St. Landry democrat., 1889-02-02
THAT NEW SOFA.
The Valuable Lesson It Taught
the Possessor.

Neorge,' sasd Mrs. Hall, as they were IN
their pleasant sitting-room one evening, Il
was never so much ashamed in my life as
was to-day"
Really," answered her husband, smiling,
1T must have been serious matter What
was ita"
why, called at Mrs Savary's yester-
oay, and she showed me her parlor entirely
new furnished
{ "Abu We're ashamed of that, were you9"
Tome now, you are laughing at me-"
SAID ms wife, -pouting. II won't say another
word"
- 'If you DON'T" said. her husband in a
mecklng, tragic tone, II shall never recover
from the blown
T4ou are incorrigible; but if you had
oily waited a moment / would have told
yN what it was that I was ashamed Of
Ms. Savary. had an elegant sofa you can't
EHnKhow it set off the room. She told me
.that if she could only have one decent ar
}lsle OF furniture in the room, it should be
Tie sofa.'
t'And you were ashamed of her remark!"
Nf'Of course not'
sFThen am still in the dark"
k.s'Why, it made me think of our old-fash-
sioped sofa, and what contrast 1t was to
'the one at Mrs Savary's.'
$50 it might be, if it were in the same
room with it; but you know it is not l am
ss1re 1t is comfortable enough"
4 $50 would feather-bed be-" retorted his
wife; "but | suppose you would not be in
FAVOR OF putting one in the parlor. But l
was going to tell you that to-day Mrs.
Savary called upon me, and of course i
invited her into the parlor. You ought to
have seen the glance she cast on our old
sofa"
"But; as didn't see it, suppose you de-
scribe it to me-"
'Of course, she could not help regarding
1t as very shabby, though she did not say
30, for fear of hurting my feelings"
"And that made you ashamed?"
"Of course it did. don't believe there's
family in town that has got such a
wretched- looking article of furniture"
q Il believe it is whole, is it nots"
ssYesn
"The only objection you have to urge
then. is that it is oId-fashioned."
'sIsn't that enougha''
"You know" said the young husband,
gravely, "that I have special reason to
value that sofa. It was my mothers and
some of my happiest recollections are con-
nected with it.''
"Well, there's no objection to keeping it,
We could put it in our amber, and buy a
new one for the parlor. I>saw beautiful
sofa to-day at Whitmarsh's-cost only fifty
uvnars. Icouldn't help thinking how much
it would set off our parlor. 1t would give a
certain style to it that it hasn't now!"
4Fifty dollars would be large sum for
me, Mary
sWhy, am sure you have salary of
eight hundred dollars"
every true; but it has to be spent in a
great many different ways"
"But it only cost US six hundred, last
year"
s'That is because we were very ecOnomi-
cal. You know it was our ambition, or
mine, at least, to save up something against
rainy day. l may be sick, or a hundred
things may happen.I shall grow old, at any
rate.'
''But you know, George, it only costs fifty
dollars. You could still save one hundred
and fifty. It's good thing to save money,
know and / am as much in favor of it as
you are; but one likes to enjoy life as they
20 along and not deprive themselves of its
necessary comforts, just for the sake of
saving"
$50 you look on the new sofa in the light
of necessary comfort, do you" asked
: George, smiling.
eyes, said his wife, ingeniously, "be-
cause it is necessary to my comfort. Be-
sides, we can easily save the amount out of
eur ordinary expenses, and save up as much
as we did last year."
OF this George was not fully convinced,
but he saw that his wife laid it very much
to heart, and finally consented to 60 over to
the furniture Warerooms the next day ano
look at the coveted article Mrs. Halls
ewes sparkled as he made this conclusion.
She knew that. having gone thus far. he
would without much difficulty be prevailed
upon to purchase the sofa. George had
hitherto proved very indulgent husband,
hut his indulgence, thus far, had not been
severely taxed until his wife made the ac-
ouaintance OF Mrs. Savary, woman of
large pretensions, whose highest ambition
was to make a show. Her influence was
beginning to be perceptible on her young
friend, who was easily impressed by others.
To return to our story. The next day
Mrs. Hall, accompanied by her husband,
visited the furniture warehouse, and de-
sired to be shown the sofa. 1t was really
handsome article, as George would readily
have admitted, even If he had not been vol
ubly assured of the fact-frst by his wife,
and secondly by the clerk, who expatiated
enthusiastically upon its merits
81 am afraid said George, wavering, sit
won't correspond with the rest OF the
furniSure.n
aNo danger of that said his wife, ''it
will set off the rest, and make them all look
handsomer '...'S - .t5...-S
SIT NAV be SOL said George, doubtfuily.
or suppose you knew better about such
things than / do If you are desarous Of
having it, I suppose can Buy 1t" .s.s-s
ssoh, George, if you only will it will be
such a comforti' ss.sst7.t.5t .
aThen.p SAID her husband, turning to the
c,sJsr. s.you may send it TO my house"
seit snail be done this forenoon.
| The Young husband took. five, ten-dollar
hills from his pocket and paid them over for
the sofa. -.
,ralliap home, sfthat / was gong to put into
the saving bank. You know that tins is
o,,arter-,lav, and for the last four I have
mt. in this amount. Now, in consequence
of e,,r new purchase, shall not be able to. =
ssIt "a only for once,'' said his wife, sand
t,an only consider how much better our
narlor will look y
was it only for onees Time would show.
+ when that sofa came home, and was 1n-
stalled in the placesof honor, the old-fash-
;nned sofa was removed to chamber.
Somehow it did not seem to set of the room
s q mich as it was expected to. It looked
ont q If place, as Mrs. Hall could NOT help
oorfessing to herself, though she was not
d,snosed to speak of it. The plain but neat
n;asdarn1inster carpet looked decidedly
. near IN comparison with it. However.
Mrs Hall resolutely shut her eyes TO this
, =, fact. and continued enthusiast.
s;callv to expatiate in praises Of the new
snfa she could not be contented until Mrs.
Savarv had called and expressed her opin-
I'm ;suas a It. This happened before long,