Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-30

I As."-f. whitman, drawing out
her pocket book. .
Nothing. The watch is not de-
faced" a....
You have done kind act, sir,n
said Mrs. Whitman, with feeling
trembling along her voice. IL hope
~ asssA4-.sal not think unfavorably of
my husband. It's no fault of his
that the bill has not been paid. Good
morning sir.n
Mrs. Whitman drew her veil over
her face, and went, with light steps
aud light heart, from the store.
The pleasure she had experienc ced on
receiving her watch was not to be
compared with that now felt In part
ing with 1t. From the jewelers. she
went to the boot. makers and paid
the bill of twenty-five dollars; from
thence to her milliner's, and settled
for her las. bonnet.
II know you're dying to see my
new dress" said Mrs. Whitman,
gaily, as she drew her arm within
that of her husband, on his appear
ance that evening. "Come over to
our bedroom, and let me show it.
Come along! Don't hang back.
Charles, as IL you were afraid"
Charles Whitman went with his
wife passively, looking more like a
man on his way to receive sentence,
than in expectation of 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 extrava-
gance
"Sit down., Charles" She led
him to large, cushioned chair. Her
manner had undergone change.
The brightness of her countenance
had departed. She took something,
In hurried way from drawer, and
catching up footstool. placed it on
the floor near him, and sitting down,
leaned upon him, and looked tender
ly and lovingly into his face. Then
she handed him the jewellers bill.
at is receipted, you see." Her
voice fluttered little. ..
Ada! how is this? What does
It mean?n He flushed ana grew
eager.
II returned the watch, and Mr..
R----receipted the bill. / would
have paid for damage, but he said II
was un!njured, and asked nothing"
Oh, Ada!n
"And this is receipted also; and
this;" handing him the other bills
which she had paid. "And now,
dear" she added quickly. "how do
you like my dress? Isn't it beauti-
ful?"
We leave the explanations and
scene that followed to the readers
imagination. If any fair lady, how
ever, who like Ada. has been draw
ing too heavily upon her husbands
slender income, for silks and jewels,
Is at a loss to realize the scene, let
her try Ada's experiment. Our word
for 1t, she will find q new and glad
experience in life. Costly silks and
jewels may be very pleasant things,
but they are too dearly bought when
they come at the price of a husbands
embarrassment, mental disquietude,
or alienation. TOO often the gay
young wife wears them as the sign
of these unhappy conditions. Tran
quill hearts, and sunny homes, are
precious things; too precious to be
burdened and clouded by weak vani-
ty and love of show. Keep this in
mind, oh ye fair ones. who have hus-
bands In moderate circumstances.
DO not let your pride and pleasure
oppress them. Rich clothing, costly
laces and gems, are poor substitutes
for smiling peace and hearts over
shadowed by care. Take the lesson
and live by 1t, rather than offer an
other illustration, in your own ex-
perience, CT the folly we have been
trying to expose and rebuke.-Ar-
thurs Magazine.