Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-19
MRS TBIsTLsDowNs RAG CARPET
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CT course, Mr. G.listI.susu-s s.ron g. nast
/ pa talooLs were the h;st Ia Do ctuvprtaH
} lrfC strips. FOR ali graAt uUtsrt tfipcS are
accompanied with a series ~ If al vsT i,.r les
Ia a. T inclp eut stages. There was 10 uu-
Certainty alb ut TIE articles Of female Gq-
psTel When brought up for eNsmipstiDE
the he'd all "seen their best aays. s.,I were
Isl vered" Without ceremony. even 20 the
absent mother u-law's heir loom crinDliue.
Then contributions were levied on relations
and intimate acquaintance for ri AM
other high colors, 10 impart toGe. These were
cut, sewed and wo1ld into large balls. ard
Tor want of better receptacles. stuffed Into
old UNDERGRADUATES. and hung exactly where
they would fall astTide the fathers meek
Wnen ne was carrying The baby mp TO bet.
suddenly Weakening that refractory young
ster, and "spoiling whole evening" L
this stale they were shifted promiScGously
during an eight weeks discu- sion of the no
mentrous question, what kind OF warp 10
use, there being n new device with many Ia.
telligent advocates, which after much agOn-
lZn partisanshi p was finally adopted. Then
there was trouble at the weaver's. She hal
warp 10 ner 10 nm, ard two yards to flush
and the rags Were not ready. II would be an
lawful bother 10 take one warp out AMI
pnt another 10 and then change back TO the
nrst again, ',jDSt 10 finish them two yards
10 four weeks delay had To be endured
While that carpet was being woven IL was
Ee wonder OF al on account OF the new fan
gled warp. Nothing like 10 ma ever been
seen or even thought OF in the weaver'S neigh
porhood, and the neighbOrs all came % spec
u1ate, wonder, ana admire while the we Az
prophecies.
ana profound arguments, and mySteriou,
headshakings OF the beldames over thar car
pet can never be handel down to psSterity
by language. but must be left for me Sorl-l
10 absorb by iutuitive comprehension. The
1nother-ln-iaw returned, and had not bean
In The house j. minutes before she asked for
lhat prehistoric crinOline. No one hal see
anything like cTinOliue that was cool for
anything. Then Mr.. Thistledown aSmelt "A
mice; and one warm morning he asked his
we ii she knew where his lavender pants
Ia laa A
sucD Thing. She had seen a faded looking.
dlhgy pair Of pants in the clothes press aud
had used them mp; and when IL transptred
mat pants aud crlnOliEe had met Il common
late, were ruled by the same destiny, na..
possibly We're in actual contact, the latent
war That vulgar people believe 10 exist in
every family that cherishes a mOther-fn -law
was lndeed likely TO show itself by violent
hoStilities. But the faithful wife-blesS the
better halves how they can spread the oil
(or the mustard as the case requires -sopu
restored peace by making promises limos
sible of Iuldllmelt.
When the cost OF that carpet was reckoned.
~ was found that the new tangled warn
the cIinoline, the lavender pants. and The
lunumerable livery trims. had made that
masterpiece OF economy amount 20 q tribe
less than - per yard. Mr.. Thistle Town
declared he could never afford so expensive
a carpet as that in his sitting room. Couldn't
she sell ii, and buy enough of a cheaper kind
10 carpet the whole house? Then the wife
started suddenly with one of those mex
presslble looks, mingling In varying proper
tlons uncertainty, chagTin and ScOTn, and
applied the mustard, "Shut your he4i!V
sun, IL was evident 10 Mrs. ThStledown
that there would be 10 peace so long AS ina
carpet remained in the house. Aud while
she was bordering what to do with It. the
lady secretary OF the Lansing evangelical
association Of canDibal mesmerlZerS dronpat
in. and announced that a fair was on tae
tapis, ard inquired If there We're any fancy
articles that Mrs. 4. would like TO part with
for moderate price, TO lend interest TO the
occasion. And after short consideration
Mrs. J. decided that there was aud that IL
WaS the rag carpet. And forthwith il was
sent TO the fair, there To be criticised, con-
demned. and admired, stared at, eXpati ttei
upon and rallied OF Tor The benefit Of the uu-
mesmerized CanuibalS; and soon after, Mrs
i. received q business ike note 10 tue effect
that she was credited with the CARPET at 81
cents yard TO he applied in advance o. pew
emit lansing Republican.