Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-12-15

viii be out OF fashion, so that IL VIII De
complete loss. suppose it takes as mucl
stuff for you as for both the girls.
Exactly" $50
She spoke shortly; but went on.
"Thea you might just as well have boughl
| de laine at seventy-five cents yard. Are
! you sure this is good 1t looks rotten.
do you think 1 don't know bad de laine Y
she said, aud she jerkea the goods out of my
hands, as if | was unworthy to look upon it
"But it's no use talking to you, or showing
you my bargains; you always make fan Of
them, or find fault"
saw the patience Of Mrs Jones was Civ
ing away, and on reflection found that bad
been too severe for her. so | said no more
Blu. thought Of the miserable.dinner had
been forced to partake OF, down town, at q
cheap eating house and of the children who
had gone crying to bed.
The next mornings Mrs. Jones had fever.
caused by over exertion the day before She
had walked too far, the doctor said, and neg
leeted to eat anything; a delicate woman, be
added, ought never TO do either, much less
both together.
Mrs Jones was i'll for fortnight, and the
doctors bill was $40, 50 that her great bar
gains did not amount to much, especially as
a seamstress hae to be hired, while my wife
was still sick, to take her part in making up
the children's clothes,
Nor was this all The boosted de lainc
proved, as had feared, rotten. The first
dress that gave way was one of the cbildren's,
for which the little creature received severe
admonition and subsequently whipping,
when she ventured to lay the accident on the
flimsv character of the stuff itself But q
few days after. Mrs. Jones tore Der own dress,
while engaged in smoothing it down in front,
so miserable was the material.
The colors Of the cheap calico proved bad
and the drilling turned out to be half cotton
Of all the purchases, the cashmere was the
only article in which she was not cheated
and the reason was, suppose, that it was a
remnant.
Before Summer came new dresses had to
be purchased for both girls, and new pair OIL
pantaloons piece for the boys. the other
ones not being fit for Sunday wear.
calculated, when all was over, that had
lost about $35 by that one days shopping
Mrs Jones will not, however, admit this
her sickness, she says, would have happened
any how
So that my wife is incorrigible, fear, or
the subject Of BARGAINS.
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ON CHILD
Who had crept before looking glass thai
pas left upon the siac,cak.
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What do you see, pretty one Large won.
dering blue eyes; a tangled mass of sum,
curls, small pearly teeth plump white shout
ders, that the ragged dress has failed to hide
Saw you never that little face before a
smile Of innocent pleasure curls your lip; alb!
you have found out that little face is fair
Poor and beautiful holy angels shield you
little one i look at you with tear aud q
smile. Shall sin cast its dark shadow over
those clear. pure eyes? Shall the hollow hear
ted sensualist find you out Shall you turn
from homely, but bonest toll, to honied words
and liveied shame? Shall you curse the day
you first crept to that mirror. and saw your
sunny face
Oh, heard you never of Him who biddeth
''little children como = lii your dark and
noisome home, heard you never the name Of
Jesus" save from blasphemous lips Clio
sed those blue eyes never with murmured
"Our Father 7" HIS the rough grasp and
brutal blow descended on that fain young
head Has daily bread come sparingly to
those cherry lips? Crept you out in the
warm sunlight, under the bright blue sky with
birds longing to soar?
Soar you may, pretty one; there's song,