The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-23

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endless fund ~ amusement anil ncrupas
ft8n fn0. IN furnishing and adoming u 4.
bot ire mansion had stiil ~ h. selected
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mit "a. he nest ~ get into II ~ som a.
possible
We must have spent a small fortune In
| cah.hife before we finally found just
what we wanted even then, though the
situation was good and the domicil de
sirsble, The rent rather frightened ~ u
WA eighty g%uiueas q year unfuruished
hat we should be ~ comfortable in 1t
The smallnes- Of its sizc-and IL was ex.
trcmely small-vas rather an advantage
than otherwise, A. IL would require NO
little furniture and two maids would
he amply sufficient for our establish.
ment, which in such a place would he q
most creditable ReH1gc.
We were delighted with the house, the
balcony to the drawing room being, ~
we enthusiastically agreed, almost worth
the rem. itself and we made no resis.
tance when the house agent, who must
have had some amusement over our in.
nocence and inexperience, fixed us for a
seven years lease, representing to us
that our advantage were almost un-
equalled, having mo premium to pay.
We censented-in consideration of all he
enumerated in favor of Il bargain-to
make any repairs that were necessary
and in fact were in such delight with
the whole affair that the agreement, as
might have been expected, was very
easily arrived at.
We knew nothing about furnishing
never dreamt of the dangers of green
wood or the inevitable result of cheap
investment thinking ourselves very
acute to get hold of two furnishing lists
to compare prices besides which we sat
down with paper and pencil to calculate
exactly how much we must spend and
|, remembering Uncle JOcelyn's advice,
ventured to say we should resolve not to
go beyond it. We came to the conclu-
sion that actual necessaries might be
bought, taking the prices from the books,
for e200, with which we felt sure the
house could be really nicely done and
this sun he was to pay interest for until
the principal itself was paid off.
Nothing could have surpassed Il
prudence before we set out. When we
got into the shop we had selected as the
one to patronize we found that the
things we had thought of were very in
here and a trife more there could make
no great difference In the sum total and
be everything to us in the niceness and
prettiness of our house besides which
our estimate of necessaries proved a very
inadequate one when innumcrable etce-
teras were declared absolutely indispen-
sible by the attendant shopkeeper. We
made apparently endless purchases,
which we could hardly remember until
they were deposited in Amberley Villas,
where, with my newly engaged domes-
tics, | awaited them with immense de-
light.
But vast as the importation appeared,
| had yet to learn of the legion of wants
undreamt Of by us. Scarcely a day
passed without some new demand being
made, which apparently it was perfectly
impossible to do without. But at last |
was thoroughly satisfied with our posses
sions, and the servants seemed to have
come to the end of their requirements
So the only thing we had to think of was
the bill which had not yet been sent into
us. was frightened to think about it
but Henry was quite prepared for its
being considerably over the goo. Judge
Of our disnay when we did receive it to
find it more than twice that sum-f450
There were frightful entries for
time which in themselves represented
a serious item, and upon which we had
which we ha1 hardly taken at all into
account, came to something quite appall-
ing.
But the first shock over, the offending
document was thrust aside-it would be
paid all in good time and for the pres
emit we both resolved to dismiss it IRON
our minds. Friends were rapidly gather
ing around us VIC must receive and pay
visits; 50 il was not very difficult to
Danish disagreeables, and TO enter with
the greatest enjoyment into the new life
which lay before us. ! had fancied our
house very complete and perfect until |
saw some of the elegant drawing Dom
belonging TO my new acquaintance
after that, many deficiencies were plainly
and in order TO supply them we
went to different shops, making various
purchases, which, as usual, we're put
down to our account. Then came our
first entertainment with its attendant
expenses, which it was absolutely impos-
sible to avoid for in Henry's position it
was, as we thought, most necessary for
us to maintain a good appearance and,
as his wife, it was incumbent upon me
to dress as well and fashionable as !
could.
SO things went on and before we had
been married two years | need hardly
say we were hopelessly and horribly in
debt. To retrench seemed utterly i'm
| hardly knew where the ex-
.travagauce lay but the fact remained,
we're living far beyond our income
our bills were never ending and every
day we were sinking deeper and deeper
into the mire. To add TO our difficulties
a nursery had been established, and,
though one might imagine so small an
addition was not a serious one, it cost us
no trihing sum. | could not have en-
lured to see my baby badly dressed.
How could | have seen it 60 out except
n the sweetest and freshest of garmen.s?
70 it was duly adorned in the whitest
md pretticst things, which insured a
most satisfactory amount Of patronage
or our laundress and most appalling
ills for me. However, we managed to
.eep afoat in some wonderful manner;
1T Henry was beginning to have a
Sgely careworn look, to which | could
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