The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-03-07
CHAPTER TX.
SUPPER AND EXTRAS.

To say that a man with eight hundred
dollars in his pocket, allowing wife at home
no debts to pay, and a half-bOttle of wine.
with a sandwich, in his stomach, is not the
man to enjoy life, would be a libel Cu
human nature.
Saul Macy did 'not knock at the narrow
side door of his stable home, that night, I'M
til after ten o'clock; for, upon leaving Moss
Cohen, he had stopped in several stores,
and was burdened with big basket and
big bundle, which he bore into the presence
of his wife, like a soldier returning In
triumph with spoils of war.
Susie gazed, at first, IN mute amazement;
while Saul laid down his ''plunder," and
pulled a cloud of sweet smoke in her face
till she eoughed; and, to escape him, pre-
eipitated herself upon the covered basket.
And presently, with divers ordinations,
and some misgiyings as to her husbands
extravaganza, she drew forth, and placed
upon their table, beside the metal casket,
provisions enough to store their stable
had it been a castle-against a months
iiege, at least
Meantime, her compIacent lord stretched
his legs upon the settee, and calmly emitted
whiffs and rings of purple smoke, from
his aromatic Havana"
"Gracious, Saul !" exclaimed that little
wife, starting up, and contemplating the
items of interest she had laid on the table.
Here's an oyster pie; roll of butter;
French cofee-pot; a pound package of cof-
fee; pound OF lump sugar; pair OF fat
ducks; bottle of Catawba wine; a-box of
sigars! Gracious - repeated Susie.
"'N-s- -|is 1aticd the big bundle: and the
first thing she saw was that silk velvet man
tilla they had both admired one evening, as
they were taking walk, and passed Lord
& Taylor's store in Canal street; and Saul
had said:-"When / get money again, you
shall have one like that, it's so graceful %
Susie bowed her head over the basket,
almost choking; until Saul cried out
''Put it on, Sue! L want to see how it
hangs :"
''Nonsense!" said his wife. ''I've got
no bonnet to go with it 20
eyes it's a pity about thatu' said
Saul. You ought to have a bonnet to
match"
'You-you-mean fellow!" cried the
as she opened little round handbook, and
drew forth such little bonnet as might
have made any wife's's heart sing for Joy.
Next moment, Saul Macy, looking through
a cloud of blue yapOr, beheld the bonnet and
mantilla making graceful courtesies to their
small lOOking-glass; and that middle-aged
man of family was sure he beheld a young
lady he knew, nearly twenty years before,
riding home from a wedding in church, in
just such a velvet mantilla, and with a
young mans arm around it.
'How do you do, sir? Is Mrs Macy at
home 90 inquired the young lady, moving
toward him
Saul deliberately arose, and took that
young lady In his arms, with a kiss that re-
sounded like a champagne-cork; whereupon
Susie's wine Immediately overfowed from
her eyes, to complete the idea. Then that
man of family took up another
package from the big bundle, and said
You're a witch, Sue, but you can't guess
what's In this"
''Let me see, let me feel 20 exclaimed the
natural wife, forgetful of her fashionable
bonnet and cloak. cts a box, | know!''
Saul unwrapped the paper and discloseda
with a silver clasp fastening it. Then he
showed its wonderful inside; a velvet-Iined
writing tablet, with partitions for station
cry; and under the wOrk-bOx, on a crimson
silk cushion, string of beautiful pearls,
with golden cross attached.
"Oh, my darling Oh, my darling 20
repeated Susie, in more than a tone of adj
for her quick fingers took up a
sard from that red cushion, and she read
Moss Cohen"
. eyes - said her husband, responding to
her amazed looks. That's his second |
yift to the little girl he kissed ten years
lgo, the dear old Jew that hd is 20
'He-gaye this-that old gentleman"
,ried Susie.
Brought them out to me before I left |
lim-after paying me eight hundred dol |
ars cash for that diamond ring 1 sold |
lin 20
"Whv, what splendid gentleman he
vas :" said the wife, "to make our little |
Amelia such present And how rich he
must be! Oh, Saul, do tell me all about it
IN dying to know Let me take off my
lew clothes !-And--oh, gracious! have
ou had your supper ?"
"Didn't you smell my breath just now ?'
inquired Saul. GIVE been on regular
pree smell it, dearyi''
80, pshaw, l do believe you've been
rinkfng, husbandl'' cried Susie, olsen
aging her mantilla once more, from that
strong fellow" ard proceeding to lay her
lew inery on she bsd, together with several
Unopened packages, which her feminine
nind guessed pretty clearly about.