Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-07-27


better of me and | was forced to have
marble instead Of brick. And then the
old wooden mantel piece was so out OF
character that it was necessary to have a
marble one. The cost of all This was
nearly one hundred dollars. And now
that the spirit of improvement had got a
start, there. was no stopping place. The
new marble mantle put TO shame the old
white washed walls, and they must be
painted, of course, and to repair it for
paint, sundry repairs were necessary
While this was going on, your aun. and
the girls appeared to be quite satisfied,
and when it was done, they had no idea
the old parlor could be made to look so
spruce. But there was only very short
respite. The oh rag carpet began to
raise dust, and | found there would be
no peace"
snow my dear!" said the old lady with
a pleasing smile, accompanied with a
partial rotation of the head
'Now fatherP' exclaimed the girls
"Till | got new carpet. So the new
carpet was got. That again shamed the
old furniture, audit had to be replaced
with new. Now, Peter, count up my lad
twenty dollars for the hearth, and one
hundred for the mantel piece, and thirty
for repairs. What does all this make,
Petbr!"
Zone hundred and fifty, uncle"
Swell fifty for paint and paper"
1.-TWO hundred"
"Then fifty for carpet and one humid
red for furniture-'
'Three hundred and fifty"
"Ahem! there's that clock too, and the
lblinds-that's fifty more"
"Four hundred exactly"
My aunt and cousins winked at each
other, and looked steadily in my face, as
ii to say you have not made out your case
yet
Snow, continued my uncle. so much
for this one room. No sooner was the
room finished, than the complaints came
from all quarters, about the dining room,
and the entry. Long before this l had
surrendered at discretion, and handed in
my submission. The dining room cost
two hundred more. What does it make
Peter?"
"Eight hundred, uncle"
"1hen the chambers, at least four hun
dred more to make them rhyme with the
down stairs" s- at
Twelve hundred
'sThe outside of the house had to be
repaired end painted. Add two hundred
for that"
"Fourteen hundred
"rhen there must be piazza in front.
That cost two hundred"
Sixteen hundred"
Here aunt began to yawn, Lefty to poke
the fire, and Jane to twirl over the leaves
OF book.
ga new carriage came next Peter, that
cost two hundred dollars. How much is
that Peter!" t
Eighteen hundred"
Then there was lawn to be laid out
and neatly fenced-a servant to be hired
parties given Observation-Disclosures
and dresses at double the former cost and
a hundred other little expenses in keep
ing with the new order of things. And
all this grew out of those very andirons.
Yes, Peter, as was entirely within
bounds when said they cost two thousand
dollars
The opposition was silenced. My aunt
Immediately rose and guessed it was bed
time. was left alone with my uncle,
who was notinclined to drop the subject
He was persevering man and never
gave up what he undertook, till he had
done the work thoroughly. He brought
out his books and accounts, and set about
making an exact estimate of the expenses
He kept me up till after midnight before
he got through. His conclusion was that
the pair ofandirons cost t,oenty four hun
bred and fifty dollars! dl =