Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
TEE NEW WING,

cert, CclHEr--vatar AMI bouquets. Jane
tsUSst school. suI voJe black alpaca and
rusty fa-h CTs- mae Der ovn hats odt of lttrle
or nOtlIU g. an thaT 6ed h.T s-ars tor one but-
toned EOFF7. But ~ James "a sgv was four
times a. much - hers, he had mzn4get, in
spite OF E'- e. ~ 70 -uce-, TO I've consider
able sum, stitch. r.'gs-t@ " sea .Tans's bank ac-
count, they decided % invest tn small house
whirh had often attracted fheir ttt eutiOn-an
unpTetenti0us tE1--to-I q affair. raotpls y; be-
ing transformed into q j. sci Of = bo ne. they
deyOUtis believed when tHev attended the sale,
and were congratulated ~ thor friends upon
having secured a. ~ = bargsia. IIJt very
evening tac- -trn.lc4 out ID iasP pc. their prop
eTty ty u0JH'iZhr-
at SENS TO me 20 # love every rafse- ia It
already SAID jan and What romantic OH
porch II has. jim, ri.h the wOczOire fes'0onirg
"TRat's a Virginia crsaper," c1rrs-teI
.Ismss; ''aud tn porch VII h<ys to come an.
No doubt r. Fgf Eii-esten and aky"
econ no. FTv-H-tej y n, ..it'- halfthe beauty
o. { tCHs~5 stsut gfV- reg consent. AMI
See what dear Old-fas5iouei sius!Jw paUasI IJ
seems a- .LH-2G ] had watched y1I coming
from The tram through n IN r'ms out q mind
s'Oh. th8-- vi. have . -ome oIt, vel have
only four paE-- tu VII Tow, ''p-5 r-te ones
breaA ug tie ia G~csrs ,OJ ua n. Way, you'd
one"
',CL dear, don't let's change thew." pleaded
Jane, they IoJk % Cgsl ut, a. II the hpu-C hal
been IN the family years AMI yea, ant oar
great grandmother lad BOXED OuJ tn-SugA them
after q lover"
'.Heaveu~. Jane. you wan. The house 10 I71x
rs II 20 came cut II the ark Besides, they
wouldn't correspond with French gOpf'
what. in mercy's name, do W. want OF a
French roOi. cried Jane If yOH x on 20
you Il get int debt, and have q mortgage the
beuse.'
''And have nv labor for nv pains. en-, Jsne?"
eel think We can love each OjL5T quite ~ we'll
and live a. happily in the house ~ u ~, with
ans addition o. htDe paper and paint and
vhiteWa-h.'
"And think We can llTe each other lust as
well and live al the happier IL put on a
French roof, and have breathing p ace, without
being eterDa!ty under each other test!'
THANK You, that prospect didn't occur TO
me. 4 never anticipated being in vJGr way
though / might A. we'll b uuder your feet As
under yOur thumb"
''DoE't taIk ronsenss, Jennie; 1 was only
speaking IA q Lsure-tAey Re IA my line, yO1
know
al don't Ike hEurss."
"But I'm obliged - use them sometimes, yon
see. However, you'll Ike the French TJOi when
yOu see It."
81 hope I shall never see Il. You'll be throw
sng out a bow window n58t-"
"You've thrown cut capital suggestion,
love"
'And aiding 81 L, AMI perhaps piazza and
81 confess It's my opinion that a VIM wo1ll
be convenient You don't think IL would b5
case OF riches taxing TO themselves wing, %
your
al think it would be ridiculous, Jim. wl.t
could We do with s. wing
"Plume yourself On IL.
elm glad you're not seTiOus, jim
"But may a. well CDnfte to Won that an
seriOus, Jennie. 1 made plan Of the building
This morning on the hy-l-af OF my ledger,
French room snd wing and al. You wouldn't
know u was the same house. I'm not suTe bat
Eve mistsken Ely calling, aud WAS desigrsi fJT
Al architect after all.
''Ihe architect Of your own rain, In afraid.
NJ you go on At this ace Come, YOU are Only
joking % tease ne, jim, aren't you COULDN'T
bear 10 have the hOust changed; II wOuldn't be
The same We have dreamed about And lcHsc1
for and loved 90 long"
"Oh, that's sickiy French sentimentslity,
Jennie"
That's better than French roo.. It has
struck nine. i must 90 ~
Had ever tine such JriTgS" rolled James.
"Aren't You in = hurry tonight? II strikes ms
that We have found II pleasant 70 huE-T IN the
mooufght together As i.t5 a. quarter pat
don't you think that's sickIy sentimental
ityq''
'Csme, Jennie, this :. what they cal low
eTs' quarrel, Isn't Il? We never bst enc be-
fore. | Tolte If lis the real article? I've
heard that folks love each other Al the better
afteIWaTd. Lets kI-s AID make up
"AId crop the wing
"H.1s y, my hearts more seton you than on
the wing. Jsue"
PeIhsps, # Jane had noi opposed n. design
OF her future lord, TIE iI-l % the wi4E would
have died = natural dealt but the little Varrlns
which tie lovers had IuTui, Led kept tie sub
jet flesh in his mind. ana the NOR" he re-
neCted % on l. he more lie became enamOTat or
II. He became convinced that wIng was as
Necessary t. The comfort OF his old as
tea TIE sud he came down III an early train
one afternoon q week later, s1t they went over
Tie premises tase D. ~, laying Ou' turir plans.
'.ILi- must b. tie s,Gre chamber" SAD
Jane, who Lad trick vi IA NJ d1wn he t4@,
IL must be conceded, '5eoau-e lt i tie pleas4iI-
1est-'"
81 don't agree with YOU, ny love-" objected
Jane, with spme Tea-Ou- TIE people wu0
hive il a house should keep The plr5sta.s-t
rooms tCI tttm-rlve-. A. The vis'T doesn't signify
30 much 90 one who is only a Transient guess.
This room sla.l De YOUR MOTHER"
Jane, secretly Battered. surrendered the
point ''l on are Tglt, but this otter frOE--
room must be"
sour OSn, darling"
''No; think = back room viii answer FOR u.
We ought to give our friends the next best"
"Well, the rooms in the wing vii comm AMI q
more desirable view than thess."
'Ihe wing! What Wing2'
ooh, didn't know you wanted more than
one"
Now, Jim, you gay decerrer, you know
Upon honor, heard you singing, 30 that
had Wingsi" only Sunday evening. And E0a
when opportunity Oflers-just like a ~Omsal7
"NOW, jim, you're not IN earnest? 1 give
You my word, 1 won't live in a house with
wing"
live in the house without it. You ought % be
ASHAMED Of such foolish PREF u1ice."
"But you promised to let il drop"
"NOu'Te mistaken, Jane"
al uIC6 stand II s0.'
Then yOu misunderstood. Why. the wing Is
as necessary ~ the house as a PAuier ID your
Eew zOWB."
''Just aoout-thcy've gone Dy."
"But the wing Is coming Oh. I've spoken %
the carpenters
Jane bit her lip. SCI should think you NAH.
have consulted me- first
'.TIs deuce; As il hadn't consulted yo15
and great gOcd u Ci1,'
$50 II seems. You might give up your WI
Will for once, think"
Indeed Jane. didn't give up the French
roCr On account OF your unreasonable econ
Ony2'
Il would rather have had the French root
''ILCu yOU should have said so. 7 can't BE-
expected 70 know al your preferences hv iu.G-
itloni and L cure the ulJst saSici1us wJuitn't
have guessed A. tEa-.'
II had said . " NJ. YOU would have insisted
CD French TOor! Ib4te wing; 10 always
make a house lOOk patched Ip."
''I'm sorry"
''if Won were yOu w0ulln't % on vita t.
Vas;lt MONEY for What We CJIii 10 with1I.,-'
Really. Ctlu't kUJw Our tastes were So is
SiE.I'aT, ,aue"
''PeILap- its better 70 have made tue diseo7-
cry nov than la--U."
"AO1 see waving the subject. eve can
have the kitchen In the wing, which viii isa7.
The drawing room and library large enough 90
swing a ca5 m
"IIu tired and sick Of the whole thiuy. or
course y0I will please yourself
eft i evidently ~ vain for me u try to please
you