Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-06-14

eyes and your whole air Is that o
a woman worked to death.
flames, what nonsense"
alt is not nonsense. / wish il
was. Five years age you had th'
complexion Of child, as clear and
bright as Susie's. Your eyes then
were bright and full of animation
You had young children, a house
to keep in order, and just our pres
ent income. Yet you could find
leisure then for daily walk, could
enjoy an occasional evening of so
cial pleasure, or some entertain
ment. / had a wife then"
flames what do you mean p
Il mean that in the place Of my
happy, healthy wife, | have a sick
", oyerworked seamstress. Those
dolls that have just gone out have
aonc Of the grace Of childhood
They are fast becoming little pieces
Of vanity, al absorbed in their
fnery. Their under clothing would
do for signs in an emporium of lin
en-, with embroidery, ruffios and
tucks."
But / do it all myself James
Exactly, you are sdtching your
life into the garmeuts OF children
who would be far happier, health
Ter and better in the simple clothing
suited TO their years"
you are so old fashioned, James.
You would not have your children
iook like rights :"
"You know as well as | can tell
you, that | like 10 see them neat
md clean, but ! do not like to see
hem dressed like fashion plates at
he expense Of your health"
ooh, | am we'll enough. / am
pale to-day because / sat up last
night. But / must dress for church,
Or we will be late"
The glad Easter service passed
over Mrs. Henley with but little
Impression; to her chagrin, the little
Joodwins, who had all their dresses
lirect from New York, had an en-
irely new style of overskirt, that
made Jennie, Susie and Lolita look
lutte old fashioned in the eyes Of
heir mother. While the sermon
vas read, Mrs. Henley was trying
o contiive some way Of remodeling
he obnoxious skirts. AL the tri-
lmph Of the morning in the really
beautiful dresses was gone. The
GOODWIN girls outdressed the Hen
ey girls.
Summer came, and the long
pring days were spent in prepar-
ng a seaside wardrobe for the |
for Mr.. Henley, by the
dvice Of his physician, was going
o take bis wife to the ocean air.
The pain in her side had become |
cry troublesome, and there was a
tile hacking cough that meant
'akeful nights. The pale cheeks
ere seldom tinged with healthy
dior, and the eyes were languid
nd heavy. People spoke pitingly
+ Mrs. Henley as "quite an inva-
d. and her husband mourned over
he alteration of his wife.
He insisted upon having a ply
clan who advised fresh air, and
xercise, and tonic.
And Abba obediently swallowed
lie tonic, took a daily walk, and
len made up for "lost time" by
itching far into the night. For
ere not the Goodwins, the Will
oxes, and all the leading fashion
Dles of l. going to the same
otel where Mr.. Henley had taken
IONS, and could Jennie, Susie and
otta have one inch less ruffling
I'D tucking than they possessed!
Mr.. Henley had protested in vain.
he sent a seamstress to help his
life, it only gave an excuse for a
'ess or two more to be made, and
, finally gave up the attempt to /
ing Abba to a more reasonable
nbition. He was an affectionate {
lsband, kind father, liberal in
DIVIDING for his family, but his
larry was not sufficiently large for
m to rival the expenditure Of the
friends Abba had made.
was entirely vain to tell him that
was in his wife's favor that she
'uld, upon smaller means, dress
,rself and her children as well as
" in L.
Still he endured as patiently as
light be the loss he deplored of
bias bright interest in what had