The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1841-02-03
iere, and sofa there, and so forth.

eenious than | could devise said Mr.. Waters,
smiling. you remember l told you that
wished 10 have every thing Of a good qualify
'Ceuainly. eertnnly,--but ,ha, could be had
At very reduced prices by going 10 tho auction
4 rooms.
You are misiaScr, NV dear. good furniture
sells AT pretty much the same prices all over
the cily,-in auction rooms nearly the same as
ia shops. Well KEEP, second handed articles
bring. sometimes. almost as much rs new, and
BY going 10 auction rooms VIC might miss
chance Of being properly suited from having
less variety TO choose from
/ But don't mean the most extensive, fash
ionab!e sale rooms,-the consmon second hand
furniture ware houses are tho places would
20 to. The most astonishing bargains are
sometimes to be had in them. You know ,ha,
goods kept there are mostly repaired and dres-
cd after being ssnt in, SO tha, what is got froIp
them looks quite like new.
/. a process by which the defects are hidden,
and We are prevented from knowing what our
| money is given for. always prefer going to
pcoplc who have established a reputation. and
are interested TO keep t,--thcn, feel. run no
risk
.Bpt. Henry. il must he ouy ma, IooL ON,
that we make good selections; and. II we can
have Them a, litil, cost. NV pl,n cc,,ai,,v ~ouId
be the better one. hwas Mrs. William, ,h,,
gave me these hints. and. Won know. she il ,
capital manager. You should have seen the
bcdstead she bought at one OF these establish.
ment, the other day; il cos, her literally moth
ipp. and !, ,s II, 10 be ,,,oed in , very r.n,ee,
chamber
Il did see i, and ,,,J;c, ,h,,vb.r IN. x,,m
w.,,h., ,.,,,,. ;,s lod,., .u J;soov., ,h,
,ea.o, Of i, ,h,apne.,
We'll iust give mr. Leave IN ira, nv nl,,
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II ,bouId h. ds,,,o;,teJ i, them nil, .,h.
mi, ,o vo,, ,,;nior
Who, Mr.. Water. r.me i, =, ,., L;. vii.
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the p,i,. of IN. rc,.,,,,. vo, d.,c,,h.d ,o NJ,
Co, IN. f,oo, ,,,io, y .b. ,.L.d
.rrb,,v Eve doih,r,-,,n una., ,h. mana,
cost
Il saw a rair TODAY. only trids shorter and
scarcely less wide, for-rue.s how much!'
.Ver little, I presume. from your ooun,co.
ancc'
For fGy dollars. both Of Them: was abso.
iutely astoni,bedn
They must be old ones, oy mpst have very
inferior plates
! No. they are new, perfrcily now. The
frames were wrapped with paper to preserve the
gliding, but the man uncovered them for our
inspection. The plates were dim with smoke
and dust from standing so long exposed. but
~e cleaned a part Of each and found the glass
OF unususi thickness. We might take the two
instead Of the one you spoke of; IT would be
an extraordinary bargain. One Of them would
do to place between the front window. and the
other on the back parior mantle piece
There mus, be something wrsng about
them Good anIclesare rarely offered so much
below their common value.
How suspicious you are. Henry Il assure
you they arc excellent. and al the same place
we saw a centre table for little more than half
the price Of the one u looked at with you. The
pedestal was very much the same, and the on
ly percep,ible difference was, ,ba, the top. in.
stead Of being solid slab, was lncrus,ed with
marble
a very material difference. Eliza. Bu,why
no, be satisfied with plain mahogany one I
don't like sham things Besides, If we had
handicapped one, I should always keep a
cloth over II; ] can't bear to sit q, one Of those
hard, cold things, they Away, remind me Of
grave-siones, when | lay my hand on them
But marble stabbed tables the only kind
fashionable, aud this one, though nearly as low
price! as plain mahogany one, looks as well
as il the top were solid. The man says il is
quite a new sryle--ons that will supcrsedo the