The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-07-18

Young Charley Overblower mar
ried about . month ago, and when
be came back from bis wedding tour
be and his pretty little wife took pos
session Of a charming fiat up town.
Early ono evening, after they had
fairly settled, and the last of Emms's
sisters had been induced to conclude
her visit, Charley proposed to Emma
that they should 60 to the theatre.
The little woman assented, and both
began TO amend their toilets. Ia a
few moments Charley said: Oar
ling, 1 am sorry to trouble you but
really | think | shall be obliged to
have to ask you to sew a button on
this Shirt
"0f course, why mott said Emma,
delighted ut q chance to show her
skill. She took the garment, seated
herself and said: II can't remember
for the life of me where | put those
buttons. Charley. look 10 that box
and Q If you can find one"
Charley looked in the box, which
was a case Of perfume bottles, and
not finding the desired article, be con-
cluded be would not bother Emma
for further information, so be pulled
a button from another shirt.
Now Charley" said Emma, "look
in the top bureau drawer and get me
a paper of needles, and q spool of
white cotton-be sure to get the
white cotton"
Charley found in the top bureau
drawer a copy of Tennyson-he re-
membered it well, and picked it up
and looked at the marginal marks
and comments. dear affectionate little
girl that she was and more per-
fume bottles, and q pattern of a Flor
de Fumar overskirt and the beginning
ofs sofa cushion, and various other
things, but no needles or cotton.
Then be remembered that be had a
fancy housewife" that he had
boughtfrom q girl at a fair, and be
got needles and cotton out of that.
Thank you dear,n said Emma,
aud she began to stitch vigorously,
humming a dreamy Italian air.
Presently she said: Charley, won't
you bring me the scissors? / think
they're in my writing desk. ! had
them there TO day cutting n poem
out ola paper"
The scissors were not in the writing
desk, nor on the mantle. ror 10 the
top bureau drawer, nor in the case of
perfume bottles, nor even In the hair
receiver, SO Charley drew on his
housewife again. Emma took the
scissors. shipped the thread, and ex-
claimed. There darling and now
make haste, or we shall be late"
Charley wriggled into the gar
ment, and tfen put up bis hands to
button the band at the back, but the
button was not there.
"Why, En-" be cried, where 10
thunder did you sew on hat but
ton ?p
"Oh, Charley, amt you ashamed"
exclaimed his wife. Where are
your eyes?"
"Ifthey were in the lack of nv
head" answered Charley, perhaps
| could see that h9tton.n
Emma raised herself on her tip.
tees and looked at the band.
why, that's straugel" said she,
stake it off and let me look at it"
The shirt vas inspected thorough
ly, and the button was found neatly
aud deity sewed on just beneath the
tag Of the shirt-bosom 50 as to button
to that appendage in a most elegant
manner.
"Well, by Jove," exclaimed Char
ley, If ! didn't know any more about
sewing on q button than that, |
wouldn't get mar-I'd learn how"
you were going to say you
wouldn't have got married, cried his
wife, putting on her hat hastily, and
bursting into tears.
Where are you GOMEZ" demand
ed Charley, savagely.
"I'm going home and I'll get a sep
aration from you and your old shirts;
that is where | am going" blubber-
ed Emma II thought you wanted
the button there to fasten to your
what-you-call-em's."
1t took Charley an hour to per-
suade Emma that if she went home
there wouldn't be strawberries
and eream enough to go round, aud
that she could get all she wanted at
Delmonico's and he'd pay for it.-M