Connecticut western news., 1874-11-20

death but the little sparring in which the lovers had indulged kept the sub- ject fresh in his mind, and the more he reflected upon it the more he became enamored of it. He became convinced that wing was as necessary to the comfort of his household as @ tea-kettle, and he came down in an early train one afternoon 8 week later, and they went over the premises together, laying out their plans.
 "This must be spare chamber" said Jane, who had trick of laying down the law, it must be conceded, "be- cause it is the pleasantest."
 " l don't agree with you, my love" objected James, with some reason. s'The people who live in house should keep the pleasantest rooms for them selves, as the view doesn't signify so much to one who is only transient guest. This room shall be your mothers"
 Jane, secretly fattered, surrendered the point. "You are right; but this other front-room must be- |.
 "Our own, darling."
 "No; I think a back room will answer for us. We ought to give our friends the next best"
 "Well, the room in the wing will command more desirable view than these."
 s The wing What wing ?"
 "Oh, didn't know you wanted more than one
 "Now Jim, you gay deceiver, you know I don't want any,"
 "Upon honor, I heard you singing, % that I had wingsp only Sunday evening. And now when opportunity offers-just like woman P
 Now, Jim, you're not in earnest ? I give you my word, I won't live in g house with wing"
 "Why, Jane, you must be joking I won't live in a house without it. You ought to be ashamed of such foolish prejudice"
 "But you promised to let it drop"
 "You're mistaken, Jane."
 |" I understood it so."
 "Then you misunderstood. Why, the wing is as necessary to the house as panier to your new gown"
 "Just about-they've gone by."
 "But the wing is coming on. I've spoken to the carpenters"
 Jane bit her lip. "I should think you might have consulted me first" l AAO uOuC0 dS II l uduu COuSu1G- ed you and great good it didr'
 "So it seems. You might give up your own will for once, I think"
 "Indeed, Jane, didn't I give up the French roof on account of your unrea- sonable economy ?'
 "I would rather have had the French roof"
 "Then you should have said so. I can't be expected to know all your preferences by intuition and I'm sure the most sagacious wouldn't have guessed at that"
 elf I had said wing, you would have insisted on French roof hate a wing it always makes 8 house look patched upr'
 "Im sorry"
 elf you were you wouldn't go on with it, wasting money for what we can do without p
 Really, I didn't know our tastes were so dissimilar, Jane."
 "Perhaps it's better to have made the discovery now than later."
 "You see," waiving the subject, "we can have the kitchen in the wing, which will leave the drawing-room and library large enough to swing cat in. |"
 "I'm tired and sick of the whole thing. Of course you will please your
 "It is evidently in vain for me to try
 "Pray don't trouble yourself I'm not used to any thing of the kind"
 "Really, Miss Derwent, I didn't know that we had grown so disagree able to each other."
 "Speak for yourself. If you've found it out now, it's fortunately not too late P
 They parted at Jane's door without so much as a hand-shake.
 "I shall be over after tea" he said {; but after tea Jane slipped out to un- bosom herself to her intimate friend.
 "Now don't you budge an inch from your position p advised this Mentor or tormentor, as James would have called her-with more force than ele- gance. "Its just as you begin. If you give up this point, you'll have to give up to the end of the chapter. A wing, indeed Does he want his house to look like an inn? Besides, it's your place to decide these things if you aren't going to rule in the house, pray where will you rule ? never heard of "James isn't selfish, Nora," said Jane, faring up "you sha'n't say that he is."
 "Well, have it your own way only don't surrender your opinion, for if you do, you know, he'll have the l., and everything to suit himself, and you'll never dare say your souls your own to your dying day I'd just show him had some spiriE and [ would just ur and tell him, in so many words, that he could have me without the wing. or the wing without me. That'n bring him to terms, or my name isn't Nora , Bragg"
 "Would you?" said Jane. "I don'' dare."
 "Who are you afraid of2 You haven't got any more spunk than hen. , "Tm afraid he'll choose the wing. "Bah 'That'u show his love fol : you,'" sang Nora. , " I can't say it to his face, any way f I'll write it, if the worst comes to the 2 worst"
 a James was naturally displeased al , not finiing Jane at home; but he swallowed his chagrin, and went down early next day with the plan in hif :. pocket, prepared to convince her of ite excuse for being. 2 "Here's a seat, friend" cried ar 2 elderly neighbor, as he entered the 2 crowded car. "How's that wing ol yours getting on?-grow1ng it's pir feathers2 It's raised quite breeze hasn't it ?"
 "We haven't had the raising yet, said James, retiring behind his news