The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

manly, practical way, and bore up under i
wonderfully 1t troubled me that Rosalit
seemed to take the matter so mucn to heart
| Young Green's turnout was seen quite ire
ouentlv at our door that winter and l wa,
| tired of my wites apologies about the house
and its appurtcnances. Every day that drew
me nearer 10 the draughty chaos on the Bonle
ward lent warmer charm to the snug llttit
| home was leaving, and | found was no.
I.alonc in my appreciation. No sooner had II
/ become known that my place was in the mar
kct than oi.rg, began to pour in from different
quarters All these offers were referred to the
agent, who told me one morning rs he was
passing that the house had been rented and the
furniture sold some time since to young mar
IriCd couple.
Here's another pair in S. 80. II nuptlal
nest said, as | propps. II m ingenlously
carved bit of Il Cl gar box Oh E.. maple Tree be
meath my window. | felt IL l..uc blue as
went in 10 breakfast, and had scarcely broken
my cgg when The bell rang, and found Black
at the door. His face was ashy pale, and his
hand trcmblcd upon his gold.hcaded cane.
No more bad news - | stammcred out, Tor
some spccuaiOns Of ours had turned out very
disastrously of late.
I'm a ruined man. said Black, sinking
into a chair by the parlor door.
Big beads Of terror started 70 ny oNn Tore
head.
"Grccn has disappeared, the scoundrcl, said
Black, land of course | shall be accused OF
completely with the defaulter"
Naturally, / said, dryly, for was too wretch
ed myself to have amy sympathy to spare
This is a confidential visit, Brown con-
tinued Black. Il shall have to fall back upon
what little money remains to my wife, and we
come around here at her suggestion to hire
this little place of yours for the coming year"
My good gracious" said avoice behind us ;
and there stood Sally, as red as the feathers in
the buster she held in her hand
"Ycs, Mrs. Brown" said Black, "we'yc al
ways been fond Of this little place, and really
believe we shall be as happy here IN our adj
vcrsity as you will III your fine new house"
"Perdition seize my fine new house, and
everyone that has led me into this muddle"'
cried, beside myself with fright and veXation.
You know well that | sha'n't have the money
now to go on with it. 1t will be all l can do
to keep from bankruptcy myself"
God forbid that | should refuse to aid my
husband in this extremity" said Sally, with
great nobility of accent and manner. We'll
make the sacrifice ourselves, Joe; we'll keep
our own little place; we'll go on In the old
way, dear. Wen stay here ourselves, Joe"
Pm obliged to you for your consideration,
| replied; but when the horse is
gone, it's too late TO shut the stable door. The
house is let and the furniture is Sold
My furniture Sold" shrieked sally. so!
Oh, oil my furniture, my dear old furniture,
taken from me! Why, they can't do 1t! they
shan't It's mine. Ii aintyours. They can't
take my things for your debts"
Just wait" said |, "will you, TIL you're
called upon to pay my debts: You gave or
rlers for the furniture to be sold and the house
to be rented yourself The agent told me this
morning that young married couple had Ia
ken them. Wen have to go to town and take
4 furnished flat"
"A furnished flat" echoed my wife, sinking
into chair, and covering her face with her
ipron-"a furnished tiat' And although
;an safely swear she had time and again held
his way OF living be domestic felicity, there
was an unspeakaDle misery in her view of 1t
now. II wish | was dead" she said. I'D
'ather go to my grave than furnished flat
ust in the lovely sprngtime, when the Brah-
mas are beginang to set, and the strawberry
bed is one mass of bloom. Oh, my poor child!'
she cried to Resale, who had run in and
brown herself at her mothers knee, your
Mr. Green has turned out to be nasty default
r. A young married couple have robbed us
IL HOuSc anu HUNT, ANU SOui ldtici Has Tic
,ruelty to talk to me of furnished flat"
He isn't my Mr.. Green" Rosalle broke in,
nor ever was, and the married couple won't
OBJ you of anything but-but "a bad, undu-
itul daughter. You shall stay here, mother
lear, and-Bo-Bob and | will go to the
ity and take the furnished flat"
Am to understand" said |, advancing to
his dear blushng, weeping child, and feeling
singular warmth and cheer creep about my
ainting heart-"am | to believe that you and
Bob are the married couple in question:"
Resale hung her sweet head, and my wife
ried out to me, with the coolest assurance,
hat she told me how it would be all along
nd that all further opposition on my part
would be useless.
you had better go to the train, joe" she
aid; poor old Black has been gone this ten
ninues. And bring home some garden seeds
Nth you, and bring Bob to supper. Wen all
i've here together, And please God, my dar
ing" she said, tlinging her arms about our
title daughter, well all be happy yet"