The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-01-06
TE SCISSORS.
BT FRANCES DANA GAGE.


.'Weil, yes pretty y ell, all but my hands"
Your hands what's the matter with
your ianes: not been sca.ding them hope?
NO worse than that, got them all
b'izterei up .ryinL 10 cut out the chi!dren's
faIl clothes with my oil scissors; I've had
EN- these ten years, and they re just a duA
as hoe aud every 9me | cut q round abOat,
shirt, u pair of pants, I've ust such time
Of H. Susan Willard IS sewing for me now.
and wanted to get my cutting done while
my hand was in, so / Just wanted to see if
YOU would mt lend ne your large nice tai
lor shears a day or two, tor 1 Won't do ano:h-
er thing with mine for week To come"
"RcalIy, Mrs Weeks, | would like TO ac
commodite you. but am very busy with
mine a<t now, cutting rags for my carpet,
and could not possibly spare them without
great iHeonvenieucc.
'-WeIi don't know what I'll DO; | can't
cut out any more with mine, and Susan has
only two weeks to stay. Do you know Of
any one that has u good pair?'
/ No. / DO not Wouidn't 1t be better for
YOU to purchase a pair! / could hardly get
along without mine for singh day without
feeling the want Of them"
"What did yours cost?''
Two dollars and half"
Two dollars and baf-goodness Mr..
Wicks would no NOR let me have money to
buy such pair of scissors than he'd hy."
.'Oh, think you are mistaken, have al
ways thought Mr.. Wicks very indulgcmt"
'.There's wtele you are altogether mis-
taken | hardly ever ask him for money
but what he says something TO burt my lee
ingS, aud | often do without things that
really need rather than 10 have any word
WAY, yes; to-day asked him for money to
get my fall trimmings for my bonnet and
Rosinas aud il was all could do 70 get il
out OF him"
How much did il require to fit your
bonnots UP for wintcr!'
'.Only tive dollars, it would cost ten you
know to get us both new ones
And you have the five dollars in your
possession
..Yes, aud we thought we would get trim
'..i'.S.sy* Grants That beautiful royal pur
OF ribbon. and s. cheap. only sevsnsJ n,e-
cents a yard.
ny dear Mrs. Wcks let me give you a
new idea. Wonid your husband complain
if you should trim your bonnet with ribbon
worth half that sum. and appropriate the bal
lance 10 the purchase Of good pair of sci,
sors2"
No, OF course he would not, but who. / d
ike 10 know, is going to make themselves
the town talk for the sake of gratifying hus
bands whims2''
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III
a pair OF scissors iii one bonnet trimming
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