Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-03-05
BARGAINS. BARGAINS!

Such bargain. love r cried Mrs. Poa
der. joyous!y to her husband.
a bargain T Mr.. Ponder was used t.
the word; he didn't Ike It.; he had paid
dearly for it. lie laid down bis book. and
asked. what will you do With itT IL
was handsome wardrobe with looking.
glass doors and extensive drawers and
fittings. 80 .es
DO with Il! oh. I can do aiiy thing,
with it, said the lady.
bat you pFobably wiz not do more
than one what will that be 2 be asked
She unused a moment. and suggested
the bes, bedroom. Mr.. Ponder remarked
that it had wardrobe.
/ Yes. so has ours. and so has the chintx-
room; but could put this into the best
room, aud put the one there now into
ours, and ours into your dressing-room.
she remarked. thinking the last conces-
sion would win his hear. to her bargain.
! But the incxora5le Mr.. Ponder said he
had a wardrobe now in his dressing room
which quite satisfied him. In vain the
lady suggested various views in which
her rew purchase might be considered
as q valuable investment, he simply
replied to each Of them that 1T was not
warted.'
Wei. really. to think Of letting this
slip cut Of ones finger. at such price it
would have been wasteful, consider.
said the lady. who was too used to bat
ties over her bargains to be easily daunt-
ed.
Pardon me- replied her husband. the
waste lies in buying it. In,rinsically. it
may be worth twenty pounds. as you say;
but since you don't want it, maintain.
instead of being worth the FIVE guineas
you paid for it, it is not worth Eve pence
to u.s.
Depend on it. Mr.. Ponder, it's alb
surdly cheap, aud an immense bargain =
she cried.
My dear he said. resuming bis book, /,
4 repeat. the price may be low. but.
not being wanted, it is worth nil to Us.
A little pouting. little frowning,' a
few sentiments, half thought. half spo-
ken, signifying that some people were
very hard to please some people were
very inconsistent that it was enough to
deprive any one Of spirit and energy, to
be So continually thwa,ted and blamed
when praise was deserved accompanied
the beautiful bargain to its settled home
in The best bedroom, and Mrs. Ponder
stood before i; with sorrowful sort of
enjoyment, wishing her husband had a
more liberal spirit. Mr. Ponder. think
ing nc had been little bad on her. fol-
lowed her up to the best bedroom, and
paid a complimentary tribute to her taste.
oh, know you mast admire it, she
said. with animation. See what draw
ers and look wha. lovely deep shelves !!
and these private drawers! and such
room for hanging dresses! Oh, it will
hold oceans..'
Mr. Ponder was going to say he was
glad iha: the Pacific and broad Atlantic
were not likely to be put to auction. but
having only just made some peace he
ats.ained from his joke; aud very soon
Mrs. Ponder's bargain became rather a
care to her.
They scldcmsuscd the best bedroom.
The wardrobe now in her room was capa.
cious enough for her attic; she was sorry
that ten months at least ont Of the twelve
the beautiful convenient bargain should
be useless. Suddenly bright thought
struck her; it was just the thing to hold
spare linen; but then she had two noble
! linen chests already. This was soon man
aged they should be converted into store
chests. and tue linen should Immediately
travel TO the wardrobe.
| This was excellent management, and
all the morning Mr. Ponder heard moth.
ing of his wife. bu, in the afternoon she
said. Il am going to Reps. dear, with
Mrs Smith; she tells me there is to be
sale of house linen. just such as waat,
and it will bs marvelously cheap. SO
won't lose the opportunity
/ House linen! exclaimed Mr.. Ponder
surely We c; mo, be in want Of tha, :?
(remcn bering as he did the stock Of home.
spun and fine damasks that bis good oil
mother had bcqueathed to him in the two
! linen chests.)
OF course. dear. don't mean to say
we actually want it at this present mo.
ment; bu, linen. like all other things,
wears out. aud no good manager allow,
her stock to run down. said Mrs. Pom
der who had large space yet left in her
las, bargain. which she thought would
look well filed up with damasks.
Mr.. PoHder happened to be at the ball.
door when his wife returned from the sale
in coach laden with articles of variou.
kinds. He assisted her to alight. ani
rather against her inward wish, watched
tue packages carried into the house.
.Linen! he asked. looking at an open
hamper Of jars and bottles.
No. dear. found it was q general
sale, and things being almos, given away
( Cihere being little company ,here,)
couldn't resist buying these shilling bot.
ties of sauce for fourpenee-Lalfpenny
and pickles the same
'Bu, you and / never ca. pickles 3 said
Mr. Ponder
No. but other people do, and it's nice
to have ,hem.' said the lady who destined
them for her store chests.
'Lincn.r again inquired Mr.. Ponder
| pointing to huge greasy looking rough
box.
No. that is soap; I have got it at one,
third Of the price. and soap Is always th,
better for keeping
So is money. thought her husband
but be consen,ed himself xi,h saying .ha
be would settle the soap on her in his vii
As part Of her share Of his property. 70,
be Was sure unless fhex nof nnlx r.shes