The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

corridor.
Every pretty! Oh. yes, very pretty
indeedr' said one lady as we pointed 1t
out to her; but it is perfect wilder
ness of cold tlraughts"'
We were silent: we could not deny 1t.
Matthew said something rather teebIy
about cocoanut mating, but the lady
left without listening to him.
Things were getting very desperate
when one Cay Il gentleman called and
said that he had heard that we had a
house to let Instantly VIC were all IN
tho highest state Of excitement. Jane
and l flew to put on our bonnctS, and /
Matthew reached down his hat and stick. |
The gentleman told us that his name
was Wilton; that he had seen our adver- ,
tiaement in the paper, and that he want I
ed houeo some little way out OF the
town. as his children were not very
strong.
GLOW many children have your" in
qrired Matthew.
ooh, several" replied Mr.. Wilton.
':Is this the house? Il looks very pretty"
We had become so accustomed to hear
the house found fault with that our
hearts warmed to him at these words,
and we parted mutually pleased, after
| showing him over the place. We heard
+ from him i'll Il day or two, accepting our
/ terms. Our house WAS let! We could
scarcely believe our good fortune.
We took an early opportunity Of walk
ing out in that direction, and paying a
call on friend who lived in II house not
far from ours The conversation soon
turned upon our new tenants, and Misc
Cations words confirmed our worst
fears.
Il an so sorry you have got such
tribe Of ramp, ring children into your
house" she sail. Il WIS going by the
Other day, and heard !! great noise, and
there were two boys crawling over the
roof Of the corridor. Their mother was
leaning out Of the window trying to
reach them With q broom, and as one Of
them GOT away from her he put his foot
THROUGH the glass. You never heard
such q set out a3 they made in your lie. )"
Our hearts sank to zero. The Niltons
had taken tno house bv The year, and we
did not see how to g. iii of them at a
moments notice; yet before SIX months
much more II year-had elapsed our
pOCr house would be ~ ruin, and our
Garden Wilderness 1t was not alto
gcthcr with disappointment, therefore,
that in few months timcW2 heard that
Mr.. Wilton had decided to leave the
neighEorhood, and would be much
OBLIGED if we would release him from our
agreement.
We gladly consented. though with a
: little outward show Of reluctance. But
We could not quite understand why the
: Wilt0as were SO eager to be Oh. They
had had the house remarkably cheap
considering their requirements, and il
seemed ungrateful, to say the least
They were no sooner gone, however
t than we found out the cause of theil
t haste. Our house was Il wreck. The
term may seem a strong che. hut it i
t not too strong for the truth. Both pa
t PCT and paint were practically some. tlle
t oil the roof, windows broken, pipes on
: Of order-evcrything was Il ruin where
y once all had beel 80 neat and beautiful
t We watched the bJilder5 at work lhi
= time with YER different feelings. Their
was no pleasure in i low, ana though
g the bill wa3 not 80 heavy ;.3 it had beef
:, before it made TO difference, for Their
l. were no funds to meet 1t.
What vas to be doAe? Matthew srG
d wcSted that we shoGld sell out some o
e oar capital, but that was clearly i'm
it possible. fer we should then have It'll
Is left to live upon. It was a dificul
point. but as usual hit upon IL solution
:, We would mortgage the house! MAJ
le thew dill rot altogether like the plal
k but, as lle l;t no b"tcer one 80 propose
:e carried Tx" fey. The house WAS NOR
gagged, aud bogh bills paid off.
Il Months passed away, and still tn
k house remained inlet. One gentlema
Id was very much inclined to take it, br
* there was no coach house. and thong
we were soeely tempted to build oue W
1t dreaded bricks and mortar too mach
if venture. unless he would have taken II
to house for at least seven years. y wido
ct lady offered to take it if we would i
her have it free for the first two year
id and we were rather sorry afterwal
that we had not closed with the pr
sc posal, for there seemed no chance
anything else turning up. Meanwhi
se we had to reduce our expenses daily
ny meet the drain Of the interest.
ID. THE next thing will be that we shs
Mt not he able to pay our debts said Ma
he thew gloolnily. but it is always the daI
I'm est hour before the dawn, and only
in few days after he made the remark '
had an offer that babe fair to remove O
at difficulties. y gentleman and his Wi
came down to stay at an hotel in t
ct, town and look about for Il house.
ar rectly Il heard of it got Matthew to
&C. with me to call upon them, for l fl
of that such an opportunity might not {
to cur again Mr.. and Mrs. De Cour
Ike were most pleasant people; oae cou
far see at once that they had been acc'
on toned TO move in the very best societ
use there was IN ease and grace about the
nd that contrastcd pleasantly with our lot
ew manners. They received us most kline
lite and made an appointment to see
house.
zen II can hardly hope that they will ia
ted it." said, as we walked home; but c.