The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-04-17
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selves Reflected.

scveniy-fve cents
Kate Landman spoke very carefully, fo'
she knew that her husband hal not much
money to sparc, yet she spoke earnestly
aud there ws worsi Of ea,rraty in he'
look
"wha, do YOU want seventy five cents
ior9" uskcd Albert.
| III want to get some braid for my new
drcssI"
| IL thought you had oil the materials OH
hand for that"
so ! thought had; but Mp. Smith
md Mrs. Thompson both have trimming
of braid on theirs. and il looks very pretty.
Il is very fashionable and il certainly adds
very much to the beauty ofn dress
.Plague take these womcn's fashions
Your endless trimmings and thing.a-n,a.
iigs cos, moro than the dress il worth. It's
nothing hut shell out money when once n
woman thinks ola new dress"
Surely 1 don't have so many new
dresses. do certainly try to he rs eco
nornical rs can"
alt is funny kink Of economy, at all
events. Hut ifyou must have it, suppose
I must"
And Albert Landman took out his wallet
and counted ont the ssventy.6ve cents, but
he gave il grndgingly, and when he put the
wallet back into his pocket he did it with
nm emphasis which seemed TO say that hs
wonli not nike II out again for several
weeks.
When Albert reached the outer door, on
his way 10 his work, he found the wealth
err so threatening that he concluded to 30
back and get his umbrella; aud upon en-.
trriny the sitting. room no found his wife
in tears. She tried to hide the fact TINT
she had been weeping, hut he caught her
in the act, and asked what il meant.
GOOD gracious % cried the husband. III
should like to know if you arc crying at
wha, said about the dress"
III was not crying ut what you said, Al
bert" replied Kate, TREMENDOUSLY; "hut you
were SO reluctant to grant me the favor. !
was thinking how hard have To work; i
un, tied to the house; how many little
things ! have to pcrplex me-thcn to
think"
"Pshaw What do you want TO DO so
| foolish for?"
And away started Albert l.andnan a
second time, hut he was not to escape so
easily. In the hall he was met by IBIS
daughter Lizzie, bright eyed, rosy check.
ed girl Of ten years. ..- ...
40, Papa. give me fifteen cents 7"
"What?"
40, I want fifteen cents, do please give il
to me-"
"Wha, in the world do you want OF III
Are YOU changing school books again ~
"No, want to buy hoop. Ellen Smith
has got one, und so has Mary Buck and
Sarah Allen. Mr.. Grant has got some real
pretty ones to sell. Can't have ono3'
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hi. ear Albcr, Landmon hurried from the
house with some very impatient words on
his lips.
This was In tho morning. At noon when
he came home to his dinner, there was a
cloud over his household. His wife was
sober, aud even little Lizzie, usually %
r,y and bli,hesome, was sad and silent.
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ended ,h.r, Tho husband might have fan.
c;,d tina, he had done nothing wrong, and
tina, the cloud had been nothing but the
.,h0l,a,;on of , domestic fermen,,ior which
No an, WA. particularly RESPONSIBLE. though
n, ,n;vh, have bsnisbe,, the conviction that
,..',a,.,. s,.n;on. wor. , nui.onc, and I.
h,nhn, \, well n, , fr;pbtiul trui, upon
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