The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-02


part, bu, ! thought Whenever Mike Rankin
came up before him, Mr.. Pyper felt some.
Whs, dissstis6sd with himself. He seem.
ed desirous Of doing something 10 divert
his attention. and siid he 10 bis wife, why |
don't Addy keep awake dill come homei |
! always want TO zee her when gs, ,hr'o |
with my work.
She went 10 sleep early to night 70.
msfked her mother. She hss been very
busy TO day with her new loo ss,.'
Then the ihthers,ols sof,ly into the nurse
~. and for momen, laid HE cheek against
Adda's.
.swss, shsrubl' Whispered he. No
guile, no error In thy life yet. God grant
that there never may bel Did Towser
Tighten fathers pet 10 dayr
'Coms here. said Mr.! Pypsr. % he re.
entered the parloE 'ls, ne iell you abou,
Mrs. Fay's party
Did che do uPohs hoasu splsndidly r
asked he.
Yes, indeed. ! was sorry .hs, You
were not present. You know we shall
have to give party ia less than month,
and l wanted you 70 ses how perfectly ele.
CANT things were done there. for | thought
you would not be outdons.'
'Pshaw. Florence. I have but little pride
Of ihst kind.
We'll, l have. the Fays shall not ou..do
us. even il they have justeoms from New
York. They thought, suppose, that they
were going to settle among barbarians, and
they would asionish the natives with their
splendor. But they will learn that. al.
though our Michigan people preceded
them few years in coming West, they
did not quite make savsges Of oil. did
no. spend al ny early life 10 the vicinity
Of Boston without knowing something Of
the world. Aside from merit. being rela-
live Of Judge - was always svficien,
to insure reception into any society nigh,
wish to enter and Mrs. Pyper tossed her
pretty head, and appeared almos, incapable
Of sustaining the full weigh. Of family
honors.
Il do not think returned Mr.. Pyper.
chat tho Fays pu, on any airs because Of
coming from New York. They seem to
DO very sensible people,
We'll know they do.' said Mrs. Pyper.
quite smphatieally; Mrs. Fay told Mrs.
Cortland lha. che thought We were all very
hss,henish ill she came here e.--Shs though,
she should bs the most cultivated woman
in all these paris; but shs.said she found
ou. her mistake the frsi hplf day. She
found ladies who knew quito Is much as
she.'
well, Florence. thu, II decidedly in her
favor. She has sense enpdyh TO pse that
there Is intelligence here, and ready 10 %.
preciase il. She appears 10 me perfectly
ingenious. full Of fun and ready to snjdy
any society that 10 enjoyable. | certainly
was quite charmed with her. and though,
lha, Of al tho ladies in c., she was
neI, 10 my pretty wife,
This compliment had q very soothing
effect. Mrs. Pyper was quite willing to
acknowledge the mer, Of Mrs. Fay and
others. provided her own ambition for 50.
lperiority was srslihsd .. The same time.
In reply she only said;
When shall We givea par,yi II you
will be ., home, would like 10 have Il
three weeks from 10 night
We may ss well have Il then as ever:
but is /, necessary for Us 70 give onel'
| Necessary! cried the astcnished wife,
ii is, tis.'
Ian afraid b will cost TOO mueh.' repli.
ed Mr.. Pyper quite grsvely.
III will no, cost more than our parties
generally do, We had champagne last
year, and this will be larger party; buI
! should think twelve baskets would be
enough. We musl have music from De-
,roit---,hs same band tha, the Fays had
believe that il only cos, them fifty dol.
lars.'
Twelve baskets Of champagne thought
Mr.. Pyper, that will cost about one hun
dred and kiiy dollars. Music from the
city; then, there are the turkeys and quails
and cake and fruit and other 6xings. The
party will cos, Two hundred aud 6fiy dol
lars. had better tell her II once that
cannot afford IT,
But her face was all animation and he
did no, like 10 mar her enjoyment. He
could no, reveal 10 her now the dubious
prospects before him; s,ill be veniured to
demonstrate on one point.
lie, us do without champagne. Florence;
Liquor parties are 90 expensive.
'Oh. no! l could no, think Of il.-Thers
are the Lees. and the BlanchsTds, and III,
Corlands. and scores oi others who drink
wine, and do not want them to call my
party . dry one, 10 they did Mrs. Hsrpers.
Mrs. Pypsr insisted on having cham
payne. and champagne they had. Before
tho party came Of. Mrs. Pypsr insisted OF
haing few bottles Of brandy in addition,
because tho Fsys had il; and Mr.. Pypel
with Erestmesknsss seeeded.
Three weeks were spent in active pre-
paTaiion fer the great event. Mrs. PypeI
niue, appear in q new brOcsde, iha. woult
bekt the dignity Of . hostess. The Eea
, and fidelity displayed in preparing th'
dslicsciss. tho costly and sumpiuouS dishei
| were worthy Of = holy cause. They
would have been suiiicisn, il directed arigh
TO oanonizs both mistress and maids.
Dancing was provided for BY The reno
, val Of the earpsi, and some other furniture
. from the parlors. Mrs. Pypsr's reception
! room was Spscious apartment cited uI
. with grsa, taste. Seldom, In suy par, o