Telegram-herald., 1889-06-05
NY WIFE'S LEGACY.
How she Counted Chickeus That
Never Hatched-

ttiug-, observed my Wire, but 4 Aunt
Jasie we're - fie, / saou'd not - a BIT sur
prlsea & sae Ieft IS thsst 0lt flshioasd set
OF SILVER. that belonged - KY great grand
paeeuts.7
Oat 0f consideration for the printer. I
vii 0uli Indications II the enph4sls with
whch sBs usually spoke. lf the reader
viii kn1ly couslter every second word
printed Ia sglstll caps or italics, be VIII have
some f4.at ldea OF her manner Of express
m aersef
~lBIsa very ha1esouss set" returned
giaurmx about our modest dining room;
"ald ~lI hardly accord with our farnl-
ture
n wousin't look AZ all well with that
allie board. returned my wife, promptly,
1t - 30 dreaifuHy sbaboy-0h, of course,
meaa tle shie board rot the silver;
don = b. 80 smart"
Il suppose. then. II such a thing were
q happen, you 4 have u have q new side
board
She nodded compiaceutly.
II saw such lovely one downtown 70
day--antiq1e OAK. beautifully carved | do
slmire oak 40 much"
. But the rat OF tho furniture Is wal
nut 1 obIcctel
walnut j. altogether out of style, espeo-
=
dssfanfal glance az the chairs which we
hal once found very good % look AZ; ~and,
after all ths side board - BY 50 much the
most e, peusive piece OF furniture in dun
my room. that It DOESN'T cost much more 70
ges a wn0ie set than Just that Que piece
Ant s-ven walnut sIdebosrd, new, would
at loox well WITH these chairs and this
table ["
sgid nothing, and the tacit surrender
was accepted BY my wile. Thenceforth 10
was understood that N Aunt Jane should
tequeath a. that silver. we were 20 pgr-
chase new set o. diain groom furniture.
The next evening, as we were again At
dinner, my wife remarked:
have been looking at carpets today,
nnd saw one taat Just suits me-rich aud
saDdued, you know, but not dng-y,"
Carpets - repeated. N some surprise;
" didnt KNOW that there was one nceded
this ss.Ason."
Why. stursd," reioined NV wife, petu-
lanLy laud the emphasis was al upon tho
pet naloob. Ind wo not agree that tho din
ing room must DO refurnished And this
carpet - - Old and worn, OF course 1t would
no, 10 at al with new furniture
Agzan I acquiesced silently, and she pro-
ceeded 10 make plans for meeting me ths
next day 20 exa1aInc and choose the CARPET
and furniture % o. purchased later on
Well. n M wifes relations left her hand
some silver. I nlust of course provide things
In <eepiRg with L.
She met me according % appointment
and havin., inspected the articles, eaye me
g. unes-rStssri that my taste was 40 cxccra-
bla as DJt % Hierit moment considera-
ton. ana announcing her own choice, sug-
gCssed, co0iiy;
-.And now let's go look az tho wall papcr.r
"Wal-papcrf' / echoed. bankly.
"Of course, the room must bo r. paperci
fit Is re-fgruisled As foe tho woodwork. I
supposa there j. no help for That will lust
have - b. regraured Can they mako that
natural wood finish on wood that has been
painte1f'
stared aghsst, that silver WIS gong to
cost me n pretty sum. B1t was helpless
entirely -. ny wifo had msde I'D her mind
That eveuinE, she was much elated az the
prospect ~ being surrounded by such
thiugs "a she had that DAY selected. There
was but one cioei ora her horizon.
Tue dining-rocn wi DC nicer than the
pariors," she vema-gcd, plaintiveiy; II
sn afraid shat they VII really look
shabby
sssd nothing, hoping that IL she were
nor oontrai -ctcd she would not pursue tho
subject tar-hsr.
Vafn hope she had IL fixed in her mind
thai siseuce gave consent, and when came
home the next evening. had assumed that
the pariors wers T. be- newly fitted up.
Don't you snlnk" she sand, coaxingly,
"that "a long "a the parlors and dining
rooms are - oo torn uD, aud We are % have
IRE painters and paper hangers here. wa
rlfght ss well have the whole house donci /
II vvuld D. very little more trouble, aud
then u voohi AZ look nice together
4" II would be considerably more expeu- /
sive, " | renoustr ated, family.
You mighs draw tse money out of ths /
building associa; on she Suggested, and /
then knew that our savings in that instl /
tHaon were doomed
Aunt Jane fingered long time In us
ice - ms wife, l must admit that sne had
become obEFIous of the fact that ali tbess
improvements depended mon a legacy.
which o0u.d oniy De possessed after Tic
death 81 her venerable relative.
dav or 90 after she bad decided that
ths h,ise wss 30 be thoroughly renovated +
ny rife said % me
Il have been examining the psrlor car
pets. and find that By using the best parts
Of both. and buying a wide bor,icr. I caa
r. quite new carpet for eur bed -roorn- F
absolutely unworu
"fndeed r remarked with pleased srr- .
r-tse. there wae one thing that sac would
uot wat. arV bow.
~Fes, sna the carret thsf is now on 70 has .
enough vrod tn cover the children e room .
n put tle worn part urier the eef or
maybe F1 better pur mat on the snare 4
roou. she adsed. rrfectve'v. 'snd give
that one so the children Theirs get. such
hard wesr that an old oue VII aot last any
tune. hsr'iiv
sasi nrthinr. bar iels Trrs<1~ -s.isvss
"As ls-,g "a W fcut hare ~ bug a sei-
prom CARPET. sire remarked. inslu llsssiu < y.
s.ar-,t wa thsax We could sfTlrd nex So
OF HurritureF
aFo. I Sen-tr I r0furued. savscei7.
~har-up.,s1 she burst mo tears ard caIei
r.s a heartless mons Is rac' q her I
aa1 n nrarrise the furniture. eng ther VITA
sne,w .. * and a soslsxin- that Sac mistress
cf a., h.,use might BE a. fne ~ her dwell
Ez
e. 4-es seen a sss-ne. s'e said. a fs7v
a. astsr-vara. - sFeud 81 nlca money
a. .h;. hsusa. fhafs ve-Y hanas'ue ard
sxusus,re paper nat Ne soeasd a. al -