The Van Buren press., 1875-03-16
What Three Women SAID.

The other day, going back to Cleveland
| sat behind three women for an hsur o
two. They were all friendly to each 9th
er, and they didn't mind my presence.
Did YOU hear about Sarah Lamb !.
asked one.
"Goodncss, No. answered the 9th
ers.
"Well. Sarsh's got her pay. | tell you J
continued the first You know she wa,
whole yeir trying TO catch that red
headed widower Well, she finally mar
ried him; and what do yoI think They
say that he sneers at her-actually uses
oatbs-when things 90 wrong, keeps her
from going to church is set against com
pany and won't let her use above two
eggs in a sweet cake ~
Mon ster. Gus :" exclaimed the 9TH
ers.
There was a moment of silence, and
then one of the trio spoke up.
"Did you know that Mrs. Lancey had
new empress cloth dress p
You don't say" exclaimed the 9th
ers
Yes, ! dol know it for a fact, for
she wore il past our house, the other day.
That dress never cost less than seven dol
lars--the bare cloth, and then there's the
making and trimming thrown in! just
think Of womaa in her circumstances
going to such an expense! Why, if |
hadn't seen it with my own eyes, | could
not believe il ~
alt is awful exclaimed the others.
"And the worst of it Is, she seems TO
hold her head so high" continued the
first, | have heard her grandfather had
togo TO the poor house when he broke
his leg, and yet she holds her head up
with the best Of us Of course | don
want to backbite any one--it isn't my ma
ture to talk behind peoples backs-but !
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 min
utes; and then one of the two cxclai.
med:
Land sakes but I'll almost forgot
ten to tell you Lizzie Thornbnrn has
new kat!'
"What Another ?"
Yes, another; she wore ii to church,
last Sunday! Think of that--a girl hav
ing three hats in one year "
Shameful" they cried in full cho
rus
81 don't know what the world is com
ing to-" continued the first. "When
was a girl, one hat had to last seven years,
while now, girl wants at least two a
year-if net three. ! tell you, when /
sat in church last Sunday, and saw Lizzie
come shying in with that new hat-must
have cost three dollars at the least--l felt
queer The fate Of the sinful people of
Seldom and Gomorrah came to my mind
in second and shouldn't have been
surprised to see her stricken down right
then"
They pondcred over il tor two or three
minutes, and then one Of them replied;
so Mary Jane Doolttle is dead, is
she?"
Yes, poor thing" was the reply
dead and buried week ago Hannah
was at the funeral, and says that Doolit
tie never shed u tear-never even blew
his nose"
mo, he didn't Hannah watched him
all through, and says he has heart like a
stone. If he should be arrested as her
murderer, shouldn't be the least surpri-
sed. Poor woman! l met her only last
August, and could see that she was kill.
ing herself didn't ask her right out
about it, but could understand that Doc.
little was cold hearted wretch He
didn't have much to say, but just one
remark he made. convinced me of his
cold heartedness. He asked for soap to
wash himself, and when she handed him
piece, he looked at it, snecred like, and
says he:
"Mary Jane, you mustn't buy any more
yaller soap"
/" Did he say that -
"He certainly did I'll go before any
court in the land and swear to it!'
l had 10 get off the train, then. and
missed further conversation N Qufd,
tn or Fireside Friend