The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-24
Seleet Stora.
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IN WHICH MANY PERSONS CAN sEE
THEMSELVES REFLECTED,

ALBERT, wish you would let me
have seventy-fve cents"
Kate Laudmau spoke very carefully,
for she knew that her husband had not
much money to spare; yet sho spoke
earnestly, and there was word of en-
treaty in her look.
"What do you want seventy five cents
for 7" asked Albert.
II want to get some braid for my
new dress"
~ thought you had all the materials
on hand for that"
$50 thought had but Mrs. Smith
aud Mrs. Thompson both have trim.
ming of braid upon theirs, and it looks
very pretty. 1t is very fashionable,
and it certainly adds much to the beauty
Of dress"
PLAGUE take these women's fashions!
Your endless trimmings and thinga.
ma -jigs cost more than the dress is
worth. It's nothing but shell out money
when once woman thinks of u new
dress"
"Surely, | don't have so many new
dresses. | do certainly try to be as
economical as can"
1T is funny kind of economy, at
all events. But il you must have it, /
suppose you must"
And Albert Landman took out his
wallet aud counted out the seventy.five
cents; but he gave it grudgingly, and
when he put the wallet into his pocket,
he did it with an emphasis which seemed
to say that he would not take it out
again for u week.
When Albert reached the outer door,
on his way TO his work, be found the
weather SO threatening that be conclud-
ed to SO back aud get his umbrella; and
upon re.enteriug the sitting-room he
found his wife ip tears. She tried to
hide the fact that she had been weep
ing, but he had caught her in the act,
and asked what it meant.
Good gracious p cried the husband,
81 should like to know if you are cry.
ing at what | said about the dress p
81 was not crying at what you said,
Albert replied Kate, tremulously, "but
you were SO reluctant to grant me the
favor. l was thinking how hard l have
to work; | am tied to the house; how
many little things have to perplex me
then to think
"Pshaw! What do you want to be
SO foolish for 7"
And away started Albert Landman
second time, but he was not to escape
SO easily. In the hall he was met BY
his daughter Lizzie bright.eyed, rosy.
checked girl Of ten years.
"Oh, papa, give me fifteen cents |"
"Whatp
"0h, l want fifteen cents. Do, please,
give it to mo-"
"What in the world do you want with
it? Arc they changing school books
again 7"
"No; / want to buy hoop. Ellen
Smith has got one, and so has Mary
Ruck aud Sarah Ellen. Mr. Grapt has
got some really pretty ones to sell.
Can't have one Z"
Nonsense If you want q hoop, 60
and get il of some old barrel. / can't
afford to be buying hoops for you TO
trundel about the streets"
"Please, papa"
"No, told you"
The bright blpe eyes we're filed with
tears. aud the chiId's sobbing broke
upon his ear. Albert Landman hurried
from the house with some very impa.
tient words upon his lips.
This was in the morning. At noon,
when he came home to his dinner, there
Yves cloud over the household. His
wife was sober, aud even Lizzie, usually
so gay and bithesome, was sad and
silent.
But these things could not last long
in that household, for the husband and
wife really loved each other devotedly,
aud were at heart kind aud forbeariug.
When Albert came to his supper, Kate
greeted HIM with kiss, and 10 mo.
inent the sunshine came back and had
the lesson ended there tho husband
might have fapcied that no had done
nothing wrong, and that the cloud had
been nothing but the exhalation Of q
domestic Torment, fer which no one was
particularly responsible, though he
might have banishcd the conviction that