The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-17
Correspondence of THE SUNDAY HERALD.

Correspondence of THE SUNDAY HERALD.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Everybody in New
York is buying flowers. Everybody has rose
or pink In his or her buttonhole, or branch
of lilacs in his or her hand. The perfume Of
the flowers brings back to everybody that
country which ie Gods own, and which man,
who could only take bricks and build houses,
could not have made. 1t makes every human
being want to walk across the grass and feel
the soft ground under the feet, notwithstand-
ing the care with which the sign Of "Keep off
the grass' is put everywhere. Everybody
wants to get out into the parks, where they
can get great mouthfuls of sweet, fresh air,
and oh, you people who are fortunate enough
not to be dwellers in great cities these spring
time days, please don't forget not only the
poor, but just remember that to the sick and
the lonely rose or branch of lilacs will bring
happy time, q time, maybe, Of "reminiscences,
but still the perfume Of the flower will carry
joy with 1t wherever it goes. Sentimental?
Well, you can't blame woman for being bit
sentimental these spring days, when the sun is
so bright and the flowers are so sweet. And
what is a woman without sentiment, any way?
You wouldn't like her, and nobody else would.
But, to be quite honest, think men have much
more sentiment than women.
SADNESS WHERE HAPPINESS SEEMS.
The other day was standing on the corner
and q very fine turnout went by. A woman
with marvellous glossy black hair and great
dark eyes, beautifully dressed and looking the
embodiment Of happiness, smiled and bowed
to me, and just then / heard voice near me
say, sI wish / were that woman" L looked
around and there stood sweet-looking, dainty
little creature, quite as attractive in her simple
frock as was madame In her gorgeousness. For
all the girl saw was the prancing steeds, the
beautiful gown, the richness Of lace, and the
loveliness of silk. She couldn't see far enough
in the deep eyes to discover the sadness and
disappointment that lay therein. And won
derea what that girl would think, or if she
wouldn't change her wish, IL she knew exactly
that woman's life This is part of it.:
ONLY RICH WIFE.
She is the wife of very rich man, and to-
day if she wants five dollars she has to get it
on one of her accounts and have them charge
it to frills and furbelows. She doesn't know
what it means to have money to spend. She
can give her name for an enormous amount to
charity and her husband will send check;
she can buy the best of everything in New
York or Paris and the bills will be paid but
she cannot have any money to handle. And
why9 Because her people are poor, her hus-
band does not like them, and he will not per-
NIT her to give one cent to them. A year ago
her brother, young boy, did as many another
boy has done, got into some trouble, and
$4,000 were required to get him out of it. To
be quite plain, he had forged mans name,
and this man said: "fyou will get the money
will save you from shame, and because /
believe you have suffered for this / will keep
you in my employ" The boys future de-
pended on his getting that money. The man
knew
THE BOY HAD RICH SISTER,
and it never entered his head that she would
not easily and gladly give her brother the
$4,000. Her brother went to her and told her
the story, and she said: 'Charlie, what can
l do? You know never have q cent? And
then he told her how much depended on it,
and she said: "I'll get you that money in
some way" And this is how she did it: She
took the diamond necklace that had been one
OF her wedding presents, and which had cost
nearly ten thousand dollars, and she carried 1t
to pawnbroker, where she got two thousand
on it. Since that time she has never been able
to get the amount of money needed to get it
out, and it's only by saving and pinching that
she has enough to pay the interest on it, That
she may never have to wear it, she has as
sumed fashion that very much pleases her
husband.
WHERE POVERTY LIES AMID RICHES.
She wears no jewel whatever except tiny
diamond heart that he gave her. and he is
convinced that she shows marvellous taste in
refusing to exhibit her diamonds, pearls, ru-
bes, and emeralds, as do the climbers In So
ciety, for as everybody knows she has them
she can afford not to wear them. At one
time she was very Ill, although she was never
quite out Of her mind. When the time came
around for the interest to be paid, she sent
for friend, contded her secret to her, and in
this way 1t was paid, the necklace was saved,
and the husband is still ignorant. or course,
some day he will find out the secret, and, do
you know, l think she would be a wiser
woman if she would tell him now? Have the
explosion at once, and not live in state of
nervous dread. You laugh at this You
think you have read such things in novels;
and you know that usually they are the re-
suit of good imagination. Probably. But
in this case the truth is told, and if were be-
fore the Judge of us all, could hold up my
right hand and affirm 1t. Because l never do
swear, the drop OF Quaker blood in me max
ing me think that my solemn word of honor
is worth more than an oath. II / would
lie when said | told that, / would also lie
under oath.
A FAD FOR THE IUXURIANP