The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-02-28
a MIRROR.
Ia which Many Persons may see Them
selves Reflected.

Nate Landuan spoke very carefully,
for che knew that her husband had not
much money to spare; yet she spoke ear
nestly, and there was world of entreaty
In her look.
What do you want seventy Eve cents
for 2 asked Albert.
Il want to get some braid FIR my new
dress.
i thought you had all the materials on
hand for that
so thought Lad hut Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Thompson both have trimming
OF braid upon theirs, and it looks very
pretty. 1t is very fashionable, aud 1t
certainly adds much to the beauty OF a
| dress
''Plague take these Somen's fashions |!
Tour endless trimmings anu thing ma
! Is Cost more than tee dress Is worth
( LIS nothing Gut sle.l out money when
once a Wou.en thinks OF a new dress.
Surrey, | den't have 50 many new
dresses. | 90 ceriAiGly Try to be as econ
omieai as | can,
1T is funny kind Of economy, at all
events. But II you must have II, sup
pose you must
And A.uert Landman took olt His wal
| let and counted cat the seventy five cens !;
but he gave II ggudging'y, and when he
put the wallet back into his POCKET he did
1t with an emphasis which seemed to say
that be would not take it out again for a
week.
W aen Albert reached the outer door,
on his way TO his work, he found the
weather so t!rea ening that he concluded
to go back and get has bye Ia ; aud upon
re entering the sitting 70 pm lie f1uld his
Z - - = l7,I,
/ that she had been weeping, but he had
caught her in the act, and asked what it
meant.
Good gracious |" cried the husband, Il
should like to know if you are crying at
what said about the dress?'
II was not crying at what you said, Al
bert, replied Kate, TREMENDOUSLY but you
were so reluctant to grant me the favor. J
was thinking how hard have to work l
am tied to the house how many little
things | have to perplex mc-thcn to
! think"
"Pshaw What do you want to be SO
| foolish tor?'
And away started Albert Landman sec.
| ond time, but he was not to escape SO easily
| In the hall he was met by his daughter
Lizzie, bright eyed, rosy checked girl of
ten years.
%: papa, give me Is cents?"
"What ?"
20, want Is cents. Do please give it
| to me.
| "What in the world do you want with
itI? Ars they changing school books
agains?
No; want to buy a hoop Ellen
Smith has got one, and SO has Mary Ruck
and Sarah Ellen. Mr.. Grant has got some
really pretty ones to sell. Can't have
one %
Nonsense 1fyou want hoop, 60 and
get one Of some old barrel. cant afford
10 be buying hoops Tor you to trundc
rabont the =. ee;s.
Eiel>a, pr pa.
No, to you
The bright tue eyes were filled with
tears, ana the chiid's sobbing broke upon
BIS ear. Albert Landman hurried from
the house with some very impatient words
upon his lips.
This was in the morning. At noon,
when he came home to his diuner, there
was cloud over the household. His wife
was sober, and even little Lizzie, usually
so gay and bllthesome, was sad and
silent.
But these things could not long last in
that household, for the husband and wife
really loved each other devotcdly, and were
ut heart kind and forbearing When Al
bert came TO his supper, Kate greeted him
With kiss, and IN a moment the sunshine
came back; and had the lessen ended there
the husband might have fancied that he had
done nothing wrong, and that the cloud
had been nothing but the exhalation of a
domestic terment, for which no one was
particularly responsible, though he might
have banlsbed the conviction that women
fashions We're nuisance and humbub, as
well as q trighttul draft upon husband
pockets.
After tea, Albert did few chores around
the house, aud then he lighted cigar and
walked out. He had gone but short dis
lance when he met L;zzle. In her right
hand she dragged an o.d hoop, which She
had taken from q diapidated -four barrel,
while with her left she was rubbing her
red, Swolled eyes. She was in deep grief.
and was sobbing painfully He stopped
his chi,d and asked what was the mat
ter.
She answered, as well as her sobs would
let her, that the other girls had laughed at
her, and made fun of her cd hoop. They
had me-, pTety hoops, While hers was
u - and huulsy.'
Never n..nG, said Albert, pa:fing tie
TIE one npua the head 10. the cA.id 5
gr-eftouched hlu); perhaps We. have
Gew hoop some /. ne.
Mayn lhuve one now? Mr.. Grants
got one !1tt--oh, such pretty one!'
The soptIug had ceased, a. tie child
caught her fathers hand eagerly"
Not DOW, l. .zie-not now. Iii think
of it.
Sobbing again, the child moved on to-
wards home, dragging the old hoop after
her
At one Of the stores, Albert Landman
met some of his friends.
Halo, Aioerl! What's up?'
Nothing IN parlcu.a..
What do you say o game Of billiards.,
Aibert?"
Good I'm in for that"
And away went Albert to the billiard
hall, where be had glorious time with |
his friends. lie liked billiards; it was