Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-04-22

has more sense man shAs' :
self"
.sstreet or BAN room attire i sne
shine. Cora, and becoming home aIf'A-
rel another. We look Cor both il Eair
place"
Thus I argued with The thonghl IS
young wife. but my words made ne -
preston. When abroad she dres ssed
with exquisite taste, and vas l0vcl b
look upon; bot al home she was -
less and sloyenly, and made II ~ 4
impossible for those who saw b.
Iieve that she aas the bfssssassz bealy
they had met in company but short
time before.
But even this did not last long. i
noticed, after a few months. that the
habits of home were not only confirm
ing themselves. but becoming apparent
abroad. Her fortune was made and
why should she now waste time or em-
ploy her thoughts about matters Of per-
sonal appearance :
The habits Of Mr. Douglass, on the
contrary, did not change. He was as
orderly as before, and dressed with the
same regard TO neatness. He never APP
peared at the breakfast table m the
morning without being shaved, nor did
he lounge about in the evening in his
shirt sleeves. The slovenly habits into
which Cora had fallen annoyed him se-
riously, and still more so when her care
Iessness about her appearance began TO
manifest itself abroad as well as at home.
When he limited anything on the sub
ject she did not hesitate TO reply, in q
testing manner, that her fortune was
made;" she did not trouble herself any
longer about how she looked.
Douglass did not feel very much COM
pIimented, but 90 he had bis share Of
good sense, he saw that to assume q
cold and offended manner would do no
good.
eff your fortune is made, SO is mine, :"
he replied on one occasion, quite coolly
and indiferently. Next morning he
appeared at The breakfast table with q
beard Of twenty-four hours growth.
"You haven't shaved this morning,
DEAR" said Cora, to whose eyes the
dIrty-looking face of her husband was
particularly unpleasant.
"No," he replied carelessly. "It is
q serious trouble to shave every day."
"But you look much better with q
cleanly shaved face"
Looks are nothiHg-ease and COM
fort everything" said Douglass,
"But common decency," Edward.
"I see nothing indecent in long
beard" replied the husband.
Still Cora argued, but in vain. Her
husband went of to his business with
his unshaved face.
"I dcn't know whether to shave or
moi" said Douglass. next morning, run
ming over his rough face, upon which
was a beard OF forty -eight hours growth.
His wife had hastily thrown on a
wrapper, and with slipshod feet and
head like mop. was lounging in rock
ing-chair awaiting the breakfast bell.
"For mercy's sake, Edward, don't 60
any longer with that shockingly dirty
face" spoke up Cora. "If you knew
how dreadfully you looked 7"
Looks are nothing" replied Ed
WaTas stEOkluk uls uSaGus
"Why, what has come over you all
at once I"
"Nothlng. only it's such trouble to
shave every day."
"But you didn't shave yesterday"
81 know; I'm Just as well of to-day
as If had. So much saved, at any
rate"
But Cora urged the matter, and her
husband finally yielded, and moved
down the luxuriant growth of beard.
"How much better you do look !"
said the young wife. s'Now don't go
another day without shaving"
"But why should l take so much
trouble about nv mere looks5 I'm
jdst as good with long beard as with
a short one. It's q great deal Of tIou-
bic to shave every day. You can love
me Just as well; and why need care
what others say or think -
On the following morning Douglass
appeared, not only with long beard.
but with SHIRT front and collar that
were both soiled and crumpIed.
"Why, Edward, how you do look -
said Cora. ''You have neither shaved
nor put on q clean shirt"
Edward stroked has face, and ran his
fingers along the edge Of his collar. re-
marking indifferently, as he did so:
'It is no matter. look well enough.
THIS being so very particular in dress
is waste Of time, and | am getting tired
of IT,"
And in this trim Douglass wen. of Ito
bis business, much to the annoyance OF
bis wife. who could not bear to see her
husband look so sloEenly.
/ Gradually the declcnsion from neat
ness went on, until Edward was quite q
match Tor his wife, and yet. strange to
say, Cora had not taken the hint, broad
Is il was. In her own person she was
as Hntidy ss ever.
About six months alter their mar
riage We invited few friends to spend
q social evening with us. Cora and her
husband among the number. Cora came
alone quite early. and said that her hus-
bend was very much engaged and could
not come until after tea
MY young friend bad not taken much
pains with her attire. Indeed. her APP
pearance mortified me, as il contrasted
so decidedly with that Of the other Ia
dies who we're present. and could not
help suggesting TO her that she was
wrong in being 50 indifferent about her
dress. But she laughingly replied TO
me:
"Ycu know my fortunes made nov,
Mrs. Smith. ! can afford to be negIl-