Middletown transcript., 1877-08-11
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amend their toilets. In few moments
Charley said Darling, / am sorry to
trouble you; but really | think I shall
be obliged to have to ask you to sew a
button on this shirt.
"Of course; why notY said Emma,
delighted at chance to show her skill.
She took the garment, seated herself,
and said: Il can't remember for the
life of me where l put those buttons.
Charley, look in that box and see if
you can find one"
Charley looked in the box which
was case Of perfume bottles, and not
finding the desired article, concluded
he would not bother Emma for further
information, so he pulled button from
another shirt.
''Now, Charley" said Emma, @look
in the top bureau-drawer and get me
paper Of needles and spool Of white
cotton-be sure to get the white cot
ton"
Charley found in the top bureau
drawer copy of Tennyson-he re-
membered it well, and picked it up
and looked at the marginal marks and
comments, dear afectionate little girl
that she was !-and more perfume bot
ties, and a pattern of a Flor de Fumer
overskirt, and the beginning of a sofa
cushion, and various other things, but
no needle or cotton. Then he remem-
bered that he had fancy housewife"
that he had bought from a girl at a
fair, and he got needles and cotton out
of that.
Thank you. dear, said Emma, and
she began to stitch vigorously, hum
ming a dreamy italian air. Presently
she said: "oh, Charley, won't you
bring me the scissorsH Think they're
in my writing desk. Ihad them there
to-day cutting poem out of paper"
The scissors were not in the writing
desk, nor on the mantel, nor in the
top bureau drawer, nor in the case
Of perfume bottles, nor even in the re-
ceiyer; so Charley drew on his "house-
wife" again. Emma took the scissors,
shipped the thread, and exclaimed,
There, darling And now make
haste, or we shall be late.
Charley wriggled into the garment,
and then put up his hands to button
the band at the back, but no button
was there.
"why, En-" he cried, "where in
thunder did you sew on that button. p
@Oh Charley, amt you ashamedP'
exclaimed his wife. "Where are your
eyes?"
@If they we're in the back of my
head" answered Charley, perhaps I
could see that button"
Emma raised herself on her tiptoes
and looked at the band.
'fWhy, that's strange I' said she.
'Take it off and let me look at it. p
The shirt was inspected thoroughly,
and the button was found neatly and
deity sewed on just beneath the tag
of the shirt bosom, so as to button to
that appendage in most elegant man
ner.
@Wen, by Jove, exclaimed Charley,
eff didn't know any more about sew
ing on button than that, 1 wouldn't
get mar-Pd learn how"
"You were going to say you wouldn't
have got married" (" cried his wife, put
ting on her hat hastily and bursting
into tears.
"Where are you going ?" demanded
Charley, sayagely.
"Tm going home, and I'll get sep
aration from you and your old shirts
that's where I'm going" blubbered
q thought you wanted the
button there to fasten to your what
you-call9ems."
1t took Charley an hour to persuade
Emma that if she went home there
wouldn't be Strawberries and cream
to go around, and that she
could get all she wanted at Delmoni-
cos and he'd pay for it.