Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-11-22
ROMANCE OF A DIsH-T0WEL

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friend, Tom Meredith, as the two saunt-
e,ed along Broadway one hne Spring
morning.
Because / could never find any WON,
an who would have me, suppo-e, ans
wered Tom, laughingly.
No use to tell me that, old fellow
rejoiued HAIRY. Girls are not So tool
i~h rs to decline takinga good lookng
man like y"n. with plenty OF money /;
yet here you are, nearly thirty years old,
and no more prospect Of settling than you
had ten years ago. Nav, if it were me,
why, the case is very different. A doe
tor, just struggling into practice, is
scarcely considered eligible by the match
making mammaS, to say nothing of their
wurdN~w ise daughters; but they are all
ready and eager to smile upon you, and
you nigh; as well make your choice
Thank you, answered Tom, still
laughing. When can hud \ young
mothers standard OF domestic virtues.
will invite her to become Mrs. Thomas
Meledilh'
And what was your grandmother's
peculiar doctrine ON the subjects? asked
Harry.
4 presume she had more than one,
said Tom but this she particularly i'm
pressed upon my mind. Always loo~
at womau's dish, towels, she would re-
mark, with much so,emnity No mat
ter how well she plays the piano, or sings,
or how many languages she can speak,
never marry her unless you see that she
uses soft, cry towels, and plenty ofihem,
when she wipes her dishes, BE sure that
girl who uses soi,ed or wet dish towels
does not know enough to be the vile of
any honest man.
Harry laughed at this definition Of
housewitelv knowledge, but presently
sad, in serious tone,
There j. considerabla truth in the old
ady's ideas after all, but don't quite
understand how, in these days, you can
apply the test, most young ladies that
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we know have perhaps never seen n dish
towel Now think Of it, promised to
! introduce you tu my cousins. There are
three OF them, all bright pretty giris,
though think it doubtful whether they
would fulfil your grandmolher's require
ments us wife. Still, you mny aud
them pleasant acqualnmnces, and If you
like we will go there now
Agreed responded Tom, and the two
friends soon found them.elves in the par-
Tor Of Mrs. Ren-haw, Harry's aunt
The young ladies we're all at home
and a. Harry hnd said, we're bright pret-
ty girls. Ida, the eldest was a tall,
oueenly brunette, whose magnificent
| dark eyes and abundant raven tresses
seemed TO compel universal admiration
though She mud p lwerful rival in Adele
the second daughter, whose delicate
blonde beauty showed 20 fresh advantage
beside her more brilliant sister, The i've
were acknow edged beloS in their own
circle and few who kGew them ever pnus'
ed to give a secord glance at their young
er sister Violet. As shy and shrinking
Ms her noral ramesake, she avoided the
gay assrmblages in which her sister
loved to shine, and passed her tins y leas
antly and peacefully with her books, be-
music and her flowers. She was no
p esent when Harry aud his friend enter
ed hut when her eousin, with whom sh'
seemed great iavorite asked expre-sll y
for her. Miss Adele desired the servan
10 call her Tom, who was conversn!
with Ida, did not notice her entrance al
aroused by Ha ry's voice saying, ,
Mr.. Meredith, let me introduce yo'
To M cousin, Miss Violet Renshaw.'
And turning quickly, he WA. surprised
at the sight OF tho tiny creature, 30 un
like her elder sisters. There was noIh
ing magnificent, and iitlle that could b.
strictly termed beautiful, in tho almos
childish figure, bat there WAS something
indescribably winning in the clear gra.
eyes, md in the rich chestnut ourls lha
clustered nhout the broad low brow.
Tom had little time for observation
however, as Ida and Adele claimed al
his attention, while Harry monopolize'
Violet in frank, brotherly way, quit
un ike his moro fo NAL ana ceremOniou
mAoner with the elder sisters.
'Wsll, what do you think st my thre
cousins p was Harry's natural question
when he and Tom were once more 10 tn
street
can only express my admiration b.
) saying that wish it were possible to di
vide myself into three separate and di'
tinci individuals, that might offer eac
2 o' the lair enslavers a hand and heart
replied Tom, with much sosmnily.
What, without waiting To discove
whelher their dish towels are in props
order 2 retorled his friend.
} Tom laughed.
/ have pre.entiment that / shall foI
get my reysred grandmother's adyic
until il is too hate, when the importan
event Of meeting my fate shall arrive
And then remember II for the rest o
y0dr lite, | SUPPOSE observed Hurry
the principle of marrying in haste AL
repenting at leisure.' Wen. ! hope m
fair cousins will not bs the cause OF sue
catastrophe /; but must leave you her'
as have patient in this house. An
he hastily ran up the steps.
, Left to him-elf, Tom sauntered slswl
, along, thinking Of the young ladle
whom he had just seen. 1t must be con
. fessed that little V toilet occupied but
, very small porti N ~ his thoughts, whic
. were filled with Ida aud Adele.
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