The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-07-05
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
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Mary ga rhs zr<xer. rzce 2 tre
ED1 o~o11sInP-3oEs manner. and
Bc oT = ulr e tas chair 70 zIIox LIS slcoer-
ice. 70 -az comfortably Eooa ne mn-e.
pee
les NARY Ian sure vo1 zzat x1e
foz are making c1-ks and 6zka q vo1-
E1cs1e, wasting % much u - zo1szEsr
lz. Housekeeping. The Gz q al ID
saehs5Or keeping house,
Why n0ts Hzlazh makes me rer
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Comfortable. LooE a. tais rozn E-e--
thing n re wing pzcs- dust Al I1-a NIX.
and not ODs d ne prstry fu1's EIth zE-a
women 1zEafy = rDoCa a. . rl5.rg eI1en1.
Then yo1 larry s1ppor Hzn1zh's family. i
nay Judge - tae quantity q provlsions,
cO-1ss, and fuel Eae s1zzgls CT u ne
ae."
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Down cane re chair. feet and all AM re
bachss0r, z1o vas zl, Azlt,one. sn6 get
On the rynt sid@ q fo-y. s,Oo6 - before his
hris cozsln, Nbo vas flaglng hor-e truths
. ATlsnly = ms ;zce
-F4-r Joe Ivs ssen her ID y. Nox.z
wife would make inIs housekeeping I'll
straight. Nov 10 mzry, Cousin Je
want yoG 70 get = raj nice wife
here = s1s % q lCZLC
Well, Iet ne s@e- And The Iir-le bAurv
knit her so~ and baked IS much puzzled
a. Il the narne d the person proposed had
10; been On me TIP Of her tongie for The kst
hoGr. Let ne see, Oh, ! know, Meta
Snox.-
What, Meta Snow, The mast ezra
vzgzni gir In TIE village. Now. Il vou had
-ac Mar ught who dresses Simply. and
.zs her house furnished 20 neatly and plainly.
| might have consented; b1i Meta Snow
wing, hsr drssse. and bonnets would cozt q
fortune, not 70 nsntion the expansive Erui-
tire she delights IN. No chair. sofzs. OF
curtains bit embroidered ones sui, her. and.
On, worst II al. sae spends half her tine
r=adIng trashy magazines. Meta Snow
And Joseph Hams sank hck IN his chair.
utterly o~-sro~ered with me magnitude Of
the ifea-
SO Meta Saws e~rrz-agznce Is The
only objection e
accomplished. but. you know. Jennie.
n poor brothers experience makes ne dread
an sErrzvagznt wife | think he owed his
failure entirely 70 Nsrgzret's love Of levels,
he clothes, and expensive furniture. am
not mean
"Inteed yo1 are not, Joe"
But | EnoE what = weight On a mar
an exrzvaznt wife Is
Then 4 / can prove Meta Snow the
most economical gIn IN the village. and hat
ne sPends less IN one year than Mar
" nigh; N siE months. you VII give me :
cousin, your wife
Yes, ] Til but I BET a dozen pair Of
gioTe= and q new bracelet against z
rnokIngczTmine L very shab5y-ihar you
all +.
" Done, Come spend this evening with
De- Good-5T-" And away went Jennie
daris. On matrimonial schemes intent
The evening found Joe early az his cog-
ms. To tel the truth. Meta Shows pretty
ace and winning manners had won the
Achelors heart long before, but her apper-
'ntly expensive habits frightened back the
tiers often On the TIP Of his tongue, and he
Eas wiling enough 70 pay the wager, could
te fairly won.
wow, Joe" said Jennie. meeting him 81
door, Il am going 10 hide you. and have
little talk with The girls, 70 which you i
lust listen If you are here. / should not
.ke 20 ask all the questions | intend 70, and
hey might BE shy OF answering"
Play eavesdroPper, Jennier'
"EIactiy; it Is fair in such a case. 4
lark, the bell, There they are. In this =,
lcser, Joe - "a
Bot, Jennie" q
Hush You yin a wife or a smoking ,
.P, anyhow. Go in - And, with a part =
Y rush, Jennie locked the closet door. i
Joe, forced 70 comply now, sat Gown IN
ne large closet, On a stool considerably pro-
'ded for the purpose, put his eye 70 a hole
the panel, and took a survey OF the visit
> just entering. After this, ne, with a |
rug Of his shoulders, placed his ear where
s eye had been.
The young ladies. both pretty, were dressed
very different styles. Meta wore a light
ne six, with founces, breteIles Of velvet,
ID a pretty headdresS OF blue nbbons on her
xuriant light hair. Mar was attired in a
arlcolored silk, made prectly plain, with
rich lace collar and sleeves, and wore her
TX hau IN simple braids, with gold-headed
rs at the lack
Jennie opened her batteries at once.
q What a pretty dress, Meta"
&" Amt itf made II to-day"
a. Made itF'
20 yes, I make all my own dresses; IT IS
lite a sa-ing."
a. should think It would BE-" said MARI
my dressmakers bills are enor-
ous. ] won't have my dresses made any
mere but in Philadelphia, and it costs q
nall fortune"
- My patterns come from there" said Meta
Jennie, L am making you q headdress like
Do you ike irF'
" Yes, thank you, very much"
" IL Is made out Of the ribbon | had on my
70 blue dress. ] got a receipt for renovat-
z ribbons last week, and tried II. Ny bre-
les are of the same"
. | thought IL was bran new" said Mary.
What an economical girl you are. Meta ;"
Jennie Uttered. Il heard Meta called
travagant to-day" she said. Come,
eta, deny the charge, and prove it false"
a | think can without vanity" said Meta.
Father is not rich. and since my mother