Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-04-25
"Oh, he 10 sweet" said Mrs. Patti
pan. '1'll zee what have"

And upstairs she rushed, and gather
ing from drawer and closet all the old
pantaloons with baggy knees, and all
The old coats with frayed cuffs and
greasy collars which were in the house,
laid them at the feet of the clothes
man.
But now it was the old mans turn to
be scorn full.
'Zese ragsi Oh, madame, not zese
rags for my lofely Cupid from Paris"
he sighed, reproachfully. "AIadam0
will find somezing else; she will not ex-
pect ze poor old cloes-man to
cheat himself. Madame has some pret-
ty silk dress-a cloak, a shawl
madame will sce."
Madame, who could not give up the
idea of possessing the Cupid, now that
she had once harbored it, ran upstairs
again. She searched her drawers, her
wardrobe, but really she had nothing.
Suddenly it occurred to her that she
had broche shawl, and that she never
wore it. Shawls were out of fashion,
and if she hated anything it was ashawl
turned into cloak. The thing would
lie there useless for years, or she should
give it to Mr.. Pattipan's s Aunt Jane.
She would never wear it again, that
was morally certain. Why not buy the
Cupid with it'll
She unfolded the shawl and felt au
unusual contempt for it, it looked SO
old fashioned. 1t had cost twenty five
dollars when it was bought, and was as
good as ever; but what an ugly thing |!
Yes, she would do it'll She carried it
downstairs therefore, and the clothes
man condescended to accept it. How.
ever, he also put into his bag the old
cloth garments.
al will not leave zem about to trouble
madame" he said; 81 will oblige her
by carrying zsm away"
Mrs. Pattipan returned to her parlor
to adore her Cupid-certainly a very
lovely little being.
"How admire It'll It's my ideality
and my 'form,' suppose" she said,
becoming chronological again. 81
should have been an artsit having
form and color so largely developed. p"
Then she placed it on the cabinet
shelves, and as she retired to distance
to observe the general effect, saw that
the counterfeit bill that she had thrown
int the china bowl after tearing it
across had vanished. The old clothes.
man had taken it up-there could be
no doubt of that.
''But he was so acquisitivc he could
not Withstand temptation" said Mrs.
Pattipan. "Wcll, l hope he will not
pass it on some poor person, and l don't
care if he gets himself into trouble
he deserves it,"
At all events she had her lovely
Cupid-how much better than an old
shawl that she detested! Still, she
would not mention the old shawl or the
coats to Mr.. Pattipan. Since she had
made the awfu! mistake of exchang ing
his best trousers for a match holder, it
was understood between them that old
clothes men were not to be permitted to
cross the treshold.
No; she could buy what she pleased,
and Mr.. Pattipan never thought of ask
ing where it came from. 1t should 90
so. But, ohl her lovely Cupid-how
she adored it'll
At five o'clock in the afternoon Mr..
Pattipan returned in very fine spirits.
"Well, Ducky" he remarked to Mrs.
Pattipan, 1--WE got surprise for you.
Sha'n't tell you what it is until have
had dinner. 1t is birthday present.
Then he concealed bundle beneath
the sofa.
Mrs. Pattipan felt pleased to be re-
mem5ere1. She was as charming a.
possible during dinner time, and Mr..
Pattipan made her guess what he had
brought her: but her guesses were al
| failures. Not roses--not a book-not
his photograph-not a watch-not {
ring-not dress patter ern-not a muff
~ meant to buy muff," said Mr.
Pattipan; "but this was brought int
my office by somcbody-quite as though
had asked the spirits to help me, yo,
know. Come along, my dear; ] wan
to see you sail up and down the parlo
in it. You are quite queenly sort o
figure, you know, and a shawl"
IA shawl2" said Mrs. Pattipan.
'.Ah" said Mr.. Pattipan, who wa
ow unfolding his parcel beside tn
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