New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-12
COAT WITH 4 HISTORY.

sized 10 London lVO years age, ny !o0eiae
would have been in garnet IN GTuo s:fee
Isndlady from hole in feather bed, Will
sipping a bottle of old Sercial that my p!usl
knee-breeches had walked OF to the paw
shop to buy for me, while my peach bios
com coat was rolled up on sorald LoH
bardo Hebrews shelves to enable me Il
dine en- roast goose and apple sauce, Gran
berry Loc having been invented. Instead
of that misery, poor devil that am. borl
ont of nv due TIME. am constrained TO be
dweller in Brooklyn, eating Thanksgiving
turkey in Puritanic boarGing hOuee, KEEP
by sorrel.tronted widow, with crampeC
ideas about currsn- jelly. and who stintl
the ma.utinal beefsteak whenever grow
costive in the matter OF concert tickets ant
exchange weeklies If Mrs. Wrcngendico:'i
turkey had not so many sinews IN Its legs
If her pies we're only more pumpkin. less
pie, might be more thankful; but, as it is
NOPE and teel myself turning pessimis:
ali over.
Ii is because am a poor devil Of an au-
thor, little behlDdbaIG with my board
that Mrs. FHlyon invites me to her little
soirees, and l have to attend them, Escort
ing thence Miss Prudence WrongenGloe,,
my landladys daughter, Of whom l have
the miserable sUspsc:on shst, if my uncle
Flanpire we're TO leave Sne bis fortune or
Messrs. Harpleton make saeCsss with my
novel, or Wa!dalo0k o,ing on. my comedy,
or my fast friends in Congress get ne i
go,d Office, she would want to marry ne
right away. l dOns want to go to Mrs.
F.ziyou's a. ALL particularly dislike &C
,cnpany.ng Miss Prudence Wrongendicot
thitfer; but what has POOR devil Ike ne
to do but hear and obey! When get TO be
famous like some Of the beggars on horse
back whom know, and whom have seen
ia mn.-n..t Vaui., .-x IRON tie kenners
marge to RE saddle. il will be time enough
tSr me to put on airs and snnb these peop.e
as they deserve 10 be snu6bed; ont aM
not famous, you see, yet awhile anu so tne
'Fiz|vons can safely invite me. and the
WrOngenGicots WIFE inpunIty ""e' ING
selves to my escort.
p.rhaps would no. take this nc after so
much to heart if l were only upon terms OF
frieudsbip and confidence with some re-
suec.sble tailor: but that is dream OF the
1asr. and now, whenever Mrs. Flzlyon IL
vitee me, not having regulation coat.
must DO put to the expense OF hiring enc.
/ think il ladies wanted crush receptions
and only knew what an accommodation IT
would be to the average guest, they would
delicate!y inclose in each invitation they
extended 10 rising young gentlemen ike
myseIf an order on Moses Il Aaron for
zone drees coat, not transferable, tor this
occasion only" / am sure this would pro-
duce much gladness OF heart among ue,
and after al it is no more than what the
railroad companies do which desire to attain
celebrity bv inviting US to their celebra-
tions. A year or two ago l was always
ready for Mrs. Flzlyon's cards. for my
dear friend Arthur Fossbrocke was ust my
size and build, and kept no end OF supply
of elegant cos tumes for occasional wear, 70
all of which l was heartily welcome:
think if Arthur had lived to make bis
will be would havo LETT me not only
handsome suit OF ms dress eiolnes'
hut the bulk of his library also;
but this was not to be, for Ar-hur's
death was one of the saddest and most
melancholy a generous soul could meet.
He went TO small town in the interior
where last winter, 10 act as grOOms-
man at a ewell wedding OF one OF his
friends. The wedding came on, the
party started on their tour. and at some
point on the journey Arther lett the train.
feeling unwell, but promising to eaten up
with his friend on the morrow. Neither
they nor any of his friends ever saw him
again. Before night he was Ill. delirlous,
with the most violent form of smallpox. in
country tavern and country town where
such disease always inspires horror that
Is as inhuman az it is irrational. Here be died
and was hurriedly buried almost uncered
knew anything about it. did indeed make
pilgrimage to see if his grave mad been
attended to, finding it done, and to inquire
II rascally tavern.keeper had been KICK
ed, and finding that not done-but all this
is supertiuous to my story. Zoos brooke
was dead, and, as could no longer borrow
q coat for Mrs. Fizlyon's so,rees, had to
rent one.
Mics Prudence betrayed her anxiety
about Mrs. Fizlyon's last occasion by bring
ing me the card herself, and watching me
while read it. Are you going!' WELL
Miss Prudence, to tell the truth-much az
had setpmy heart" That alters the
case-permit me To- ''Oh, thanks, Mr..
Smith, "And BY the way, mamma says
what a goose you are to bother yourself
about last month 's-she knows your pune
tuality and your taleuts-beeides, the but
terman's bill amt due yet for ten days
and oh, Mr.. Smith, if you would only cater
. little to the popular taste for the"
'Halfpast nine will be time enough for the
carriage, will it not, Miss Prudence "Yee,
Mr.. Smith" So l was in for it again, and
this time determined to do little stroke
of thrift by giving Moses & Aaron the 90
by, and seeking some landlord of coats
whose rental rate was less excessive. Moses
& Aaron were rather too aristOcratic for
me, and was too we'll acquainted with the
principles which regulate statistics not to
know that they swindled me in common
with the general coat-hiring public
! accordingly went to Masosch, No lGla
Nudge lane, and after some haggling, &C.
lected coat that had only been worn once.
and tit me admirably. for - g. each per
Torrance, making deposit, OF course.
Masosch. OF. Nudge lane, not knowing me
and being new at the business. Masosch
told me the coat / was to wear was "a coat
with history" bat, as l have observed
that most secondhand coats are in that
category, did not stop to INQUIRE what the
hIstary was, but ordered the article to be
Gen: home.