The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-11

now, and q warm color puFN'" II! ''o'
cheek k. ."It Il 50 hard to explain to
you." .she said. II don't like to borrow
money OF mamma, because she don't
understand my husband, and makeS SO
many unpleasant remark ks, ana 1t'sq!'l'e
a large sum want for the present. I'm
AFRAID it will cost ten dollars" Here
she hesitated, and her color grew more
vivid. =.
"Ten dollars isn't a very large sum,
I said. I had decided now that she
wanted to AJAX me to lend her the money,
bus didn't know how to 90 about it, and
I wa, at q loss how to help her. l had
tvo crisp ive-dollar bills in my vest
pocket, but how to get them into her
hand wa, problem In the meanwhile
time was flying, and Robinson would be
back. -
"You understand my husband, Mr.:
Smith. You know how kind and
good he is to me. He has told me how
he con'iles in you. You must know ne
is the dearest, best Of hnsbands.'
COZ course do, Mrs. Robinson. We
are like brothers," l said, with intense
friendly fervor.
Il hate even to deceive him for mo-
ment, Mr.. Smith. OF course shall tell
him afterward; but I want to surprise
him. l wouldn't care to give him any
thing if it wasn't SURPRISE"
COZ course you wouldn't, Mrs. Robin
son. Any other way would be so hum
drum and commonplace. l know just
how you feel about it,
"And my husband is so thoughtful,
he is so anxious to relieve me OF every
care, that he knows just where every
penny goes and, oh dear, it'stoo bad:'
Big tears gathered in her beautiful
ewes; it was too much for me.
III understand it all, Mrs. Robinson
I blurted out. "Don't fret over such a
trife as this,' and I thrust the two five
dollar bills in her hand.
She was on her feet in all instant.
White now to her lips, and an awful ex-
preston in her eyes, of reproach, rage
recret, Heaven knows what and all.
! The tive-dollar bills had dropped on the
floor.
"Good-morning, sir" she said. "
have been mistaken in you. Please tell
nv husband lcould not wait for him. y
She was :. little woman, but she
seemed about ten feet high as she swept
out of our department. Fortunately
some foreign cases had eifectuaily
srrccoel II, from observation. It wa,
+ some time before I could pick up the
bills. fclt stunned, bewildcred, anl
exceedingly Inundated and miserable
I had made an ass Of myself in SOM
!, way, ard innoccntlv outraged the feel
. inGs Of his excellent little woman whom
, I was n st DESTROYS to serve.
When Robinson came back he though
@ it so strange tha5 his wife hadn't walte'
= for him. lie wanted to know when SD
came, how long she staid; whether 81
sat down or stood up, or said sho'd com
). in again, and if so, when. At last wa
r. desperate, and went out into the stree
4 Before knaw what l was about wa
r up town, and ringing the bell OF tn
:. brown-stone house that Robinson hiret
~ The servant he had selected came to tn
h door. and showed me into the parlor b
r had furnished. His wife came rigt
a down to me, and the moment she Ell
I tered the parlor saw that her goo
v sense and kind heart had gained the
c. own again. =. :, =,
a "Not another word, Mr.. Smith" 81
" said, when I began pouring out apol
% gies and explanations. IL was myse
:. to blame for it all. l wanted you to Sc
ps something of mine for me, and with tt
vs. money help me to get the present
a. cost. There, now, that's the whole
~ it. If | had only told you at once, i
r. stead of beating about the bush in tn
Or way! But I've given up that idea, b
at cause he'd be sure to know it l part
~ yeehiny, he iRsoFessed he
10 know if q silver thimble was gone: :. b
~ I've. hit upon another plan, and I'll t
a. YOU all about it, if you'd like to hear. y
II. >saOf course Ia like to hear" | {
mt claimed. "You are an adorable lit
're woman to forgive that stupid under
If mine. | was so miserable to have
r. Tended you; and your husband l &C
ed, for l thought l noticed a growl
th rieidity in her manner from the We
wy stadorable,'' "we are like brothers, J
T know, Mrs. Robinson-t,cia brothers
vi "Well, I'll tell you what I've decid
the to do, Mr.. Smith. I had to take ma II
zen NV confidence, for she's going to h
YER me. You know I'm to have a new bl'
he silk,and it costs a good deal OF none!
Ut. have it made. Mrs. Jones, my drt
As maker, wouldn't do it for less II
be twenty dollars, and mamma and l'.'
The make it ourselves, and take the mo-
, at we'd have to give Mrs. Jones for
to present. That will be really my c
~ money, because shall earn tiny
aid own. Isn't it a capital idea?".E
,ost "Splendid!n l said and shortly a
res. I took my leave, thinking all the ,
.nts down to the store what an amoun
n a trouble Robinson. innocently gave
ave dear little wife of his. .,r..u :dt
,wn We settled upon dressing case
,e,d ERobinson before 1 left that day.,
,ut- Mrs. Robinson and had to 60 toge'
be to look at the different varieties OF II
,ose articles, and didn't want her to CHI
she anything in hurry, and then % In
9 of afterward and altogether 1t was as
-. ishing how absorbed became 1 in
t so purchase Of that dressing-case,. \ tho'
Rob of nothingielse. l.,e.n."i 1'Di 49,"
2 all The anniversary Of Robinson's
ding came upon : Saturday even
left and the next morning I was wslkin
use the Park, thinking it all overflow
Il to DC Robt6son must have been when
s to surprised him with the dressings
'',,' and what q coufqqnld d LUCKY +
ryor he ,wss,, anyway. /. fell intt Aulte a
ssed timental mood. l suppose the e !! :
enea pmpB1cA1 to 40 WI
little It was one of those delightful morn
the in May, when happy ripp'es run th b !;