Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-02-16
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BY VIRGINIA +. TOWNSEND.

My husband was vary strange man. To
think he should have grown so provoke
about such a little matter as that scarlet
scarf. Well, Their S no ue trying 10 drive
him. | have settled that in my mind But
he can be coaxed-can't lie though? and
from this time henceforth, shan't | know
how to manage him? Sail there's no deny
ing MIR. Adams is very stra e man.
You see, it was this morning at breakfast,
| sail to him, s'iienry, must have one Of
those ten dollar scIrfs ii Stulrt's. They are
perfectly charming, and will correspond, so
nicely with nv maroon velvet cloak. want
to 20 out this morning aAd get one before
they are all gone"
''Ten dollars don't grow on every bush,
Ade!ine; and Just now times arc hard, you
know" he answered, in a dry careless XII d
of tone, which irriiaied rue greatly. beside,
that. knew he could afford to got me the
scarf Just as well as not, only, perhaps, ny
mann r of requesting it dill not quite sun
HIS iordship.
''Gentlenen who afford to buy satin vests
a. ten dollars apiece, can have 10 motive but
penuriousncss for objectjlg 10 give teoir
wives as ma h for s. scarf" re,o-,ei 8
glanced at the money Winch few nom nts
before lie laid by tie side Of ms plate re-
quesuug me 10 procure enc toI him; he al
WAYS trusts my taste in those mt-tc.s. /
81 oke ang,iiv >houli have been sorry for
It tie next moment if he lad not answered.
s'Iou Will then a.t,ibu,e i: to nv rcnuri-
ousne,s, suppose, VII II | tell you cannot
lot <, u have another ten j Ii.'~ 60 aNy
the sSa b 5a can H 5 'a R}na @s aa g.
fa,,ll." and took up the till. AID left TIC
room for he di,i Ae! answer m.
81 need it AMI must have II, | solIo-
ou;zed. IS | washed nay tear swo len eyes,
and adjusted nv hair for walk d"wn
Broadway, but all the while here was sill
small voice in my heart, whIsi eTln-, Don't
do it 90 and buy the vest for your Eu>-
band" And At last (would YOU believe I'D
that inner voice tr,umphed. went do IN to
the talor's, selected thsY and brought it
home.
Here it Is Henry. l selected the color
which thu ht would suit vow best. Isn't
il rich?" said % uafolIe>. the vest aftar
dinner, for somehow my pride was a! gone:
| had felt SO much happier ever since had
resolved o toreLo IL scarf.
lie did not answer me, but there WAS such
a look of tenderness filling his large hand
some eyas as his lips popped to nv fore
head, that it was as much as | could DO to
keep rom crying outright.
Butt havnt told YOU the cream Of the story
yet. At night " hen h came home to sup
per, he threw littl. bundle into my lap.
Wondering gre t.y what il could be, open
Cd it, ana there, twCuld you believe it) was
the scarlet s,arf, the very one set my heart
on NJ Stunts yes crIay.
80, Henry said, looking VI and irving
t. than, mi, hue my lips rem led. AMI 'he
tears dashed over my ty lashes, ana he
drew my heal to his heart, an smoother
down my cnrls and murmurcd the old tov-
ing words in my ear, vi lie cried here a
long time: bu,, Oh, nv tears were such sweet
ones.
lie is strange man, my husband, but he
is a noble one, too, and his hear: Is IN the
right place after al, it's only little hard to
find sonnet mes, and tseemr TO me my heart
never said it SO deeply as it does tonight,
God bless i'm