The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-01-10
From Godoys Lady's Book for January. 1868.
H0w Mrs. Prince Managed Her
Husband.
81 GERTRUDE HEN.

"One dollar saved IS two dollars
earned.
80, Sally, but 1 am tired OF your
musty proverbs. They become your
pretty lips as corn bread would a silver
cake basket -
Nevertheless The corn bread may be
very acceptable less costly and more
nourishiug than a rich cake. And as
for my lips, they are as nature made
them; and if they 90 happen to please
a foolishly fond husband in the honey
moon, that is no reason why they
should be Of no practical use to me
and to him.
This is the use!' the husband re-
torted. What he did, as be said so,
may be left to the sympathetic imagin-
alton OF young married people.
He had shown unquestionable taste
in falling in love, if indeed it is ever
to be supposed that men weigh the
canons Of taste before the plunge
Smah's lips rgc beautiful, All the
rest Of her face was in keeping with
the lips, aad her form was in harmony
with her face.
And now. gentle reader, be you man
or woman, Won may finish her portrait
to yoar own preference. Make her
brunette OF blonde petite or fall, as
you happen 10 Ike best But we viii
sGpulate for the general idea OF the
costume; the making mp, which,
whatever we may say, is quite half OF
the matter in the question OF personal
attraction Sarah was becomingly
dressed. There was no show, or effort
to look fine, neither was there neglect
Of anything which became a neat cos
tune. Upon my word / cannot tell
how she was dressed The most be-
coming apparel is that Of which you
can recol.ect nothing; except that the
general effect was what 1t should be.
Sarah was not brilliant She did not
pretend to brilliancy. She wore no
expensive ornaments, nor did she dis.
figure herself with any cheap and gau-
dv inery She aimed at nothing ex-
cent TO look o@ tho gang VIE OF a
young man with moderate expecta-
tons. and a moderate income should
look. Perhaps she did not aim even
at that Everything came TO her
naturally, and without any effort
She had been taken, for better for
worse, by The junior partner in com
mercial house She knew that he had
no money capital; but that his share
in the profits was what his experience
aid his services were considered to be
worth. His head may have been a lit
tie turned by tho name Of partner. But
hers-bless you, nothing could have
turned her wise head Not even mar
riage, partnership which death only
can dissolve, had done it. She had
calmly accepted the situation, as the
politicians say, and was determined to
make the most and the best of it.
But Sarah was not designing or sell
fish. She thought of herself, certainly;
bat it was of herself as the wife of
Young Mr. Prince, the Go. OF "Savs-
net. Twist x Coz Aud whatever
wealth, or good, or happiness she
hoped for, she trusted to get through
him. she would promote his well-be-
inc and success, and trust that hers
should follow. as natural consequence.
She had never enjoyed large income,
or had surplus money at her command.
She was accustomed TO adjust her de-
sires to her power Of satisfying them.
She had been educated IN religious
horror Of debt and dependence. Yes,
religious; for if there IS any point OF
practical piety which, in these days,
ought to be insisted on, 1t Is contained
in the procept, cove no man any
thing"
Harry Prince. the young husband,
was by no means so particular. He
had always expended ali he could get,
and had trespassed little, and some
times mo1e than little, on his future
receipts. He had found no difficulty
in commanding the best salary, and
had never lacked employment. He
oucht to have had snug sum in re-
serve, but he had not. His dress was
well. the first thought you had OF
him was that hs was got up regard
less Of expense" Not that he was
fashy or tawdry in his style. He was
constitutionally incapable of anything
not in good taste. And so was Sarah
But she had the happy faculty OF max
ing her little look neat, and OF doub-
ling the value of small income. lie
had habit of procuring whatever was
elegant choice, and useful at whatever
cost. Perhaps he was not what you
call an extravagant man, but he GER
tainly was not prudent one
You may wonder how two such op-
poqites came together; much stranger
things happen every day. Love, they
saw. works wonders; and there was,
ofter all n great deal of sympa thy be