Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-01-03
MY SCISSORS.
BIT FRANCES DANA GAGE

''Good morning, Mrs Wick; hope SOC
you well this morning"
''Weu, yes, pretty we'll, ell but my hands. I"
'sYour hands, what's tia matter with
your hands; not been scaldins them I
hope,"
ono! worse than that. I got them ell bis
tered up trying to cut out the children's fall
Clothes with my old scissors. I've had 'em
these ten years, and ther'rs just a. dull as
hoe, and every time out roundabout,
shirt, or pair Of pants, ! have such time Of
it. Susan Willard is sewing for ms now,
and I wanted to get my cutting done while
my hand was in, so LUST wanted to ses if
you would not lend me- your nice large
tailor shears a day or two, for won't do
another thing with mine for week to
come"
Really, Mrs. Wick, I would like to &C.
commodate you, but ! am very busy with
mine just now, cutting rags for my carpet,
aad could not possibly spare them without
great inconvenience"
<'Well, don't know what III do, can't
out out any more with mine, and Susan mas
only two weeks to stay. Do you know Of
any one that has good part"
"No, / do not. Would it not be better
for you to purchase good pair? could
hardly got along without mine for single
day without feeling the want of them"
"What did yours cost p
"Two dollars and half
"Two dollars and half-goodnsss Mr..
Wicks wonld no more let me have money to
buy such pair Of scissors, than he'd fy."
sob, / think you are mistaken, I have
always thought Mr.. Wicks very indulgsnt -
"There's where you ars altogether mis-
taken. I hardly ever AK him for money
but what he says something to hurt my
feelings, and / often do without things
really need rather than have any words.
Why, yes, to-day asked him for money to
get my fall trimmings for my bonnet and
Rosina's, and it was all could do to get it
out of him"
Chow much did it require to fit your
bonnsts up for winter"
"only five dollars it would COS. ten you
know to get Us both new ones; I thought
be need not have complained at fixing up
the old ones"
"Aud you have the five dollars in your
possession"
"fes, and We thought We could get
trimmings Ut Grants. That beautiful
royal purple with the orange edge, it's a
love Of ribbon, and so cheap, only seventy
Eve cents yard"
MY dear Mrs. Wicks, let me give you e
new idea- Would your husband COMPLAIN
if you should trim your bonnet with ribbon
worth half that sum, and appropriate the
balance to the purchase of good pair Of
scissors?"
"No. Of course he would not; but who,
I'd like to know, is going to make them
selves the town talk for the sake of crafty.
ing husbands whims."
,"Do it to crafty yourself. to add to YOUR
own comfort Ny bonnet trimmings and all
will not cost over dollar and half. and
don't believe the town will trouble itself
one bit about it. Town talk or no talk, YOU
may be sure I'll never run about with nv
fingers in rags while can save the price of
pair OF scissors in one bonnet trimming
Now don't be offended, Mrs. Wicks; I know
you really think you can't get along anv
other way than just as you do; but if YOU
will only make the effort to economist in
your items of dress. &C., you will soon find
yourself amply supplied with all the Sc little
household convenienees which you seem 50