The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-08-10
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mueh money 10 spare yet she spoke car
Hesty and there was world Of onlroat
10 her look
What 90 You want seyenty-tive cent
iars asked Albert.
! want to get some braid foe my new
dress.
y | thought you had all tho material Of
hsnd for that
50 thought had; bat Mrs Smill
g and Mra, Thompson both have a trim
ming of braid upon theirs, and Il looks
very pretty. L j. very fashionable, aud
Il certainty adds much to the besuty Of /
dress
fIsgue take these women's fashions
+ Iour endless trimmings aud thing-a-na
jigs cost more than the dress Is worth -
It's nothing bat shell out money when
once a woman thinks Of new dress
/ don't have many now dresses, and !
certainly do try to be as economical as |
can.
Il Is a funny Kind Of economy at an
events. But If you must have II, sup.
pose you must,
Aud Albert Laudman took out his
wallet sud counted out The seventy five
cents; but he gave II grudgingly, rpd
when he pat the wallet back into his
/ pocket he did IL with an emphasis, that
seemed to say that he would not take il
out again for week,
When Albert reached the outer door,
on his way TO his work, be found the
weather so threatening that he concluded
70 so back and get bis umbrella; aud up
en- re-eutering tbe sitliDg-room he found
his wife IN tears. She tried to hide The
fact she bad been weeping, but he had
caught her ia the act, and asked what il
meant
Good gracious! cried the husband,
should like to know II You are crying at
w hat ! said about the dress.
! was not crying at what you said Al
bert, replied Kate tremulously; but you
were so reluctant to grant me the favor.
was thinking how hard have to work
am tied to the house; how many little
thugs have to perplex me then to
think
P.haw! what do you want to be fool.
ish for?
Aud away started Albert Landman
second time, but lie was not to escape SO
easily In the hail he was met by his
daughter Lizzie, bright-eyed, rosy
checked girl of ten years.
Q, papa give me fifteen cents.
Whatl
o, want fifteen cents. Do please
give il TO ne.
What in the world do you want with
il! Are they changing school books
again?
No; want to buy hoop, Ellen
Smith has got one, and SO has Mary Buck
and Sarah Ellen. Mr.. Grant has got
some real pretty ones TO sell. Can't
have one?
Nonsense! If you want hoop 60 aud
get one of some old barrel can't af
lord to be buying hoops for you 10 trun-
lie about the streets.
Please, pspa.
No, told you.
The bright eyes filed with tears, and
he ehild's sobbing broke upon his ear. ,
Albert Landman hurried from the house
with some very impatient words upon
lis lips,
This was IN the morning. At noon !
when be crme home TO dinner, there was a
cloud over the household. His wifi, 5
vas sober, and even little Lizzie, usually b
-ery gay aud blithesome, was sad and 1
iieHt. r.
Bot these things could not last long ii !
hat household, for the husband aud wife q
eally loved each other devotedIy, and 4
we're at heart kind aud forbearing.
Af,er tea, Albert did few chores q
bout The house, aud then be lighted y
igar aud walked out. He had gone but h
short distance when he met Lizzie In Il
er night hand She dragged an old hoop. N
'hich she had skeu from dlapidaied b
bur bancl, while with her left, she was b
ubbing her swooleu eyes. Size was IL b
eep GRIEF aud was sobbing painfully c
le stopped bis child aud asked what was a
he matter. o
ste answered, as well as her sobs Il
'ou.d let her, that the other girls had ol
lughed at her aud made fun OF her old q
oop, They Lad nice pretty hoops, while al
ers was ugly and homely
Never mind, said Albert, patting tho ;,
Hie Que upon lhe head (tor The child. a,
iief touched bim) perhap. we'Il have a "a
ew hoop sometime
Mayu't ! have one now Mr. Grant.
q one leit-oh such pretty ouel !.
Tic sobbing had ceased a. the child
lught her fathers baud eage.iy.
Not now, L'zzle-Bot now l'l thiuk
Il.
Sobbing again, the child moved on to-
ards home, dragging the old hoop after -
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Al one of lhe stores, Albert Landman ~
ci some of bis friends.
Hello Albertl What's upf e
Nothing 10 particular q
What DO you say 20 game Of billiard. ~
lberii
Good I'm 10 fot that .,
Aud away went Albert 10 The billiard q
III, where be had glorious time wilh
: friends lie liked biliiards; Il wasa
sallhy pretty game, aud the keeper OF -