The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-04-23
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

explained to my domestic angel that
cashmere shawls came from one part
of the world and silk from another
but as soon as possibly could her
wish should be gratified. BY dinner
time the pretty face was as smiling
as ever, and, to my establishment, she
spoke sharply to her sister-the first
time l ever heard her do so.
/ had reason to believe afterward
that my wife, hearing our loud voices,
had come to the top of the stairs and
listened; for once in this world list
ener heard good of herself, and 1t re-
suited in my sIster-in-law's marrying
herself off to a saddler and leaving
my house.
1.-The next week had to gotto tn
city on business, and took my wife
along to have her China silks made
up; l secretly resolved to buy a
shawl that would outshine Mrs. Ben
doin's, and the day after my arrival
was lucky enough to find a claret
colored satin bonnet, the exact shade
of her handsomest dress, with long,
dropping plume that perfectly en-
raptured her.
We remained in town five or six
days; her dresses came home beauti-
fully made, she said, and just suited
her. I bought her all the little
trumpery she wanted, and she was
delighted with her visit
1.-TWO days before we started home
l met my old friend Ligget, just
from Calcutta, with four OF the most
beautiful shawls l ever saw; he al
lowed me to take my choice at cost
price, which was four hundred and
fifty dollars, while he modestly made
out the receipt at nine hundred.
This / put safely away in my trunk
when my wife was out.
ave reached home the last of the
week, found the children well, and
heard that the world-renowned Prot.
Lumley would preach in our little
hamlet the next Sabbath. l saw my
wife's eyes dance at the intelligence !;
perhaps at the thought Of her new
dress and bonnet, her six-button
gloves, (Mrs. Bendoin had never had
any higher than five buttons) per-
haps at the thought cf the excellent
discourse she was to hear-who
knows?
Sunday was bright, frosty day,
and my Mollie really looked charm
ing as she came down stairs ready
for church in her rich silk and new
bonnet. She had on a light cape.
"My DEAR" said I don't you
need something hsaA ier around you?
sstr, mo;Aeffi &C tosslssy,-.a l---Tse,
Z. / stepped out Of the room a mo-
ment, brought out my splendid pres
emit and threw it around her shout
ders; she looked at it in dazed way
for moment, then threw herself in
to my arms and burst into tears. |
soon kissed them away, and we
started to church.
1--WE walked up to the head of the
broad isle, and it would have done
your heart good to hear her sweet,
clear voice as she sang that day.
When service was over she had a
kind word for everybody; especially
was she anxious to hear from Mrs.
Bendoin's children; she fingered on
the church steps tor good while to
see that lady.
q" l put the bill for the shawl
where Mollie would find it, and
while the men voted me fool, the
women all said that / was the best
husband in Twiceaweek; that | liked
to see my wife look like somebody,
etc. Never had our little place been
SO dressy as it was that Winter; and
l had the satisfaction OF knowing
that 1 was the cause of the other
married men having to spend some
money for dry goods, and especially
those whose wives and daughters at
tended the same church with my
wife,"
"But none of them had nine hun
dred dollar shawl-eh, Tom?" said
the captain, slyIy, as he drummed on
the table with his empty glass.
Not bit of it, did they And
remember, Captain, NUNS the word
about the price of my wlfe's new
shawl"