Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-11-12
Wy SCISSORS.

"6ood morning, Mrs. Wlcks; 1 hope
SEQ you well this morning"
"Well, yos, pretty well, all but my hands
"Your hands! what's the matter with
your hands; not been scalding them ]
hopeG"
"No! worse than that. | got them all
blistered up trying to cut out tho childreu's
fall clothes, with my old scissors; Two had
EN- these ten years, and they're just as dull
as hoe, and cvery time cut roundabout,
Shirt or pair of pants, / have just such a
time of it. Susan Willard is sewing for
me now, and | wanted to get my cutting
done while my hand was in, so I Just want
ed to see if you would not lend me your
largo nice tailoss .oars day or two, for
won't do another thing with mino for q
week to come"
"Rcally, Mrs. Wicks, I would like 10 &C.
commodate you but am very busy with
mine just now, cutting rags for my carpet
and could not possibly spare thoin without
great Inconvenience"
"Well don't know what I'll do; l CAM
cut out any more with mine, and Susan ha.
only two weeks to stay. Do you know o
any one that has got a good pair!"
INC, l do not. Wouldn't it be better fo
you to purchase pair? l could hardly ge
along without mino for single day, with
out feeling the want Of them"
"What did yours costi"
1.-TWO dollars and a half"
"Two dollars and a half--Qoodness! -
Mr.. Wicks would no moro let me havo mon,
ey to buy such a pair of scissors than he'd
Ay."
"Oh, think you arc mistaken. l have
always thought Mr.. Wicks very indugent.'
"Thorc's where you arc altogether mis-
taken. / hardly ever ask him for money
but what he says something to hurt my feel
ings, and often do without things that ]
really need, rather than have any words -
Why, yes, to-day asked for money to gel
my fall trimmings for my bonnet aud Ro
sina's, and it was all could do to get out o.
him"
"ffow much did it require to fit youl
bonnets up for winter9"
"Only five dollars; it would cost ten you
know to get us both new Ones"
"And you have the five dollars in posses.
sion"
"Yes, and we thought We would get
trimming at Grants. That beautiful royal
purple with the orange edge, it's love Of a
ribbon, and so cheap, only seyonty-fvo
cents a yard"
"My dear Mrs. Wicks let me give you a
new idea. Would your husband complain
if you should trim your bonnet with ribbon
worth half that sum, and appropriate the
balance to the purchase of good pair oi
scissorsqo
"No, Of course he would not, but who, I'd
like to konw, is going to make themselves
the town talk for the sake of gratifying q
husbands whims."
'Do it to CRAFTY yourself, to add to your
own comfort. My bonnet, trimmings and
all will not cost over ono dollar and half
and l don't believe the town will trouble
itself one bit about It. Town talk or nc
talk, you may bc sure I'll never run about
with my fingers in rags while I can save the
price of pair of scissors in one bonnct's
trimming. Now don't be offended, Mrs
Wicks; | know you really think you CAM
get along any other way than Just as yor
do; but if you will only make the effort tc
economist in your items Of dress, &c.
you will soon find yourself amply supplied
with all these little household conveniences
which you seem so much to want, and m,
word for it your husband will not make
half the objection to furnishing money fol
usefulls that he now does for tho purchasing
Of non-essentials. Now there is neighbol
Pcnnyman's wife, 6ouiishing in a fiftecr
dollar Grape shawl, but her girl complains
that she has to. borrow wash-tubs weekly
and that Mrs. P. says it is all lIr Penny
mans fault"
"Why, Mrs. Smith thought you was
Woman's Rights woman"
"And SO am, but assure you am nc
advocate for woman's injustice and folly
and while feel that tho law of the lane
and common justice greatly oppress woman
and also feel that she oftentimes greatly op
presses herself, and lays heavier burden,
upon her own heart, than she herself is will
ing to bear, and to excuse hor own weak
ness Of purpose, her own foolish love of dis
play, lays all the blame upon her husband
who would willingly indulge every reason
able desire, and only frown when ungeuer
Gus demands arc made upon his means"
swell, don't know, Mr.. Wicks seem
more willing to give me money for dres
than anything else"
"ls that not because he does not feel a
libertyto deny you any personal gratifica
tion; because he feels that he can make vol
happier thus than in any other wayi Try
the experiment Mrs. Wicks; tell him vol
will reserve half your usual expenses fo
household conveniencies, and if he doe,
not oil your purse with moro Cheerful
heart, | am much mistaken. Begin on tho
scissors, and l will agree to change witt
you for week, and wear my hands to bis
ters on your old ones"
"Well, I'll try this once; good morning.
"Good morning, Mrs. Wicks."
Mrs. Wicks went homo, and when hel
husband came in to dinner, the first thing
that took his attention was beautiful pail
l.