Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-10-17

'Albert I wish yoa wssll lst -
ssventJ-6ve eeots.' 80 ~ a~
Kate Lsndman spoke very easso6
she knew that her husband hsd -
nesey 10 spare yet she spoee =
sod there vas world of eeofU61y
look. l t~- .&ss&ssss. T<s
ka:'Whas do you vsss ssvseeya1oo
ioe :? asked Albert. - Es7 81
Il want to st sons bra;d are
Il .hossAs ysi IA = 60 lel
hand Tor shst.s = = -
.SsI sboueat had bus Ms. Sm1Fb
and Mrs. Thompson both have trimmins
Of braid upon theirs. and Il looks yery
pretty. Il is very fashionable, and Il Ger.
tainly adds much to the beauty Of dress.
plague take those women's fashions
Your endless trimmings and thing-a-ma
jigs cost more than the dress ID worth. ],
is nothing but she'll out money, when once
. woman thinks Of new Dress
i don't have many new dresses. d.
certainly try to be as economical rs I can.
1t is funny kind Of economy, It al
events. Buff you must have il / suppose
you must
And Albert Landman took out his wal.
let and counted out the seventy-ive cents;
but be gave it grudging:y; and when he
put the wallet back into bis pocket he did
il with an emphasis which seemed 70 say
that he would not take it out again for :
week. $50.
When Albert reached the outer door,
on his say to his work. he found the wealth
OF 30 threatening that he concluded 70 70
back and get his umbrella aud upon re-
entering the sitting room he found bis wife
in tears. She tried to hide the fact she
had been weeping, but be had caught her
in the act. and asked what il meant.
GOOD graciousv cried the husband, Il
should like to know if you are crying at
what said about the dress
Il was not crying at what you said, Al
bert. replied Kate tremulously; but you
were SO reluctant to grant me the favor.
| was thinking how hard I had to work :;
| am tied to the house; how many little
things I havs to perplex me-thsn to think
-
'Pshaw!-what do you want to be fool
ing forY
And away started Albert Landman a
second time. bot he was not to escape 80
easily. In the hall he was met BY his
daughter Lisze, q brisht-syed, rosy-check-
cd girl Of ten years. =.
oh. papa, give me fifteen centst
'WhatY
oh. I want fifteen cents. Do please
give it to me-
What in the world do you want with
it! Are they changing school books
again!
No. want to buy hoop. Ellen Smith
has got one. and SO has Mary Ruck and
Sarah Ellen. Mr.. Grant has got some
real pretty ones 10 sell. Can't I have
ono p
Nonsense! II you want hoop 70 snd
get one of some old barrel l can't af.
ford to be buying hoops for you to trun.
die about the Streets
please. papa
NO. told you.'
This was in the morning. At noon
when he cane home to his dinner. there
was cloud over the household. His wife
was sober. and even little Li.sie, usually
gay and blithsome, was sad and silent.
But these things could not last long iu
that household. for the husband and wife
really loved each other devotedly. and
were at heart kind and forbeariug. When
Albert came to his supper, Kate greeted
him with kiss. and in moment sun
shine came back and had the lesson end
ed there, the husband might have hnsied
that he had done nothing wrong. and that
the cloud had been nothing but the exha-
latiou Of domestic ferment, for which no
one was particularly responsible, and might
have banished the convictions that wo-
mems fashions were nuisance and hum
bug. as well as frightful draft upon hus-
bands pockets.
After tea Albert did few chores round
the house and then liz cigar and walked
out. He bad gone but short distance
when he had met Lissie. In her right
hand she dragged an old hoop. whicl, she
had taken from q dilapida.sd ilour barrel.
while with her lslt she was rubbing her
red. swollen eyes. She was in deep grief.
and was sobbine painfully. He stopped
bis child and asked what was the matter.
She answered as we'll as her aobs would
let her that the other girls had laughed at
her, and made fun Of her old hoop. They
had nice pretty hoops. while hers VA ng-
ly and homely.
Never mind. said Albert. patting the
little one upon the head. (for the child
grief touched him. perhaps veil have =
new hoop sometime
'Mayn't l have one nowi Mr.. Giants
got one leh-oh. such pretty one =.
The sobbing bad ceased. - the child
caught her fathers hand eagerly.
Not nov. Lissie-nos nov. Ill think
OF It,"
Sobbing again. the child moved on TO-
wards home, dragging the old hoop sfssr
At one ofthc stores, Albert Landmap
met scme Of his friends.
Hello. Albert! What's upf'
Nothing in particular
What do you say to game Of ofbilliards.
Albcrtr
Good TIN in for that
Aud away went Albert TO the billiard
bah. where he had q glorious time With
his friends He liked billiards. Is vss .
healthy. pretty game. and the keeper ol
the hall allowed no rough scatEs On his
premises.
They bad played iosr games AIber'
had voa tvs, aRd lis 0PPoaea, had Yea
twe.