The Jasper weekly courier., 1882-05-12

On hand for that"
/. So / thought I had hu' Mrs. Smith
and Mrs Thompson both have trim
ming ~ braid upon theirs. and II looks
very pretty. II II very fashionable.
and adds very much % the beauty q
dress
plague take these womcns fash
ions! Your endless trimmings and
thing-a-ma-jigs cost more than the dress
II worth. its nothing but shell out
money when once woman thinks q .
new dress.
~ don't have many new dresses. ]
do certainly try 70 be as economical as
can. =
1T il a funny kind Of economy n all
events. But ifyou must have 4 sup
pose you must"
And Albert Landman took out his
wallet and counted ont scyenty-iIve
cents: but he gave II grudgingly, and
when he put his wallet back into his
pocket he did il with an emphasis which
seemed 10 say he would not take II out
again for week.
When Albert reached the outer door
on his way TO work he found the wealth
er SO threatening that he concluded 70
20 back and get his umbrella; and upon
re-cntcring the sitting-room he found his
wife in tears. She tried 10 hide the fact
that she had been weeping. but he had
caught her in the act. and asked what
II meant.
Good gracious!'' cried the hus-
band. ~ should like 10 know il you
are CRYING at what | said about the
drcssy'
II was not CRYING at what you said.
Albert" said Kate. TREMENDOUSLY; "bui
you were 50 reluctant ~ grant me the
favor. ! was thinking how hard had
to work; am tied 20 the house; how
many little things have % pcrplex me.
then % think"-
Pshaw' what do you want to be .
foolish for?'
And away started Albert I.an,lman .
second time; but he was not 20 escape
50 easily. In the hall. he was met by hi'
daughter Lizzie. bright-cyei, rosy
checked girl Of ten years.
20. papa, give me fifteen cents"
"Whatr'
: 10, want fifteen cents. DO please
: give Il % me-
What IN the world do you wan
with ita Are you changing school book
! AGAIN.
h. No. I want to buy hoop. ElIe'
4 Smith has got one. aud 50 has Mar.
Buck and Sarah Allen. Mr.. Grant ha
got some real pretty ones to sell. Can
a / have oneY'
Nonsense' II You want hoop. e
ana get one of some ash barrel. can
!, Afford @ be buying hoops for you Z
trundle about the streets"
{ Please. papa"
"No told you."
The blue eyes filled with tears. and n
9 child sobbing broke upon his ear ~
bert Landman hurried from the hous
y with some very impatient words npo
y his lips.
This was in the morning. AT moo
= when he came home 70 dinner ther
y was cloud over the household. II
wife was sober, and even little Lizzie
usually gay and blithesome, was sad an
silent.
a But these things could not last long
y that household. for the husband an
wife really loved each other devoted,
y and were at heart kind and forbearin>
When Albert came home 10 his supps
g Kate greeted him with kiss. and In
y moment sunshine came back; and ha
the lesson ended there. the huSban
! might have fancicd that he had don
ii nothing wrong. and the cloud had bee
only the cxhalafion Of domestic fe
Y ment. for which no one was particular
responsible, and might have cherishs
y the conviction that womcn's fashioI
"a were nuisance and hnmbug. rs we
as frightful draft upon . husband
pocket.
After tea Albert did few Choir
I'd about the house. and then lighted
W cigar and walked out. He had goI
but d short distance when he met I.izzi
~ In her right hand she dragged an Q
nd hoop which she had taken from
dilapidatcd -four barrel. while with n
u left she was rubbing her rcd. swolls
eyes. She was in deep grief. and VI
b sobbing painfully. He stopped the chi
~ and asked what was the matter.
She answered. as well a. her 81
no would let her. that the other girls h:
laughed NJ her. and made fun Of h
~ hoop. They had nice, pretty HOOP
cr while hers was ugly and homely.
.Ncver mind" said Albert, pattiI
~ the little one on the head (for the child
% grief touched him); perhaps we
have hoop some time.
'ut "Mayn'f I have one now? N
~ Grants got one lcit-oh. such prct
onem
40 The sobbing had ceased. as the chi
"a caught her fathers hand, eagerly.
mo. not now. Lizzie not now !
80 think or it.r
Sobbing again the child moved on
're ward homo, dragging the old hoop Ar
mo her.
All one Of The stores Albert Landm
"e met some of his Old friends.
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