Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-03-24

1 any remOnstranCe had been 50 sOinClinpd;
we were sure to live very quietly when
we once settled down, and could easily
( then make up for any little extravaganza
Of which at the outset we had been
/ guilty. We were to live in London, and
we were fully agreed on one point lodg
ing3 were not to be thought Of we must
have a house of our own. The prospect
Of possessing one jointly with Henry was
very pleasant to me, | pictured an
endless fund OF amusement aud occupa-
ton too in furnishing and adoning it;
but the mansion had still to be selected ;
so our first business was to find one to
suit us, the next to get into it as soon as
possible.
We emust have spent small fortune in
cab.hire before we finally found Just
what we wanted even then, though the
situation was good and the domicil de
sirahle, the rent rather frightened us it
was eighty guineas year unfinished ;
but we should bc 80 comfortable in it
The smallness of its size and it was eX-
tremely smaIl-waS rather an advantage
than otherwise, as it would require SO
little furniture; and two maids would
be amply sufficient for our establish
ment, which in such place would be a
most trcditabIe mcnogc.
We were delighted with the house the
balcony to the drawing.room being, as
'bo rent i,soIC. md Voc m"Jo j'V, no |o ros;s
,no @ nC. .ho +ho %n.o n" w n""t ''' rha T." r,t
Goro bod "d san'n w. ,o ,,Soort nTor nv n,r % in
n"rorno H, ," and % inoynorionco fxoj ns for a
soyon voar;s icago ronresont;na m,t " ,n W. ne Y
that our advantage we're almost IN
coualled. having mo premium TO nav,
We consented-in consideration of ali ne
enumerated in favor of our bargain-to
make any rcpairs 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 preen
wood or the inevitable result of chcap
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 socnd and
|, remembering Uncle Iocelyn's nd vice.
yentured to say we should resolve not to
90 beyond it. We came to the conclu.
sion that actual neccssaries might be
bought, taking the prices from the books,
for G2OO with which We felt sure the
house could be really nicely done and
this sum he was to pay interest for until
the principal itself was paid off,
Nothing could have suruo.se6 orr
nrudoncao before we sot nr,t Whom we
cot into the shon we had selected "a the
one to natronizc we found that tbo
things we had tboucht Of wore worry in
ferinr to our imacinincs niAp moro
bcre and 4 triAe more there couId make
no rreot difference IN rho sum total and
ho overvthing to Ms in tho nicenn.s and
nrctt;ness of our house besides which
nnr estimate oF nernssa,iao nrovad very
inadeouote one when innumerahle rtre-
toras were declared absolutely indisnen-
sihIo NV tbo attnndanf sbonkaonor Wa
made annarcntIv endless nnrcbases
which we could hardly remember until
thew were deposited in Amberley Villas.
where, with my newly engaged domes-
ties, | awaited them with immense de
light.
But vast as the importation appeared,
| had yet to learn of the legion of wants
undrcamt 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 vet 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 dismay when we did receive it to
find il more than twice that srm-Ei50
odd, There were frightfuI entries for
time, which in themselves represented
a serious item, and upon which we had
never calculated and our small sundries,
which we had hardly taken at all into
account, came to something quite appall
ing.
Rut the first shock over the otfendino
documcnt was thrust asidp--it would he
naiJ all in GOOD time ond for tbe nres.
ont we hntb resolved 10 dismiss il IRON,
our minds Friends were ranidlv rsher.
inc around ms we must receive and nav
yisits. o if was NOT verv diairult ia
banisb disarreeables and io cntcr win
tbe grcotcst eniovmcnt info the new lifq
which law heforc rs had ancied on,
hnusc yery comnlptc and rcrtect until
saw some Of the elegant drawing room,
hoIonrinr to INV now arouo;nlanros
4 aftor fha1 many deficiencies were rlainly
visible and in order TO SUNNY Them we
went to different shons MAXIM yariou,
"nrrbases which as nsnal wprc M,
Dawn to our account Then camc nm,
Grst entertainment with lis attendant
ovnonses which il was absolutely imnos
sihIo to avoid fnr in Hnnrv's r1sition il
was as wc tbnurhl mol ncressarv "a,
"s 70 maintain a rood anroarance and
os % his WIFE if was imcnmbrnt mnon m,
to dross as we'll and hshionahlc as
co,Id
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