Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-12-12
A MIRROR.
In which Many People may See
Themselves Reflected.

themselves kenecteQ.
"Albert, I wish you would let me
have a couple of dollars"
Kate Landman spoke very care
fully, for she knew that her husband
had not much money to spare; yet
she spoke earnestly, and there was a
world of entreaty in her look.
"What do you want money for?''
asked Albert, not very pleasantly.
Il want to get some braid for my
new dress"
Il thought you had the materials
all on hand for that"
II thought had; but Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Thompson both have braid
trimming upon theirs, and it looks
very pretty. 1t is very fashionable,
and it certainly adds much to the
dress"
"Plague take those women's fash
ions. Your endless trimmings and
thing a majigs cost more than the
dress 10 worth. 1t is nothing but
shell out money when once a woman
thinks of new dress"
.'Surely, Albert, don't have many
new dresses 1 try to be as econ
omical as can"
"It's funny kind of economy, at
all events. But if you must have it,
| suppose you must"
And Albert Landman took out his
purse and counted out the money;
but he gave it grudgingly, and when
he put the purse back in his pocket,
be did it with an emphasis which
seemed to say that he would not take
it out again for week.
When Albert reached the outer
door, on his way to his work, he
found the weather so threatening that
he resolved to 90 back and get his
umbrella; and upon re-entering the
little parlor, he found his wife in
tears. She tried to hide the fact, but
she had been caught in the act, and
was asked what it meant.
Good gracious cried her. hus-
band, II should like to know if you
are crying at what 1 said about your
dress?"
81 wasn't crying at what you said,
Albert" replied Kate, TREMENDOUSLY;
shut you were so reluctant to grant
me the little favor. / was thinking
how hard / work-how am tied to
the house-how many little things /
have to perplex me; and then to
think"
"Oh, pshaw! What do you want to
be so foolish for?"
And away started Albert Landman
a second time; but not to escape so
easily. In the passage he was met
by his daughter Lizzie-a bright
eyed, rosy checked girl ten years of
age.
"Oh, papa, give NE twenty-five
cents"
WHAT"
"Oh, / want twenty five cents
Do please give it to me-"
"What in the world do you want
it for?"
81 want to buy hoop. Ellen
Smith has got one, and so has Mary
Allen. Mr.. Grant has got some
pretty ones to sell. Mayn't have
one, too!"
"Nonsensel / can't afford TO buy
hoops for you to trundle about the
streets"
"Please, papa"
mo, tell YOU"
The bright blue eyes were filed
with tears; and as the child's sobbing
broke upon his ear, Albert Landman
hurried from the house with some
very impatient words upon his lips.
This was in the morning. At one
O'Clock, when he came to his dinner,
there was cloud over the household
His wife was serious and he was 81
lent; and even little Lizzie, usually SO
blithesomc and gay, was sad and
quiet
But these things could not last
long in that household, for the hus-
band and wife loved each other devo-
tedly, and were really at heart kind
and forbearng. n
When Albert came home to his
tea, Kate greeted him with a kiss,
and in momeut the sunshine came
back; and had the lesson ended there,
the husband might have fancied that
ne had done nothing wrong-that
the cloud had been nothing but the
exhalation of domestic ferment, for
which no one was particularly re-
sponsible; though he might not have
banished the conviction that wom-
ems fashions were nuisance, as well
as frightful draft upon a husbands
pockets.
After tea Albert lighted pipe and
walked out. He had gone but a
short distance when he met Lizzie.
In her right hand she dragged an old
hoop, which had been taken from a
dilapidated flour barrel, while with
her left she was rubbing her red
swollen eyes. She was in deep grief,
for she was sobbing painfully. He
stopped his child and asked what was
the matter. She answered, as well
as her sobs would let her, that the
other girls bad laughed at her and
made fun of the old hoop. They all
had nice, pretty hoops, while hers
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