Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-04-08
MRS. WILLIAMS VANITY.
By MARY LYLE DALLAS.


"The dress is gone said Mrs.
Hartwell decidedly. and Nancy took
it, of course. But she's been artful
about it, end we can't bring it home
to her. l put the case in your hands,
Mr. Hunt. Here piece of the
silk, and piece oftlie lace It's not
SO. much the. value of the dress,
though the lace on it is worth three
hundred dollars, rs it isa q desire. to
punish tue young person. ,rsssa
Rather Il superior sort girl for
that class, understand" said the
detective.
Yes" said Mrs Hartwell every
pretty too, should say fair and
plump"
The detective nodded, and rumin-
atcd. tar .l9se
If she's not {. very old hand,
think you'll have the dress back,
ma am he said. and took his de-
parturc, while Mrs. Hartwell went
home to prepare for the party to
which she had been invited, and at
which the stolen dress was tu have
been worn congratulating herself in
the possession of black velvet,
which was always good style for a
matron.
On the same evening, Mrs. Will
liams coming home from the Intell-
igence Office with a new servant ut
her heelcs found on the mantel- piece
of her second floor parlor q note Of
invitation, and reading it: gave a
little screain
"Oh. Austin. Jane Morgan is
married and is going to have a grand
party, and we arc asked l used to
be very intimate with Jane, you
know; but / thought she'd quite for
gotten ,ne," she criea to her hush
and, who sat katiently waiting for
his tea.
Gut you, eli 7" said her husband,
''for marrying poor engraver.
Well, of course you want to go"
"Yes, do said the, little wife.
Then her face grew long. "But ]
haven't anything to wear hut my
black silk.''
"You'll look more elegant in that
than in anything else you could put
on said Austin, "and better than
any other girl there, l have no
doubt"
"Of course I'm glad to look well
in your eyes. my dear," said Mrs.
Williams, "but / know how the
Morgans dress. don't see how l
can go in thai plain thing, and l do
want to be there 50 dreadfully."
The new girl, busy with the tea
things, listened to every word, and
Lefty Williams, catching the
glance of her hard, restless eyes,
whispered to her husband that 'she
supposed that every one in the block
would know the full extent of her
wardrobe now," and ordered the
girl very shappishly to bring in the
tea a-pot, and slut the door when she
went out. Then, over the tea, she
decided that rather than let Jane
Morgan know that the she had
nothing handsome to wear, she
would stay at home. And she tried
to smile very cheerflllly as she made
this decision, and as she kissed her
husband good-by on the morrow, ,af-
ter his early breakfast; but when he
was gone she sat down in her rock,
ing char, and had what she termed
"a good cry over her disappoint-
ment. The 'cry' lasted long while.
When it was over she lifted her eyes,
and saw her ncw servant standing
he fore h er with SYM athizing coun-
tenance, leaning on a broom, and
shaking her head pensiveIy.
Mrs Williams was Indignant.
What are you doing here Nancy 2
she asked. ..-.-.
Pm after sweeping the room,
mhm, and l beg pardon if intrude,
but I couldn't help it seeing you was
unhappy; and didn't l know 1t was
about the ball -
"Well, I declare, the idca,' cried
Mrs. Williams.
- Il know that it's impudent it
seems, me speaking. but 1'vo a mo-
tive. Sure / know lady. the very
moral of your size, mum. that has
the elcgantest dresses, that she'd be
willing to loan ye for 4 trifle for the
wun night. IT. yc'd like to hire it'll