The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
How So Appears from Unbiased Point
oJ View 10 "a smart Woman.

my las, winters cloak, and I couldn't
keep back the tears. That cloak cost
SO. bat 20 WAS short and ol course |
canldut wear it this season. IL didn't
seem as Itlu'd wear my double paisley
saawl a, winter. hut I thought Of the
subcrugs ot the poor, our heavy church
debit. auj gi the many obligations VII
ham had On meet The first OF january,
and / cmt,uded I wouldn't sny a word
about e. might he a dow,lv, hut I
would ra calmly lorwarl-up the church
aisle-s.NpMte by the SMILES oi an app
proyir, conscience.
When William came home that night
he said New York had gone for Hden,
ana there was q glow upon his hrow and
q loht Within his eve l hadn't seen them
for wears. The biscuits We're hgld rs "a
feather. and syld /: William, what
do yoU think | had better do about a
CLOAK this viuters Nou know they don't
wear short cloaks, | suppose you don't
feel as ID ,ou could afford new one "
" See about it, " SAID William, scrapiug
the las, drop al peach Juice from his
preserve plate. That's a dreadful vulgar
habit. ana I've told William So over and
over again. anl don't wonder. that he
ing "a genuine. elegant Democrat, he VIII
persist la SC.
The next morning, when l passed
through the s'ttlng-roOm, William sat
shiveylug over closed register IN hS
stocking fees, Inns hair uncombCi, hat he
cried ont from the top ot his paper
"Dcmocratc victories everywhere p
The country gone "a HgSSs Tor lIldeu =
" Intense excitement and rejoicing ~
We had walles and maple molaSses Tor
breakiaS,. ana / made the coffee myself
William had uade one earnest dab az his
head with the hair brush lint had ryl-
IDENTITY missed Father called for tJlst,
ana sand De hHl neuralgia paius streak
ing a,l down the lett Slic ol his face
William rgai aloEl soothing Inor>els
from tho Democratic paper. such as
" Indiana gives FlldeD 10000 majority -
"Mhar do vou think tins morning
shout my having new cloak. William p
'Of course you can have q new cloak,
If vou need one. Full returns not vet
recaivej from Oregon, Nevada, FLORIDA
and Louisiana, but they are undoubtedly
oGrs
"Um" said father,
I felt % g1ol deal oi anxiety about fam
aaN A'AAN CTS. N imam A~AL u tAAt+tsN~A't
Father leads lgyutious. and | was afraid
lie wou,i he tu2 supphcatory; but he
pravCi mostly for the heathtn, Jews and
such like but ,Glu'. refer % the Demo
erals, and only ouce-just after the
L,aihen-alludelt to ours suffering country.
When William came up 20 dinner he
sad returns of Democratic majorit.es
were pouring in from all quarters, and
Sa5l i: " William. I've been thinking the
matter uyl-. aui ! 30 believe it would be
tie best economy "a buy II fur cloak.
Iverybu.ly Is wearing fur. IL might cost
more 80 6r,t, but il would be cheapest IN
the eul fur is so durable
How much viii il cost e
Mrs Col fuckers sealskin sack
was 500 lass winter. but / don't feel rs
if. IN oar circumstances. We can afford
that Furs are cheaper than last Iall,
al5 I sliB., I could get good desirable,
not So rich as some. but stlll good enough
for people IN our circumstances, for $50
I'm e. sud father,
'.Wtllml had taken out o blink check.
and was rejecting. when IN whiSked the
president Ct the Democratic club and said
Florida and South Carolina had gone for
I1laea. and William WIS wanted down 70
the club room to see about the illumina-
ton. He filled ont the check. and I'M
uaiiste.v went down street and selected
the cloak.
That evening "a shade Of anxiety
scarcely parcepuble tlnge OF melancholy
had settled on Williams cuuntenance.
while fathers neuralgia WAS better.
WIlliam asked # I had done ANYTHING
about my cloak. and. if | hadn't, he
should suggest waiting awhile furs
might bc cheaper. He said, when l
asked him about II. the illumination had
been postponed.
The next morning / heard the bows in
the street screaming that Hayes was
elected. and when | went down father
was sitting on the front stairs cuatless,
aud with his vest on one shoulder, while
William balanced himself on tile edge
u the hat stand. Both patriots were
stocsing-tootsd They had Just taken in
the morning papers. Very little conyer-
satiCu was made at the breakfast table,
but father was extremely polite 70 WI
lam. and said he didn't know when he
had eaten bUckwheat cakes that tasted
SO much as they did when he WAS a
boy.
Atroau William didn't stay 10 des-
sart. but father. having eaten his own
pudding. drew Williams untasted plate
To himself.
The tears were yelling 10 my ewes,
and father kindly inquired why / wept.
I've been thinking my old hat fixed
over won't look at all suitable with my
new cloak. but William is so blue | can't
bear 10 ask him for more money.
Mercy on me - said father. " don't
cry over q bonnet. Go down and get
what You want and bring the bin % me. p"
Ny hat was To be Of seal brown.
q Two feathers or three, asked the mil
liner. / thought Of the hundreds out Of
employment, OF the destitutiOn and want
the winter would behold. Of the vanity
and pride Of dress, but while l hesitated
a nevsboy, just ont with the afternoon
papers, yelled: Florida and Louisiana
both sure for Hayes r. / knew how
father would feel, and said: "Oh. three.
certainly"
For two or three days there was a look, .
not 50 much Of pure melancholy as OF
gloom, wrath and vengeance com
mingled in Williams countenance, and .
he sprinkled pepper on his beefsteak
feGrfullv. Father said that he awaited
the seton 81 the Louisiana returning
board with confidence in their integrity,
and slipped his tea with a spoon. never
knew father TO sip his tea before with a
spoon IN my life.
By-md-bye It was reported that cleo
tors names had been omitted from Re
publican votes in Louisiana, and father
said there was 2 chill in these November
DAYS that struck 10 the very marrow, and
William said he intended to arrange his
business 50 that he could spend two or
three weeks OF winter IN some Southern
cline, say in Georgia or Louisiana. That
afternoon I went shopping, and at tea
time laid on the cloth four or five sam
pies of seal brown merinO.
- William, said /, (which Of those
do you call the best piece Of goods ?"
His opinion conceded with mine. !
held two bits of at a distance. :" Ever
So many women that / know have dresses
off that piece, said |. ] laid the bits
down and sighed Then held them off
again and said How dreadful it is to
be poor y
:" If you want a dress so badly, get it,
Mary Ann" said William.
= really don't know as in our circum-
stances ] ought, William"
III there's anything hate to see it is
- shabbily dressed womn-get it. So,
IN order To satiefv William. I had TO get