The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-06-28
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THE VELVET CLOAK.

"But you will allow, Fred, that it il
the greatest of bargains !" And Nellie
Mortimer looked anxiously at her hus-
band, as he buttoned his over coat after
dinner, preparatory to leaving for the
store. land only think" she con-
tinued, " | can get whole cloak for a
trife more than Mrs. CRANKY paid for
one yard of hers !"
Yes, my dear and I am confident
the difference in the looks of the cloaks
will plainly tell the difference in the
price. Depend upon it, Nellie, these
wonderful bargains seldom amount to
much" And Mr.. Mortimer leaned
back against the door, and buried his
hands in his coat-pockets nearly to his
elbows.
Well, I am sure l never saw any
thing go cheap" And Nellie looked
pouty. do not see one particle OF
difference in it all. And just think, a
velvet cloak for three dollars a yard
only nine dollars for the whole !"
{" But there are the Innings, trimming,
and all the fxings," persisted Mr.. Nor
timer
oh, as for that, Fred, [ have it al
fixed. l will take my old blue sill
dress, am so tired of it, for lining, and
| will have it cut and basted, and can
make it myself; so you see how cheap
it will be. l do hate that great broche
shawl, l always feel SO muffled up in it.
Then this is no new plot of yours,
eh, little one :" And Fred thought of
the "old blue silk" which was not three
months old, and a favorite of his, and
the tiresome shawl !; and Nellie said she
thought it was such bargain, she hated
to let it slip; and the clerk told her in
sober truth that it cost them nearly
twice the price he asked for it. And
she looked so earnest about it that the
hands came slowly from the capacious
pockets, and Nellie noticed that her
husband had peculiarly wise look, and
a roguish twinkle in his eye, as he gave
her the required sum, and bid her good
bye until tea time.
Twas in the early spring-time before
that Nellie Greyson left her own quiet
village home bride. About year be-
fore, Frederick Mortimer CHANGED to
spend some little time in their vicinity
transacting some business, and became
acquainted with Nellie's brother Harry,
and was consequently invited to call
during his stay, which he gladly did :;
and, being quite charmed with the little
home circle which received him so cor
daily, his calls heightened into visits,
and frequent ones, too. And, after his
return home, there came such highly
pcrfumed letters, written on tinted note
paper, addressed to " Miss Nellie Grey
son." that all the people that chanced
to know anything about it thought that
it meant something and it all ended in
Fred's taking rooms in styl sh uptown
boarding house, and bringing the pretty
little Nellie into town to preside therein.
OF course, there was a great stir in
the house when it was known that a
bride coming among them; and when
she made her appearance at the break
FAST table the morning after her arrival
n her plain white cambria wrapper, ;
confined to her delicate waist with n belt ,
md gold buckle, and her beautiful brown ,
,air wreathed into graceful knot be- &
lind, and looking the very personifca- i
ion Of youth and innocence, they were ,
II taken somewhat by surprise. To be $
ure, she was lovely little creature, but {
hey had expected-a belle. I
1t was not to be wondered at that I
irs. Frederick Mortimer was Mt first
'irly bewildercd with every thing she j
Nv. She, who had rarely been from S
ONE, except to school, was as yet a {
ovice in the ways and customs Of the I
orld into which she had been trans
lanted but it was new, and conse- I
uently delightful, and as she became
cquainted with those around her, and