Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-28
LIFE DIARY OF
MRS. WEAVER
Her Experience Vas a VERY
Sad One.
never AGAIN FOR MARTHA.
She Brings Shame and Rdicule Upon
complice-They Both Were Taught
Lesson That viii Last Them Their
Entire Lifetime.


Lesson That Will Last Them Their
Entire Lifetime.
copyrighted. 1914, by Thomas J. Sullivan.l
Do not judge from mere appearances.
for the light laughter tnat bubbles on
the lip often NANTES over the depth
of sadness. and the serious look may
be the sober veil that covers Il divine
peace and joy. The bosom may ache
beneath diamond brooches. and many
"A bithe heart dances under coarse
wool
Assuming the above to he true. we
will proceed to tear a page from the
life diary of Mrs. Weaver and present
it to our readers.
That New Suit.
What am | going to do about that
new SUIT | Elust have?" said Martha
Weaver to her husband as he came in
from work one evening
why is there any question about
that: Go to Hopkins 4 Co. and get
what you need. If you need a suit get
it," answered her husband.
II have looked there" replied
Martha. but they haven't anything
that want just need simple suit
but ! want good material. and it must
be neatly and well made, one that
could use for almost any occasion. l
would prefer ready made suit, but
those that Hopkins 4 Go. have ap-
pear to be made Of poor. himsy mate
rial. and they are decked out with such
cheap hashy. dowdy trimming that |
just cannot bear to wear them" replied
Martha.
The False Step.
"Well. what do you want to dO-run
into the city and get you suit?'
asked John.
NO. That does not sit me either.
for when | have to pay my fare. my
hotel bill and other incidental expenses
it makes the cost too h-h and also
takes more time than can spare for
the purchase of one suit" said Martha.
Gould you not order one: Didn't |
see some mail order catalogues around
here awhile ago." asked the interested
husband
Yes: could do that. but | am al
most afraid to risk it. Still. their
styles appear to be good, and the prices
quoted seem reasonable. | have been
thinking about doing that. | will look
them up again and see what can do"
answered Martha
Martha's Heart Sank.
Martha had little difficulty in "look
ing up" the catalogue as the house
seemed full of them, and after critical
ly examining the suit pictures simple
blue took her fancy. The description
correspondent with her idea of what she
wanted: the trimming looked mat and
Of good quality. The price was salts
factory. SO after debating for some lit
tie time she decided to send for it. 4
draft was forwarded. and the long vigil
pending the arrival of the suit was as
depressing upon John as upon Martha.
At last it came--express bill and all
and eagerly the box was opened and
the suit laid on the bed for inspection.
, 1t did not quite measure up To the pro-
portions Of the picture in the cata-
logue. The color was not good. There
was too much coat and not enough
draped us the advertisement said. 1t
just hung and hung uneven at that.
! The work was not neat: the trimming
was of cheap. SNOWY quality, scant
and inferior. Martha's heart sank to
zero She knew she would be asham-
ed to wear that suit at home. much
l. among her well dressed friends.
.'ha' was she to do? She needed a
!; .,n''v, hut she realized that to
a exchange would result as
.Sly az in the first place. and
= lid i'll afford another new one.
Defects More Pronounced.
The longer Martha Ind the suit the
, more numerous and pronounced be-
came its defects. until at last her pride
/ rebelled. ana she refused longer to
Wear the miserable parody. She said
she would much prefer to wear a
good old suit than poor" new one.
For with the poor new one she was
conscious and ashamed when she felt
any one looking 1T her or her >nit
Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver held n con-
sultatinn. after which Mrs Weaver de-
clared that never AGAIN in her life
would she buy anything from a pic
ture or from Il catalogue house.
Amen" said John. We have had
our lesson Had yon bought that ga--
mpnt from any of our local merchants
and it proved unSa satisfactory he would
have insisted on your exchanging it or
refnndng to you your money"