Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13

there now says she has never needed au extra
fire In the house. suppose your house has
rangep
II suppose So I'm sure never thought Of
asking. But l know II has a large plaza,
which will he delightful In Summer"
"A piazza won't cook our dinner nor send
hot water up TO the bathroom" say, half
laughing and more than half inclined to cry.
~ suppose there Is bathroomp
"Oh, yes" says Jack, Frightening up-"an
excellent bathroom; SO Of course there must BE-
a range"
1T doesn't follow" said gloomngly
''Some of the bathrooms have seen had only
cold water"
"But there are two faucets" SAYS Jack,
trumphantly. III particularly noticed the
faucets"
"Did you turn them or ask about mem ~
NO; but"
''Then how do you know that one was for
hot waterr' | asked, sardoncally. 1t may
have been put there In case range Is ever
put In. Now my bathroom has hot and cold
water, and beautiful large closet for linen
besides. How are the closets IN your house,
Jack :"
II don't know" SAYS Jack, frowning,
thou ghtfully. Somehow | can't seem To re-
member any. 1t has beautiful mIntel- pieces
though"
I'VE cant keep our clothes in mantel-
pieces, nor on them, either" ! said 'rm
not going TO live in house without closets in
every room"
Most likely mine has plenty OF closets"
says Jack; "only can't remember. Besides,
| never did see much good in closets, anyway.
| aI,v In
them and lost. Then you have to buy more,
so that 1t Is a great saying not TO have them.
I'll tell you what my house has, thought
first rate vegetable garden"
"Who cares for vegetable garden 2" | cry,
becoming little eXasperated. 1--WE can buy
all the vegetables we want, aud, besides, who
is going 20 take care OF IT, IL YOU are going to
be In town all day don't suppose you
mediate sitting up at nights 10 dig aud weed d.
We shoul have to hire a man. aud his wages
would come TO more than the price OF the veg
eables. Now my house has beautiful flower
beds IN front, aud flowers that stay, roses and
lsrkspur and day lilies and such"
mine has grape vines and ourrant bushes
and two pear trees" saws Jack, trumphantly
''You know you like pears, little woman"
"Some kinds" say, obviously. al know
yours are the tough, bitter kind full of little
/ hard knots The trees are only in blossom
/ vet so You couldn't tell"
"Ncither could YOU for that matter" says
Jack a might as well say that all your roses
are wormy. and dare say they are"
NONSENSE" | say, pcevishly. ''Youre
/ just determined not to like my house what
color Is yoursW
"Color" says Jack looking puzzled. "Well,
reallv-oh, brown, think; yes, brown, with
red blinds"
Red blindsw ! cry, in horror. "Oh Jack :
! | never could stand red blinds. never In the
] world. They're hot, and There dreadful for
/ the eyes, and they're just horr,d. How could
/ YOU pick ont house with red blinds unless It
was just to 50 te mel'
well, WELL said Jack; "a pot of paint
would soon remedy that. Besides, my blind
are not the sort Of red you're thinking of.
/ They're so dark thst-maybe you would not
call them red, after all What color Is your
housein
Gray" say very dark gray. with
brown blinds just pinked out with red Not
enough to hurt, YOU know, only just line or
two. And, oh, Jack! the paror is So pleas
anti II has r bay window aud two others,
and can make it just lovely"
"My house has beaut full dining room
SAYS Jack large and light aud looking 10 the
south. A dning-room ought TO he the mos
cheerful room in the house"
And where Is the kitchenl' | ask.
Jack looks blank. Really, don't know.
Downstairs, think But it is a good kitchen.
/ asked particularly"
as there a dumb walterl" ask, and again
Jack looks puzzled.
IL don't know he says slowly "Dc
houses generally have dumb walters I'm the
country"
"Jackr' exclsin, Indignantly. "Of course
they do, when there is a downstairs kitchen.
How could one servant spend her time In car
ring the meals M and downi Now my
kitchen is on the same floor with the dining
room, but separated from it by a short pass.
age 50 that the smell nf 'oking cannot reach
it."
'The smell OF cooking can't well come into
the dining roon from downstairs kitchen"
saws Jack
"Ycs, II can" say; up the dumb waiter.
1t will al avs he just full OF H."
"But YOU don't know thai there is a dumb
waiter" saws Jack, laughing.
"Then that's worse" ! cr But see just
what 1t is. You've made up your mind that
We are to 90 aud live IN YOUR house, whether
! IT suits or not, aud you don't care bit that
mine il ever much better In every way,
and"
"Why Ethel Ethel, what ais your" erica
Jack looking at me in simple amazement
! ~ am quite sure never said ANYTHING OF the
/ kind, and never saw you like this before"
/ That Ia quite true, ! very we'll know |
struggle q moment against the conviction
/ then sudden food OF remorse rusbes over
me. / can't well burst into tears In a hotel
dlning-room, aud | fight valiantly against the
choky feeling In my throat and try TO wink
away the salt drops that rise to m eyes.
Poor little woman" says Jack, seeing my
efforts. You are just worn out Never
mind, dear, | know what IL all means. You
are red and oyerheated and nervous, and !
ought not 10 have let YOU do 50 much. have
no doubt at all that your house is better than
mine. Women are always better judges OF
such things than men, The best thing We
can do is to 70 straight to the agent and take
your house, aud then go home quietly"
But Jac.'s amIability is the finishing str oke