The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-11-21

bled little, 1--WE have been tU several par
ties among the ueighboring gentry this win
ter, and now / think. that to maintain our
position in society, we should give a party
Also" H'i
The minister looked blank. a'1
"What sort of party, Mary?" he at
length said. .aa''''a
"Why," she replied, "such a party as
those we have attended. We must have
an elegant dinner and dancing after it."
| Dancing in m nister's houseP' ex.
claimed Mr.. w in surprise.
"Why, yes, certainly" replied his wife,
coaxingly. You will not dance, the party
viii be mine; and then we have been to
similar parties all winter"
"True, true" he muttered. with per.
picked air, and sat silent for some time
At length he said. "Yes, Mary, you may
make party, give dinner, and, if the
guests desire it, you may dance
"Ttank you. love, thank you," cried his
delighted wife. throwing her arms around
his ueck, and imprinting kiss upon his
cheek.
"But I have some sipulations to make a.
bout it," said Mr.. W; II must select
and invite the guests, and you must allow
me to place some Of my favorite dishes on
the table"
"As you please, love" she answered, de
Ilightedly, "but when shall it be?"
"Next Wednesday, il you please"
"But our furniture and window draperies
are very old fashioned. 1t is now time we
had new"
! II think it hardly necessary to refurnish
our rooms, Mary. All our furniture isex
celent Of its kind" 9tsf
"But our smooth carpets, white drape-
ries and cane chairs have such cold look
Do consent to have the rooms newly fitted;
we can mcve these things 70 the unfinished
chambers"
"And Of what use will they be in those
rooms which we never occupy? Besides
it is now, nearly spring, and to ftup fo'
winter seems supelAuous"
"Well. | would not care" she persisted
"were ;tnot that people would call us par
simonions and uogenteel."
Oh, If that is ALL" he said, gaiiy, ''I viii
promise to spend one thousand dollars or
the evening of the party, not in furniture
however, but in a manner far more crafty.
ing to our guests, and honorable to our.
selves, and which shall exonerate US from
all imputstion of parsimony; and you may
expend in dress, eatsbles, and desert, just
what sum you please. and DO not forget the
wines"
And so the colloquy ended The minis
ter resumed his studies, and his wife gave
her mind to the consideration of the dress
which would be most becoming. and the
viands that were the most expensive Tht
next day she went busily about her prepa
rations, wondering all the time how her hus
band would expend the thousand dollars
but as she had learned something of tn,
eccen'rcity Of his character, she doubted
not that he meant to give an agreeable sur
prise; and her curiosity grew SO great, tha
she hardly slept during the interval.
AT length the momentous day arrived
The Arrangements were all complete, anC
Mrs. W. retired to perform the all in
partant business of arraying her person il
fine attire. She fingered long at the toilet
relying on the fashionable unpunctuality o
fashionable people; and at length, whet
everything was complete, she left the room
arrayed, like Judith OF old, gloriously, t,
allure the eyes of all who should look upo,
her, and full Of sweet smiles and graces
notwithstanding the uncomfortable pinch
ing of her shoes and corsets. Her HUSBAND
met her in the hall. Hl ~
"Well, my dear, our guests have all ar
rived" he said, and opened the door Of Iii
receiving room. Wonderful wonderful
. what an assembly! There were copgrega
a ted the crippled, the manned, and the blind
$ the pasied, and the extreme aged. Agrou
Of children from the aims house were ais
!, there, who regarded the lady, some wit
mouths wide open, others with both hand
;. thrust into their hair, while others peere
q out from behind the furniture, to the coyei
Il Of which they had retreated from her da,
!. zling presence AT first she was petrie
% with astopishment. then displeasure cross
4 ed her face, till. having run her eyes oy'
!, the grotesque assembly, she met the com
!. cally grave expression of her husband
,e countenance, when she burst into violeI
81 ct Of laughter, during the paroxysms
of which the bursting other corset laccs coul
ii be distictly heard by the company.
j. "Maryi" said her husband sternly. 81
suppressed her mirth, stammeTed an excus
" land added, ',,s IA ~
a. .'Youwill forgive me, and believe yor
N selves quite Welcome" as3
j. "That is well done" whispered N
n W.; then. turning to the company,
X said. f& g.
,e "My friends, as my wife Is not acquai
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