West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-17
} Mrs. RASHER'S (
| Curtain LECTURES
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THE OLD LADY GOES OUT SHOPPING
AND TELLS RAsHER ALI
ABOUT IT.
Had q DeliEhtrai Time Looking at
Goods she<ld not want.


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oLud. Rasher. Fits Simmons aud have
had such day Has Thomas announced
dinner YETI am tired to death and so
hungry can hardly wait 10 get rid OF my
wraps Here, Roslnc. take my fnrs aud
bonnet, and then descend and command
Thomas to ascertain Il the dinner Is ready
TO be served. Il always love 10 use good
language when I'm speaking to Rosne,
she's such stylish person for mald)
II there's anything calculated to make a
woman tired and hungry. It's going shop.
ping Fitz Simmons aud | have been
shopping from morning till night. as you
might say. She was glad OF my carriage to
get In and out OF before stewarts. and
Ball & Blacks and Arnold & Constablc's
etc. with Patrick In his new livery, and
our coat'of arms on the panels and every.
thing and was glad OF her good taste and
experience. La She's ms familiar with
camels hair shawis as she is with her own
name, and knows diamonds from paste
about as well as the jewellers themselves.
and as Tor lace. she knows every style and
quality. which Is very useful TO me. who
don't know anything about them. Tho
clerks all know her, aud they're killingly
polite TO her and whoever she brings with
her, for they know that. II she cannot buy
much herself. she always brings rich friends
along It's SO queer | cant get used TO u.
though it's very pleasant aud agreeable to
have them running out TO the carriage to
take our orders, aud carry our parcels
and making footmen OF themselves. you
might say, to open our carriage door forus.
aud showing US ihc very best OF every.
thing, AT the same stores where
few years ago used to slip in so modestly
TO buy plain silk OF merno. and be asked
whether wanted a cheap article. and my
answers hardly heard. whether did or
not. But there s dinner. aud let's 10 down.
Why am like the soup2 don't see any
resemblance Because we're both deer to
you, and both turtle, aud you always like
to see uB both az the dInner.tabic1 Dear
me Well, sit down.
| do admire them clerks so--some Of
them. they're perfect so Een,lemanly. and
so we'll dressed they bow so elegantly, and
have their hair always oui in the latest
fashion. What's THAR Pity ] hadn married
one Of 'em9 Pshaw Rasher you know
think enough OF you; though must say.
irs the one trIai OF my life that you aInt
more gentiemanly But. II you are plain
little man. you're good provider don't
expect them dfygoods clerks sleep with
rose. colored silk curisIns around their
beds when they're at home but you'd think
they did, TO see EN- waiting upon customers.
] don't know what we should do without
EN-. Some Of those disagreeable reformers,
who Try to make rs think everything is
wrong, and rich people have 40 business TO
spend all their money on themselves. and
poor women can't find enough to do n
they're disposed 10 work pretend 10.
believe we ought 10 employ lady clerks
but I, for one. abominate EN-. and guess
the merchants know they wouldn't sell so
many expensive things " II wasnt for the
fascinating manner IA which those young
men recommend them. They're my beau
IDEAL precisely, and I'm willing you should
hear me say Il. II there we're only women
In the stores, we would only 90 shopping
when we had something 70 buy. bul as IL
ls--Do we 60 when we want to buy7 What
question. my dear didn think you
we're so simple. Why. how much do you
suppose ! have spent to-day Not twenty
dollars, asd I've looked az thousands Of
thousands Of dollars worth ofioveiy things
How would We spend our time. when we're
bored to death for something to do. u Il
wasn't for going shopping7 know lots Of
ladies who vow they should 20 insane II Il
wasn't Tor this amusement
They don't care about reading. usless
there's 6fstrate new novel .oui. and
there's nothlng 20 do from breakfast to
dinner three days Of the week. allowing
one day Tor receiving calls and two Tor
making EN-. and ifs NOT very often We have
matinee 10 help Us. I never used 10
have any dificuify about passing away the
timer VIII you help me 10 another slice of
the roast turkey Thomas. brina some lee.
water. Il do wish you'd be careful what
you say before the servants. especially
Thouas. That fellows ite torment of ny
house. yet J can't get along without bin.
What dofyOu suppose 7 heard him ielliug
Mrs Clarence Corneii's butler, who was
over 20 see him last night happened 70
be "a the dumb 1sifef. and heard him
down in the diningroom as plain as day
lie said. u it wasn't Tor the extra wages.
he wouldn't stay With us month aai We
was very good people and didn'i look any
too close after the lcevins. bnt we was
parvennes he'd never lived witb pargenocs
before What DO you see IN that 10 laugh
ai9 The fellows deserving Of better
placer ! do believe YOU laugh Just a.
heartily when the jokes sgsins. you as
when lt's Tor you) You can bring On the
prdding Thomas lie said. also, that
bed dozen bottles Of chsmpaenc lsld ap
for the party I Inferred g was 70 come
on The arsf night We should be oui late
Did buy mel shawl 20 day. Didat j
iust ssy ,bat hadn't spent tee0iy doliasf
1 wouidnt wear a csmels hair that cost
less thap seven hundred No } dldnt
take sny. Tor q is getting late 10 the season
for them. tulI looked q. two o. three
hundred in The course Of the day dld
intend TO take a velvet CLOAK. bot fnz
simmons persuaded me 90 wait until next
week because as she whispered 70 me-
iusi as was going % ordet "a sent home
I'VE cea have fhr pleasure oi deciding
next time. there's always such a charminx