The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-05-26
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NeptOmaRias

A lady gave an afternoon tea during
the season. The ladies laid aside their
wraps in the hostese's chamber. She had
left number of stickpins in her cushion
on the dresser. When the company had
gone the pins had gone also. Fortu-
nately the pins were not her best, as she
had those on, but they we're all gold, and
one was an enamelled pansy.
A lady had an exquisite]y bound copy
of a rare book. One of her acquaintance:
was profuse in her expressions of admi
ration for the work. Every time she
called the subject of the book va:
brought up. In fact, the visitor spoke o
it 30 frequently and 80 extravagantly tho
the hostess took an antipathy to her
One day this lady called aud the lady Of
the house was delayed a littlein going te
the parlor. When she did enter the Wis
itor talked more volubly than usual, and
on every subject but the book. She
made herself very entertaining, 80 much
80 that the hostess never thought of the
book. Thas same evening it was discov.
cred thaa the book was missing.
Anothsr lady who had travelled exten
sively in Europe, on one occasion
brought home fan of rare workmanship.
1t vas most exquisitely beautiful. 1t was
SO lovely that she kept it on her cabinet
in her drawing room. The cabinet was
filled with all sorts Of rare and queer for.
seign trophies, and it was one Of rhe sub
;iects with which she entertained her vis-
litors. She was charming talker, and .
word or two here, or an interesting incl
dent 81 anecdote there, relative to the
articlee,. made ~ visit to her not only
pleasant bht profitable. One morning
the room was dusted, as usual; every
thing wan intact. yhht afternoon there
were FIVE or six Callers 9he subject Of
European travel came uY with the last
caller, and the hostess turned so Her cab
met. Tie fau was gone, and has never
been found. Whoever took the fsr has
kept it secreted, for all kinda of russs
have been tried to find it and all have
failed.
Another lady gave large company
and asked several friends to assist her.
Not having all the silver she wanted she
asked her friends to bring some of their
own spoons (not an uncommon occur
rence.) The epoons were used, none Of
them were taken from the dining room to
be washed. In fact they we're not taken
from the room BY the servants at all. AT
the close of the entsrtaisments each lady
gathered up her spb5hs. Cut Of ell
which we're used, nine were lacking
The hostess felt terribly. Some Of the
spoons belonged to sets and others br-
lopged to collections Private detectives
were put upon the track, but none were
recovered It would be difficult matter
to find any spoons, because nearly every
womau has collection, and among SO
many odd spoons there would not be
much thsnca for detective or any one
else TO sslec5 any as stolen; even the
loser would 'carcely dare say certain
spoon were hers, unless she had them dis
!tipctly marked. There is scarcely an e
lticle which Is less readily traced thar q
spoon.
One wnuas, who is burdsned with a
malady, ia ucs able to go week without
taking some articles from the shops. TIE
merchants MAKE bills for all she takes
and they ats sent regularly TO the hus-
band with peculiar mark opposite .ae
item, which ia sigu 10 the husband that
they were stolen, the husband aud mer..
ch.nt having made an agreementregasd.
ing it. Whenever the bill comes in it is
prowpsly paid, and if the SUM is large at
all tbe husband goes off on 8 spree.
Whether IL is to drown his BORROW OF pun
iish his wife, NO one knows. If there sre
iauy domestice seepes about it reperts
have never reached the atreet. Perhaps
the husband knows the wife cannot help
herself AMI be bns composition for her.
He is able to pay for whatever she E -ts,
and possibly his kind heart allows n'm
to overlook the trouble. IF the husband
should pHs away and the wife ahoulc not
have any ons to protect her, a ques ion
arises: Woulfsse be cured?
3 Auothel: womar s cursed With kle,to-
mania in q mild form ): she has p'u'
chant for appropriatirs hairpins. When
in shop near the counser where hair
pins are 80 easily taken rtsc steall lly
slips one or more packages inso' her stg.
Since the bone, shell and larger aairv'ns
were placed in the boxes she takes taem
With equal composure. She cannot msss
use of what she has taken, and what sbs
can do with them is mystery. She must
have boxeu and boxes full of them. The
loss of q paper of pins is 80 little proba-
bly the merchants do not bother them
selves aboat it. If she was inclined to
take snytting more than hairpins there
would be cause for greater watcbfulness
as she contents herself with that, nothing
is said.
Why women are zaore prone to klepto'
mania than men, or If they are, is prob
ably a subject that the students of the
disease can best answer. Oue thing is
certain, the only stories the writer can
call to mind are those in which women
we're coucerned.-IndianapoHs Journe1.
Thinning Frrit Paws.