The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-12-27

From Godcy's Lddys Book.
YEEs. AND MRS. E2ASsEE2R.

FIR. AND HklsS, R RAS8EER.
BY TIE AUTHOR OF "MIsS sLINMENs,"
CHAPERI
(Coatiaued
Amt it splendid and | hav Mt had
bit of trouble, only to give my orders.
think Mr.. Brilliant, the upholstercr, is a
very tasty man. ! told him about what
we could afford to cxpcnd on the rooms,
and he fixed them mp himself. lie only
exceeded the sum | set about two thou
sand dollars lie asked my ideas of col
ors for the first floor, and | told him !
liked crimson and gold | think | never
seen handsomer coruicts. The mirrors,
and the chandeliers, and the cornces, aud
picture-frames give an air Of gorgeous
ness-don't you think so? | bought the
pictures myself, all to one store, as the
mau gave me bargain, if Id take the
lot; and | got Mr.. Brilliant to pat new
frames to them, to correspond with the
mirrors. The paintings themselves didn't
come toquite SO much as the frames. I'd
an idea them sort Of things was more ex-
pensiye, as Mrs. De Witt told me she'd
given four hundred dollars for little dull
thing not much bigger than my hand.
She must have been awfully imposed on,
for | got one four feet long for forty dol
lars, and far more brilliant colors, at that !!
Come IL here, Rasher, and look at the
library. You see he's put this in darker
colors; but that's the fashion, l believe
Them amt wooden books, like some cf
Mrs Smyth's; they IRE the genuine article
| paid Mr. Octave twelve hundred dollars
for filing the shelves. But had mole
trouble with him than with all the rest
put together. I didn't like the bindings
of the books be put in first, and | had
him take 'em all back, and put in these.
These have got such pretty red covers
and gilt letters. Besides, got mad at
him about another thing. | thought he
meant fling at your business. Right
along in the very first row there was three
or four books with no titles at all, but
Just " Bacon" printed on the back. My.
out wasn't [ mad | suppose they were
recipes for curing bacon, perhaPs-l didn't
look to see, but made him take EN- right
out. Up a little higher, what did | see
but Hogg's Tales " printed on the back
of another book ? | asked him what he
meant by it; IF he meant to insrlt US be-
cause we'd made our money III the pork
business? and he didn't know what to
say; but he took 'em away, and finally L
told him | guess he'd better change the
whole lot, and put in them with red bind
ing8 I'd seen at his store. He was very
good natured about it. | suppose he
didn't want to lose our custom. That's
one advantage of being as rich as we are
people don't like to offend US. | don't
suppose any one will ever read the books,
but it is necessary to have them, for the
same reason that we have almost every
thing else; because other people do. Pic
lures and books are considered stylish ;
I've heard Mrs. Fitz Simmons talking
about an authors style. What's that
In what respect do you resemble an au-
thor? am sure | can't guess, my dear
I've never detected any resemblance,
though, as for that matter, l know very
little about authors. Because you both
make living by the pen ? and both Of
YOU sell your tender-ijHes Now, Rash
er, for mercy's sake, we're in the ne"
house, and do do, for my sake, quit that
miserable habit of punning or, If YOU
mast make puno or die, choose some 9th
I er subject than the one you're always
harping on.
Here's my boudoir; told him to put
that all in yellow, with blue faclnGs and