The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-20
MY WIFE'S NEW FRIEND.

Mrs. Jones has quite q habit {
cultivating new friendships, Whic
have every appearance of bloom etel
nally, but which soon witker in th
worlds cold blasts. / used to thin
this characteristic was confined t
school girls, who swear immorts
idelity in letters crossed and re
crossed. but forget each other as sooI
as they have caught lover.
My wife's last acquisition in thu
way Of O bosom friend is Mrs. Nor
timer Mowbray, with whom she be
came acquainted last summer. while
we were boarding out of town. Mrs
Mortimer MOwbray had her carriage
with her. and created quite a sensa
tion--in fact, every lady in the house
was eager to become her confidantei
but the amiable department of Mrs
Jones combined, [ doubt not, with
her intellectual accomplishments.
rendered her the fsvOrite, aud she
it was who dGily occupied the spare
seat in the coach. and had the honor
Of advising Mrs. Mortimer Mowbray
in those thousand grave perptexities
under which woman suffers.
We returned to the city after the
MOwbrays; but my wife, though
usually very firm on questions OF
etiquette, waived her privileges on
this occasion, and made the first call.
She was graciously received. and
came home ia high spirits. All that
evening she could do nothing but
talk OF Mrs. Mortimer Mswbray.
Such an elegant establishment"
she said. "a fOotmau. with man.
ners like prince. waited at the door.
The drawing.room was the perfection
of luxury and taste. Mrs. Mawbray
had on such sweet cap, and alto
gether looked so lady-like. Her
manners were, indeed, most aristo-
cratic, just what those of countess
are supposed to be-
In few days Mrs. Mortimer Now
bray returned my wife's call, coming
in a shining new carriage, and with
a new span OF horses. Her equipage
created quite a sensation in our
street.
Mrs. Jones, soon after this, began
to act as if brooding over some vast
design, which, not being matured,
she deemed it wisest to be silsnt
respecting. At last the mighty Sc
cret was broached.
81 was thinking. Jones'" she said.
one night, just as l was composing
myself to sleep on my pillow, "that
we ought to give party. Not a
regular ball. indeed, but select en-
tertainment. where few congenial
minds may be brought together. I
should like to introduce my dear 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 thwarted. 1 made no objection
to the proposal, though | sighed to
my self.
"Of course, my DEAR" said.
''You know best"
"Well. abont thirty" continued
my wife, warming with the subject.
There's Mrs. Wharton. and Mrs.
Horace Shinn, aud Mrs. Price, and
the Misses Trelawney,'' aud thus the
dear creature ran on, until she had
mentioned aeout forty names. and
saw that her "seIect party of con.
genial souls was going TO be, after
all, a crowded rout.
"You have forgottea the two Mis-
ses Howell" l said at last, when my
wife stopped for want of breath.
The two Misses Howell were
intelligent and pretty girls
in whom tosk a particular interest,
because their father had once been
an extensive shipping merchant. but.
having become reduced and died
bankrupt. the sisters were obliged
10 earn q livelihood by standing in o
store. They had numerous rich re-
Iations on whom they might have
themselves. but. with q
spirit Of proper Independence. they
preferred 20 work for their main |
instead Of eating the bread
of charity. had long nursed ro-
mantle idea OF seeing them married
we'll; and had consequently always |
made it point to iavite them to
1ur parties; TO praise them highly |
% the yonng gentlemen there, and.
IN every other indirect way, 70 assist
IN realizing my pet scheme.
My wife. heretofors, had seconded |