The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-04-28
Professor Grey and the Lady's Book.
BY MRS. d.

Professor Grey was learned man;
a tall, dignifed, handsome, thoughtful,
quiet man was Professor Grey, having
all the "ologies" on his fingers tips,
and occupying the chair of a most
learned university. Now Professor
Grey had little wife, charming
woman, well skilled in the dead Ian
guages, good student, and, withal, a
pretty, graceful, and elegant woman.
They were a happy couple-everybody
knew it. Although both were so
agreeable, neither was jealous of the
others attractions. People mentioned
them both almost in the same breath
-"The Professor is so excellent a
gentlcman!" eyes, and what wife he
hasr
"At your sewing again, ELY, cutting,
shaping, making. o dear! / was going
to ask you to translate this bit of Ovid
for little Jacques, my poor scholar.
Well, never mind; see you are Gu
gagged i'll deeper literaturc"-this with
peculiar smile.
Ely Grey had open before her the
Lady's Book, and she was puzzling
over queer succession of lines that
seemed most ungeometrically placed.
"None of your sarcasm, sir!'' said
Mrs. Grey, looking up, her beautiful
mouth dimpled with smiles. 81 don't
know why it is, but you seem to think
my time about thrown away over this
useful magazine"
"Useful!" exclaimed professor g Grlu,; q !,
stroking his dignified whiskers. 81
should he -sest happy to be enlightened
/, as TO the modus operdadi of its useful
ness. Why, tits amere book of fashions,
isn't its''
"Well, isn't fashion well enough in
its way? I like to be fashionable; so do
you, Professor. Besides, it is filled
with wholesome literature"
"Well-h'm-yes, well enough to
be fashionable, as you say, provided it
isn't at the expense of money, health,
and brains. One wants to look toler-
able in this day Of vain show"
"Well, don't you think | look toler-
able" asked ELY Grey, dimpling again.
"Why, yes, l think you do, and
rather more. BY the way-I didn't
notices. new headdress, hey? Quite
a costly article, should think but l
don't find any fault, remember. And
you arc at some gshowy-looking silk,
just now; what is it? a nightcap for
me ?" And Professor Grey, it may be,
bewitched blythe beauty of his agreea-
BILE little wife, relaxed somewhat in his
dignity, and sat down at her side.
"You impertinence !'-and one of
his whiskers was slightly pulled (who
would have thorght it, to see him in
the lecture-room. that night ? TIA
nightcap for you! No, sir, Pm making
a bretelle for myself; but no matter for
that; you couldn't comprehend, if |
should tell you all about it. l want to
vindicate the outraged honor of Godey's
I.ady's, Book. Listen! You know
Professor Henshaw's wife 90
"To be sure do; q nice looking
woman she is, too"
"What do you think,of her way of
dressing, generally?"
i "Well, don't think much about it.
She looks very well, however, much
the same as you do; dresses in good
taste, now i think of it, extremely good
TASTE"
i "Well, Professor, we were compar-
ing notes, yesterday" returned Mrs.
Grey, and her bill for clothes. making,
and trimming, for the last Year, was
twelve hundred dollars"
i Professor Grey lifted his loae eve
lashes, and opened his eyes N the
greatest astonishment. "Twelv, hun
/ dred dollars for clothes !" he sowly
calculated. "Why, / didn't kn,w it
was possible to spend half that
"Yes, it is, very possible; possible
to spend twice that amount; and she
considers herself extremely reason.
ble."
i "Twelve hundred dollars I" exclaim
f5ed: the Professor again, knitting hi
brow, why. how splendidly that woul,
stock rs library"