The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-08-09


e3 q the iaaet ebd Il tAe show eases
Mn Whitman dt5e from her pocke
a aly- watch and elmu. sud layin.
tbgm ou the showcase, said. at To
same lime. holding oui lhe bili Size la,
taken frtm tbe envelope, addressed /,
hor husband
cant aiIotd 10 wear this watch; m,
husbands i means arc too limited tel
yoa 50 frankly Il should never hav,
been purchased bot a too indal
gent husband yicldelio TIE mportuni
ties u foolish Young wife. say thi.
to take blame from hlm. Now, sir, meeI
The case, If you can 10 50 in fairness Il
yourself Take back tie watch and sa,
bow much | shall ray you besides
The ieweler dropped bis eyes to thinl
Tie ease took him n hlso by surprise
lie stood for nearly minute then tax
ing the blll aud watch he said Wait 4
moment, aud went to desk near 10y.
VIII that do2 He bad come forward
again, ana now presented her with the
rscmpted bill His face wore a pleased
expression.
How much shall l pay yous she ask.
~, taking out her poeket-booL.
Nothing, the watch is not defaced
You have done kind act, sir, said
Mrs Whitman, with feeling trembling
along her voice hope you will not
think unlayorably Of my husband It's
no fault Of bis that the bill has not been
paid Good morning, sir
Mrs Whitman drew her veil over her
face, and went with light steps and a
light heart from the store The pleas
url size had experienced on receiving
her watch was not to be compared with
that felt in parting with it From the
store she went TO the boot-maker's and
paid the bill Of twenty-five dollars; from
thence to her milliner, and settled for
her last bonnet
| know yoa are dying to see my new
dress, said Mrs Whitman, gaily, as she
drew her arm within that of her hus-
band, on his appearance that evening,
Come over to our bedroom, and let me
show IT. Come along Don't hang
back, Charles as if You we're afraid
Charles Whitman went with his wife
passiyely, looking more like man on
his way to receive sentence than in ex-
pectation Of a pleasant sight His
thoughts were bitter.
Shall my Ada become lost to me he
said in his heart lost to me in a world
Of folly, faenIon, and cAtlayagance
Sit down, Charles She led him to a
large cushioned chair. Her manner had
undergone . change. The brightness
OF her countenanee had departed She
took something in a hurried way, from
a drawer, and catching up footstool
placed it on the floor near him, and sit
ting down, leaned on him, and looked
tenderly and lovingly into hls face
Then she handed him the jewelers. bill
1t is receipted, you see. Her voice
huttered little
Ada how is this? What does il
mear2 lie flushed and grew eager
returned the watch and Mr. r
receipted the bill would have paid
for damage, but be said it was uninjur.
ed and asked nothing
Oh, Ada
And this is receipted also; and this
handing him the other bills she hac
\ paid Aud now, dear, she added quick
! y, how DO you ike my new dress l,
/ it not beautiful?
i We leave the explanations and scene
that followed to the readers imagina
ton. II any fair lady, however, who
like Ada, has been drawing TOO heayil,
upon her husbands slender income, fol
silks and Jewels, is at loss to realize
the scene, let her try Ada's experiment
Our word for it, she will find new ant
glad experience in life. Costly silk
and jewels may be very pleasant things
but they are too dearly bought whor
they come at the price Of husbandi
embarrassment, mental disquietude, Of
alienation. Too often the gay young
wife wears them as the sign Of the un
happy conditions Tranquil hearts, anc
sunny homes, are precious things; too
precious to be burdened and cloude,
by weak vanity and love Of show. Kee,
this in mind, oh ye fair ones, who hay,
husbands ia moderate circumstances. =
Do not let your pride and pleasure op
press them. Rich clothing, costly lace
and gems, are poor substitutes fo
smiling peace and hearts oyershadowet
by care Take tie lesson and live b,
it, rather than offer another illustration
in your own experience, Of the folly vi
have been trying 70 expose and rebuke
Cincinnati 10 growing city indeed
She has 35 insurance companies, 76 Jew
elry establishments, 700 retail groceries
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