Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-11-12

"Whoever gets you will have mere
than his match" answered her brother,
nIpping her ear. "All this incendiary
fanfaronade has kept me half an hour be-
hind my time. Any commands for down
town, Lou p
"None." The reply was not very
prompt, and although Mrs. Garvay
smiled in lifting her eyes to her husband.
they waved uneasily. "The butcher, the
baker, and candlestick-maker, have all
had their orders, / believe"
"Good r' The pocket was buttoned
with slap of satisfaction, 81 have an
engagement at FIVE which will detsin me
until near six. Please order dinner half
an hour later than usual, will you ?"
"Tbat suits us well enough" said Sa-
lone, when he had gone. at will give
us a longer time for our shopping, and
Sightseeing our visit up the river. And
the day is geni-so cool, yet bright.
When can we be ready2 / told Julia
we would call for her little after ten"
81 am very sorry-I wish, ,"-faltered
Mrs. Garvey. "You and Julia must go
without me to-day. find that cannot
accompany you conveniently"
"What ? Why, we planned the whole
expedition, you and /. Julia won't be
in town again for an age, and it will be
charmingly like old times for us three to
run about stores and picture-galleries to-
gether. Mrs. Lartow will be inconsola-
bic. You are the chief of her favorItes,
and the dear soul is getting old and in
firm"
Mrs. Garvey busted herself in collect
ing the silver on the breakfast table her
face was flushed, her eyes downcast. al
am very, very sorry" she repeated, "but
L cannot leave home to-day very well" :"
Salome caught her about the waist,
peeped around roguishly to get a fair
view OF her countenance. "COme, my
dear, fess' after the manner Of Little
Woman p What is the lion in the way /?
He is so newly born do not think him
very dangerous.
l do not make a. mystery of it." re-
Joined the other, with poor pretence Of
light laugh. II am in state of utter
impecuniosity, and, when such is their
plight, honest people don't go shopping "
"Why didn't you tell Tom this ? m
put on my hat, and run down to him now.
There is time enough"
"No, no he wouldn't like it it com.
missioned you TO prefer my request II
would seem as if resented his forgetful.
ness. asked him three days ago TO let
me have hundred dollars, explaining
that we three had planned shopping
trolic for to-day, and that wished to
procure fall outfit for the children and
myself. reminded him of it again last
night. Yet you saw She stopped abb
ruptediy, and Salome gave her time to
recover herself
81 heard him ask what were your COM
mands. And you fibbed in saying you
had none. Why didn't you come ont
with the truth ? If he is forgetful. you
must prompt his memory the oftener." "
''It Is easy to say that. Sometimes
am SO pressed on every side for the lack
of few dollars that prompt his men,
ory,' as you call it, five or six times in as
many days. 1t cannot but irritate him
to be importuned for what appears to
him trifiing sum. He does not know
how much need it. / don't blame him
for getting out of patience once in a
while. He cannot charge bis mind with
so many petty cares, he says, and cant
wait day or twop He never carrie,
more than couple of dollars in small
change in his pocket-book. am always
willing to wait as long as possible.
want his home to be a resttul place
Twice l called at his store, but he forbade
a repetition of the visit, saving it was
not pleasant for ladies to visit that pari
of town. IownI am disappointed to
day. Tom doesn't dream how I had SCI
my heart upon carrying out our pro
gramme. But l couldn't mention tn,
money again. 1t annoys mon to b
teased." @ '. ara H-s
"Good gracious I And it doesn't an
noy you to GO penniless, suppose ? o.
to dig at his pocket forty times befor,
you get a symptom of cash What
did he say when you asked for funds t.
meet the present distress p aI
That he hadn't the money with him
but he would try and bear itiu mind
and get it for me very soon. b
Why didn't you tell him that his checl
would answer your purpose |? You heart
| titIA tA pidiu INV tuC tutuS ouOuiu "
done. / believe in taking people at thei
word. See here! Write note from
my dictation, and send Katy down tow,
with it.
Salome, you are not in earnest |?
Why shouldn't / be in the deades
kind of earnest It is the way in whic
you ought to have begun your Marie
life. Let us be business-like. Since b
has said: this is the way, let us walk i
II.
But, says the wife, since ! did not bt
gin in that way ..l y.
1t is never too late to mend bad habits
Are you ready? Write: r..-. -.s
DEAR TOM-You forgot to hand m
the money of which spoke last evening
You will oblige me by sending it )
Katy, or should you consider this unsaf
your check will do as we'll can ha,
It cashed. Affectionately, .Jr e.
LOUISE GARyAY.
It is awiully impertinent, shuddere
the writer. l dare not send it. He wi
} be very angry. ! never wrote him b
fore in that cool independent tone.
} 1t is sensible retorted the independer
. spinster. You are obeying him literal!
carrying out his own idea. Is he nc
your cashier, your banker, your bushes