The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-11-06
A CTED TALE.
THE OLD CLOAk.

,s=s ~ FRAY. Mf. II 0rton.s SAID lively lady
TO fashionably dressed handsome
Young man, whn.was standing beside
her al an evening party. :. do Won in.
tend to remain an old bachsIor all youI
days? Since your return ffom Europe
| have been continually expecting tc
hear of your marriage: but here you
have; been, two years. and you are still.
10 all appearance, in statu quo as the
lawyers say
.a# "sMy dear Mrs. Hinton replied the
young gentleman, with smile, 81 will
be frank and tell yon the real reason Of
my remaining a general aamirer Of the
sex, instead of confining my attentions
to. any one bright particular star,
however much | may be dazzled by its
brilliancy. | am actually afraid to
marry.
Afraidw echoed the lady. opening
her dark eyes 10 their widest extent
with astonishmeui. . Faint heart never
won, you know. Are you afraid 10 pro-
pose %
e@ No, madam, afraid TO marry. You
willJaugh at me. | dare say. when tell
you that my seat al church has great
deal 10 do with my solitary state, which
seems so much 10 excite your surprise"
Why. yes, replied Mrs. Hinton.
"a /" one is always surprised when young
man who--without meaning 10 Hatter
ypu--is certainly fayori,. in society
there Mr.. Norton made her polite
+, bow. aud who has an independent for
tune, still refrains from choosing one Of
the many fair damsels whom he meets,
10 superintend his establishment. Bat
what influence your seat in church can
have upon The matter, ain al loss 10
imagine
~ :. You must know, then. that sitjnst
behind Miss La Mode, in Dr. Right
heads church, and the sight Of her
velvet cloak absolutely frigh1ens me
from the thought of marrying wife
who may one day say 10 me. Ny dear.
Il am dying for u new velvet cloak;
please TO give me two or three hundred
dollars, and will 20 to Slewarts and
buy one.' How | should shudder to
hear such arequest p
Really, Mr. Norton: this is TOO ab-
suFd, for you, with your fortune, TO talk
d in such. a. manner. shall begin to
think you a miser. Your wife might
dress as, extravagantly as she chose
and itsweull not injure you, And sure
4 ily you do moi object TO lady's weafiuo
a velvet cloak 2'
!" do not object to anything that is
consistent, but cannot help thinking
splendid velvet. such as Queen Victo-
ria herself might be satisfied with for a
coronation robe. sadly out of place
/, when ii is made into cloak, to be
i wern on almost all occasions; particu-
larlys when tits well known that Miss
La Modes father does not even pay
his. baker or his butcher If | were
one OF his poor creditors | should be
tempted to take the cloak from the
yoang lady, in the street. and sell it for
what it would bring
Mrs. Hinton sat silent at this speech.
Her consciencerepFoached her, for she
knew. that she had on that day, pur-
! chased an elegant new mantle, al
though her husband bad requested her
10 be as; economical as possible in her
expenditures: as he found it difficult, in
> these trying times, to meet all the de-
mands made upon his purse, She was
. woman, however, of generous feel
ines, % vet unhardened by resisting
good impulses, and she secretly resolved |
to take back the mantle the next day |
aad prevail upon the shopman to re-
teeiye lit, since Il was not yet paid for.-f
All this passed through her mind with
the rapidly Of lightning, and she turned
round with asmile to address Mr.. Nor
u