The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-10-01
TWO MIRRORS.
Wherein Certain Young Husbands
and Wives may see Themselves
Reflected.
A M1RR on ron YOUNG uuspANps.


ly, for she knew that her husband
had not much money to spare yet
she spoke earnestly, aud there was a
world of entreaty in her look.
"What do you want IS cents for?'
asked Albert.
I'll want to get some braid for my
new dress"
"Plague take these womeus FASH
ions Your endless trimmings and
thing-a-na jigs cost more than the
dress is worth. It's nothing but
she'll out money when once a woman
thinks of new dress"
"Surely, don't have so many new
dresses. | do eereainly try to be as
economical us | can"
alt is a funny kind of cceuo my, at
all events. But if you must h ave il
suppose you must"
Aud Albert Landman took out his
wallet aud counted out the as cents;
but he gave it grudgingly, and when
he put the wallet back into his pock
ct he did it with an emphasis which
seemed to say that he would not take
it out again for a week.
When Albert reached the outer
door, on his way to his work, he
found the weather so threatening that
he concluded to go back aud get his
umbpella; and upon re.entering tho
sitting-room he found his wife in
tears. She tried to hide the fact that
she had been weeping, but he had
caught her in the act, aud asked what
it meant.
"Good gracious ~ cried the hus
band, ~ should like to know if you
are crying at what said about the
dress?"
"l was not crying ct what you
said, Albert" replied Kate, tremu
lousy; "but you were so reluctant to
grant me the favor. was thinking
lho; hard have to work h ow | am
tied TO the house how many little
things have to perplex me-then to
think"
"Pshaw What do you want to bo
80 foolish for ?"
And away started Albert Land.
man second time, but he was not
to escape SO easily. In the hall he
was met by his daughter Lizzie, a
bright eyed, rosy checked girl Of ten
years.
20, papa, give me IL cents"
"What in the world do you want
with it? Are they changing rchoul
books again p
No5 | want TO buy a hoop. Ellen
Smith has got one, aud SO has Mary
Ruck aud Sarah Ellen. Mr.. Graut
has got so~e really pretty ones to
sell. Can't | have ouc?,
"Nonsense IfyOu want a hoop,
20 aud gA one of some old barrel,
cant afford to be buying hoops for
you to trundle about the streets"
The bright blue eyes were filed
with tears, ard the shild's sobbing
broke upon his ear. Albert Land.
man hurried fIOm the house with
some very imPatSeHt word1 upon his
lips.
Tli' was in the morning. At
noon when he came hoHe to his din T..
ner, there was 4 cloud over the
household His wife was sober, aud
even Gttle Lizzie, usually so gay aud
blthcsome, was sad and silent.
After tea, Albert did few chores
about the house, aud thea he lighted
cigar aud walked cut. lie had
gone but short distance ELca Lc
met Lizzie. Ia her right baud she
dragged an old hoop, which IN, had
aiken from a dilapidated -four bai b
rel, while with her left she was rsk-
bing her rcd, swollen eyes. She was
in deep grief, aud was sobbing pain
fully. lie stopped his child and
asked what was the matter.
She answered as sell as her eebs
would let her, that the other girls
mad laughed at her, saA wade fuu of
her old hoop. They had nice, pretty
hoops, while hers was ugly aud
honely.
Never mind" 7" said Albert, Pattius
the little one upoO sl,e bead (for tbe
child's grief touched hiu) perhaps
we'll have a new hoop sJme tive"
"Mayu,t | have one now? Mr.
Grants got one lelt-oh, such a
pretty ouer'
The sobbiug had ceased, as the
child caught her fathers hand ca
gerly.
mot now, LizIic-not now. III
think about it.
Sobbing again, the child moved on
towards home dragging the old hooI
after her.
At one Of the stores Albert Land
man met some of his friends.
"Hallo Albert"
"What do you say TO a game oi
billiards ?"
"Good am in for that"
Aud Albert went to the billiard
hall, where he had n glorious time
with his friends. He liked billiards;
it was a healthy, pretty game, anc
the keeper of the hall allowed nc
rough-scuffs on his premises.
They had played four games. Al
bert had won two and his opponent
had won two.
"Thats two aud two" cried Tom
Piper, what do you say to playing
them off, Albert ?"
GAN right, go in" said Albert, full
Of animation.
So they had played the fifth game
and he who lost was to pay for the
five games. 1t was an exciting con-
test.
Both made capital runs, but in the
end Albert was beaten by three points
and with a little laugh he went up to