The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-07-28
''If it shouldn't happen to go through

II am going to run the risk; nothing
venture, nothing have, you know"
81 want time to think of it. Why, ii
was only yesterday that the subject was
first mentioned.
''Well, that is long enough to think
about it, replied Hasty.
cit it best to think over these things
pretty well, before you decide"
The two young men argued the ques-
ton at considerable length, and poor
Watemore was sadly exercised by his
many doubts and his strong desire to
double his money. He went home at a
late hour with his wife, and they con-
sidered the matter till the small hours OF
the morning began to strike, though
without enabling the husband to arrive
at decision. She was in favor of max
ing the purchase, and she had right tn
be heard, for she found the money with
which the purchase was to be made.
Every day and every night for week.
Watemore talked with his wife, and
bored his neighbors about that piece OF
land. He could not make up his mind.
Brown, the owner, called to see him six
times, and each time, he promised to
give him an answer next time. Thus
six weeks passed away. Brown was
disguised, and gave up the chase.
Two months after, while w atemore
was still in doubt, came the intelligence
that the directors had determined to
build the road through the village
Hasty crowed and clapped his hands at
the news, and Watemore fastened over
to Brown, with his decision to take the
land.
"You can't have it at any such price
as you named," replied Brown, coolly.
"Three weeks ago you could have had
1t for two thousand dollars; you can't
now"
81 will give you twenty one hundred .
mo, sir"
"What do you ask %
s'Four thousand"
W atemore went home disappointed
and dissatisfied. He could not see why
he hadn't taken the land.
q" | am sorry you did not" said Su-
san. sit can't be helped now. But,
George, are you entirely satisfied with
the present disposition or your five thou
sand dollars?"
What do you mean, Mary? Three
thousand of it is in the hand of Squire
Henderson, your fathers executor, and
two thousand are in the bank"
81 mean the three thousand, for they
say the Squire is getting embarrassed"
Is he %
81 am afraid he isl
elbow you talk! I considered the
money perfectly safe in his hands,"
The reader must not suppose that
Watemore had actually loaned the
Squire this Gam of money The exeou.
tor, at the time of settlement with the
legatees, had offered to pay him interest
on thethree thousand, and he had prom
ised to consider the matter He had
considered it for eight months, and be-
ing unable to make up his mind wheth-
er to accept or reject the offer, the
Squire had retained the money.
II don't know what to think about
it," unused Watemore. 81 suppose it
is drawing interest, and it would be a
pity to demand it, if it safe.''
'Is it safe?"
" Well, | think so. -
Every well: then let him have it."
"But, after all. the Squire may get
into difficulty and we might lose it,
"Perhaps you had better get ii, then"
81 don't want to lose the interest,"
When | get good chance, l want to
invest it securely"
Watemore argued this question for a
week, but could not make up his mind.
While he had the matter under consid-
Grafton, Susan proposed that they sho'ld
build house. He liked the idea, and
was glad to escape that vexatious ques
ton about Squire Sanderson. Susan
decided that house should be built,
and her husband was thus relieved of
this responsibility.
"You can get the money OF the Squire
to build the house," suggested she.
''But the money in the bank is not
paying interest, you know"
'Well, take that, then"
''But if the Squire is getting into
trouble, 1 don't want to lose that mon.
ey."
The question came up in new form
and Watemore was glad to let it rest
till he had concluded upon a plan for
his house. OF course this was no easy
matter for him. Yet every evening,
when he returned from business, he oc-
cupied himself in drawing plans for the
new house. A month passed by, and
half ream of paper had been spoiled,
but Watemore was no nearer conclu-
sion than when he began. Susan did
not know much about houses, and she
did not say much.
"Come, George, the house ought to
be commenced this spring." said she,
after the month of April had arrived
"Havn't you decided upon plan ?"
"No, my dear; | can't make up my
mind whether to have a square house,
or one with an L. replied he.
Have square house"
1t was a great relief to WatemOre to
have this point settled, and though it
really did not advance the plan a single
line. it enabled him to work another
week With more definite idea in his
mind.
"Well, George, have you made up
your mind upon plan?" asked Susan.
"No, my dear. don't know wheth-
er to have the parlor sixteen or eighteen
feet long"
''Have it eighteen, them" replied Su-
san, who had now discovered her hus-
bands besetting weakness.
"Then the dining-room will be only
twelve feet wide"
"That is wide enough"
''But we do not want so large par
lor?''
81 think we do"
s'But it will take more to furnish it. f"
seThen have it sixteen feet"
ssBut that would be rather small when
Won have cOmDanV."