The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
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By EilgIA ". NICE.

JililJ HAN AMI IL -i'-l, Et' %sa' :. - SlID-
pose it was the circumstances under
which we became acquainted tb3t unit
ed us IN ties Of E-ogHaris love. We
were both sufferers in the san1c cause
and consequently were IN 4 position TO
| sympathize with each other. The cause
Of our trouble was 4 fur care. -Four
years ago this winter ro~ wife took Il
notion that she wanted cape Of Per
sian lamb. She wasn't 2S reasonable
/ In financial matters then as she Gow is.
Gnd when / iui:olated That j couldn't
afford that Injury she pou,"j and
showed n disposition 10 he generally
ugly.
~ haven't rad aHythiE- nov for n
good while she said. I've slsimped
/ along and saved and worried and
/ pinchcd al simmer. and ! don't think
! it looks right 10 act st!nGy with ne
now / worried through last WiG,er,
/ too. with next to nothing, and really
think l deserve the cape
THAT was her parting SHOT Gs left
! the breakfast table. aud all the Morn
| ing it ranklcd in vital spot. | could
| not be obiifiOuS TO the fact that the
dear woman had indeed got through
! the last year with Il limited wardrobe,
| and / made up MY mind to strain q
| point and see if / couldn't make the
! rifle in regard to the coveted cape. l
! went up town that afternoon fully de-
termined that il could get q good gar
ment at q reasonable figure | would
| buy it at once. even though the pur-
| chase might entail the sacrifice Of Il
number OF little luxuri,s lad counted
on laying in for my own use i'll the
near future. Finally came to win
| dow in which 4 nul!btr Of apparently
! superfine fur wraps We're on ex:;bi-
ton. The store was Il pawrslop but
on the impulse of the moment | step
ped In and asked the proprietor If lie
/ had any cap2s in Persian lamb.
"T hat said he-I hat Won of de
ferry vneat caJes in dis down, und 1
am Citing him away dird cheah.'
"The fellow ransacl;Cd around IN an
inner room for 4 few minutes AMI AT
length returned with garment which
even my uncritical eye could tell at
glance was the real thing.
81 vas aboud to send id to de aug
ton shop he said. IF ID is a cabc you
want, you hat y0ost IN time come. This
cabc is magnceficent-l length. ~ inch
es; sweep, 1876 inches. ID vas hrOu GID
in here by man who promised to re-
deem Id ride away soon, bud now more
as year hat passed. uni be net show
up. SO l shall sell 3a cabe. how much
you dink id vorth|
GLOW much 90 YOU think" asked.
"'Nell,' said he. "a is easy worth 32GJ,
but l sell id cLoab. l let YOU Laf &c
cabe for $50 cash
81 examined the garment carefully.
The fur, as far as l could see, was in
excellent condition. The lining was
without Jaw, and there wer" tone
and style to the cut that wcCld. | felt
sure. hrin" Jog 20 the heart Of ny fas-
tidious wife. Wa ali the cIpu's ElcT-
its, was not ready TO swear that the
$500 valuation was correct. Int | was
positive that 1t was worth 80. ana |
rashly closed the BARGAIN then and
there. l carried the cape GGvI to my
Office myself. | lad there = iarge pa
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