The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-08-24


said Resale. And l didn't care to tel
her of her mothers decree
In the meantime, however, l had
broken the intelligence to poor Bob as
kindly as | could, that it would be bet
ter to cease his visits at the house.
think, as well as remember, that did
put the blame upon my wife. | was
glad to see that he took my communi-
cation in a manly, practical way and
bore up under it wonderfully. 1t
troubled me that Rosalie seemed to
take the matter so much to heart.
Young Green's turnout was seen quite
frequently at our door that winter, and
l was tired ofmy wife apologies about
the house and its appurtenances. No
sooner had it become known that my
little place was in the market than
offers began to pour in from different
quarters. All these offers were referred
to the agent, who told me one morning
as he was passing, that the house had
been rented and the furniture sold,
some time since, to young married
couple.
:" Here's another pair in search of a
nuptial nest" l said, as | propped up
an ingeniously carved bit of cigar box
on the maple tree beneath my window
/ felt little blue as went in to break
fast, and had scarcely broken my egg
when the bell rang, and l found Black
at the door. His face was ashy pale,
and his hand trembled upon his gold
headed cane.
mo more bad news?" l stammered
out, for some speculations of ours had
turned out very disastrously of late.
"rm a ruined man. said Black,
sinking into the chair by the parlor
door.
Big beads of terror started to my own
forehead.
"Green has disappeared-the scoun-
dreln' said Black, and of course l shall
be accused of completely with the de-
faulter."
Naturally" 1 said, dryly, for was
too wretched myself to have any SYM
pathy to spare.
"This is confidential visit, Brown"
continued Black. 81 shall have to fall
back upon what little money remains
to my wife, and I've come around here,
at her suggestion, to hire this little
place of yours for the coming year."
"My good graciousn' said voice be-
hind us; and there stood Sally, as red
as the feathers in the buster she held in
her hand.
eyes, Mrs. Brown" said Black,
"we've always been fond of this little
place, and really believe we shall be az
happy here in our adversely as you will
in your fine new house."
Perdition seize my fine, new house
and every one that has led me into this
muddlen' | cried, beside myself with
fright and veXation. "You know we'll
that l sha'n't have the money now to
go on with it. 1t will be all 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 little
place; We'll 90 on in the same old way,
dear. Wen stay here ourselves, joe"
"rm obliged to you for your consid-
GRAFTON, madam" replied; :" but when
the horse is gone, it's too late to shut
the stable door. The house is let and
the furniture soId!'
sMy furniture soldr' shrieked Sally.
"Oh! oh! oh! mig furniture, my dear old
furniture, taken from me! Why, they
can't do it! They shan't! it's mine. 1t
amt yours. They can't take my things
for your debts"
"Just wait" said l, "will you, till
you're called upon to pay my debts?
You gave me orders for the furniture
to be sold and the house to be rented,
yourself. The agent told me this morn
ing that young married couple had
taken them. Wen have to 90 to town
and take furnished fiat"
A furnished fiat" echoed my wife,
sinking into chair and covering her
face with her apron" furnished
flatr' And, although can safely swear,
she had time and again held this way
of living to be domestic felicity, there
was an unspeakable misery in her view
of it now. Il wish was deadn' she
said. "Fd rather 60 to my grave than
to a furnished flat-just in the lovely
spring -time, when the Brahmas are be-
ginning to set, and the strawberry bed
is one mass of bloom. Oh, my poor
childn' she cried to Rosalie, who had
run in and thrown herself at her
mothers knee, "your Mr.. Green has
turned out to be nasty defaulter.
A.
He isn't my Mr.. Green" Rosalie
broke in, "nor ever was, and the mar
ried couple won't rob you of anything
ut-but-a-bad, undutiful daughter.
You shall stay here, mother. dear, and
Bo-Bob and will go to the city and
take the furnished flat"
cam l to understand said l, adj
vancing to this dear, blushing, weep
ing child, and feeling singular
warmth and cheer creep about my
fainting heart, =" am | to believe that
you and Bob are the married couple in
question:"
Resale hung her sweet head, and my
wife cried out to me, with the coolest
assurance, that she told me how it
would be all along, and that all fur
Their opposition on my part would be
useless.
You'd better go to the train, Joe"
she said; "poor old Black has been
gone this ten minutes. And bring
home some garden seeds with you, and
bring Bob to supper. Wen all live
here together. And, please God, my