Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-04
An Interesting Gtorp.
MAKING CALLS.
BY KAYE CAMERON.

" Let This plain truth those iugrates strike,
Who sliIl, tho blessed, new blessings crave,
That we may all have what we like
Simply by liking what We have
" Mary" said Charles Henderson to
his wife, as they rose from their noon
tide repast, "this would be pleasant
day for you 10 20 calling; can't you 90 p
/ suppose ! could was the reply
but Z sh0E}4 have % take Charley With
nae, for | promised Jane She might have
this afternoon"
+" Wen, then, draw Charley down to
the store, and I'll take care Of him, F." said
Mr.. Henderson kindly and as his wife
followed him to the door, he gave her a
good bye kiss. and walked with elastic
tread down the neatly grayolled path
leading to the little white gate.
Mary stood looking after him with a
loving eye, and thought what a dear,
good husband he is | ought to be We
ry thankful. :"
1t was a lovely day in October, and
the breeze stole gently through the Grim
son yine-leayes clustering around the pi-
azza Of their cottage home. Mr.. Hen
derson was engaged in mercantile bust
ness 10 the thriving town Of Westbury.
industrious and frugal in his habits, he
babe fair to become n successful mer-
chant; and his young wife was ever rea-
dy to leud helping hand, and by her
economy aud tact, aided them more than
either Of them realized. Nevertheless.
she was not always contentod with their
still humble lot, although she seldom
troubled her husband with any complaint.
Many of her acquaintanees moved in a
higher circle Of society, and she was by
no means insensiblc to the inferiority Of
her furniture and dress, whom compared
with theirs; and it must be confessed
that the remembrance Of this fact some
times caused her an unhappy hour.
On the afternoon in question, these
repining thoughts thronged unbidden
round her heart and soon gained undis-
puted possession Of that citadel. She
turned away from the door with a listlcss
air, and assembled the stairs TO her own
room. How cheap the pretty cottage
chamber set looked ia comparison with
Mrs. Thornton's elegant rosewood furni-
turc The white window shades, too
we're vastly inferior to the costly curtains
that draped the windows Of her aristocra-
tic friend and how low the ceiling was
and how mean the ingram carpet seem
ed to her ambitious vision! And as she
began TO make her toilette for she after
Moons walk, she calculated impatiently :
oh, dear I've nothing fit to wear
My black silk looks SO dowdy, and then,
I've worn it so much aud my blue is at
best two inches too short. ! do think
Charles might let me have a new dress !;
but it is always the way, a merchants
wife must be the last one served. Well"
she concluded with a sigh, Il must wear
the black )" and as she fastened the de-
spised dress, she couldn't help mentally
confessing that it fitted her trim form adj
mirably, and although more than two
years old, had borne its age remarkably
we'll Her neat straw hat, with its
bright ribands and flowers was very be.
coming; and her street basque, just the
style, although made out Of her old cloak
Her kid gloves were not new, but were
free from those uniidy rips which too
many ladies leave unmended Surely
these articles Of apparel were not indica.
tive Of extreme restitution
Before DOMINIC her outer wrappings,
however, she prepared her twelve-m month
bog for bis visit TO "Papa's store" A
ine little fellow was the pet Charley, and
when in his new merno dress, with a
pretty cloak and fancy hat, he might
well be booked upon by loving eyes, with
fond and proud affection.
Jane helped her mistress draw the little
carriage down the steps, and out Of the
gate, and Mrs. Henderson proceeded on
Der way in rather more desirable frame
Of mind.
She met several ladies who stopped 70