The Delaware farmer., 1883-08-31
THE VELVET PERIOD.
A NOTABLE SEASON IN THE TTRP nm
EVERY YOUNG MAN.
How it Struck Citizen and the Cour, .,o 3.
Required TO put il On-Why he C;nye -
Away. II


ing five cent cigars, one evening. whe,
young fellow passed along with vel
vet coat on, and before he had cot on
OF sight, an old fellow about sixty year.
old passed the same place, and he hac
on velvet coat. One of the two ole
fellows knocked the ashes off his cigar
and said:
''1t catches them all, sooner or later. -
What do you mean 2" asked the
other, as he borrowed his friends cigar
to light his own.
"Why, the velvet coat period" said
the first man, as he took his cigar back.
and putfed omit to keepit going. "Everv
man, some time i'll his life, either as bov
or man, sees a time when he thinks the
world will cease to revolye on its axis if
he does not have a velvet coat, and he is
bound to have one if he has to steal the
money to buy it. It is bad enough for
a boy to have the period come on, but it
is infinitely worse to escape it in youth
and have it attack a man in middle life.
but it always hits them, some time.
Now, you wouldn't think, to look at me,
that l ever had the velvet coat fever, but
L had it once in its most violent form.
"About twenty years ago, at the time
Of the oil excitement, I made a little
money in oil, and got to thinking how
could show how I was no ordinary son
Of man, and all at once it struck me that
a velvet coat could do it for me, and [
lad surveyor measure me, and had
7elvet coat made. I was anxious to have
t done so 1 couldput iton and go around
imong the boys, but when it was done
md had been brought home, all at once
ost my grip, and could hardly get up
courage to put it on. let it lay for a
7eek, until my people got to making fun
f me about being afraid to wear it, and
nally i put it on and wore it down town
fter dark. Only few people saw it,
nd [ went home feeling satisfied that
he worst was over. What wanted was
have the community get accustomed
} it gradually. After a while I wore it
} my Office on days that was going to
? busy, so knew I wouldn't have to
} around town. After the boys in the
fee got so they could witness my coat
ithout going behind partition to laugh
me, I concluded to wear it on the
rect.
"Well, there was an organ grinder
tn monkey, out on the sidewalk,
len L went out, and the beastly italian
d on an old velvet coat, like mine, only
led The monkey was jumping
ound. picking up pennies, and all at
ce he saw me. [ shall never forget
2 expression on that monkeys face.
seemed to take me for his master,
1 clearly realized that his master had
)cured a new coat without asking the
lsent of his little brother. There was
ook of pain, as though the monkey
hurt that such duplicity had been
cticed on him. and then the monkey
lld look at the clothes in which he
J dressed up with contempt, and then
would look at my coat with envy.
-er felt so sorry for a monkey in all
life. I could stand it to hear
'ngers say, as I passed by, What fool
hat, but to see that poor monkey
we over the style I was putting on
too much, and resolved if I ever
that coat home I would put it where
Ouid never be seen again. The organ
der became alarmed at the actions
be monkey, and jerked on the chain,
sing the monkey to turn back sum-
sault, and the poor animal came up
ding in front of his master. He
ed at him, and seemed to be at once
sured, and to feel that the apparition
only horrid dream, and then he
ed over his shoulder toward where I
stood, to make sure, and there l was
| my glory. Then the monkey was
and began to make up faces at me,
got out of there and went home,
shouts of the monkeys audience
ding in my ears, and / took off that
and gave it to the man that took
of my horse, and never see a vel
Oat, either on a boy or man, but I
of what confounded fool made
ysef in my Oscar Wilde days. If
nave boy, teach him to go through
7elvet coat period young, and he
hank his stars. "-Peck's Sun.
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