Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-06-30
Two hours later and we find her in a

Two hours later and we find her In a
jewelry store on Broadway.
:" Can | say word to you ?'' She
addressed the'owner of the store, who
knew her very WELL
Certainly" he replied, and they
moved to the lower end of one of the
long show cases.
Mrs. Whitman drew from her pocket
a lady's watch and chain, and laying
them on the show case, said-at the
same time holding out the bill she had
taken from the envelope addressed to
her husband
cannot afford to wear the watch.
my husbands circumstances are too
limited /; | tell you so frankly. 1t should
never have been purchased, but too
indulgent husband yielded to the i'm
portunities of foolish young wife. I
say this to take blame from him. Now
sir, meet the case, if you can do so in
fairness to yourself. Take back the
watch, and say how much I shall pay
you besides. .
The jeweler dropped his eyes to think.
The case took him little by surprise
He stood for nearly a minute; then
taking the bill and watch, he said:
Wait moment" and then went a
to desk near by.
"WIl that do?" He had come for
ward again and now presented her with
the receipted bill. His face wore a
pleasant expression.
{" How much shall I pay you p asked
Mrs. Whitman, drawing out her p OK
et-book.
I" Nothing. The watch is not de-
faced"
You have done kind act, sir, said
Mrs Whitman, with feeling trembling
along her voice. hope you will not
think unfavorably of my husband. It's
no fault of his that the bill has not been
paid. Good evening, sir" Mrs. Whit
man drew her veil over her face, and
with light steps and light heart went
from the store. The pleasure she had
experienced in receiving her watch was
not to be compared with that now felt
in parting with it. From the ieweler' 5
she went to the shoemakers from
thence to her milliner's, and settled for
that last bonnet.
81 know yvu are dying to see my
new Dress" said Mrs. Whitman, gaily,
as she drew her arm within that Of her
husband, on his appearance that even
ing. Come over to our bedroom, and
let me show it. Come along! Don't
hang back, Charles, as if you were
afraid"
Charles Whitman went with his wife
passiyely, looking more like a man on
his way to receive sentence than in ex-
pectation of pleasant sight. His
thoughts were bitter.
"Shall my Ada become lost to me, !"
he said, in his heart-::E lost to me in a
world of folly, fashion and extrava-
gance p
"Sit down, Charles y She led him
to large cushioned chair. Her man
ner had undergone a change. The
brightness of her countenance had de-
parted. She took something, in hur-
ried way, from drawer, and catching
up footstool placed it on the floor near
him, and sitting down, leaned upon him
and looked tenderly and lovingly into
his face Then she handed him the
jewelers. bill.
" 1t is receipted, you see.' Her
voice futtered little.
"Ada how is this What does it
it 2" He flushed and grew eager.
81 retured the watch and Mr. R
receipted the bill. 1 would have paid
for damages, but he said it was unin-
Ijured and asked nothing"
"Ah, Ada !"
"And this is receipted also; and
this" and handing the other bills which
she had paid
"And SO, DEAR" she added quickly,
chow do you like my new dress; isn't
it beautiful ?"
We leave the explanations and scene
that followed to the readers imagina-
ton. If any fair lady, however, who,
like Ada, has been drawing too heavily
on her husbands slender income, for
silks and jewels, is at loss to realize
the scene, let her try Ada's experiments
and our word for it she will find new
and pleasant experience in life.
Costly silks and jewels may be very
pleasant things, but they are too dear
when they come as high as husbands
embarrassment, mental disquietude or
alienation. Too often the gay young
wife wears them as the sign of these
unhappy conditions. Tranquil hearts
and sunny homes are precious; too pre-
cious to be burdened and clouded by
weak vanity and show. Keep this in
mind, oh T. ye fair ones, who have hus-
bands in moderate circumstances. Do
not let you pride and pleasure oppress
them. Rich clothing. costly laces and
gems, are poor substitutes for smiling
faces and hearts unshadowed by care.
Take the lesson and live by it, rather
than offer another illustration, in your
own experience, of the folly we have
been trying to expose and rebuke.
PRETTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
why do you water the sidewalk so
much -
Gardnes-"Sure, maistsr has moth
ing to amuse him, and SO makes me
keep the sidewalk wet, while he looks
out of the windy at the ladies' ankles.'
AN incurable old bachelor, and who
seemingly rejoices in his infrmily,. de-
scrihes marriaoa az ssfemala dasnofisn,