The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-09
SUCH A MISTAKks

SUCH a MISTAKE,
"And now, my dear," SAID Mn. May
ield as she olasped Rosalie's bracelet
aud gave the last few finishing touches
10 her attire, "be very careful not to
dance too much this evening", I:kuov
it is very delightful and < exhilaratinx,
but there's nothing that 1oJures girls
appearance more, 10 my: opinion. Walk
quietly through few sets, if you like,
but don't run the risk Of getting rod
and heated. How painful it is to see
a young lady led to seat by her part
uer, with her face:iu : i peffeot fame,
and her breath 80 hurried. 4hsk che al.
most pants And be very sure not to
eat any ices, you are 10 delicate. I
really tremble every time you 60 out
lest you should get sore throat, or
bronchitis. Or somethingof that kind.
Now wrap up warm, my love, for the
night is cold, and you know it isn't as
ii you had only to sink back in . car
riage and ride home when the party is
over. There's the evil of being ,poor r
"Not a very terrible evil, I think,
mamma" said Rosalie, smiling; ''at
least there are plenty of instances about
us much more distressing, and plenty
who would wonder what poverty We
had to complain Of"
"There you are, my deaf, just ~ u.s.
ual r. exclaimed her mother: "as:: II
that made any difference! If I am
tired and cold as I walk home at two in
the morning, it doesn't make me any
warmer to reflect that there may be
people somewhere in the cellars around
who are colder yet"
"No" thought Rosalle; "but il
might make person more patient With
Z discomfort that would be remoyedzal
soon as homo was reached" sh4 ml1i
no, comment, however,. butt presently
remarked, "Poor Mrs. Taylor i! l should
not like to be in her place just novl
supposa they are in the last- sgooies-o'
preparation, lighting: up and gdgl
about to see that every thing il CONNIE
IL tout."
II don't know Why you should cay
peor Mrs: Taylor" replied her mother
II should like nothing better, Rosalie,
than to see you at the head Of just sseh
an establishment as hers, and suffering
no greater trial than she undergoss in
giving this very entertainment"
"1ndesd, mamma, you could not wish
me = more unwelcome lot !! I consider
Mrs. Taylor one of the most unfortu.
nate women of my acquaintance r.
"Unfortunate !" thought Mn. May:
field, "and with an income like henl
What insane idea has Rosalie got into
her head now7 I can't see," she added
aloud "what there is 10 Mr.. Taylor to
call forth esPseial commiseration."
"1'nteuJ Jou, mamms. She m.rried
man ;shelnevsziswould have thought
Of bad it not been,yfor his money!
man inferior to her in mind, msnner,
eduoation-one with whom she could not
pass single evening pleasao.ly-a she
must spend her whole life with: him
The perfect absence of all domestic
happiness drives her to seek enjoyment
in dress and display, and these produce
riyalries and he.rt.burnioes innumer.
able. Then the sort of life she leads
makes her heartlees. I really do no,
think she cares half ~ much for he,
children as unfashionabls mothers do
my friond M.s- Weed, for. instance :
Wa must not be consorious, Rosalie
That ls very Dad sp.;+, nv child
and there's 10 need Of being heartles.
just because one happens to be rio5
even allowing that Mrs., Taylor il {
trife 80. A. for her husbands inferi
GRITTY, she doesn't feel it So much, be
cause you see, my dear, Nh. Taylor
down at the couotiog:house 80 late
and then at her parties he just stand
somewhere very quietly, aud then a
her parties he just stands somewher
very quietly, and does not make him
self at all conspicuous. I don't be
lieve she is often mortified by his up
pearance."
my dear Mamma" cried Ro.ali.
laughing, "you would make an sxcel
leot pleadez; but you have not 4oon
viuced me, after all. i'll eyer have
husband I shall take care that hs is ne
one with whom shall dread to pass q
evening tete.a.tese ; nor shall he be .
the sort whose chief virtue consists i
keeping quiet and not making spect!
cles Of themselves. No, iudeed:l d
shall be one whose company and eon
vers.tion.1 I can. enjoy whsn We .,
alone, and whom I shall be proud
present to oil my guests
"Very wsll, my love- aaid her motl
er, kindly, ~ hope you may some d.
find him. But I shall take good care,
she added, mentally, "that he has SOM
thing to depend upon more substanti
than oil these agreeable qualities vhie
you seem to consider the only things
import.pse.'''
Mrs. May6eld was ono Of a class Pc
hsps IS much to be pitied as those vi
undergo privations Of more absolu,