Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-02
THE EINTELLIGENCER


By THIsTLE
MY dear Mrs. JONES'" exclaimed Mrs Jentirs
rs she opened the door TO admit that r,,, co..
0e'y glad am to see you. Why IT'S almost IN .,a
since you were last here-have YOU been veIr ana
how are your family? Indeed am 80 Glad n COO
you' and you came Just in the nick Of fine too >,
anu she opened her parlor door, "I was ;,.st ,n.,,
e some one 10 call IN and the nice gift which
my @edr husband has presented to me. Isnttbo
Sp'ehuiu sofa. Just came few moments since
oo highY pollshed-such fine hair cloth and On
easy sitting on it. Do look at it CLOSELY and pive
me your opinion.''
All lhls lime Mrs. Jenkins visitor had been nm
able 10 get IN word edgeways But Mrs. Jenkins
had now lun cut OF breath and er neeessitote ,vss
compelled TO stop. In obedience to the expressel
Wish of Mrs. jenkins, her visitor commended q
scrutinizing investigation of the piece of new fur
nlture and came to the same conclusion TO which
her hostess had already arivel-"that it was very
nce.' But to tell the truth this was not the tine
conclusion which lurked in the lady's mind. for
she really did not see that it was ANYTHING e,tra
and besides she little nettled to think that
Mrs. jenkins coulI boast new sofa, while she
was compelled to be satisfied with one which she
'SA P"AAOA
But we must not too freely diyulpe the lo1v,s
Thoughts.
"And how much,' continued Mrs. Jones. as
though nothing like the above disturbed her
thoughts, ''did it cost?''
"only fifty dollars" replied the hostess, "cheap,
wasn't it"'
"Only fifty dollars,' exclaimed Mrs. Jones, with
well fegned surprise, 'and where in the wcrld
did you get it?''
"At ChaGeton's,' replied Mrs. Jenkins "It
is SO beautiful continued her visitor yet dsli-
king the necessity which compelled her to rraise
it. al must get one too. The one now have is
50 old and antique, it is altogether out of date |
will tell Mr.. Jones 10 purchase me one as soon as
he comes home.''
"Of course you must have one, Mrs. Jones,'' re-
Piled her hostess, "your old one as you say is out
of fashion. You might we'll be out of the world
as out of the fashion, you know" and after sume
further conversation deSutOry subjects the la
dies parted.
Mrs. Jones was a person who, when once they
have set their heart upon having tting, are
| about as tenacious as a leech. So, as she wended
her way homeward, like a true general she righed
all the advantages and disadvantages of the plan Of
attack She was determined, moreover, that her
sofa should cost more than Mrs. jenkins. As We
have intmated, she surveyed the field OF her oper-
atoms, and determined the course o! policy to
pursue.
When Mr.. Jones returned 10 his dinner he was
highly fiattered and pleased with the warm EN-
race with which he was met as he entered his
| duor-the more so from the fact that such an eX-
| hIbition was something unusuaI-indeed ii had
| become nearly obsolete. There was a time-a
| long time ago-when such thing was quite COM
mon, but of late years the flame seemed 10 him 10
| be nearly exunguiShed. In fact there was way
| by which he could account for such sudden out
| burst of affection. Many nameleSs and countless
attentions showered upon him by his loving
spouse, and her anxious and tender SoliCItude
towards him was TO say, the least, surprising. And
thus things continued ior several days When lie
would enter the house she would smile upon hun
| in the sweetest manner and kiss him most afec-
tiOnatsly, so much so that il reminded the reclp-
rnt of these favors very wildly of the honeymoon
| She was attentive 10 his slightest wish and obeli
en-. to his every motion.
| One evening on his return home his kind part
ner failed 10 meet MIN as usual, and upon inquiry
of the servant he was informed that she had been
| taken suddenly i'll and was i'll her chamber up
stairs. With anxious heart lie hastened 10 her
bedside, and found by her strange cOntOrtionS OF
countenance and broken words. that she wassuf-
lenng extreme pain. His affection getting the bet
| ter of his judgment, he commenced in tones OF
emdearment to ease her pain. But was vain,the
pain continued TO increase emngly, Just IN pro-
portion as he became more endearng. hilst
thus engaged in endeavoring TO soothe the trou-
bled feelings of his sick wife, Mr. Jones heard the
street door opened and tie voices of many men.
"Ohy ~ exclaimed Mrs. Jones' ''why do those
| hard hearted creatures make so much nolsef'
Jones hastened down stairs 10 still the commo-
ton. As he arrived opposite the paTlor door the
men were just coming out OF IL, having deposited
therein q bran new sofa.
He hurried up stairs and inquired of his wife
whether there was not some mistake. But being
seized at the moment with an agonizng pain, she
could only ausw er by handing him the following
bill
| JOHN JONES
To Charles Charleton DR..
For one Sofa (Ftench Style), SlUO w
Suffice it to say that Mr.. Jones pocketed the bill
and said nothing fearing that the illness of his
wife might prove fatal. But from that time Mrs.
Jones began visiby 10 improve. Thus 1t was Mrs.
Jones get her new sofa.
ISLAND HOME.