The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-06-29

lace on the skirt of the bridal dress was
seventy-fye dollars yard; the morning
dress was robe imported, Of course at
sixty dollars; and SO on to the ermine bor-
dered mantle, at four hundred and fifty.
Mrs. Murden asked when her dress
would be sent home, as she resumed her
bonnet and cloak. She had lost nearly
all interest in it, as Miss Stringer pulled
and puckered, let out, and let in, the nice
ly fitting basque. Il was not lost, per-
haps, but swallowed up for the time in the
contemplation of SO much elegance, which
come what would, she could never hope
to attain. And she colored, we grieye to
recordit, as she gave the lynx-eyed Miss
Ebert her address, so far away from the
fashionable quarter. Perhaps she saw
the glance exchanged with Miss Re plier
as it was named.
Mrs. Murden anticipated the arrival of
the purple silk with dreadful lorebodings
She hoped her husband would not be at
home if the bill came with it. "Making
up" was trife when she sewed with 4iias
johns, and found her own trimmings
She knew that Mr. Murden had not calcu-
lated on any extra demands, the dress
once purchased. Beside, he had been
loosiug money all the week, and beside,
she anticipated the last dollar Of her
months allowance. She was more ab-
stracted than ever as the time drew near.
But it came, and there was no help for
it-on Saturday evening, the night of all
others when Mr. Murden was sure to be
at home. twas very, very stylish; the
trimming, broad embossed velvet ribbon
matched the shade to perfection. Mr.
Murden wanted to have it tried on at
once, and did not think the absence of a
chem;sette detracted at all from the t0at
enseneJ3e.
He felt very much pleased with him
self for having allowed his pretty wife to
have her own way, and gave her kiss
BY the way Of approyalto her taste, which
chaste matrimonial salute was interrupt
ed by the reappcarance of their once ser
want, to say that the girl was waiting in
the hall, as the bill was received
'sAh, the bill!' There is was, pinned
conspicuously on the flap of the bosque.
Mr.. Murden detached it, and read the
amount: "$l3 26 Received payment,
Ann Suinger.''
Good gracious, my dear, what q mis-
take! More than half as much as the
dress cost!'
Mrs. Murden caught at the straw. Per
haps it was mistake, and the wrong bill
had been sent to her. But there was nc
such good fortune; but it was, in Miss
Elberts own hard, angular handwriting
item. by item. And Mr. Murden paid
it On the spot, for he never allowed
a bill to be presented twice; but he went
out without returning to the parlor, and
shut the front door with a bang, to coun-
termand the new over-coat which he had
been measured for the afternoon, and,
which he needed badly.
It was weeks before the purple silk was
again alluded to by him, and spring be-
fore Mrs. Murden could afford to pur-
chase undersleeyes and chemisette to
wear with it. She walked to church in
, the mazarine blue beside the shabby
ovarcoat, with its threadbare sleeves and
rusty collar, an humber and better wo-
man. 1t was only when Mr.. Murden dis.
5 covered what cure the surfeit of fnery
in Miss Stringer' s fitting room had
wrought, that he quite pardoned the fol
; ly and extravaganza of the purple silk
: "For,'' as Mrs Murden said, "there mus
, always be great many people better
dressed, spend what she would, SO where
{ was the use2 And, after all, comfort was
the thing, not tshow."
The purple silk became quite fs'vorite
, eventually, for Mr.. Murden did not con.
; slider the lesson dearly bought at thirty
three dollars and twenty nine cents, since
, it was to last a life time.
THE OLIVES OF GETHsEMANE.-At The
foot of the Mount of Olives we find wha
is considered the Garden of Gethsemane
memorable as the resort of our Lord, and
as the soene OF the agony which he endur-
ed the night he was betrayed. There is
little doubt that this is the real place of this
solemn transaction. Itseems to have been
an olive plantation in the time of Christ, as
the name OF fGethsemane signifies oil-press
It's about fifty spaces square, and is en-
closed by wall ofno great hight, formed
trough loose stones. Eight very ancient
olive trees now occupy the enclosure, some
Of which are very large, and all exhibit
symtons Of decay, clearly denoting their
great age. AS fresh olive tree springs
from the stumn of an old one. there is rea-