News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-07-25
HER BRACELETS.
BY WILLIAM P. BROWN.

Mrs. Horshaw was unusually fond O
her diamonds. Why not. She had no
worn them long enough for usage to rol
possession of its first sweet flavor. The
power, pleasure and insipidity of hel
new life We're, so to speak, in tn,
swaddling clothes of novelty as vet Ii
fact, about the only relic of old time.
left to Mrs. Horshaw was Mr.. Horshaw
and he did not count for much In
society's opinion, except as the husband
of Mrs. Horshaw
Scarcely a year since the new lead il
the Little Ju,e" silver mine had de
veloped its Aladdin-like qualities
Scarcely year since the modest cabin
in Red Wood Gulch had been ex
changed for the brown-stone sar
cophagus on Prairie avenue, whence
Mrs. Horshaw, after a few brief pre-
hminary futters, had burst upon so
ciety like a golden butterfly, little
crude and glaring perhaps, yet genuine,
very genuine. ''Little julie" was dis
gorging a cool five thousand in silver
bullion per week. The mine had been
named after Mrs. Horshaw by her hus-
band.
Late in the morning after the pro-
phet's ball, Mrs. Horshaw was surveying
the contents of her jewel-case IN the
privacy of her boudoir. There was a
ring at the front door, and housemaid
announced: ga man from Jaccard' S,
Mum"
jewelry house. "What can he want.'
she said, wonderingly. "However-
send him up"
Presently gentlemanly young man
entered, his hat in one hand and a
small pOrtnlanteaU in the other.
pardon, he said, ''but Mr.. Hor-
shaw Ieft-word that you might want to
make a selection, and as We hal OF y a
few OF this style left, Ws-at his sug-
gestion--eo to submit them to
you for inspection at once:
he had opened his satchel and taken
out several sets of pearl jewery OF
rather unique design. Mrs. Horshaw
seemed astOnished.
'sBut / do not care for pearls, she
said. 'T cannot see why my husband
should have left such directions. At
Jaccard's they certainly know my pre-
ference for diamonds
perhaps there is some mistake,
said he, with a Chesterfieldian bow.
sit is no matter. And yet-these
pearls are really quite the-a-go, as
sure you"
''Oh! they will do-for pearls, sup
pose
Mrs. Horshaw fingered them care
lessly, then looked fondly at her really
fine diamonds. The man adjusted al
eye-glass and examined them critically
81 can easily see, he said, gallantly
sswhy Madam does not care for pearls
These are indeed perfection. But, if
mistake not these bracelets nOw-to bC
sureI That reminds me. Your husband
desired us to match them with some ear
rings We have in stock.
''Yes-I do need another style of ear
ring. But it was very good of Mr.. Hor
shaw to think of that himself"
Mrs. Horshaw looked at the man du
biously, whereupon, with another bow
he presented one of Messrs. Jaccard'
business cards.
suppose you wish to take on
of these bracelets back
''With Madan's permission, yes
For comparison, you know. As 1T will
take but short while to match them,
will leave set of the pearls until m
return. Not necessary, of course, thi
with fine renunciatory gesture, ."'ye
there is no harm, and giving security
always more business-hke"
Such grandiloquent demeanor wa
quite overDOwering to Mrs. Horshaw
still virgin conceptions of eastern polit
requirements. She declined to receiv
the pearls, but he, having pocketed th
bracelet would not hear Of it, and dt
parted with final bow and flourish
leaving her with a titillating sense {
satisfaction, as of one before whom tn
great of the earth have unbent then
selves.
Two hours later, Mr.. Horshaw. comm
home to lunch, was thanked by his wifi
for ''being so unusually thoughtful.
fWhy haven't been near Jaccard'S,
said he, when he caught the drift of he
remark.
Mrs. Horshaw felt a twinge of alarm
then she remembered the pearls.
s'It is all right, guess. The man
to be back directly; besides, he left
lovely set of pearls as security
Thought I'd be more apt to buy them,
suppose"
'Teft pearls, ehl''
Mr.. Horshaw, though insignificant {
an adjunct of fashion, had certain bus
ness instincts, and this procedure struc
him as unusual, if not queer. ''Well-
we'll see when he comes back.
But he did not come back. The
waited until four o'clock then Mr.. HO
shaw, taking the pearls along, went
Jaccard's with many misgivings. On
of the statesmen looked at the set an
then shook his head.
Inc poorest grace OF lnllthblOI
Hope you did not think them genuine.
Mr.. Horshaw gave his wife's versio
of the whole affair.
Evidently a case of gross swindling
said the salesman 1--WE have no sue
man in our employ, and goods hl
these, he eyed them contemptuOusl
eve never handle on any pretense.
There seemed nothing for it but
inform the police, which Mr.. Horsha
did forthwith Then he went home an
lectured his wife, who, aside from gri
over her loss, felt quite humiliated
having given her husband such goo
grounds for asserting himself, priv
fege he seldom acquired in his prese
position, as an appendage of a woman
fashion.
''Women are too easily imposed upon
ne said. "NOw, what man, I'd like
know, would have entrusted such
bracelet to a rank stranger, unintl
duced at that"
Mrs. Horshaw family reminded h
of the pearls.
''Paste, you mean" Mr.. Horsh
coolly lit cigar in his wife's boudoir
thing he had never had the temerity