Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-04-11
SARA'S SHAWL.
BY MARY LYLE DALLAS.

l. IdN was Il Nti AiSh iAi''iit - =
lived as plainly rs ever, and some
how about that age the first tcnde
feelings he had ever known crcp
! into his heart. lie fell in love witt
a buxom, good-tcmpered young wo
man named Sara Woolwich, and offer
led himself TO her. He was not NJ
, ,ll-looking man, and when he chost
could make himself agreeable. Sar:
liked him and accepted him.
Jonas meant to be liberal to her al
first, hut after q brief honeymoon
happiness his old habits resumed
their way, and, at last, the scconG
winter of their married life coming
on, Sara found that all her remark
about her shabby summer hat hat
no effect whatever, and that She NIGH
wait long while without having sucl
4 thing as a comfortable cloak srg
gested to her. She had been pool
girl, and had no trosscau to speak Of
and she found it necessary 10 pG
her pride in her pocket and ask foJ
what she needed.
1t is hard enough for a wife to 4,
that, but to he refused was something
she had not calculated on.
She knew hey husband haa Il large
bank account-that there was 40 rea.
son she should not dress as we'll as
any lady in the land. But when sh,
bad said, playfully, "Jona7. shall ]
buy myself some winter things to-
day? | need shawl drcadfully, -
he had answered. Il thought You were
too sensible a woman to run after the
fashions, Sara: I'm sure yon have
very decent things that y"u might
wear q long while yet"
THAT shows how much men know, +"
Sara answered, determined 20 be
P'e"s''"' ANU ''"' ~ ''o ~ -.
WIS 'i"''' l y" ""''' ''', Inv
your wife to look shabby. Jonas"
"Wcll, no" said Jonas; mo; hut,
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people, a'iiilir'''ioh' Il" l""' 'H''''
"hch you Nlo" H""' ''''''' nv ) ga
as ven Ill S""' "'''-'''''''' ''''''''.' :
we won ''''' ''i''i' S''''.'''>' ''''"'
only weIi-SaVea.
"Call the IL "ha' yo" l'''''c''" "'i;'S'
said Sara lhey A'''' "'''' 'ii-
thets.
she sat quie'iy WIFI '''' "''''''7 i""'-
ed on the taoie pe'"'' '''' '"''i'''
Her temper was rlaih@ l'''' "''' "'''
had sense enough TO cftl~h u Gown.
A miser ls the victim "t we" that
masters him-]nst as "Ti'"h;'rd ~
Jonas was ashamed "i himself even
as he spoke, anu Sle h''" u. A'
she looked at nm MUIR "iiii" Gfiei
came instead oi anger. lheF' was ="
much that was goo" a''""t J"tiaT' IL
was terrlpie 10 sec i''ia 'ii'ii.'I creep
ing over 1t all; 10 see tli' p'hchen
lines about his mouth me strange
anxious look IN his eyes. P"nr Sara
remembered stories s''" had OF m'sef'
how they starved themselves "hi''
they counted thelf g"i"; no" some
OF them 0ed III the dark 10 save
candles, ana ho"' tlfoogh long Ill
ness, one OF the wea'thle9t OF these
men refused to have a pillow hougAt
FOR him. OF even a i't'ie saucepan IN
which to heat his pofnd2e. Would
Jonas grow 10 De as had as these
how could she tell. ohcc or twice
OF late he had lonha ia"'t W'th the
amount OF butter used and moaned
over his butcher s h.l'' hnt men gen
orally dld something "i t'iat sort, she
had heard; and men Ehe" nothing
about dress. She arose softly and
went out OF the room, and brought
back her bonnet AID shawl and pn
on the table befor" him.
"Jonas, dear," she said, II don