Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-24

another fellow Men don't demand
such sacrifices 80 friendship
And L wish women did not Mrs
Dean murmured, rs she went into tbs
next room TO take off the dress. =
only hope Elinor will appreciate tbs
fact that it was done half on her &C
count, to keep the peace between hel
and her best neighbor. OF course they
would have thought it dreadful if | haC
refused. and they viii have no idea o
| what I've gone through in the bust
ness"
My dear" Mr.. Dean said. when
after folding all the founces and outings
away with infinite care, she came back
lust as a matter OF curiosity, will Ads
Hurd really pay any less for that dres:
than If she had bought it at home9 She
means to pay the duty. I SUPPOSE"
..Why, "a to that" Mrs. Lean an
swered. hesftatingly, ''of course shf
will pay if SIZE must. But if she does
well, in that case, the gain will not
balance my cab fare in getting the
gown. But 1 hope Mrs. \, arren can
get it through; she knows exactly how
To manage"
Mr.. Dean put his hands behind his
head, and looked at his wife quizzical-
". 'tYou women have queer con-
Sciences he said
Why. Dick, the Custom-house ism t
for things like these; it's for what the
snop-keepers bring over to sell. OF
course, if the duties weren tso abomina-
bly, high. [ might feel differently. Six
ty per cent. is too outrageous. And
| don't believe in protection, anyway.
1 m a free-trader. Now, Dick, you
needn't look $685.
Il was only wondering, my dear, y
he answered, ''what possible connec-
/ ton there was between your. private
/ opinions and the law of the land. Fem
mime logic is beyond me. As stupid
brute of man. [ should say that in the
interest OF pretty dress and friend
ships sacred cause Mrs. Warren was
/ to be asked to per- ure herself. l sup
/ pose she will do it. What sacrifices
women will make for each other"
Mrs. Warren will have nothing to
do with it, Mrs. Dean cried, indig-
nantly. .sHer husband will make the
/ the declaration for her trunks, and
/ he won't know ANYTHING about it.
/ Why, Dick. only last year Mrs. Marsh
and she's a minister's wife took
home things for all the parish; and Mrs.
Graham duplicated all her dresses for
her sister ut home, and Mrs. Avon had
fifteen trunks ard thousands of dollars
in presents. Don't YOU remember her
on the steamer the last time We went
home9 She said she should give the
inspector her keys and y guinea, and
ask him to be careful in taking the
things out, and she didn't expect
| to pay cent, though she
owned to having forty yards
of silk in the piece in one trunk. [
don't know how she got on; 1 was too
busy over nv own to see; but l always
have said that the next time l went
over I'd try the effect of fee on the
man who went through my things. Do
You remember how he threw my dresses
about, and how / found one of my
fans broken afterward9 Things like
that make one hate the Custom-house.
'.And make smuggling a sacred
duty, suppose" laughed Dick.
ats not much to get q dress
through Mrs can went on, con-
vincing herself, if not her husband.
Mrs. Smith took over some ones
diamonds few years ago, and never
knew till a gentleman came TO claim the
little box at Sandy Hook what was in
side of it. That was asking good
deal of Il stranger, 1 think. But you
see the management Is so perfectly
stupid. There was that steamer chair
of mine, left behind ut Liverpool, and
sent on by the next boat week
later After 1 had signed the paper
that it was two years old and had
been abroad before, and paid the no.
tary's fee, then the old thing came on
to me with two dollars duty ia ked on,
and it only cost three 20 begin with,
and was sill used up. And that nice
English girl-you remember her-who
had had dress given her in Liverpool,
and partly made it on the ship. she was
too poor to pay the duty they asked -
Just because she couldn't swear she had
worn it-and so she lost her dress No,
indeed, you may say what you please,
| LICK. there's nothing so dreadfully
wrong in circumyenting q custom-house
managed like that"
And it was really with a sense of vir-
tuous honesty that Mrs. Dean called a
fortnight later on MIS-. Warren to ask
her to take charge of the dress.
8. SO sorry, my dear,'' Mrs. Warren
said; ..but really haven room for my
own things. I've sent for a profess
sional packer, and I've no doubt shall
have to buy another trunk, but even
then couldn't do it,
1t was only September. and Mrs.
Dean had a large circle of acquaint-
ances. Some of them, or some OF their
friehds. would be going in the next two
months. Mrs. Dean was cheerful about
it; but she did feel little as if she had
an elephant on her hands when seven
ladies in turn lad declined her COM
mission. Two were conscientious. and
the others had their hands full already
with their own commissions. Her hus-
band told her to send it by express; and
she had half mind to, she was so
bothered. But she knew that would
spoil all she had done, and the Huris
would never forgive her. Finally an
accomodat ne dame was found. Mrs
Dean did not know her: it was through
the inter ention of mutual acquaint-
ance that the arrangement was made.
and Mrs. Dean felt a good deal like a
fraud az she turned over her precious
box and gave the stranger Aaa's adj
dress. Mrs. Draper looked naughty and
bored, but she could not be expected to
take q deep interest in the wedding
gown of a girl she had never heard of.
She took charge of it to please her
friend. who had social designs on Mrs.
Dean; but her feelings may be fancled
when, safe in her hotel in New York,
she took the dress out to forward, and
found she had lost the address.
II haven't an idea what it was" she
said to her husband "but It's we'd
ding dress. and it may be wanted at