Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-03
MY FORTUNE rs MADE. "

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Ny young friend, Cora Lee, was a gay,
dashing girl fond of dress, and looking
always as if, to use common saying
'just out of handbook" Cora was a
belle, and had many admirers. Among
these was young man named Edward
Douglass. | saw from the first, that if
Douglass pressed his suit, Cora's heart
would be an easy conquest; and so it
proved. warmly approved my friends
choice, and called her husband lucky
man. But visit | paid to Cora, one
day, about six weeks after the honey
moon had expired, aWolle some unpleas-
ant doubts. Cora wore a soiled and
rumpled morning wrapper; her hair
was in papers she had on dirty stock
ings, and pair of old slippers down at
the heels.
"Bless me Cora" said l, "what is the
matter?n
"Why do you ask? Is my dish0bHte
rather on the eXtreme?"
"Candidly, think it is, Cora was
my frank answer.
ooh, well! no MATTER" she carelessly
replied, tiny fortunes made"
II don't clearly understand you,o aid
"Tm married, you know"
eyes; | am aware of that fact"
"No need of being so particular in
dress now.n
"Why not?n
Didn't just say?" replied Cora.
"My fortunes made. I've got hus
band, and he dosen't want to see me
rugged out in silks and satins all the
time. Edward has more sense than
that, | hatter myself"
s'St aQt or la l-rOOn attire * one tbinU
Cora; and becoming home apparel an
other We look for both in their
place"
Thus | argued with the thoughtless
young wife, but my words made no inn
preston. When abroad she dressed
with exquisite taste, and was lovely to
look upon; but at home she was careless
and slovenly.
The habits of Mr.. Douglass on the
contrary, did not change. He was as
orderly as before, and dressed with the
same regard to neatness. The slovenly
habits into which Clara had fallen an
noyed him seriously. When he limited
anything on the subject, she did not
hesitate to reply in a jesting manner,
that her fortune was made, and she need
not trouble herself any longer about
how she looked.
Douglass did not feel very much COM
plimented, but as he had his share of
good sense, he saw that to assumed cold
and offended manner would do no
good.
eff your fortune is made so is mine, )"
he replied on one occasion, quite cOolly
and indifferentIy. Next morning he
made his appearance at the breakfast
tablewith a beard of twenty-four
hours growth.
'You haven't shaved this morning,
dear" said Cora, to whose eyes the
dirty looking face of her husband was
particularly unpleasant.
"No," he replied carclessly; "it's a
serious trouble to shave every day"
clearly shaved face"
'LOOks are nothing-ease and comfort
everything" said Douglass.
Cora argued, but in vain. Her hus-
band went off to his business with his
unshaVen face.
~ don't know whether to shave or
not, said Douglass the next morning,
running over his rough face, upon which
was beard offorty-eight hours growth.
His wife had hastily thrown on a wrap
per, and with slipshod feet, and head
like a mop, was lounging in a large
rocking chair, awaiting The breakfast
bell.
''For mercy's sake, Edward, don't go
any longer with that shockingly dirty
face" spoke up Cora. "If you knew
how dreadfully you looked
Looks are nothing" replied Edward,
stroliing his beard.
"Why, what has come over you all at
oncc?n
Nothing, only it is such a trouble to
shave every day"
but you didn't shave yesterday -
~ know; ! am Just as well ofl'to-day,
though, as if had. SO much saved, at
any rate
On the following morning Douglass
appeared not only with long beard,
but with Il bosom and collar that were
both soiled and rumpled.
why, Edward! How you do loollp'
said Cora. "You'Ve neither shaved nor
put on a clean shirt"
cts no matter. | look well enough.
This being so very particular in dress is
waste of time, and Pm getting tired
of it,
Gradually the declension from neat.
ness went on, until Edward was quite a
match for his wife, and yet. strange tC
say, Cora had not taken the hint, broad
as it was
About six months after their mar
riage we invited a few friends to spend
a social evening with us. Cora and hel
husband among the number. Cora
came alone, quite early, and said that
her husband was very much engaged
and could not come until after tea. My
I young friend had not taken much pains
with her attire.
About an hour after tea the door OF
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