The Van Buren press., 1895-04-06

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inao the aurse-T In such hrssls and
sir II zopd spirsns snas Ii grated upon
saus nerre4 OF hEr husband prusrrzss
rpcn the scfz atser the exaausrznx pro
srzmms sf his hrusexa~gin&-
The tun dsed out of her rOice- though
see Hrrm her glance, as shs bent Ovcs
AEm- Mysng. sofs1r- -PONr. dear ]znrai
sssl In your morning dresSs What dnea
this msza7 am afraid yOu are get
ting into unsadJ syA-
Mr.. Fenngn srcaned by way Of reply.
MARI he nzrmgreH- teebly. after
. mom<ns- will you accept an hum
bied mans spolngJ7 I never dreamed
before what . nevereud5ng round Of
rorx . zoman's lie could Dc Tn q
p<rSecs xreck-but speak for mFself
You viii never hear znOsher word Of
criticism from ne Il yos look like .
rag bag"
MARI dropped kiss On his feversc
brow. Il ras the seal Of Eer forgive
nesn A quick lock- about the room
showed her its disorder but she kept
her amusement TO herself
Il have had busy day too she pur.
sued brightly, taking on her bonnet
-Ffrst your biliA The people who
rived them were 70 astonished when q
woman walked in to collect that they
handed over the money withou. q
word and before eleven o'clock my
pock..sook WA full That was the end
Of my duty. Business In rather sm1s-
ing. James. think, and not too sxcit-
ing. for IL Left me . good Tany hours
ron see. before il came time 70 come
home. 50 I went 70 Cousin Lizzie'%"
James gave . start Cousin Lizzie
was . butterfly Of fashion- for whom
Mary's tongue was usually lash oz
seorn-
Yea, Cousin Lizzie. And said: Liz.
xie. I am not well dressed That's
no news. says Lizzie. No, but want
TO BE-, saysL That's good news says
Lizzie .Pu. On your thingz.' says L
and take me 70 your tailor 20 she
did. and I've ordered . verJ smart
gown, nay dear, which is quite equal to
anything Of any ueighborA anew bon
net and a cape. gloves and boots and SC
on And have had some corsets sent
home from Mrs Van Dusen's own WON
an. You shall never have occasion to
complain Of me again, James Well
groomed-' thank thee, Jim, for teach
ing me that word"
A she went into the closet to put
away her wraps, she stole q glance at
her husband. 1t found him In state
Of collapse, and In the remote depths
Of that closet she broke into little
fairy Of laughter only TO be heard by
the moth balls among the furs.
Just then the supper bell tinkled-
Gomez called Mrs. Fenton, gayly,
pulling her husband up from the sofa.
They went and by tacit consent the
days doings dropped out Of the CONVEX.
sation-
James Fenton slept the sleep Of .
penitent sinner that night, and the
morrow restored the old regime. But
the seed sown had dropped into good
ground, and the next Sunday morning
the head Of the housekeeping depart
ment was mysteriously long over her
toilet When she emerged at length
she was vision OF gored skirt, huge
sleeves, smart cape. wide bowed
bonnet, new boots and gloves Her
hair shone like satin and as for her
figure 1t was as trim and trig a. .
fashion plate. Mr.. Fenton opened his
mouth and shut it again. He was
dumb. But the children shrieked
with delight, and pirouetted around
the dazzling spparition and curiosity.
II say, isn't mamma . daisy?' cried
Tommy, tossing his hat into the air.
Msble crept up timidly, fingered the
fold OF faring skirt and, looking up
into her mothers vivid face, said, hes
itatingly: 1r~.
Are you pretty, mammal
/. mo, dear" answered Mary Fenton,
demureIy, but am well Rroomed and
! possess . very great charm"
y There was small pile Of bills on
Mr.. Fenton's desk the frss Of the
month He counted up the total with
> sigh, made out check and wrote 70
the Fishina club that he could mot
take the trip with them after all
Then he went round 10 the Office Of the
Evening Comet and stopped his sub
scription TO that unfortunate newspa,
per.-Boston Herald
AN EXPENSIVE CURL.