and his lady
wife, who turned up her aristocratc nose at our ex
a cellent nieces is likely to the day when she wi
. stand far below them in society"
>. l spoke in an axultant voice. But my wife in
stantly reproved my levity. She cherished no ami
j mosities, and had long since forgiven the offence
- u So much for MY Wife's Party!"
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