Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-03
NY V|EE'S FUR CAPT.
BY EMMA W. WISE.

! The man with the red mustache nod
ded In friendly manner to the meek
looking passenger on the front plat
form. +.
''There is a strong annftySbetwee1
that man and myself he said. 81 sup
pose 1t was the circumstances under
which we became acquainted that unit
ed US in ties OF brotherly. love. We
were both sufferers in the same cause
and consequently were in position tc
sympathize with each other. The cause
OF our trouble was a fur cape. -Four
years ago this winter my wife took a
notion that she wanted cape of;Per.
sian lamb. She wasn't as reasonable
In financial matters then ais she now is,
and when I intimated that I couldn' I
afford that luxury she pouted, and
showed q disposition to be generally
ugly. -,
"T haven't had anything pew for a
good while she said. I've skimped
along and saved and worried and
pinched all summer, and don't think
1t looks right to act stingy with me
now. worried through last winter,
too, with next to nothing, and / really
think deserve the cape
''That was her parting shot as I left
the breakfast table, and all the morn
ing 1t ranked In q vital spot. 1 could
not be Obvious to the fact that the
dear woman had indeed got through
the last year with limited wardrobe,
and made up my mind to strain a
point and see IL couldn't make the
rifle in regard to the coveted cape. !
went up town that afternoon fully de-
teYmined that If could get good gar
ment at q reasonable figure would
buy it at once, even though the puE-
chase might entail the sacrifice Of a
number of little luxuries had counted
on laying in for my own use lib the
near future. Finally came to VIM
dow in which number Of apparehtly
superfine fur wraps were on exhibi-
ton. The store was pawnshop, but
on the impulse Of the moment / step
ped in and asked the proprietQENif be
had any capes In Persian lamb.
81 haf,1 said he-1 hat Won Of de
ferry vinest cabes in dis down, md
am Citing him away dfrd cheab.' 4
'9The fellow ransacked around In an
inner room for few minutes and ct
length returned with a garment which
even my uncritical eye could tell at "a
glance was the real thing.
"T vas aloud to send i'd to de aug
ton shop he said. IF i'd is cabe you
want, you hat yoost in time come This
Cabe is magneefcent-length, 81 inch
es: sweep, 126 inches. I'd vas broughd
In here by q man who promised to re-
Deem i'd ride away soon, bud now more
as a year hat passed, und he not show
ND, so shall sell de cabe., How much
you dink i'd vorthr
"'How much do you ttinkT asked
"'VeIl,' said he, i'd Is easy worth $500,
but I sell i'd cheab. I let you hat de
cabe for $50 cash.
'T examined the garment" -earefu1ay:
The fur, as far as could see, was in
excellent condition. The timing was
without flaw. and there were q tone
and style to the cut that would; felt
sure. bring Joy to the heart Of my fas-
tidious wife. With all the cape's mer-
Its, was not ready to swear that the
$500 valuation was correct, but was
positive that It was worth $50, and
rashly closed the bargain then and
there. carried the cape down to my
Office myself. had there a large pa
per box bearing the address Of relia-
bic furrier, and in this packed the
wrap and gave it to o messenger boy,
with instructions to be sure to deliver
the package at my house before 6
o'clock. That evening when got home
my wife was fairly effervescing with
happiness and affection.
" 1T was SO lovely OF you, Donald!
she. said. Are you really. sure you
could afford It? After You were gone
this morning / felt awfully ashamed
Of myself for having been so cross. ].
know you always do the very best you
can by me. I hope, dear, that you
didn't skimp yourself in any way ia or
der to buy this lovely wrap. Are you
sure it was wise to buy it at Sellers'2
They are 80 high priced. How much
did you pay for this, Doaaid, dearT II
''My wifes unstinted praise Of my
generosity fed my vanity and made me
DESTROYS to maintain high standard
In her estimation, and I said coolly,
Two hundred dollars
'sFAOr two months after the advent
Of the Persian lamb cape into our
household we were superlatively hap
py. But all the while clouds were gath
ering on the domestic horizon upper
ceived by me, and one day the storm
burst. we were dining in popular
restaurant when the deluge came. The
woman who sat at the small table at
our right pulled out the stopper and
precipitated the catastrophe. She
watched my wife closely as she remov.
ed her fur cape and spread It out Oh
the back OF her chair. She said moth