Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-10
The Home, or Billiards.

Inc home, or BilllardS.
"Aibert, wish you would let me
have seventy five CENTS
Kate Landman spoke carefully, fol
abe knew that her husband had moi
nuch money to spare; yet she spoke
earnestly, and there was world Of en-
treaty in her look.
What do you want seventy. five
cents for ?" asked Albert.
81 want to get some braid for my new
dress"
IT thought you had all the material
on hand for that"
$50 thought / had; but Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Thompson both have q
trimming of braid upon theirs, and il
looks very pretty. 1t is very fashion.
able, and adds much to the beauty of q
aHese."
Plague take these women's fash.
IONS! Your endless trimmings and
things ma. jigs cost more than the dress
i worth. It's nothing but shell out
money when once woman thinks Of q
new Dress"
II don't have many new dresses I
Do certainly try and be as economical
= I can"
Il Is funny kind of economy, at all
svents. But If you must have il, I sup
pose you must"
And Albert Landman took ont his
wallet and counted out the seventy Ave
cents; but he gave it grudgipgly, and
phen he put the wallet back into his
pocket he did it with an emphasis which
seemed to say that he would not take it
ont again for week.
When Albert reached the outer door,
On his way to his work, he found the
weather so threatening that he con-
eluded to 60 back and get his um-
brella; and upon re-entering the
xitting-room he found his wife in tears.
She tried to hide the fact that she had
been weeping, but he caught her in the
act. and asked what it meant.
Good gracions!'' cried the husband,
! should like to know if you are cry
ing at what I said about the dress p
was not crying at what you said,
Albert" replied Kate, TREMENDOUSLY
but you were 30 reluctant to grant me
the favor. was thinking how hard
have to work; I am tied to the house;
how many little things / have to per-
pick me-then to think"
Pshaw! what do you want to be
foolish for?"
And away started Albert Landman a
second time, but he was not to escape so
easily. In the hall he was met by his
daughter Lizzie, bright-eyed, rosy
checked girl Of ten years.
"Oh, papa, give me fifteen centsl''
"What 2"
"Oh, I want fifteen cents. Do please
SiTe it TO me-"
What in the world do you want
with it?" Are they changing school.
books againi"
"No, want to buy hoop. Ellen
Smith has got one; and so has Mary
Ruck and Sarah Allen. Mr.. Grant has
get some real pretty ones to sell. CAM
I have one p
/" Nonsensel II You want hoop &C
and get one off some old barrel. cam,
afford to be buying hoops for you to
trundle about the Streets"
Please papa :"
No, / told you"
The bright blue eyes filled with tears
and the child's sObbing broke upon hif
ear. Albert Landman hurried from the
house with some very impatient words
upon his lips.
This was in the morning. At noon
when he camo home to his dinnor, there
was a cloud over the household. Hi
wife was sober, and even little Lizzie
usually gay and blithsone, was sad and
silent.
But these things could not last lone
in that household, for the husband and
wife loved each other devotedly, and
were at heart kind and forbearing
When Albert came home to his supper
Kate greeted him with kiss, and in Q
moment sunshine came back; and had
the lesson ended there, the husband
might have fancied that he had done
nothing wrong, and the cloud had
been nothing but the exhalation of do.
mestic ferment, for which no one was
particularly responsible, and might
have cherished the conviction that
women's fashions were nuisance and a
humbug, as well as frightful draft
upon q husbands pocket.
After tea. Albert did few chores
around the house, and then he lighted