Telegram-herald., 1889-06-07

was AZ all damp It j. upon this that
base the suspicion thar the house | hired
a. Applet by the Sea was built by
mistake on the drsia instead OF the sea.
IL Sas ole OF Inc Of cottages that all
looked alike, aud were iu the Queen Anne
style or some other fashion coming down
from al uncomfortable time. when people
knew next 70 nothing about building
houses
When the man who owned Appleiack
hurst blythe sea had got the place fairly
started, So that he had 20 stay down there
several days Ia succession To i0oS after
things and enjoy the tine scenery. he died
ol malaria and his heirs formed a company
10 boom the locality on account Of the sa-
lubriousness Of the climate. My wife and
! we're victims OF the boom. Three weeks
ago.yesterday, I stood ia front Of one Of
the cottages-I couldn't SAY which one.
because one was "a badly out OF shape a.
ruot ber-aud concluded the contract with
the agent.
You swear upon your sacred honor that
there i no malaria hereY" said l.
Il "a" ne replied.
Then fr's a bargain" said |. shake"
"ConfOund your skin. what made you
remind me- Of it7" he grasp-d Then he
Il got this sgrs down in Texas, he ex
planned when he revived. but its rapidly
yielding 10 the beautiful climate Of Apple
jsckhurst-by -the-Sea-"
/ rold him that thought he would shake
II of if be kept on just as he was going.
and he smiled gaily az the prospect.
When opened my eyes upon the dismal
realities OF life. after the first night spent
In Appleiac acShurSt-by-the-sea, heard my
wife calling: Come, Howdy, we must
have an early breakfast. I'm going into
town shopping" | asked Maude in that
pleasant tone OF voice which | usually EN-
poy in discussions II this sort, before
have walked up ST. tficieutly 20 get "A grip on
uly temper, why the dickens she hadn't e
done her shopping the day before, when
she was IN New York.
That's got nothing 70 do with It." said
Nsude You know We came out here
because the round trip tickets are twenty
cents cheaper when you want 20 20 % New
York than they would have been If we had
gone Co Redbank. as we thought Of doing, 50
that every time I 20 in shopping from here.
: save twenty cents. aud every day |
don't 20. / lose twenty c-nts. and we're
not rich enough TO afford 10 waste money"
Ihave been my wife's husband long enough
not 70 attempt 20 argue with her when
she gets into the higher mathematics OF
domestic economy. But / did venture 70
ask her IL there vas anything she wanted
70 buy IN New Yc-k.
why OF cource there is" said Maude.
''T want 20 buy some napkins. We need
hitlf a dozen and saw them advertised in
new York paper for dollar and a half.
A. the store down here, the same goods
will cost 81 co and I don't propose 20 let
ANYBODY cneat me. It's too much 20 pay
for napkins anyway
Vow. Maudie.' said coaxingly.
YOU'RE not going way into New York 70
save 1--WE cents ou a half dozen napkins;"
I ssfd no more. because saw that peculiar
gle0m In Maude's eye which told me that
she would soon either cry or begin tO
break the furniture We went into New
York shopping.
Maude took me toone ~ those big stores
where they sell everything from q tooth
pick toa Saratoga trunk. she appeared
20 want them all She looked az a few
napkins bat near them there happened
o. he = couater covered with dress goods.
l. was bargain counter" too. Mauds