A Simpleton

Phoebe Dale and her brother; to which I will now add that Dr. Staines detailed Dick's case in a remarkable paper, entitled "Oedema of the Glottis,"

dpipe; so the credit of the whole operation was given to Mr. Jenkyn; and this gentle

nstinctive aversion to Miss Lucas-left London for

e Bijou. The pecuniary result was, outgoings, nine hundred and fifty pound

d her if she could suggest any diminution of expe

k how the servants eat; and they

fools

less. Servants seem to me always to

re their eyes seems good enough for them. Well, dear, the bakers w

y, I spend

e pounds t

ll want none

l be in the wrong box. Only eight hundred and sixty pounds left of our little capital; and, mind, we ha

a little, but

ard. He wore his old clothes in the house; he took off his ne

o-operated with him, and petted him, if

rilliant bride, Mrs. Vivian, young, rich, pretty, and ga

ould desire; and she was No. 1 with Miss Lucas this year. Now, Rosa was No. 1 last season, and had weakly imagi

as a convenient friend; but now she was mortified to tears at

empt a rivalry with Mrs. Vivian, in the

a flower-show, where all the great folk

thing to wear,

a.) Mine is coming from Worth's, in Paris, on purpose. And this new Madame Cie, of Regent Street, has such a duck of a bonnet, just come from Paris. She wanted to make me one from it; but

e just run and speak

n books about him, slaving to make a few pounds-when in come

work, to enjoy th

l blue silk in my wardrobe, but that is not enough to make a whole dress-everything takes so much stuff now. Madame Cie does not care to make up dresses unless she finds the silk, but Miss Lu

on his shoulder, and looked lovingly up in his face. "I kno

ry considerate of you to have chosen something of which you have ten yards, already. See, dear, I'm to receive twenty pounds for this article; if res

me Cie's, a pretty shop lined wi

a lovely bridal dress, going off

from America

rican ladies are excellent customers. They buy

t you to do a great favor, and that is to match a blue silk,

se, which she was just going to send home

and simple!" exc

exactly like that,

nly expensive part, the muslin is a mere nothing; and i

r the blue silk and the lace, and the d

tried on, Madame Cie said, "You have a beautiful lace shawl, but it wants arra

o," said Mr

ts, and a bow of blue ribbon, transformed the half lace shawl into one of the smartest and distingue things imaginable;

rably below cost price; and that she should like to make them each a dress-not for her own sake, but theirs-as she knew they would never meet su

ths. I think I'll have a black silk, Madame Cie; but I must not say any

ant for buying a black silk; it's such

ever-rolling tide of flower-shows, dinners, at-homes

except while they were asleep: the man all industry, self-denial, patience; the woman all frivolity, self-i

g color waned sadly. She came to him for m

food and rational repose. You lack the season of all natures,

s stimulants have two effects, viz., first to stimulate, and then to weaken, this did her no

was wors

had come down-stairs, he caught sight of a red stain in

rectly, and expre

nothing,"

, how often ha

take your advice, and

irst, seeing he was alarmed; but, being urged to tell the t

again, and sat dow

Rosa. "What is

o people a woman is mad to deceive-her husba