The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-21

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sicb big bow that l couldn't see any
thing but the top of his head for about
a second. l was really afraid he
would never straiten up again
Augusty told me that he was quite
a lion in society. Qfshe had said mon
key it would have been more to the
p oint,) because his father was a milG-
ncr. "A mighty small business for
man, seems to me, says l. You don't
und srstand grandma says shei 'he
owns a million of dollars.' well, says
1, that alters the case somewhat, but
l think that young feller needs fewer
dollars and more brains. Now just tell
me what he's good for1 All can see is
that he does very we'll for tailors to
show off their fine goods on. I don't
take any stock in that young man at all.
I'll bet he thi nks more of his mustache
this minute than he does of any lady in
the world.
| got a letter from my niece Susan
Jane, tellin' me that she wanted me to
get her some kind of nice dress, a
pair of shoes, and some other. things.
Now Marthy had been coaxing me
for long time to get q new bonnet.
1 told her over and ov er again that there
warn't any use OF it. Mine was every
bit as good as when I bought it, ten
years ago. always kept it wrapped
up in bandanner handkerchief in a
bandbox on the top shelf in the right
hand side of the wardrobe; so it was
never s'iled a bit.
But Marthy insisted, SO concluded
to buy a new one just to please her. l
made up my mind to buy bonnet and
Susan James fixius on the same day.
When told Marthy, she said she
would 90 with me that very day, but
she had some calls to make first, and
when she come back we would 60 to-
gether. stood at the window and
saw her go off in as much style as if she
was goin' to see Pre- sident Grant him
self. There was driver on top Of the
keerage and a man standin' on the back
part. The men were all dressed up too.
The driver was as black as coal, but
he had on high hat with big silver
buckle on it, blue coat with white but
tons, and white gloves, for fear of
gettin' his hands tanned / recon. I'll
bet he felt as fine as any lady in the
city. told Malthy that if wanted to
dress the driver up so powerful fine, l
would get awhile man, for you might
fix Pompey up within an inch ofhis life,
and he ever would be anything but
darkey. But she said it was more ar
istocratic, and l s'pose she knows.
After saw her start, thinks me, I'll
60 shoppin' while she's gone, for she
has sich high flo wu notions she will pay
too much for things, and not try to beat
the storekeepers down in their prices at
all. So got ready. 1t was a clear,
cold day, bat from my earliest childhood
l was always taught that there's no de-
pendenee to be put in the weatheri SO
l took my blue cotton umbereller with
me. wanted to buy the shoes first /;
so I went on until came to q master
big store, with every kind OF shoe you
could think of in the winder. When
went in, man came up and asked me
W hat kind of shoe ! wanted to looI
at. Now Susan Jane had given 81
many eau utions about the shoes that
was all fuddled up on the subject. She
didn'n want em too coarse or too fine,
too big or too little, too dear Or too
cheap. So l took the letter out of my
pocket to read again what she said a.
bout it. 1t was mighty long letter,
tellin how much butter aud cheese they
had made, the plan of new house her
pa was buildin, about q weddin' that
had lately come off, and lots of other
things. AS I did not know where to
find what she said about the shoes, sol
down, took out my specs and put 'em on
and read the whole letter out to the
man, stoppin' every now and then Ia
explain about the different people she
spoke of, and when | got through,
thought he looked impatient. | don't
see why though, for I thought it wa
the most interestin' letter | had ever
read. He smiled a little when l told
him Susan James number, (sevens), but
| don't think a woman need be ashamed
of a sensible sized foot. ! would rath
er wear a shoe of that size than tC
squeeze my foot into shoe about three
numbers too small for il, like the wo-
men of to-day generally do. They ar
as bad as the poor ignorant Chinese
After loOkin' at and pricin' about fift!