The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-02-16
Fapltsi Have r any great
faults, Frank ~ k.a@i - Z

Fapitsi Have r any great
faults, Frank ~ 8.39Is. se
Little faults may Sometimes
entail great consequences, Fanny"
@H You scoid any more, T shall
Ego ont Of the room y
IS You need moi, for I am goine
myself to pack my valise.2 Byfth
way, there's a button off the shirt
1 waut toiwears Tomorrow. Iwish
you would come up stairs and sew
It on for me-" z. s<s S. ss
s I will, presently, ss..
IsSss Why cant you come now p
/ just want to finish this book !;
there's only one moro chapter,
And Fanny opened her volume
80 resolutely that her husband
thought 1t best not to contest the
questions.
Sitting all alone in front of the
bright fire, Mrs. Chickerly gradu.
ally grew drowsy, and before she
knew it she had drifted off into the
shadowy regions of dream-land.
She was roused by the clock
striking eleven. -s- a,.-;1ss .r
Dear me !! how late 1t p she
thought, with a little start. 8 I must
| SO up stairs immediately. There,
l forgot to tell cook about having
breakfast at Eve tomorrow morn.
ing, and Of course she's abed and
asleep by this time. III be up ear.
ly enough to see to it myself, that
will be, just as we'll 4 .lsi,., s,.s, {
/ And laying this salyo to her con-
science, Mrs. Chickerly turned off
the gas, and crept drowsily up the
stairs. -. .o'',,'' ? I. -
.Fanny, Fanny, it's past five,
and cook hasn't come down stairs
yet. Are you sure you spoke to
her last night q ~ s. ,sa s'era .ls,t
Mira. Chickerly ribbed her eyes
and stared sleepiiy around -
'Oh, Frank, / forget all about
speaking to her last night she
cried with eonscience- stricken face.
But I'll run right up-she can
have the breakfast ready in q very
few minutes 'ae E.I@. .''s2.si
She sprang ont of bed, thrust her
feet into a. pair Of silk-lined slip.
pers, and threw shawl over her
shoulders, - rf.sl
Mr.. Chickerly bit his lip, and
checked her Es-'' 90 Is
No need, Fanny he said, a
little bitterly, / must leave the
house in fifteen minutes, or mics
the only through train. It's of no
use speaking to cook noao.' .,9-s Z
am so sorry, Frank a',~1E 3 !
Mr.. Chickerly did not answer !;
he was apparently absorbed in
turning over the various articles in
his bureau drawer, while Fanny
sat shiyering on the edge Of the
bed, cogitating how hard it was
for her husband to start on a long
journey that bitter morning with,
ont any breakfast.
j can make cup Of coffee my
self over the furnace fire. she ex-
claimed, springing to her feet. But
Mr.. Chickerly again interposed:
Sit down, Fanny please. 7
would rather You would sew this
button on the neck Of my shirt. /
have packed the others-those that
are fit to wear. I have shirts
enough, but not one in repair
Fanny crimsoned as she remem
bored how often in tho course of
the last month or two, she had
solemnly promised herself to de-
vote a day to the much-needed
renovation of her husbands shirts.
She looked. round for her thim-
BILE. ssss2'r. a,1t Ire ,sz.d taErrs gsft
I Left It down stairs Inst night.
Ill get 1t in a minute r aEts'E -
The housemaid had just kindled
q ire in the sitting.room CRATE it
was blazing and cracking cheeri.
ly among the fresh Goals, and Fan
ny could not resist the temptation
OF pansing a moment to warm her
chilled fingers, an d watch the
greenish-purple spires of fame
shoot merrily up the chimney, un-
til she heard her huskand's voice
calling her imperatiyely: So :. -
Fanny Fanny what are you
doingp -. r''' n'F ,.',....t ',' I = "a
"Oh, DEAR" thought the wife,
as she ran up stairs, 81 wish
Frank wouldn't be 60 cross.s He's
always in o hurry -" s'aris.
Little Mrs Cbickerly never stop
ped to think that the real reason
was that she, his wife, was never
Gin a hurry .ris l,r,sas4 Ia
The needle threaded, the thin
Bile fitted ON, an, appropriate but
ton was next TO be selected.
fOh, dear, Frank, I haven't one
the right size = ~ '3"''A - ] s''tV'4'
Sew on what you have, then :
but be qaick r. yg -,
But Fanny was qoite certain
there was sjust the right BUTTON
aOuravyhara In, shay. x1o,.fr haol1>t