The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-09-28
Hisqelln',eo',s.
THE REAsON wFTY.
BY MATTE DYER BR1rrs.


81 can't afford it, Juliet! Can't afford
1t and there's no use talking. If you
wanted anything reasonable, now; but the
idea-the Ue1y ideG-of man in nv DO.
sition giving his wife camel's hair shawl.
Why the thing Is preposterous ~
And having thus delivered his opinion.
Mr.. Harry Campbell Strengthened himself
up and looked big, as men are apt to when
they think they have said something smart,
but, Harry" gently interposed pretty
little Mrs. Juliet, looking up from her
work basket, 'EyOu arc out of debt, YOU
know, and said you had good income
last year"
''Suppose have-supposeI I have! How
many camel's hair shawls do Won think If
would take TO use it all up? 1 can't en-.
courage any such extravaganza, Juliet. SO
that is the end OF it."
Every well, +" quietly acqmesced Juliet:
"but, Harry, l must have little money to
get some rities before 1 go away"
'HoW much do you want !" drawing
out his pocket book rather reluctantly.
FIFTY dollars will do, said Mrs. Juliet,
meekly.
FIFTY dollars for trihes! tell YOU.
Juhe, If you are going TO spend money
that way your summer trip will cost more
than it comes to.'
but, Harry" pleaded the young wife,
II need so mnny things; don't see how
I can get along with less"
''Weu, well-I'n humor you thus time,
but you must remember, money don't
grow on trees"
With such sage observation, Mr.. Camp
bell took himself off to his store, and pa
tient little Juliet went upstairs to put on
her walking dress.
Soon after she stood in the parlor of
Harry's cousin, Ruth Hawkins, and was
greeted by Ruth herself, with a bright
smile and the question:
''Wen, you are goirg to get the shawl ?n
mo, 1 guess not, }" said Juliet sadly.
'Guess not! Oh, you must! Pm going
to get mine, and want you TO nave one
?ust like it,"
HumPh can't afford it, Bah, I get sick
of hearing the men say that l don't let
John say it, can tell you. I'll bet Harry
spends more than the cost of two shawls
ou himself in q years time"
''Oh, 1 guess not" family interposed
Mrs. Juliet. ''Harry isn't at all extrava-
CANT
''Oh, isn't he said Ruth. "Wen, I've
known him longer than you have, and
Way have my own notions about that. I
wish you'd have spirit enough to s.y you'll
have the shawl anyhow"
''Oh, no, couldn't do that, Harry
would be so angry"
who cares, y said Harry's cousin. Il
fancy that Harry of yours needs to be
taught a lesson or two, and if were you
ne would get them. Well, I suppose you
are going TO get the other things?"
VOC
them. Get on your hat, and Wen go down
to Brady's"
To Brady's they weut, and to other
places, also, in the course of their morn
ing's shopping. Little Juliet worried her
pretty head to make her precious fifty
dollars go as far as possible, while Mr..
Harry stuck his feet comfortably up in the
window of his club room, and smoked
cigars and drank champagne at five dol
liars bottle.
In few days Juliet packed her trunk
and went off to spend the simmer with
an old aunt away up il the country, be-
cause if she went to Cape May, where she
wanted t0 so, Il would cost too much
money.
And few pays after, Cousin Ruth, re-
quiring some patterns which she knew Ju.
het hap left at home, went up to Harry's
ank requested the up stairs keyes of the
old woman who he'd been left in charge.
Yes, Miss Rufe, give you de keys, -
said old Amt Sally; Fbut you see, Mist
Harry he done have comp'ny last night,
and hain't got de parlors righted up Wit.
You jes' lshut your eyes, honey, an den
you won't see dc muss."
I 'tAh, Harry had comp'ny, did he 2"
asked Ruth. ~. -
''Yes, did he honey; an that amt the
end of It nyther. He said they done had
sech good time, they was a comm agin
tonight, an I'll bet Miss Julie won't have
l.a.whole glass lef in de house" =
''Ah,' said Ruth, 'fhey broke the
glasses did they2" .-.. -
81 guess you'd q Thought SO honey ::
sech cuttin' up never did hear since the
day was bOrned. -Jes you go upstairs,
honey, and see what muss they made"
| Ruth went upstairs and threw open the
parlor and dining room doors 70 take a
survey.
'tAh," she observed, as she saw the
ruins of the costly feast upon the table,
and the debris of broken glass and china
! scattered around, ''no wonder he can't af-
ford Juliet a shawl! Don't 1 wish she
could see thisi Yes, aAd-well, If they
l ND-- A-EO SAIS AAAOAO G44dP JASy IN
vito at their feast to night, it went be be-
cause don't invite her, that's certain -
Ruth slammed the doors, forgetting all
shout her patterns. and walked straight
down the street to the nearest telegraph
Office. There she sent this Aaconic moss
| age: ia .s .'f
DEAR JULIE - --.E.
Come up and sec why Harry can't af--
| ford it. Come by the 9 o'cIOcl, tram
straight to my house. -,' '....
.--.-.. -. RUTu.
And the result of Ruth s energetic efforts
was, that at two o'clock she and Julie
were closeted together, holding very i'm
/ pOrtant discussion on the propriety of sub
DUNG their common enemy, the rebellious
and economical Harry.
At a somewhat late hour that night quite
a conViVial party was assembled in Mr..
Campbell's dining room, "malying a night
of it" Costly wines, costly cigars, meer-
schaums, rare fruits and delicaciss of all
kinds, were laYished in profusion which
quite accounted for the name Harry Camp
bells friends hae given him of 'ta princely
good fellow"
The participants in these midnight or
gies were ''precious jolly" as they termed
! it, and. in fact, few of them were be-
] ginning to have rather more wine than
sense in their heads. In the very height
of the revel the door opened, and in
walked little Mrs. Campbell, in a gray
travelling suit, with her travelling bag in
/ bap