The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-11-20
MFs. AND IIESS. RAsGIEIE.
by THE AUTHOR OF "Mtss sLIMMENs."
CHAPTER XVIII.


You seem to be strongly happy, Timothy
You've been whistlirg around as ifyou'd rath-
er have moving-day come than the pleasantest
holiday. For my part, Pm too tired to speak
don't see anything amusing in moving out of
our mansion ON Fifth Avenue back into this
dreary, old fashioned house; having our appro-
pirate speer, and retiring to this dismal street.
Well never see a friends face here. People
are not going 70 trouble to turn out Of the usual
way to come down here, and have their co1ch-
men turning up their noses before the door
while they are trying dreadfuily hard to be pd-
lite to me, inluirng how l like the neighbor-
hood, etc. When we moved on the avenue, it
was different thing asking how we liked the
neighborhood. | don't feel as il | wished them
ever to inquire after my health, for don't ex-
pect to be well in this tumble down, dirty old
house, with the damp in the basement, and the
ceilings so low that there isn't chance for a
breath OF pure air. It's all well enough for an
absurd little man like you only tire feet two,
in your boots, to declare that the ceilings are
high enough. They are not as high as those
we've been STONED to by at least three feet
Thought these were the one we'd been accus.
t0Died to,' Dear dear! I'll certainly think
you were cr0ss-eyed, you see everything 50 per-
versely If | hadn't the evidence of my own
eyes to tho contrary. You'd stick to it that
there ISM any damp in the dining room, that
the street is highly gentool and quiet that the
parlors are just tho right size, and the wall
paper beautiful. ''Your affection for the old
home gilds over slight detects" It isn't the
kind of gliding admire Pm free to confess [
prefer the geuue article, such MS we had on all
those lovely corncss aud panels. You'll he
telling me this furuiture's pr9ttier than our
satin French sets, presume. However, it's
good enough fer all the accessories We'll ever
have tor it. Folks that have no friends do not
need fine furniture. "You thought | had sew
eral hundred Of ,he most de voted stamp" So
), I dill until yon acted up in the foolish way you
, did, first failing, and then paying your debts
and coming down in our style. II would have
made no visible difference, if it hadn't been for
your notions about honesty. | could have had
just as many carriages on my calling list this
moment, if you'd have cheated your creditors
and kent m anpcarances Other people do IT,
and whv shonl1n,t we? "Thonoht I'd nromis-
, ed YOU not to find any more fault on that sub
ject." We'll, did try to reconcile myself; but
, now that Pm actually back here and every
thing 50 real. [ feel terribly, and can't hep it.
"suDnose nv friend Fritz win be in to console
1me'' No, yyp doilt srDaoec anythinr 6f the
kind! You know she hasn't been near me for
!, a month, the deceitul selfish, ungrateful, by
pocritical slanderous creature! | despise hei
from the bottom Of my heart, "That's right;
: give her FiCz' So / wolld if had good
chance; ia tell her to her face what thought
I Of her; I'd ask her If she'd got done with the
wear Of the shawl and set of laces, and othe1
} trHes I'd loaned her! TO bs sure g1De them
to her out and out; but I'd pretend wanted
them back, don't suppose She'd blush if
t did ask her; Fitz never bushes, I've heard OF
something she did that's so n,JfIA mean you
wouldn't credit it ii you were to hear it; you
wouldn't believe her capable of it, What do
you think, Rasher. she found out by some means
as she always contryas to about everybody
who you sold your silver to; and she hurried
down to their store for fear it would be melted
up before she got there, and actually, poor as
she is, purchased set of teaspoons, for the
sake of the coat-ofarml and the motto. She
told the merchant she was very particular
friend of the family, and wished them as
sacred memento; and, now she's got em, she
uses them every time she has company, tc
laugh over in her SLY way, and tell 'em she's
tried to save a small piece of the bacon. II
, seems Flummery translated your hog latin to
her, and she thought it good Joke. lie and
she'll have nice times won't they, ridiculng u.s.
If we'd have kept our money they'd have stuck
to us like small boy to piece Of molasses.
; candy, and as long as Msy kept by US we'd have
been all right. It's YOUR fault; it's as plain rs
the nos on YOUR face that it's your fault.
YOU hadn't given things UP that didn't belong
. to you, We wouldn't be here this day, moving
into this old Shell, with only two servants to DE-
everything. Why am like the balcony fence
am not like it in any respect, and I'll defy yo,
to prove your assertion because I'm always
t o. railipg round the hJuss." | hat hoped, limo
thy, that amid my accuumation Of other trials
should be spared any more Of your wretched
, folly. man Of your age, with grown u
4 girls, and a ruined man at that, ought to Civ