The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-12-25
MRS. GILES TEA PARTY.
1875 Q BY MRS. L. NJ. RAYNE. d Aa

Mr. Giles went home one dav ot noon.
with i "l,o 4ry %r %r" "ahe hoo oHY az and ; IN
,nnre m com1Iacsnt ,u F, anna e', of m;nd ih"n was
nlmol niTrI viii w;th bim for bo wa" % nuo Of tbota
uar"nns 1a ' frsSu s, Who t,,rn tbn"s
SoIvns l ;nto % s,nslI s4ra,n eng;rns tl rnn otber
neonja off thn ,ract ''''' '''N' " N'
p'HTI His wife sat in icr %. oll brI.roon, with
Master 70 Tonmv m " on her iar-sa;G To,"my
Ga1ot bn dGun{ onr H;lisnd ~ Mr Ces e bs
cntnred at tHe kitchen door rnu,I Lnt nos
tice how heantifn}fv clcan ey(ry tbing wnS
how tair the wrlI .@IraG ial1e loo,.ed and
law naat and cnrl tja >it,inr rom ha,on1
When he rot to thn d,,0r Of his wite's
rccm' he .tonncd ~
~ woald VINE NV ,eot If there was n
r,,o n ba fnnrS F" ho sid fire. fnlIr
1Tt Lnsn't,ra,npd !, soiJ Mrs Giles "ard
dur won't hurr snyfhira1 y
She wa~ a yrrvg bIeaSai,n, and lriebt little
woman. who knew inst how ta manage hcy
r,,ssv husband end ~ ont aIong nicely -
Sb9 ' was arGsSeJ in 4 peat cajjco,, and her
hair was smooth and shining, and Master
Tonmv was ~ inst ~att;nn his hair dressed in
the ,Lort TON cnr{a he nsuallv worr,
"I'ye. done a good thing this mornilg in
the way of business" said Mr.. Giles. lalbS
hing his hands. E- ~ 'lLE
Have vou?' answered his wife: keen
still Tommy. Sold the faru2"
'.Yrs for cioht hundred 6orars-I didn't
exnect to oct that much, but You,on SAWS
he'll pet fen for it, and I've cot il all in nv
noekat This ninutel'' .ls ...
"Where will vou mt it?" asked his wife;
"in the bank2' H..
"No. indeed Banks break. and T don
intend to lose that monev the first | over
had in a hmm, + shall keen il in this yerv
house where 7 can n,t INV hand on it when
I vont to nse Il y
"IVelll let us eat onr dinner" replied
Mrs Giles. t;and tl1en mt the money away:
i viii be safe anvwbe,a,''
II dnn't know nhout that" answered
her husband. there isn't ripht but what
there's s burglers around Folks will soon
know Eve SoIflst!le place. and be on the
lookout for the money "
"Nonsensr, Pm not ofraid However
take care Of il yourselt and then youlI be
soro if is all riJht, !" ""I7
And Mrs, Giles cat her dinner as if it
wrre a matter of ncr|ect Indifference to her
BIT all The time she was thin king about it
Tbev Ind commenced gitl 4 house md lot
nor,lv naiJ fnr.8 Rv economy and diligence
thev made if their own
Hcttv Giles was n,udent woman. and
did not banker for silk Dire. ses and lace cur
tains because a miljiouairp's wife in the
same block wore them. No, She was
thankful that she had good home. SO kind
n hushapd--for Giles wsa kind a'bpit h.
was tnssv--and So fair child: and she
sometimes wondered whv she had SO clear a
sEv when many were dark and clcuded.
This EIGHT hundred dollars was more ia
her than a comnetance--thev had that al
readv: it was positive wealth. nest egg
as sIe kent thinking over in her practical
mind
After dinner Mr.. Giles began to look out
for a nlace for his money, where burclers
would never think Of looking, and soon he
assured Uettv that !. was
II won't tell Won where" he said. "sincc
Won don't mT want ant TO- to knows Tr,j ~ '"'''
And he went off to his store with a very
knowing countenoucc.
"The farm" had been some property
verv nnexMectedIv IN ,T left them by an an ageG
amt + was yather a barren nicco or land
With = tnmhln. down old Lnnse IN # but :
rinb snecnlator tbougLt he saw n nrize in if
and md npprcbased i fro,n them Mrs. Gle,
was we'll nIeaSad thot thrv had the money
for f. and tbat i was nnder their own roof
though She could not diyest herself of
feeling of responsibility. She even won
dered little what Mr., Giles had done witt