Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-07

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"Oh! there we're other thing
needed, and on looking them up,
found an,Old josey that fitted me t
4, and wore your cloak, and use
some dirtyilace that l came acros
among your scraps. They are al
tied Up ID the piano cover some
where 4 wish you'd been here t,
have helped me out, but the girl
said looked splendid. By the way
dear, I havn't a shirt to my back
What's become Of your quilt? Hav
no idea, unless the boys took
when they had show in the wood
shed. Little brother asked me I
you would care If he woult
take the sheets, ahd l tolt
him Of course not, and perhaps
they were not enough. 1t was toe
funny. Tom wouldn'tlet the Jone,
boys into the show; and they ston
ed the wood-shed with sticks ano
stones, and made such an uproar
that the police interfered and broke
it up. 1 don't know when I've
laughed so. You would have enjoy
ed it"
| was not sure Of 1t, hut said
nothing. By this time / had taken
of my travelling suit, and was look
ing around in vain for my new
wrapper. ''Where is my wrapper ?"
l said to myself more than to Char
ley, but he took it up. II gave
away one of your old dresses, while
you were gone, to a very deserving
person that came before our society
for aid"
] rather pride myself upon my
husband taking a prominent part in
the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton; but this is a little too much,
and I fancy Charley thought so too,
for he started off suddenly, saying,
II must go to business now. 1
shan't be home to dinner, pet, and I
hope you will lie down and take a
good rest"
1t was my very best print that he
had given away, but | hadn't the
conscience to scold about it; for,
% tell you q secret that l never told
him, when we were first married
,hina'and glass vendor came along,
md 4 traded Off Charleys finest
-
init for a broken cologne bottle, an
and two vases of Bohemi-
au. glass. Sunday he couldn't find
his clothes, and he believes to this
day that they were stolen. He has
'ften wondered why the thief took
lothing else, But must tell You
bout that bundle he referred to-
bat, was the finishing stroke. Init
vas my peplum basque, with the
leeEes diamond slashed, and gilt
'aper all around it, and drops of
'lpe all over it, and my sweetillusion
7aist was inside, what there was left
f il. m
There, too, was my set Of heavy
urls brushed out maniac style, and
overed with powder and carmine;
" point lace torn to shreds; my
elvet cloak in a wad, and the intla-
ID fellow to my wedding stockings!
nd my husband a church member
nd q Christian association man.
was more than l could bear, l
)uld have cried, but that would do
0 good. AS for taking Charley to
SIX, he was the best husband in the
orld, and if he had been the worst
Iere was no language that would
} justice to the occasion, so l did
10 best thing under the circum-
ances. ] set about putting things
rights. The first steps necessary
emed to be clearing away the rub
sh, and / began tossing the dirty
Othes in a heap, and positively be-
re I got through it was as high
my head. I couldn't see overit
All my sheets, towels, pillow ca
}, ten shirts, (no wonder Charley
Inted some new ones, and other
ings too numerous to mention. It
'uld take me too long to tell you : !,
the mischief that was done-the =
de on the pantries, pickles and
sserves, should about as soon q
We had the house on FIRE. 81
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