Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-20
AN INCIDENT.
The Sting Which Was Hidden by Polished
Exterlor-Two Women's Ways. IVA

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see your Here they kissed again. 'I
haven't seer you for such an age"
Here they shook hands warmly.
"Where have you been so long' Ihad
about made up my mind you were v
coming here. How is dear little Rebus?
oh. l see you have brought him with
you. Isn't that nice?" Here Mrs.
Gimlette led her guest to a chair by the
window, where she could see her clothes
in a strong light, and gracefully sank
upon a sofa in the shade.
Yes. dear" replied Mrs. Jones,
with a little cultured sigh: 81 thought
l should never get here. You live in
such an out-of-the-way street. 1t really
is quite a journey. [ should have been
here before, though; but Mrs. Brown
told me only the other day thai
your girl had left, and you were,
dong your own work, and l knew
you must be too tired to receive call
ers."
ooh! did Mrs. Brown say that?" re-
piled Mrs. Gimlette; that is lust the
kind of information 1 should expect
from her. You know I didn't invite
her to my last reception. What a love-
ly dress! 1 didn't think you could ever
have made 1t over so we'll. 1t does a
to buy good material, doesn't it, my
dear? By-the-way, how is little Rebus
the poor little dear?"
ooh, he has been quite poorly. He
had such a dreadful shock last week.
| got in a car with him in my arms, and
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ductor did? He told me I couldn't
have my dear little Rebus in his dirty
old a | protested that the poor little
fellow was doing nc harm.
"'Harm or not, madam said the
brute; i have my orders, and my Or
ders is to allow no dorgs in this car
and he rang the bell, and the car
stopped:
reached for dear little Rebus, i shall
have to put this dorg off,
"'You wouldn't be brute enough to
do that l said, for I was indignant
clear through. why. he hasn't his
blanket on, and he will surely catch his
death of cold.'"
''But [ was forced to get off. I shall
have him discharged, though. And,
do you know, right on the other side of
the car there sat a miserable dirty
washer-woman, with 4 little red-faced,
common baby in her lap, and they made
me take my sweet little Rubus off the
car"
cit was a shame" replied Mrs. Gin
lette, sympathetically: II didn't see
you and Mrs. Simpson at the ball
Wednesday,"
mo, poor little Rubus was threat
ened with lung fever, and | had to
stay at home to nurse him. But Fred
went"
"I'm so sorry you couldn't go. You
would have enjoyed it so much. Mrs.
Simpson had all her wedding-silver out.
Do you know | think it is only plated ?
The papers said the morning after the
wedding that it cost ten thousand dol
lars; but / think twas bought on Broad
way for two hundred and fifty dollars;
it is exactly like a set 1 saw there"
''What ashame!!" replied Mrs. Jones,
%feelingly: Ito impose on people sc.
Her set, then, isn't any better than your
set"
81 saw Mrs. Smith there,' continued
Mrs. Gimlette, without noticing her Wis
llol , I~hsiHudlloui Sic WIS uIcSScQ
beautifully"
"What. that creature? 1 am aston
ished at her et1rontcry. Was her hus-
band therep"
"No. L believe he was out of town;
but she doesn't mind it any,"
'Ill warrant you," returned Mrs.
Jones; 18th is the woman Fred is al
ways raving over. 1 think she is sim
ply odious."
.'Mr. Jones doesn't appear to agree
with you," replied Mrs. Gimlettc,
sweetly.
"No," replied Mrs. Jones, hotly; che
is always setting her up as a model be-
fore me. 1t is Mrs. Smith this and Mrs.
Smith that, until l am sick Of her very
name"
Il don't blame you, dear. l should
be, too. Mr.. Gimlette, fortunately,
thinks there is no one like me-"
''Howvery odd! Howwas shcdressed?
/ suppose she wore her paste-diamonds
as usual.'
Are they really paste?: I thought
they were real stones. They are more
brilliant than that beautiful Rhine
stone set of yours. By-the-way, what
has become OF that set?"
''Hers are PASTE" returned Mrs.
Jones, without replying to the ques-
ton; Il have seen them in the day
time. and they don't shine at all"
''She 4white brocade of velvet
with a terra Gotta velvet train. 1t was
! perfectly stunning. l wish you could
have seer her."
''What9 The same old dress? I de-
clare, she has had that two seasons"
''Well, DEAR" returned Mrs. Gin
lette, 81 am sorry you couldn't have
been there. You would have had a
charming time. l had asplendid chance
to see Mrs. Simpsons curtains. You
know the papers said they were real
Madras lace, and cost five hundred dol
lars a window. Iexamined them close
ly, and | think they are only imitation.
Ii is getting SO nowadays that you
can't believe anything you read in the
newspapers, and only half you see."
How very shameful"
'By-the-way," continued Mrs. Gin
lette, 81 feel as if I really ought to tell
you how Mrs. Smith carried on. It was