Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-09
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TIL NEW CL o K:
& Mind Your own Business"

"There! declare, II Mrs Burton hasn't got
new cloakn exclaimed Mrs Maxwell, 10 her in
,imate friend, Miss Viney, as they came out of
church one Sunday.
Il see she has" replied Miss Vney, very qui
ety.
know her husband can't afford it; she will
be The ruin oil hlm yet"
{" suppose they know their own business best
Al any rale ii is blessing that you or | are not
accountable for her mlsdeeds," said Miss Finey,
who, though what is technically termed an old
maid, l." was not Of that class who have been slam
derousIy styled gossips and bu,ybodies. And we
have purposey introduced her TO refute the foul
calumny that old maids are all medders-
and we are sure that all spinsers viii be grateful
10 US for The service
I" don't know about that j" returned Mrs Wax
we'll with dubious shake of The head 4" Mr..
Burton owes my husband three hundred dollars,
and don't believe he ever will gel his pay, if
things 60 on in this way. That cloak couldn't have
cost less Than thirty dollars"
al presume they could afford Il, or they would
not have bought it-ar any rate they know best"
Mrs Burton is vain, conceiied, proud wo-
man, and pride will have fall one OF these days.
{" hope not"
al hope she will have fail; she would drop
some Of those airs them
IL never thought she was what might be termed
vain woman
"She is she is an impudent mink, and the
sooner she is brought down level with her
circumstances The bellet Tor her and the wo Id ="
"She has the reputation of being very kind
hearted woman, and an excellent neishbor"
al don't care if she has; she likes 10 lord' II
through the village and Tor one | won be ruled
by her"
" Really: don' understan d you; she is as ami
able and humble as any one need be-"
"Amiable and humble indeed! Wha, did she
buy that new cloak for, except 10 excite The envy
oi half the town, and make them think she 10 some
body"
" ] hope there is no one 80 silly as 10 envy her, y
said Miss Viney cast significant glance full into
the face OF her companion.
don't for one bul should like 10 leach her
that she is no better than lne rest of The world"
" She don1 profess 10 be, she visits the neigh.
borhood, and I'm sure there's no better person in
sickness than she is"
"A that may be-"
When you had the erysipelas, you remember
she watched when no one else would"
I" know it; but is one 10 be yranzed over for
ever, because she watched few nights with me O.
d" How strange you talk"
"DoI! DIDN'T she buy that cloak on purpose
10 cut fIure through The town, and make every
body feel cheapW
No, arm she did not she had no such
moVe,'' replied Miss Vlney, smary.
don't believe it, lherew
She is not such woman as thatW
" Yes she is just such woman as that"
81 have seen no one but you who feels bad
about it,"
But me! La sake wouldn't have you think
ieel bad about il. She can wear what she's a
mind to, for all me; only hope she can afford it
that's ALL"
"l think she can she has The reputation Of be-
ing very careful woman"
don't care but feel it my duty 10 warn my
husband 10 look about his debt. When things get
to be so awful exHavagant, there's no knowing what
may happen"
"Mr. Burton is doing very good business, peo.
ple ssy."