The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-01
A sCANDALoUS SHAWL.
'H@ From the oswsgo Pall.diuln, Iltb.

l $50 q W ~ afa "a
| From the oswsgo PALLADIUM, 18th.
In one of the most furnishing vjllay..
of this county there was q recent occny-
! renee which merits chroniclinp drv.
goods merchant went to New York far
stock, and, among the articles purchased.
brought home three shawls of q most re-
mfa llI pattern unlike anything ever
before seen in the village The conse-
quence was decided sensation among
the ladies. The shawls were Wonderful
perfectly lovely, of fine material elegant.
~ wrought and costly. They were os
peculiar colorao One WIS Of broad
stripes OF blue and white iauotl,er nf
scarlet and white, and the third Of pur-
pie and white. $50 y 800 . 20
For the purpose of telling the singu.
lar, yet truthful story of those shawI,. we
shall lmprovise names instead of usinr
real ones. l3tA
Mr.. Nocturnal, the merchant. opeped
oui his stock on Tuesday, and the fame
OF the shawls immediately spread All
the Ladies' IN the village called At Mc7rn-
rails to see and to admire them Mrs
Fiskin, the bankers wife, vent into I'd.
stacies, and besieged |" Fiskin. NV dearn
so vigorously, that on Thursday nornia~
he capitulated, and Mrs. Fiskin had the
purple and white shswlsent homc. The
news spread, and on Friday Miss Poun.
Ger, the lawycr's daughter, carried of The
blue and white shawl. 800 80 ~ 80
NOW between Miss Pouncer, the law
yer's daughter, and Miss Grit, the miller'e
daughter, there was long standing ieal-
ousy. The papas Of both these Young la
dies were "well off," but Pouncer was
liberal, and rugged up" his daughter
IN the latest style, while Grit, an austere,
close-flsted man, severe on dress and elo.
quent upon the ruin it had brought on
the sex" made Miss Grit's ATTEMPT TO
rival Miss Pouncer very laborious.
When Miss Grit and her mamma heard
that Miss Pouncer had carried off the
second shawl they were consumed with
jealousy, and Immediately set to work to
tevlse ways and means to secure che scar
let aud white shawl. IT was decided to
beseech Grit after breakfast on Saturday
morning, but their courage failed them.
and Mr.. Grit, having said grace after
meat departed uncoaxed. At dinner the
attempt was to be made, sur, but Grit (for
some unaccountable reason did not come
home TO dinner The good Mrs. Grit.
moved by her daughters tears and plead.
ings during the afternoon, at last con-
scented to allow Angelina to buy the last
1T the coveted shawls without the con.
sent Of papa Angeline immediately
called upon MeGrural and asked to see
the shawl. To her disnlay she learned
that it was sold this morning"
Who had bought it? was the next
question Nc. was disposed to be reti-
cent. but finally told Miss Grit that her
father had bought the shawl, and. un-
doubtedly, intended to surprise her.
Angelina was happy. She ran right
home and told her mother. !" Pa came
home to tea, bat said nothing about the
shawl. '
" He thinks he's keeping it. awful Sc
cret," said Angelina. IL" He don't intend
to let me know it until I'm dresaed for
church tomorrow" "f4e
Sunday morning came, but to Ange-
lines surprise no shawl was forthcoming
She went to church detected Mrs. Fis-
kin was there in her purple and white
shawl, and Miss Pounuer was there in
her blue and White shawl, and the ewes
Of the whole congregation were upon
them. This was bad enough, but worse
was to come. aUaIA silsds yioa esaj a II
Immediately after the first prayer, who
should come up the broad aisle but a
buxom young California widow, the vii
lage milliner, and encased in all the
glory of the scarlet and white shawl,
1t is said that Mr.. Grit experienced
some difficulty in satisfactorily explain.
ing the little circumstance to his family.