The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

"Now !" criod Mrs. ,Caxgrove
elevating her nose scornfulIy, "it +
nothing on earth but the CHINA
mon.brown dyed black" !"
"You don't say sol" cried Mrs
Jaynesford. "Did you know that
ElIon Black had on India shawl!'
Ny" intorroyatod tho lady
Of tho house. "And hor unclo fail,
last week !"
"Somc people fail very comfort,
ably" shifted Mrs. Jaynesford
And Helen Barr told mo at the
artists reception last Thursday"
Shc checked herself as tho dark
blue velvet curtain, which foil over
tho ombrasure Of tho bay-window,
was liftod and her friond's husband
sauntored'4orth.
"I did not know you were thorc,
Stephen" said Mrs. Caxgrovo.
coloring littlo.
$50 ! concluded p he observed
dryly. And taking up tho little
mito-chcst, ho held it with u smile
toward tho visitor.
81 have no pennios," sho said,
glancing over the contents Of her
morocco portemonaic, and slight.
ly tossing her head, rs sho arose
to take hcr loave.
"Tho stingy creature !" cjacula.
ted Mrs. Caxgrove, whom tho door
was clearly closed behind her, ri
don't believe any ono over know
Myrtilla Jaynesford to give Il cent
in charity +"
"See here, Lill," said her hus-
band, 81 only wish | had phono,
graphic report Of your convorsa-
tion for the last half hour"
"Why ?"
"Because you and your friend,
Mrs. Jaynesford, wore tcaring the
world into tatters What does the
Biblc say about the unruIy MON.
bcr I"
"Nonsenso p said Mrs. Cax-
Grove, reddening. "Myrtilla is a
groat gossip, but"
81 beg your pardon, Lill, but you
were as bad"
81 don't believe it,
"Let us make bargain, my
DEAR" said Mr.. Caxgrove. "I give
n tolerably good allowance for pin
money ovory wook, don't l ?"
"Yos; but what on earth has
that to do with it ?"
"Just this; every time your
tongue touches IL neighbours mis-
doings, or spoaks disparagingly of
any ono, you shall put n ton cont
note into tho mitc-chost."
81 would just as soon do it as
not" said Mrs. Caxgrovc, excited,
ly. 81 am suro / ncver--'
"Is it II bargain ?"
eyes, of course. Ifit was Myr.
tilla Jnynosford, now" "
Mr.. Caxgrove held out tho mite,
chest. Lila bit her lip, but she
dropped in tho little bit of folded
papor.
"Stcphcn you arc too bad! TO
TAX mo up so!'
"But l thought it was q bar
gain"
Mrs. Caxgrovo swept indignant
y across tho room. Presently she
jerl1od the bell-wiro.
"Susan," she said to tho girl
who answered the summons, edo
take those sickening tube roses
away. Anybody might know
whom Mrs. Lawrence has had Il
ball at her house; she sends tho
secondhand flowers round among
her friends the next day"
9, "Susan," said Mr.. Caxgrove,
philosophically "tako that little pa.
per box to your mistress"
'4 "stephcn," cried Mrs. Caxgrovc,
"I only"
II know it, my DEAR" said her
husband, "If you say 30, / release
you from tho agreement"
"I don't want to be released" ,"
said Mrs. Caxgrovc, angrily. "Ac-
cidont happens to bo on your side
just now"
"On tho side OF the Homo Mis-
sion, yon moan," said tho husband.
"By Che way, there's that note
from Miss Dallas to bo answered.
Have you forgotten it2"
"What shall I say ?"
"Accopt tho invitation, I sup.
pose"
"Oh, Stephen, l would 80 much
rather goto the operal tsalways
80 stupid at tho Dallas with old
Mrs. Dallas telling about 5hcr
coughs and colds, and Jessie al.
ways full Of the last sowing cir.
cle."
"Woll, I suppose it isn't very
Iivoly," said Mr.. Caxgrovo, with n