Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-20
MY SCISSORS.
BY FRANCIS DANA GAGE.

GOOD morning, Mrs. Wicks L hope l see you
we'll this morning."
"Well, yes, pretty well, all but my handle"
Your lands! what's the matter with your
hands not been scalding them l hope"
n worse than that, / got them all blistered
up trying to cut out the children's fall clothes, with
my old scissors I've had ZEN these ten years, and
they're just as dull as a hoe, and every time | cut
a roundabout, shirt, or q pair of pants, I've 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 l just wanted to see if you
would not lend me your large nice tailor shears a
day or two, for l won't do another thing with mine
for q week to come"
"Really, Mrs. Wicks, l would like to accommo.
date you, but | am very busy with mine just now,
cutting rags for my carpet, and could not possibly
spare them without great inconvenience"
well, | don't know what I'll do; I can't cut
out any more with mine, and Susan has only two
weeks to stay. Do you know of any one that has
a good pair"
No, I do not. Wouldn't it be better for you to
purchase a pair l could hardly get along with
out mine for a single day, without feeling the want
of hem"
What did yours cost?
1.-TWO dollars and u half"
"Two dollars and a half-goodness! Mr.. Wicks
would no more let me have money to buy such a
pair Of scissors than he'd fly"
"Oh, l think you are mistaken, l have always
thought Mr.. Wic&s very indulgent."
There's where you are altogether Mistaken. |
hardly ever ask him for money but what he says
something to hurt my feelings, and l often do
without things that ! really need rather than have
any words. Why, yes, to-day l asked him for
money to get my fall trimmings for my bonnet and
Rosina's and it vas all | could do to get it out of
him"
Glow much did it require to ft your bonnets up
for winter ?"
"Ouly five dollars it would cos. ten you know
to get us both new Ones"
And you have the five dollars in your possess.
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eyes, and we thought we would get trimmings
at Grants. That beautiful royal purple with the
orange edge, it's a love Of ribbon, aud so cheap,
only seventy five cents a yard" .
my dear Mrs. Wicks let ne give you q 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 q good
pair of scissors ?"
"No. Of course he would not, but who, I'd like
to know, is going to make themselves the town talk
Tor the sake of gratifying q husbands whims %
$40 it to crafty yourself, to add to your own
comfort. My bonnet' trimmings and all will not
cost over one dollar and a half, and / don't be.
lieve the town will trouble itself one bit about il,
Town talk or no talk, you may be sure I'll never
run about with my fingers in Gags while | can cave
the pric of a pair of scissors in one bonnet trim.
ming. Now don't be offended, Mrs. Wicks i
know you really think you can't get along any 9th,
err way than just as you do but if you will only
make the effort TO economist in your items of dress.
&c, you will soon 6nd yourself amply supplied
with all these'little household eonveniences. which
you seem 30 much to want, and my word for il
your husband will not make half the objection to
furnishing money for usefulness that be now does
for the purchase Of non-essentials. $50.
"Now there is ~neighbor Pennyman's wife, -four.
ishing in a fifteen dollar Grape shawl, but her girl
complains that she has to borrow wash tubs week.
ly. and that Mrs. p. says it is all Mr.. Pennyman'b
fault"
"Why, Mrs. Smith, I thought you was a Wo.
mans Rights woman"
"And so | am but ! assure you I am no adyo,
cate for woman's injustice and folly, and while |
feel that the law of tho land and common Justice
greatly Cypress women, and also feel that she Of
tehtimes greatly Expresses herself, and lays heavi.
or burdens upon her own heart, than she herself is
willing to bear. and to excuse her own weakness of
purpose, her own foolish love of display. lays all
the blame upon her husband. who would willingly
indulge every reasonable desire, and only frowp