The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-09-05

neat little cottage.
"Why, my love, you know it's just
spring; the leaves are hardly out, and the
rose bushes only budding. Yet you may
FORM some idea how it will look in sum-
mer; see the vines trained over The win
dows Look at the garden spots here
and there--rather neglected to be sure
but-'
Rather neglected. added his wife,
breaking in upon him; l should think so.
Why, there's nettle husband such
miserable little stunted trees; and straw
litter, and old hoops; rather neglected.
And the door, how cld-fashioned and ug-
ly !! take care-I am sire you can hardly !
stand up straight in this narrow, low stud
ded little hall. I detest low ceilings,
country or no country. And this bit Of a
parlor, hardly large enough to turn about
in--I can't and l won't like that! Now
let me see the kitchen; oh, horror p she
exclaimed, holding up her hands, either
noticing not, or deigning not to notice
the expression Of uneasiness that sat on
her husbands face; look at the hearth
of brick, as I'm alive, and takes up half
the floor. High windows, too! how l
hate high windows; and such a pattern
for paper 1t makes me nervous to look
at it; criss-cross, like spiders crawling
over web; now Henry, you can't expect
me to live here p
Her husband, fne manly looking fel-
low, half sighed as he answered. 81
should be very unwilling to submit you
to inconveniences such as YOU seem to
dread, but there are only this and the new
cottage above, on the hill. That you
know is three hundred dollars year, two
hundred more than we should pay for
this; and then the expenses y
ooh! Henry dear don't go talkirg a
bout expenses your business is so good
1t will warrant a little outlay, you told me
so yourself. Come, l will economize in
other things; just look now at these din
gy black closets, he half agreed with
her as she opened the really dismal pla-
ces; 81 shouldn't wonder If they were
filled with rats and 4ertnii. Now let's
GO up stairs;see hoW the paper is tern off
and patched; and worse and and more of
it, there is but one upright chamber in
the house. Mothers last words to me
were, do get upright chambers fer they
look SO pretty when they are well furnish
ed. And here in front of the house is a
wretched great hole :.
''But in summer" put in Henry.
"Oh l know what you would say. /
suppose there is water there sometimes,
but half of the year it will be a most de-
testable sight. Then the trees SO close
to the house; I've always heard that trees
make house very damp and uncomfor
table-no; I'm sure you WON'T try to make
NE live in such a place, after all the com
fort I've been used to. Come, let us go
for really I'm quite melancholy al
ready"
Henry resigned the key, only half con
viuced by bis wife's reasoning. He loved
her, wanted to; make her happy, but
just starting in life, how was.s he TO
maintain style and extravagance? He
liked the little cottage, but was persuaded
against his better judgment to refuse 1t.
About an hour after plain carriage
drove up, and a sprightly young man lif-
ted sweet, blue-eyed girl to the ground,
saying as he did SO, CHOW prepare for to
be Disappointed
81 am not in the least with the czte
rior, she exclaimed, paasing-"Oh! how
cunning-how neat! what a fine place fol
a garden! and those dear little trees
and this wilderness Of rose busiest | de
clare never was so pleased with any
thing in my life. This door looks like
have seen in pictures Of old country hous
es; and oh! do look and see the vine
clambering over every window !-Whel
they are loaded With blossoms, and til,
roses are out, it will seem like Paradise.
"The entry is rather small and low,
remarked her husband.
q "Oh! not bit too small; and as to loy
ceilings, in cottage like this, they ar
Il quite apropos. Now did YOU ever see
qtuainter, pleasanter little parlor; just til
Il place for your mothers nice old-fashione
furniture. The sofa shall be right there
n between those pretty little windows, an
the table there; won't it look SO cozy an
is comfortable9" she asked, her blue eye
sparkling with unalloyed pleasure.
St How could the young man help kiss
ing chat pure and innocent brow, upturr
ed to him so lovingly?
ir sNow the Kitchen she cried, clay
ping her hands there! just what I ha
ip hoped! It's just a bit OF old time as
thought it would be. Maybe YOU don
SC like brick hearths, but l do. Many
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