The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-04
THE VELVET CLOAK.

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which is good reason why he should be
known by that appellation in this rela-
ton. For other heads would ache II his
genuine cognomen were made public
here in it's given and Christian parts.
He was NOT an Incorporate man, but
had a liking for what are called nips, so
called because their is nothing substan-
tial enough to nip about them.
A married man was he, and In years
had passed so far along that the fire OF
had cooled down in his
veins, and the smoke Of youthful pas
sion had cleared away from his brain,
of his SOUPS corporeal tenement had lost
a part Of its hair; so much Of Its hair, In
deed. that, viewed from above, 1t had
remarkable resemblance to (if there
was such thing) a mildewed or mouldy
billiard ball. Mr.. John Smith, that Is to
saw. was an old young man. Not old
enough to be solid, but too old to be
flignty; with relish, remaining from
the many relishes OF his earlier days, for
| a good, tangy drink.
| Mrs. Smith was good young-Old Wo-
man. with a weakness for ornamental
ton growing, like fungus in a fair tree
stem, upon her honest love l0f nome ana
Its comforts. In fact, Mrs. Smith was
trifle vain, and her soul underwent much
| laceration when Mrs. Jones tfaunted
past her window with a new hat on, or
Mrs, Robinson (and how Mr.. Robinson
ever saw any thing in that jllt OF a home
lly thing she could never understand)
| iuttsreu by with new parasol OF the
latest style, and new plum-e0lored rib.
tbons all over her dress. For to tell the
truth Mrs. Smiths new dresses were
fewer and farther between than the
most transient calls bestowed upon NOR
tails by the least sociable Of angels. But
she loved her home, was devoted to her
husband, and all things considered, tol-
erably content.
It was the commonest thing in the
world tor Smith, when ne went down
town in tie morning, to meet Brown,
with whom, when boy, he had been on
terms of never-dying intimacy; whose
youthful sprees were associated with his
own. but Who was still a bachelor. And
Brown would say, as they sauntered
, down Madison street, Saint II about
, time to take some medicineW to which
smith would respond, II think this II
about the proper hour" And they
would imbibe in wine of corn to the ex
tent of about fifty cents worth, the ex
pense being jointly divided; for one da,
Brown would pay the doctor, and an
, other day Smith would pay him; SO tina
| their medical accounts footed up, uper
= The whole, some $76 to $l00 year each
And it was all very nice, though wrong.
One morning, when Smith had finished
a his breakfast and was preparing 10 sail.
= forth upon his diurnal business, Mrs
Smith arrested him with the obsefva
tion. delivered just ahead of the partin
t osoulation, "Johnny, my love, l want
: velvet cloak"
a velvet cloakW
"Because," said she. "you know yer
well my old lace sacque is not so nice a
IL used to be; and, besides, it is CROWN
# chilly. and you know my old cloth sacqu
d is SO shabby l declare Pm ashamed
look at IL. and know look like frigt
in either of them, and can't go OF
> without something on. And, besides
l. Mrs. Robinson has just got beautif,
j. new velvet polonaise, that only cost $l6
" Smith shut one eye and WINGED.
/ s. and she trimmed it with the lac
i. of her last summers silk dress, and
" looks Just lovely, and really l feel
It dowdy when SEE it, and then think
!, what Pye got, that could just or
l. ThereW And the pretty little lady
l, pretty little lips began to trempls. smlt
Y grew serious.
r II know could get a real handsom
Is cloak for $75. I know could. III
yelyet wouidnt cost over $50, and
r could get it trimmed perfectly deliciet
r. and made up for $25 more, aud think
d Iought to have it. OF course don't cal
le for any thing so grand as Mrs. Robi
e. son's. because know very well we can
is afford it; but do think that l mig
m have one that would cost half as much
r. ssMy dear, I haven't the money,
ID spare. Pm sorry, but l haven't. Il
Ic mad. you should have your cloak. :
W sure would be more pleased to see "
ID with IL on than you would to wear
W | but can't afford it,"
n. Ana Smith meandered downward, lea
ling q sore heart behind him. At t
oorner he met Brown, and the nippil
oneration was successfully perform,
nreyious to an outlay of twenty-f
cents on the part of Smith, whose Wift
In request troubled him all day long. VIII
Ic- he returned home in the evening
re. found her in tears. j.
al "My darling." says he, "whats t
Sa mattsrW
ae Then with many breaks aud a thousa
nS = sobs. Mrs. Smith squeezed out the inf
}, nation that she had met the wife OF
's a Lawrence VRagan, who kept the sa
~ ple-roem on the corner, with polona
"a on that never cost q cent less than W
Nv And when smith came to think it ov
III III he remembered having seen this 1deI
cal lady come into the bar-room W
that identical gorgeous piece Of appa
ad ON and ask MIR. Lawrence O'Ragan
lc- money, and that Mr.. Lawrence ORag
be had thereupon gone downinto his pan
It'll, looms pocket and tshed up regular d.
nd iel Lambert of q wallet, from which
ing extracted 500 without making any
on tlceable impression upon it, and hand
the money over to his spouse. The
wo olleotion caused him pang. II hs
lse been buying that woman's clothes," o
in he to himself, sand here 10 my own v
wn going, might say, naked. And W
,in- GOOD does 1t do met Not any. will
h no longer" so he oomforted his vi
mo and told her he had found way to
a sa the money without incommoding
iav one. and che should have her cloak.
rm Next day he met Brown as usual,
,ai Brown as usual, extended the Invita-
''l "Nay," said good Mr.. Smith, snip