The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27
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"Al'crt, | wish you would let m,
have scs senty-iive cents"
Kate ..lndman spoke carefully
for she knew that her husband had
not much money to spare; yet she
spoke earnestly, and there was :
world of entreaty in her look
"What do you want seventy-fiv,
cents for ?" asked Albert
Il want TO get some braid for my
new dress"
u thought you had all the mate
rial on hand for that"
so l thought / had; but Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Thompson both
have a trimming ofbraid upon theirs,
and it looks very pretty. 1t is very
fashionable and adds to the beauty
of dress"
plague take these women's fash
ionsi Your endless trimmings and
thing-a-maiigs cost me more than
the dress is worth. It's nothing but
shell out money when a woman
thinks Of a new dress"
Il don't have many new dresses.
| do certainly try to be as economi-
cal rs / can"
''It is a funny kind Of economy
at all events. But ifyou must have
il, | guess you must"
And Albert Landman took out
his wallet and counted out the sew
ents-ive cents, but he gave it grudg-
ingly. and when he put his wallet
back into his pocket, he did it with
an emphasis which seemed to say
that he would not take il out again
for week.
When Albert reached the outer
door, on his way to his work, he
found the weather so threatening
that he concluded to go back and
get his umbrella; and upon re-en-
tering the sitting-room he found his
wife in tears. She tried to hide the
fact that she had been weeping, but
he had caught her jim the act, and
asked what it meant.
"Good graciousi" cried the hus-
band, Il should like TO know if you
are crying at what said about the
dress ?"
II was not crying at what you
said, Albert" replied KITE tremu-
lously; "but you were so reluctant
to grant me the favor. Twas think
ing how hard / have to work | am
tied to the house; how many little
things | have to perplex me-then
10 think"
"Pshawl what do YOU want to be
so foolish for?"
And away started Albert Land
man the second time; but he was
not 10 escape so easily. In the hall
he was met his daughter Lizzie, a
bright-eyed, rosy checked girl of ten
years.
"Oh, papa, give me fifteen centsl'
"What2'
20, | want fifteen cents. Do please
give it to me-
"What in the world do you want
with it? Are they changing school
books again"
no" | want to buy hoop. FL
len Smith has one, and SO has Mary
Buck, Sarah Allen. Mr.. Grant has
got some real pretty ones 10 sell.
Can't have one ?'
"Nonsensel If you want hoop
90 and getone off some old barrel.
/ can't afford to buy hoops for you
to trundle about the streets.
Please, papa"
no, told you"
The bright blue eyes filed with
tears, and the child's sobbing broke
upon his ears. Albert Landman
hurried from the house with some
very impatient words upon bis
lips.
This was in the morning. Atnoon
when he came home to his dinner
there was q cloud over the house
hold. His wife was sober, and even
little Lizzie, usually gay and blithe-
some, was sad.
But these things could not last
long in that household, for the hus-
band and wife really loved each
other devotedly, and were kind at
heart and forbearing. When. Al
bert came home to his supper, Kate
greeted him with a kiss, and in a
moment sunshine came back and
had the lesson ended there. the hus-
band might have fancied he had
done nothing wrong, and the cloud
had been nothing but the exhala-
ton of domestic Permanent, for
which no one was particularly re-
sponsible, and might have cherished
the conviction tha. woman's fashions
were a nuisance and humbug, as
well as a frightful draft upon a hus-
bands pocket.
After tea Albert did a few chores
about the house, and then lie light
ed a cigar and walked out. He had
gone but a short distance when he
met Lizzie. In her right hand she
dragged an old hoop which she had
taken from dilapidated -four bar
rel. while with her left she was rub
bing her red eyes. She was in deep
grief. and was sobbing painfully.
He stopped the child, and asked
what was the matter
She answered as well as her sobs
would let her, that the other girls
had laughed at her. and made fun
of her old hoop. They had nice
pretty hoops, while hers was ugly
and honiely.
aNever mind" said Albert, pat
ting her on the head for the child's
grief touched him J perhaps W.
/ will have a hoop sometime"
"Mayn't / have one nowY Mr.