Smyrna times., 1872-09-25
WHOLE NO. 9O8
Buying Gloves.

Every now and then my glove purchase in
Gibraltar intrudes itself upon me. We were
going to the theatre. 1t seemed a stylish thing
to 20 the theatre in kid gloves, and We acted
upon the hint A very handsome young lady
in the store offered me a pair IF blue gloves.
| did not want blue, but she said they would
look very pretty on hand like mine. The re-
mark touched me teudery. glanced furtvely
at my hand, and somehow it did seem rather
comely member. | tried a glove on my left,
and blushed little. Manifastly the size was
too small tor me. But l felt gratifed when she
said:
oh! it is just light!'
Yet | knew it was no such thing. | tugged
at it diligently, but it was discouraging work.
She said
'Ah! | see yOu are accustomed to wearing
kid gloves; but some gentlemen are so awk-
ward about putting them on
! 1t was the last compliment | had expected.
| only understand putting on the buckskin
article perfectly | made another effort, and
tore the glove from the base of the thumb into
the palm Of the hand-and tried to hide the
rent. She kept up her compliments, and [
kept up my determination to deserve them or
die.
"Ah! you have had experienced" A rip
down the back Of the hand They are just
right for you. Your hand is very small If
, they tear you need not pay for them" A
when gentleman understands putting on kid
: gloves. There is grace about it that only
e comes with long practice" The whole after
0 guard Of the glove fetched away" as the
sailors say, the fabric parted across the
knuckles, and nothing was left but melan-
choly ruin
: | was too much fattered to make an expo
s sure, and throw the merchandise on the angels
s. hands. | was hot vexed, confused but still
/, happy; but | hated the ether boys for taking
a such an absorbing interest in the proceedings.
II | wished they were in Jericho | felt exqui-
Vt stely mean when | said cheerfuly,
= This does very well; it fits elegantly!
II like glove that fits. No, never mind ma am
d never mind Iii put the other Oh in the
ID street It's warm here"
Is 1t 1odS warm. 1t was the warmest place
Of ever was in. paid the bill. As passed out
n, with fascinating bow, thought | detected
n, light in the wOman's eye that was gently ironi
We cal. When | looked back from the street, an(
n she was laughing all to herselfabout something
es or other, | said to myself, with witherng sar
in casm: "Oh! certainly, y0U know how to pu
nd on kid gloves, dOa't you?-a self complacen
10 ass, ready to be fattered out of your senses b.
of every pettlcOat that chooses to take the roubl
so to do I'll"
th The silence of the boys annoyed me- Final
nd ly, Dan said, musngly:
ms Some gentlemen don't know how to put o
res kid gloves at all; but some Go.
od And the Doctor said Ito the moon,
es, thought:
icy But it is always easy to tell when a gentl
cts man is used to putting on kid gloves"
re- Dan soliloquised, after pause:
'ss. "Ahi yes there is grace about it that on
i'll comes with long, very long practice"
All Yes, indeed! I've noticed that when
ife, man hauls on kid glove like he was draggir
vho a cat out of an ash hole by the tall he unde
yer stands putting on kid gloves-he'S had ex-
his boys, enough of things enough "
he think you are very smart, | suppose, but
don't And if you go and tell any of those @
ion gossips in the ship about this thing, I'll nev
Cf forgive you for it-that's all!''-Wark Ttcail
inal IaROcentS A6rOdd.