Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-05-08

erish kind Of ezcibement became in
: active IN new direction. More in.
Z drawn, as il Were and less interested
To what IS going on around him, His
cOldness cbills me at times, and his in.
ritation hurts me-"
Something is going wrong with him
] What can &c be 2'
The letter was in her hand.
NIhis may give me light And with
{ careful fingers she opened the euvslone
! not breaking the paper, so that She
could seal it again if she desired TO tlC
SO. There was bill Of sixty dollars,
I anu.1 communication from the person
sending The bin. He was q jeweIer.
''If this is not settled at ouce,' he
wrote, 81 shall put the account in suit.
10 has been standing for over a yeRI
and am tired Of getting excuses in
stead of my money!
The bill was for a alady7s watch. which
Mrs, W Whitman had almost compelled
4 her husband to purchase. ftNot paid
for? Is IL possible ~ exclaimed the
little woman, in blank astonishment,
while the blood mounted to her fOre-
Then she sat down to think. Light
began to come into her mind. As she
sat thus thinking, a second letter came
for her husband. She opened it without
DISSATISFACTION. Another bill and another
! dunning letter!
ssNot paidi Is it possible ?" she re-
peated the ejaculation. lt was bill of
/ twenty-five dollars for CATERS and slim
( perss which had been standing for three
1 months.
'This VIII never dol'' said the awalz-
ening -Hnever-no, never ~ and
i she thrust the two letters into her pock-
/ et in a resOlute way. From that hour
] until the return Of her husband at din-
ner time, Mrs. Whitman did an unusu-
/ al amount of thinking for her lit6te
Il rot ernVr TF11 Hnsara
tered that the morning cloud had not
/ passed from his brow.
'Here is the money for that new
dress he said, taking a small roll Of
/ bills from his vest pocket, and handing
] them to Ada as he came in. He did
not kiss her, nor smile in the old bright
way. But his voice was calm, If not
cheerful. A kiss and a smile just then
wOuld have been more precious to the
/ young wife than hundred silk dresses.
! She took the money, saying:
'tThauk you dear. II is kind of you
to regard my wishes"
Something in Ada's voice and man
ner caused Mr.. Whitman TO lift his
eyes, with look of inquiry TO her face.
But she turned aside, so that she could
not read its expression.
He was graver and more silent than
usual, and ate with scarcely an appear
ance of appetite.
"COme home early, dear" said Mrs.
Whitman, as she walked to the door
her husband, after dinner
"Are you impatient to have me adj
mire your silk dress 2'' he replied with
faint effort at a smile.
eyes, it will be something splendid,''
she answered.
he turned off from her quickly and
left the house. A few moments she
stood with a thoughtful face, her mind
indrawn, and her whole manner COM
pleteIy changed. Then she went to her
room and commenced dressing to go
out.
Two hours later and we find her in
jeWelry store on Broadway.
f'Can say a word to yOu2 She adj
dressed the owner of the store, who
knew her very we'll.
"Certainly," he replied, and moved to
the further end of one of the long show
cases.
Mrs. Whitman drew from her pocket |
a lady's watch and chain, and laying
them on the show case said, at the
same time holding out the bill she had |
taken from the envelope addressed TO |
her husband
81 cannot afford to wear this watch, /
my husbands circumstances are tool
limited. / tell you so frankly IL
should not have been purchased, but |
a too indulgent husband yielded to theI
this to take blame from him. Now, |
sir, meet the case if you can do 50 in Il
fairness to yourself. Take back the ]
watch and say how maeh shall pay
you besides
The jeweIer dropped hiseyes to think. |
The case took him a little by surprise. |
He stood for nearly a minute, then tR-
king the bill and watch, ssids Wait |
q moment" and went 90 desk near |
tfWiIl that do7" He had come for
ward again, and now presented her |
with q receipted bilh His face wore a |
pleasant expression
How much shall pay you 2'' asked |
Mrs. Whitman, drawing out her pocket /
book
Nothing. The watch is not defaced. - 1
you have done a kind act, sir, - said !
Mrs. Whitman, with a trembling voice. /
81 hope you will not think unfaVOrably \
Of my husband it's no fault Of his that /
the bill has not been paid. Good after
noon SIR
Mrs. whitman drew her veil over her
face and went with light steps and
light heart from the store. The pleas
ure she had experienced on receiving
her watch was not to be compared /
with ii. From the jewelers. she went
to The boot makers, and the bill Of
twenty-five dollars and from thence to
her milliner's and settled for her last
bonnet.
81 know you are dying to see my new
dress" said Mrs. Whitman, g8lly as
she drew her arm within that Of her
husband, on his appearance that eve
ming. "COme into the parlor, and let
me show 1t. Come along; don't hang
back, Charles, as if you were afraid"
Charles Whitman went with his wife
passively, looking more like man on
his way to receive sentence than in ex-
pectation of a pleasant sight. His
thoughts were bitter.
'Shall my Ada become lost to me?"
he said in his heart-''lOst to me in a
world of folly, fashion. and extraya-
gance -
.'sit down Charles" She led him to
a large cushioned chair. Her manner
had undergone a change the bright
ness of her COuntenance had departed.
She took something in a hurried way
from a drawer, and taking up foot
stool placed it on the floor near him
and looked tenderlY aud lovingly in
his face then handed him the jewelers.
bill
''It is receipted, you see, Her voice
nuuered a little.
"Ada, how is this, what does it mean?"
He flushed and grew eager.
81 returned the watch, and Mr.. r. re-
ceiptpd the bill. I would have paid for
damage, but he said it was uHinj ured,
and asked nothing. And this ia receipt
ed also, and this, handing him the 9TH
eT bills which she had paid.
"And now, dear" she added quick
Iy," show do you like my new dress
isn't it beautiful 9''
We have the explanations and scenes
that follow to the readers Imagination.
If any fair lady, however, who, like
Ada, has been drawing too heavy on
her husbands slender income, for silks
and jewels, is at loss to realize the
scene, let her try Ada's experiment.
Expanding the Lungs.