Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-02-05

lent closet for holding pots, pans, ant
buckets; SO, just before the hour wher
J ohm would come, turned out all the
contents Of this closet into the entry, anC
and by the time he came in was hard al
work cleaning the closet out. So whet
John came in he put his head In at th'
door, and cried
whats the matter with the closet ?
:" I'm cleaning it out" said |, dcmure
ly.
What for 2"
q was thinking" said |, that if your
cousin, the minister, was coming it's thu
only place in the house where | couc
make him up comfortable bed"
Bed" screamed John, "You woult
surely never ask the man to sleep thorc.
"Why not ~
"In the first place, 1t Is not lons
cnoush, if it had no other fault
"Eong enough" said I "could he no
double himself upT"
Double up the mischief said John
"the man could never sleep there"
"Where is he to sleep, then y | in
quircd.
"You should have thought Of that be
fore you invited him.
Invite him :" | said. John yot
forget; it was you who invited him. But
John, | am perfectly willing to give W
our room to your guest, and you and
can sleep in the closet
"To tho mischief with the closet SAID
John. SCome to dinner !"
He sat silent for good while: ther
he gruntel out
"What did you say was the rent OF tho
house with the bath in it, that you have
been talking about so ong?"
So told him, and in IA very laconc
way John said
take it"
"John," said |, I'm your wife, and il
| it is your order, of course shall be
obliged to take it; but mind you, John
although it is to accommodate your friend
and though it will add to cur annual ex-
pcnditurc, DO not gruige 1t =
did not allow john an opportunity to
change his mind took the house that
uipht and when John saw it, he was en-
tircly satisfied with the chang, aud open
ed both his heart and purse,
We got new carpet, new set OF
chairs, aud new sofa, indeed everything
that John in the simplicity of his heart
thought the room required. but was
not altogether satisfied yet, for to me
Iliuinr.room is not much more than hall
furnished unless it has handsome SIDE
board. So the question now was, how
was to get a sideboar1 ? | dared not
propose to John to purchase such piece
Of furniture, for knew the price OF 1t
would fairly .tartlo him; SO l had to
scheme for it after my own fashion, 1t
was about fortnight after We were set
tied in our new house when chanced to
be in a cabinet warehouse that was IN our
immediate neighborhood. l was buying
various little articles when the proprietor
showed me splendid sideboard that he
had on hand. Said /, in jokins way
- wish you wanted to make me a
present of that. | have corner where
it would fit in, nicely"
Just you say tine word, said he'
land up it goes, this very minute. -,
AMI what would our John say !!
said l.
oh" said he, II leave you to settle
that p.rt."
You don't know him as well as | do, ,"
| replied, cor you would know he IS not
50 easy to manage, if you take him in
that way. But" I added, OH tell you
a thought that strikes me. If you were
to ask me as very great iayor--as your
store is SO crowded with turnlture-to let
the sideboard stand for a time in our din.
inc.room, | would willingly grant the re.
quest. And then, if can contrive In
any way to prevent our John from letting
it 90 out again, will do So.
No sooner said than done ; the side
board vas sent.
Wkea John came home to his tea, l
told him what the man had asked, and as
he was very obiigins when We moved. l
could not we'll refuse him. So l made
j ohm examine the sidcboard. He SAID 1t
was a very handsome piece OF furniture
aud if it were not for the expense he
thought it would be a great ornament TO
the room. | replied that the expense
kept me from even thinking OF such a
thiag:'
We we're still standing admiring the
sideboard when in came Mrs. Mekinlay,
one of my girihood's acqualntanees. She
was smart, clever girl, but rather sauey
in her young days, and vergins on TO old
maidishuess, when che married stupid
noodle o. a man at last. Not prospecting
in the world, she has got sharp tongue
and sour temper. and apt to be envious
when another gets an article that is out
of her reach. So, as soon as she spied
the sideboard, she fairly changed color,
turning kind Of green; after the first
clauce, she never looked at it, sitting
down with her back to it, till, after
hurried call, she went away. The first
place she went to, after leaving US, she
said that certain parties, whom she would
not name, were fairly going to the mischief
with extravaganza. With their new side
boa rds, aud what not. she could not see
how things would end.
Well, Mrs. Mckinlay was no sooner
gone, than in come Mrs, Mcintyre. gay
little butterfly Of body, wonderfully
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