The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-05
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1855.

Il" Don't be so saving Of it, Nelly; there
are more where that came from. 1t die
not cost you much, only three dollars Il
yard; now, if you had paid ten, like
Mrs. Granby, you might well be miser-
ly."
Poor little Mrs. Mortimer, How
wrctched all this made her Fred was
so provoking; she was sure she should
hate hrz il he kept on in this way.
For svmc reason or another, there
had grown u decided GOODNESS between
herself and Mrs. CRANKY since the ad-
vent of the new cloak, and when Fred
came home one night, and told her that
he had bought Il house, and thought Sc
riously Of housekeeping, she felt happier
than she had for weeks before.
Come, darling, put on your cloak
and bonnet and We will walk over and
SEQ it it's not far from here, and |
know you need little exercise"
So, they started, and if Nellie saw
any 4" love of bonnets" or " superb man
tilas" on the way, she never mentioned
it, and imagine her surprise when Fred
stopped before an elegant little brick
cottage surmounted with a light iron
balcony. Through the blinds, which
were turned, very handsome lace and
dgnesA cprtains we're visible, and Nelly
looked iucredulous. If the outside look,
ed beautiful, she was charmed with tht
interior, for, behold, it was furnished
throughout, and all in such exquisit,
taste that she felt sure she was walking
in dream.
Fred, you are cheating me. Whose
house is this that you are careering over
at this ratc' Surely, it is not ours
How could yo~ buy this :"
"Why not, little one But you
have not seen your own room yet, Mel
lie--your sanctum, if you like; and
he led the way to u perfect Jijo~ of a
place, fit for fairy queen; and yet,
could she believe it Surely, she cas
dreaming, for there, in rosewood ward
robe, hung the most beautiful blue vel
vet cloak that was ever thought of, and
near it one of those sweet little white
bonnets, with its snowy plumes, that
looked like woven snow fakes, and a
blue silk dress was just visible through
the folds of tissue paper in which it lay.
Nellie was bewildered. She looked
first at Fred, and then at the things be-
fore her, and burst into tears.
| knew you were making sport Of
me all the WHILE" was sobbed forth, and
Nellie sank down on the little couch by
the window. "You knew this was not
fit to wear, and you made me wear it,"
"Ncvcr mind, Nelly, pet; it's all
over now. You have bought your
whistle as all poor humans have done
before you, and although you did get
yours at great bargain, you were Won
derfully cheated"
In less than q week the Mortimers
were quite domesticated in their new
home and Nellie made such a nice
little housekeeper! Fred never knew
half her worth until then.
Iu due time, Mrs. CRANKY and all the
ladies called upon their dearest Mrs
Mortimer, and were charmed with her
establishment, and promised Nellie,
without her asking, that they would call
often, and even stay to tea with her.
"Who ever imagined he was rich :"
said Mrs. CRANKY on her way home.
"Why, only think, / heard yesterday
that he was partner in one Of our largest
Wholesale houses"
Nellie never returned the calls of her
would-be-friends she never could for
get the story of her cloak, and when she
told Fred the whole, from beginning to
the end, about the gold dollars and all,
he laughed heartily.
" SO, they thought you tried to ape
them, did they, Nelly' and you were
caught in your own trap. | thought l
would see how you would figure as a
poor mans wife amsng those better off
than yourself, and see if you could with
standaemptation and now, Nelly, i
beg of you, never display your foibles to
any little nel0 one, as you were then,
but remember every one for their sta
ton never bay at such wonderful bar