Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-05-01
What Three Women Said.

Ihe other day gong back 10 Cleve-
land, / sat behind three women for an
hour or two. They were all friendly to
each other, and they didn't mind my
presence.
"Did you hear about Sarah Lamb 2
asked one.
Goodness MOI answered the other.
"Well, Sarah's got her pay, l tell
you !" continued the first. "You know
she was whole year trying to catch
that red-headed widower Well, she
finally married HIM; and what do you
think They say that he sneers at her
actually uses oaths-when things go
wrong, keeps her from going to church
is set against company, and won't let
her use above two eggs in sweet
cake !"
"Mon-sterous !" exclaimed the others.
There was a moment of silence, and
then one of the trio spoke up.
"Did you know that Mrs. Lancey
had a new empress cloth dress ?"
"You don't say" exclaimed the
others.
"Yes. I do! know It for fact-for
she wore it past our house the other
day. That dress never cost less than
seven dollars-the bare cloth; and
there's tie making and trimmings
thrown in. Just think of woman III
her circumstances going to such an ex-
pense; why, if l hadn't seen it with my
own eyes, couldn't believe IT."
''It is awful" exclaimed the others.
"Aud the worst of it is; she seems to
hold her head so highl" continued the
first. 'I've heard that her grandfather
had to 90 to the poor-house when he
broke his leg, and yet she holds her
head up with the best Of us! OF course
| don't want to backbite any one-it
isn't my nature to talk behind peoples
back-but l will say that, | shouldn't
wonder if such extravaganza brought
that family to want for bread before
spring comes"
Nothing was said for the next five
minutes, and then one of the two eX-
claimed:
"Land sakes but Id almost forgot
ten to tell you Lizzie Thorburn has
new hat ~
'What, another?
"Yes, anotherl she wore it to church
last Sunday! Think of that-a girl
having three hats in one year!
s'Shameful!" !" they cried in chorus.
81 don't know what the world is COM
ing to-" continued the first. "When
was Girl, one hat had to last me
seven years; while now girl wants at
least two a year, if not three. | tell
YOU, when / sat in church last Sunday,
and saw Lizzie come slipping in with
that new hat (must have cost Three
dollars at leasO felt queer. The fate
of the sinful people Sodom and Gomor-
lah came to my mind in a second; and
| shouldn't have been surprised If Llz-
zie had been stricken then right down"
They pondered over it for two or
three minutes, and then one of them
replied:
$50, Mary Jane Doolittle is dead is
she?"
eyes; poor thing" was the reply,
"dcad and buried a week ago Han
nah was at the funeral, and she says
that Doolittle never shed a tear-never
even blew his nose!,
"IIe did nt?"
''No, he didn't! Hannah watched him
all through, and she says he has heart
like stone. If he shoulc be arrested
as her murderer, | shouldn't be the
least surprised Poor woman! met
her only last August, and could. see
that she was killing herself. didn't
ask her rightsout about it, hut conld
understand that Doolittle was a cold
hearted wretch. He didn't have much
to say; but just one remark he made
convinced me of his cold heartedness.
lie ask d for soap to wash himself, and
when she handed him piece he looked
at it, snecred like, and says he: 'MSy
Jane, You mustn't buy any more yeller
soap!
''Did he say that?'
"IIe certainly did. I'll go before
any court in the land and swear to it?'
I LoJ IN ,,ot off tho trin fhnn and