National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-23
The New Black Silk.

wore ldSl ounudN,' Sd1u MIS-. NILS
to her husband.
Must, my dear p answered Mr..
Mills. You speak as if urged by
necessity or strong sense of duty
Which is it-duty =
Always ridiculing my religion
snapped Mrs. Mills.
because L don't see the religion
was the firm answer. Nobody ad.
mires true religion more than ! DO,
but you know, Mary, | hate shams.
You've joined the church, but l
don't see that you are at all differ
ent from the gayest people out of it,
Il am thankful that you are not
my judge proudly retorted the
wife.
But am. By their fruits We
shall know them. Men do not gath
er e apes from thorns, nor figs from
thiStles. l have right to Judge by
the fruits
We'll, please don't say any more
about it now, but give me the mon
ey for the dress. | want it this
morning.
How much do you want!'
Eighty dollars
For one dress -
Yes, for one dress
1t seems to me that YOU have
dresses enough, without buying any
more Just now. | want all my mon
cN in my busin esS. Besides | don't
see how YOU can have the conscience
to spend eighty dollars for a single
dress, when thick around you are
people who can't get clothes to make
them comfortable. ask YOU if it
is Christian-like to spend so much
money on yourself and SO little on
others !!
NOV, please don't say any more,
James, only let me have the money
for my dress
The husband counted it out
eighty dollars. 'Will that be
enough I? he asked i'll a sarcastic
tone, as he handed it to his wife.
Il think so.
And you couldn't possibly spare
one dollar Of it to buy some stock
ngs for a poor child, not even if its
feet were freezing 1t wouldn't be
right. Would it? You must have
a new dress, and an eighty dollar
one, too, Aud you couldn't give Il
dollar to send to the perishing hea-
then 1t wouldn't be your duty
How YOU dotalk, James
Wei, ! must, and ! suppose il
is my poor privilege, If not :Ay duty.
But good morning now It's time
to 20 down town to work.
Mrs. Mills anayed herself in
SEowy and expensive garments, and
went to buy the desired dress.
1t was bought, sent home, and
the parcel containing it eagerly
opened. What a glow on Mrs
Mills face! What a sparkle in her
eyes.
, Isn't it beautiful p she exclaim
ed, with such admiration as the an
gels might have at the birth of 4
new virtue in the sin stricken soul
Had She amy idea of the value o
virtue. Had she any love for the
souls of her felIowmcn-this lover
OF dress
Mrs. Mills had her new silk
And now it must be made. Sh,
: employed a poor, delicate, young
: dressmaker to make it in her house
1t was Friday morning when til,
. poor girl wcnt--a dark and stormy
morning, and the way was long
The poor thing had had some troubl,
about getting her breakfast, and il
had made her late; she was all o
twenty minutes behind time. Mrs
Mills face was very cloudy, spite o
the light that shone up to it iron
her new and luStrouS dress.
you are very late was her salu
d tation to the dressmaker; did th,
storm delay you!'
The young girl colored. She di,
not care TO tell the real cause of he
delay, and answered:
perhaps that hindered me lit
tie. But can stay after six an(
make up time
'Do you suppose we can get thi'
dress done today f'questioned Mrs
Mills, by way Of driving.
d 1T will depend somewhat on IN,
getting good fit
, IT must be done said Mrs. Mills
'for | must lave it to wear on Sun
/ day
70 After while Mrs. Mills went t,
her dining room for a lunch, a dain
; ty lunch that the cook provided TO
her daily. She ordered none lo
g.. her drcsSmakcr; she could wait til
|, dinner time, Mrs. Mills said to th'
servant. She has no doubt bcci
used to waiting.' Mrs. Mills SCENE,
10 have no idea that the command
DO unto others as Va would tha
they should do unto Nou,' was spoil,
en- to her. How many are ther
9 who dot
k Does any one say that the luncl
was Il little thing, not worth men
tioningg 1t might have been, an,
p it might not. No one knows wha
is little to another. DR.. johnson
says Nothing is little TO him wilt
= feels it with great scnsibility.'
At last it was ended, the ten lonI
hours the latcncss of the morning
all made up; and Mrs. Mills SAY
+" that the poor, tired gill was expec,
: ing soon to go Couldn't she get
l,t,I. .,u,., 90, xC I,. a ik