The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-12
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THE SITUATION.

| low An Eesnomical New England Wife Made the
Most Of the Present Political Conn mpIieations
Springfield Republican.
DEAR REPUBLICAN: never until this
fall realized the debt we owe the press
md never appreciated the advantages
ofliving in country that elects its own
rulers. My husband is Democrat, and
and my father, who boards with us, is
Republican. On the 7th of November
took my last winters cloak, and
,ouldn't keep back the tears. That
cloak cost s25, but it was short, and OF
course l couldn't wear it, this season.
II don't seem as if | could wear my
noble Pailsey shawl this winter, but /
houghspf the sufferings of the poor our
heavy church debt, and of the many OBJ
igations William had to meet, the first
IF Janu,ry, and 1 concluded wouldn't
.ay word abouti it. might be dow
ly, but l would go calmly forward-up
he church isle-supported by the smiles
of an approving conscience.
When William came home, that night,
he said New York had gone for Tilden ;
and there was glow upon his brow and
light within his eye hadn't seen there
for years. The biscuits were light as a
feather, and said l: William, what do
YOU think had better do about cloak
this winter? You know they don't wear
short cloaks. suppose you don't feel
Us if YOU could afford a new one?"
"See about it." said William, scraping
the last drop of peach juice from his
preserve plate. That's dreadful vul'
gar habit, and I've told William so over
and over aagain, and do wonder that
being a genuine, elegant Democrat, he
will persist in it.
The next morning, when | passed
through the sitting room. William sal
shivering over closed register, in his
stocking feet, his hair uncOmbed, but he
cried out from the top of his paper. DE
mocratic victories everywhere" The
country goes en- naasse for Tilden." an.
,ense excitement and rejoicing We
had waffles and maple molassesf r break
fast and ] made the coffee myself, Will
lam had made one earnest dab at his
head with the hair brush, but had evi-
IDENTIFY missed. Father called for toast
and said that he had neuralgia pains
s,reaking all down the left side of his
face. William read aloud soothing NOR.
sells from the Democratic paper such as
Indiana gives Tilden 10000 major
i;y!"
What do you think, this morning
about my having new cloak, Will
iam?"
"Of course you can have a new cloak
if you need one. Full returns not ye'
received from Oregon, Nevada, Florida
md Louisiana, but they are undoubted
ly ours"
UNI" said father
l felt a good deal Of anxiety abou
family prayers. William isn't a profess
or. Father leads devotions, and wa.
afraid he would be too supplicatory. bu'
he prayed mostly for the heather, Jews
and such like, but didn't refer to the
Democrats, and only once-just after The
hearhen-alluded to our suffering coun
ry
When William came up to dinner
he said returns of Democratic maj rite!
we're pouring in from all quarters, an6
said /: "William I've been thinking the
matter over, and do believe it would
be the best economy TO buy fur cloak
Everybody is wearing fur. 1t might
cost more at frs but it would be cheap
est in the end; fur is so durable"
How much will it COST"
Mrs Col fuckers seal-skin sacqut
was $500, last winter. but 1 don't feel as i
in our circumstances we can afford that
Furs are cheaper than last fall, and
think could get good desirable arti
Gle, not so rich as some, but still good
enough for people in our circumstances
for $50"
"UmI" said father.
William had taken out blank checl
and was rejecting, when in wniskec
the President of the Democratic Clut
and said Florida and South Carolina hac
gone for Tilden, and William was want
ed down to the club-room to see abou
the illumination. He filled out the
check, and / went Immediately dowr
street and selected the cloak
That evening, q shade of anxiety
scarcely precepible tinge Of melancholy
had settled on Williams countenanee
while fathers neuralgia was oettei
William asked If I'd done anything
about my cloak, and said if hadn't M
should suggest waiting awhile, fur
might be cheaper. He said when
asked him about it, the illumination hae
been postponed.