Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-05-05

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30, papa give me fifteen ccntsP'
40, want fifteen cents. Do please
give 1t to me.n
"Wbat in the world do you want
with itP Are you changing school books
againp"
mo, I want to buy hoop. Ellen
Smith has got one, and so has Mary
Buck and Sarah Allen. Mr.. Grant has
got some real pretty ones to sell. Can't
have onepn
"Nonsensel If you want hoop, go
| and get one off some ash barrel. l can't
afford to be buying hoops for you to
trundle about the streets"
" PLEASE, papa"
"No. told you"
The blue eyes filed with tears, and the
child's sobbing broke upon his ear. AL
bert Landman hurried from the house
with some very impatient words upon
his lips.
This was in the morning. At noon
when he came home to dinner there
was n cloud over the household His
wife was sober, and even little Lizzie,
usually gay and blithesome, was sad and
silent.
But these things could not last long in
that household, for the husband and
wife really loved each other devotedly,
and were at heart kind and forbcaring.
When Albert came home to his supper
Kate greeted him with kiss. and in
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
only the eXhalation OF a domestic fer
| ment, for which no one was particularly
| responsible, and might have cherished
the conviction that women's fashions
were nuisance and humbug, as well
as a frightful draft upon husbands
pocket.
After tea Albert did few chores
about the house, and then lighted
cigar and walked out He had gone
but short distance when he met Lizzie.
In her right hand she dragged an old
hoop which she had taken from
dilapidated -four barrel, while with her
left she was rubbing her red, swollen
eyes. She was in deep grief, and was
sobbing painfully. He stopped tho child
and asked what was the matter.
She answered, as well as her sohs
would let her, that the other girls had
laughed at her, and made fun of her
hoop. They had nice, pretty hoops,
while hers was ugly and homely.
"Never mind" said Albert, patting
the little one on the head (for the child's
grief touched him); perhaps we'll
have hoop some time.
"Maynt have one nowp Mr..
Grants got one left-oh, such pretty
one!"
The sobbing had ceased, as the child
caught her fathers hand, eagerly.
mo, not now, Lizzie-not now. I'll
think of it."
Sobbing again the child moved on to-
ward home, dragging the old hoop after
her.
At one of the stores Albert Landman
met some of his old friends.
Hello, Albert What's upP"
Nothing in particular.
"What do you say to a game of bill
iards, Albertp.'
GOOD! I'm in for that"
And away went Albert to the billiard
hail. where he had glorious time with
his friends. He liked billiards. 1t was
a healthy, pretty game, and the keeper
of the hall allowed no rough scuffs on
his premises.
They had played four games. Albert
had won two and his opponent had won
two.
"That's two and two," cried Tom
Piker. "What do you say to playing
them off, AlbertPn
IAN right, go in" said Albert, full
of animation.
And so they played the fifth game,
and he who lost was to pay for the five
games. 1t was an exciting contest.
Both made capital runs, but in the end
Albert was beaten by three points; and
with little laugh he went up to settle
the bill. Five games, twenty cents n
game-just one dollar. Not much for
such sport; and he paid out the money
with grace, and never once seemed to
feel that he could not afford it.
Have a cigar?" said Tom.
"Yes."
They lighted their cigars and then
sauntered down the hall to watch the
others play.
Albert soon found himself seated over
against table at which some of his
friends were playing, and close by stood
two gentlemen, strangers to him, one
OF whom was explaining to the other the
mysteries of the game.
Is u healtny PasIihe, saiu ne
land certainly is one which has no evil
tendency
Albert heard the remarks very plain
ly; and he had curiosity to hear what
the other, who seemed unacquainted
with billiards, would say.
~ cannot, of course, assert that any
gent an1 and wbich b .or frse ss from ANA aa
taudant % cnrse wrSH of re o OF ;tsaIf ade an
aehunhs a,, curse od gaming, sh Is OF ,tseli an
eVi, G, Ieiiarkeu lne secono gentleman.
o;.a ouch .nihss are ohiy evli so iar as 'hey
eac,.e anu stlIhuiale men peyoha the
pounms nus oi hea,tny recreatioh
lhas !, result can scarcely lono" such
agame; said the lrst speaker.