New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-05
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The more Peggy and thought and talked the morn
we were inclined to exchange the respectable poverty
| of Maltese Crossroads on 1878 year for the r.
spectacle tOvry Of the metropolis at $4,000 year
But how were we to get the $50 900 in New-Yorki
| Advertise, said Peggy Accordingly, inserted
| he following for a week in the leading NewiOrk
| City journals:
WANTED
young man who has clerked Il in notion store
MasSs ssf r aas ,r from his present
ployer would like situation IN the metr2p3ns, rs
S,i much 10 Of an OBJECT as chAnse q would e
Siins q 9 GsEn at sssOcS T. Hasres
Strange It may seem. | only received TWO
answers to this advertisement, neither satisfactory
| One from a person who signed John Doe All
John did write under my advertisement Whlch
he had cut and pasted upon half sheet OF note
paper O. no-theres nothing mean about you Inc
other reply was equally unin'eliigable. II read; To
Respectable Poverty. Dear sir: beg to direct your
| Attentions to an omission In your advertisement You
neglect 10 state the number OF the padded cell Of the
asylum for incurables nom which you wrote.
X. y. ~ >tinding that nothing came Of this al
| tempt find opening in the metropolis and not
| seeing how to devise another Peggy and | amiaby
resigned ourselves spending the rest of our days
in sweet Maltese Crossroads. lOveles village Of the
plain suddenly however, the pecied happened!
We had our hearts' desire! An uncle of mine. from
whom we had heard nothing for ten y1srS, and
never for a moment expected anything departed this
life, leaving me 81 900 900 in gd-edGed per cent
| bonds One Of the executors Of his estate handed
me the precious papers and took my receipt for them
| on the eve Of Thanksgiving. 1856. In the first
rapture OF our good fortune Peggy and exclaimed
| 10 each or CT that now was or chance 10 get 10
New-York Luckily there was enough interest due
| on the bonds TO meet the expenses OF moving
from the Crossroads TO the metropolis ard pay our
NH have SPtt
| home of our own We left the village with good
deal Of regret We had been very happy there and
had made a number Of true and winning friends
On parting with my employer he cOmplimented me on
the fidelity to his interests which had displayed and
| presented me with fine pair Of patent suspcnderS
and a very stylish purple and green necktie
Arriving in New-York secured room at
| modest hotel Third.av wa going TO take
| suite OF rooms, but Peggy dissuaded me.
NO, Richard reCOllect what Mr. McWard said In
spite Of our million but poo" people here IL
We make both ends meet We must not be eN
travasaie in any direction Promptly after breakfast
the morning of arrival In town. got the hotel
clerk give tn, address Of leading real estate
agent and Peggy and repaired TO his Office. ! cX
planned to him what waned-a Geniecl furnished
| house in a thoroughly genteel ncchborhood We had
| determined, matter Of necessity. to live IN
| modest manner, but felt that an ir
| reproachable house in irrcpruaChabe section
| OF the city prime necessity. The agent replied
that 1t vas lucky We had called that morning lie
had had placed in his hands, only the evening be
fore a most desirable furnished house on Murray iii
which could be had at bargain but was likely TO
be snapped up al any mOmen'. ! liked the sound OF
Murray HILL l partial TO hills, and GU. house
at Maltese Crossroads stood on quit commanding
height
Il suppose you get a fine view from Murray Hill! ,"
| remarked to the agent
90. yes" he replied, with queer smile; you
see good share OF NewYork society from IT fair
day
didn't 10 catch his meaning, but was averSo
to asking him to explain After little more talk
snapped up the house al al annual rental Of
5000.
For moment stood aghast at the idea Of giving
that amount OF hard cash for years house rent.
had not as yet adjusted myself 10 the size Of my
new income, being s under the restraining influence
of 1875 year. Peggy. however to my relief
Nine thousand five hundred dollars said
that fnanCier, does good deal.
But then, relatively, Richard, 1t Is
cheaper rent than paid the Cross Uads
There s75, which a fifth OF entire income
went to our landlord. If spent fifth Of
income here for rent we should have to pay SlOOOU
instead Of - 500 So, you see, really save $500
year 10y taking this house, Well. didn't quite
see, but after haG gunc the premises /
signed the lease. Wher 10 take second
look at the place We found that there able
AZ the end of the yard with stalls for two horse.
That seemed to commit keeping carriage. To
have stable and not 1t would be awkward-a
constant Obtrusion Of comparative poverty. 80
concluded to set up an ordinary team and every
day brOu CHAM and rerench 10 the bone other
direction, to keep within our $4,000 a year.
At any rate observed Piggy, In her pcIOraton TN
this point, having our own establishment VIII
nice little sum every week that would have gone
to the horse the elevated rOadS and III" cabs
forget I ale
and before the week was over had purchased pair
of moderately high stepping chcstnuts. brOugham,
side bar buggy and the complete Ou' Of grncman'r
stable. ! got them Of man who II his
doctor hadn't ORDERED him 10 tho south Of
France amount Of MONEY would have induced 10
sell He told me 30 himself paid him $1,000 for
the lot. One Of our reasons for hiring the MURRAY
I house was the agents statement that the scr.
wants would remain II VIC desired to keep them. r."
tain them by all means he advised. " and save
yourselves the hardship Of eunG the rounds Of the
Intelligence Offices" We thanked him heartily for
the friendly hint and Al request h" sent wOr!
around 10 the servants that they could consider
themselves re-cngseed. When We cam" 10 take pos
ion If the house frightened finding
that had engaged six servants at big wages 10
wait upon us two. Peggy said It ridiculous AMI
FOR instantly dischargng four five OF The SIX.
But persuaded her not to do " II the house has
been run By six servants, Peggy, SAT" in con
Guiding that there Is work in it for SIX. Now, II We
let any Of them 80, those remaining NAV be over
worked to he giury Of the house. rad only the
other day Of iamily who, wishing 20 economic. dis
missed a girl who specialist in busting brica
brsc and washing cut glass What happened Why
another girl VITO set 10 dusting smashed more
Scvrcs In miAutc than her wages would have come
TO in year so shouldn't wonder IT, IN rho Interest
Of true economy-spcaking relatively, you know-we
hadn't better keep all the servants we have than 10
fly to broken china that know off, Peggy
was so much impressed by these observations that
we determined not to discharge any one, but TO Ie
trench to the bone in other diroctiUn so as
to keep within $4,000
We took possession Of our Murray Hill house on
the )st Of January, 1857. Dear, dear, how happy