The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-08-10
MY WIFE'S LEGACY.
How She Counted Chickens That
Never Hatched.
&a,s


Jane were to die, should not be a bit sur
prised if she left us that od-fashioned set
of silver. that belonged to my great grand
parents"
Out OF consideration for the printer,
will omit indications of the emphasis with
which she usually spoke. If the reader
will Kindly consider every second word
printed In small caps or italics, he will have
some faint idea of her manner of express.
ing herself
sit is very handsome set" l returned,
glancing about our modest dining groom
''and will hardly accord with our fulni-
ture."
at wouldn't look at all well with that
side-board, returned my wife, promptly,
| lit is so dreadfully shabby-oh, of course,
mean the side-board, not the silver;
) don't be so smart" 80
~ suppose, then, if such thing were
1 to happen, you d have to have a new side
board.'
She nodded complacently.
~ saw such o lovely ono downtown 10.
day-antique OAK, beautifully carved do
admire oak so much.n
"But the rest of the furniture is wal
nut" objected. ..p-
tally for dining rooms" she replied, with a
disdainful glance at the chairs which we
had once found very good to look at; land,
after all, the sideboard is by so much the
most expensive piece of furniture in din.
ing-r0om, that it doesn't cost much more to
get whole set than just that one piece
And even a walnut sideboard, new, would
not look web with these chairs and this
table," - ,M~~
said nothing, and the tacit surrender
was accepted by my wife. Thenccforth it
was understood that IL Aunt Jane SHOULD
bequeath us that silver, we were to pur.
chase new set of dining-room furniture
The next evening, as we were again at
dinner, my wife remarked: ~s~~--~.,. ......
-" have been looking at carpets to day,
and saw one that just suits me-rlcn and
subdued, you know, but not dingy,"
." Carpetss" repeated, IN some surprise;
didn't know that there was one needed
this season." ~. -~--~- ~ss.aops-~~
."Why, stupid" rejoined my wife, petu.
lant!y (and the emphasis was all upon the
pet nancy, "did we not agree that the din.
ing-room must be refurnisheds And this
carpet IS so old and worn, of course iswould
not do at all with new furniture
Again acquiesced silently, and she pro-
ceeded to make plans for meeting me the
next day to examine and choose the carpet
and furniture to be purchased later on.
Well, If my wife's relations left her hand
some silver. must of course provide things
in keeping with it. ---~..s- ..--~~--.--
She met me according to appointment
and having inspected the articles, gave me
to understand that my taste was SO execra-
BILE as not to merit moments consitlera-
ton, and announcing her own choice, sug-
gested, coOlly: ss~saa~ssH
sand now let's go look at the wallpaper.
"Wall-paperi' Iechoed, blankly.
S"Of course, the room must be re-papered
il 1t Is re-furnished. AS for the woodwork. I
suppose there is no help for that-it will inst
have to be regrained. Can they make that
natural wood finish on wood that has been
painted" -~as~ 1880
stared aghast; that silver was going to
cost me pretty sum. But was helpless
entirely 80; my wife had made up her mind.
mat evening, she was much elated at the
prospect OF being surrounded by such
things as she had that day selected. There
was but one cloud on her horizon. g.
The dining-room will be nicer than the
parlors," she remarked, plaintively; 81
am afraid that they will really look
shabby" ->A-~~-~
said nothing, hoping that if she were
not contradicted she would not pursue the
subject farther ID.
Vain hope! She had it fixed in her mind
that silence gave consent, and when came
home the next evening, had assumed that
Inc parlors were to benewly fitted up.
Don't you think" she said, coaxinplv.
THAT as long as the parlors and dining
rooms are to be torn up, and we are to have
the painters and paper-hangers here, we
might as well have the whole house done!
1t would be very little more trouble. and
then IL would all look nice together
1t would be considerably more expen.
sive," demonstrated, family.
"You might draw the money out of the
building association" she suggested, and
tnen knew That our savings in that insti-
tuition were doomed.
Aunt Jane fingered long time. In JUS
ice 70 my wife, must admit that she had
become oolivlous OF the fact that all these
improvements depended upon a legacy,
which could only be possessed after the
death Of her venerable relative.
A day or so after she had decided that
the house was to be thoroughly renovated
my wife said to me:
have been examining the parlor car
pets, and find that by using the best parts
81 both, and buying wide border, i can
get quite new carpet for our bedroom
absolutely unworn." a.
Indeed" remarked, with pleased sur.
prise; there was one thing that she would
not want, any how. =. ~
"Yes, and the carpet that is now on il has
enough good to cover the children's room
put the worn part under the bed. Or
maybe ia better put that on the spare
,oom' she added, reflectively, land give
nat one to the children. Theirs gets such
lard wear that an old one will not last any
line, hardly"