The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-07-28
ny WIPES NEw~FRIEND.

Yrs. JsDes has quite q habit Of cult.
" Ing ner~ friendships, which have every
| 'ppe.essnss Of blooming eternally, but
snses soon withsr in the worlds cold
Isle usad t. think this characteristic
confined 10 school girls, who swear
taLhdclity "a letters crossed and re-
jsssd, but e. ei each other as soon a.
! Ley have eanght iDver.
My lies last acquisition In the way OF
oso n friend is Mrs. Mortimer Now
=, with whom she became acquainted
/ last summer, while we were boarding out
of town. Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray had
her carriage with her, and created quite q
sensation in fact, every lady in the house
was eager to become her confdante but
the amiable department of Mrs. Jones,
combined, doubt not, with her intellec-
tual accomplishments, rendered her the
favorite, and she it was who daily occupied
the spare seat in the coach, and had the
honor of advising Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray
in those thousand grave perplexities under
which women suffer.
We returned to the city after the New
brsys, but my wife, though usually very
firm on questions of etiquette, waived her
privileges on this occasion, and made the
first call. She Eas graciously received, and
came home in high spirits All that even
ing she could do nothing but talk Of Mrs.
Mortimer Mowbray. "Such an elegant
establishment, she said. A footman.
with manners like prince, waited at the
door. The drawing room was the perfec-
ton of luxury and taste. Mrs. Mowbray
had on such q sweet cap, and altogether
looked 50 lady-like. Her manners were,
indeed, most aristocrstic, Just what those
Of Countess are supposed to be-"
In few days Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray
returned my wite's call, coming in shin
ing new carriage, and with q new span Of
horses. Her equipage created quite .
sensation in our street.
Mrs. Jones, soon after this, began to act
as broOding over some vast design,
which not being matured, she deemed it
wisest to be silent respecting. At last the
mighty secret was preached.
Il was thinking. JONES'" she said, one
night, Just as / was composing myself to
sleep on my pillow, THAT we ought to
give a party. Not a regular bal, indeed,
but a select entertainment, where a few
congenial minds may be brought gtther.
| should like TO introduce my der Mrs.
Mowbray to some of the choicest of our
set"
Now, l detest parties, small or large
but as the delicacy Of my wife's nerves
does not allow of her being thwaTted, /
made no objection to the proposal, though
| sighed to myself
"of course, my dear, said "You
know best"
Wen ask about thirty, continued my
wife, warming with the subject There's
Mrs. Wharton, and Mrs. Horace Shinn,
and Mrs. Price, and the Misses Trelawney,"
and thus the dear creature ran on. until
she had mentioned about forty names, and
| saw that her " select party of congenial
souls" was going to be, after all, a crowded
rout.
"You have forgotten the two Misses
Howell" l said at last, when my wife
stopped for want of breath.
The two Misses uOwen were 1mfsaSsS,,
intelligent and pretty girls, in whom took
a particular interest, because their father
had once been autextensive shipping mer-
chant, but having become reduced and
died bankrupt, the sisters were obliged to
earn q livelihood by standing in store.
They had numerous rich relations on
whom they might have bIlleted themselves,
but, with spirit-of proper independence,
they preferred to work for their mainte-
nance, instead of eating the bread Of char
ity. / had long nourished a romantic idea
of seeing them married well, and had con-
sequently made it point always to invite
them to our parties to praise them highly
to the young gentlemen there, and, IN
every other indirect way, to assist in re-
Ializing my pet scheme.
NV wife, heretofore, had seconded me
in nv benevolent plan but on the present
occasion she hesitated to reply, and l
knew at once there was something the
matter.
"Ahem r she said at last, clearing her
throat. "Ahem The Misses Howell are
very nice girls, to be sure-that Is, in
their place-but as it is to be select par
ty, ana as have already mentioned rather
too many, and as Mrs. Mowbray may not
want to meet al sorts of people, and as
"Stop, NJ GEAR" said l, with a sigh,
for saw taat niy favorites were not to be
- \. '.Equ have gwen good reasons
enough; ~ suss .pity, though. And
l sighed again. sigh esoqnent Of passive
resignation.
My wife head my sisha, and her tender
heart was touched. She paused q fpou eni
in embarrassment, and perhaps evsu re-
volved the idea 4 yielding to my '5es
but, in the end, be raised herself oil. he
elbow, and said 4 -
"Mr. Jones, do listen TO reason. la
don't know how foolish you make pg,,y
self about those Howell glRfs. Thev'y
been unfortunate, TO be sure, and fkey'S 7
very passable, indeed but tksre re
JUDGE, you are aware, againas giris( WI,
stand in stores and who huow > Sc wha
stem. Mnwbray would tsfe>sTsuss at m,
Inst;tu first 4 person. 70 =. 10 her.
time. TODD Ii ip<eed, withou
cessiver aud 4 sARt do that thil
Ailr0Ad' Ie, sNs %y = ssssioalar' and 50 81
,rds for being aethink she'd regard you tn
gilTrSsar," I ventured to say, :" fo
Acquainted with two such excsllen
: Strike a. Patty and Lzzy Howell"
: is wilMr. Jones, don't be . child" replis'
,unds life, finging herself to the other aid
- bed. AT your age you should knov
em IN all hing Of the world. Exclusive people
MS. Mowbray, don't care 70 NEE
IN Of all iss She was very choice. - yos
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