Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-01
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a rS~1A Whe w.s fossa Of silver ssa
ftrrorss As4 kxss Cahaypr Exs~rteees.

= - - W ~ " $50 ~ 5ns<1 SeA
ftsssrss asa as Osh-sPr Ezpsrisess.
lie VIA rather anxious 10 InAke al liz
presSlon u his new acquaintance, Let
for aRY particular reason. bat Just be-
cause be liked to appear 10 be some
body" The chaaes apparently came
wAen the sableet ef fats came mp.
Il have been thinking II taking one"
said the acquaintance. but I'm afraid
It costs too mucA u furnish oas nicely.
Sui. I'm tired of boarding"
''-As 70 furnishing said the young
man, fitting back IN his chair and sl~ax-
ing like man Of great experience. "of
course IL depends On What Will satisfy
you presalae a small tat can De fur
nishsd for Szov; bat Pm little parucu-
Lar what have around the house my
self Ii cost me something like 500 10
furnish ny fat. don't believe II get
ting cheap things"
No; ITS not "a coed plan" acquiesced
the acquaintance. Il suppose that hgurs
includes carpets.
''Oh. yes. everything Of that sort
ccokstove. dishes and al that"
SILVER and plated ware.'
Dear ire. no." The young man
raised his eyebrows in surprise Il
hardly consider that ia the expense OF
furnishing Tat, YOU know. That's
rather luxury. Still must have $500
worth of ii. | like 10 SEQ solid silver
ware on tho table, and I've been adding
TO that we got as wedding presents
"Of course" said the acquaintance
thoughtfully. II don't believe could so
in for much Of that at the start, though.
1T isn't necessary. my dear fellow.
Merely fad Of mine TO be surrounded
by handsome thingA A cheap plate
will do just as well"
How about pictures?
"Oh, there one can soar IS high as he
pleasea l must have 800 worth; but
then I'm extremely fond Of them. Ii
were rich I'd spend thousands on them.
But it isn't necessary. simply take a
pride in furnishing my house as hand
somely as my means will allow"
Il suppose Q man has to have q clock
or twoT" -
Yes. but you get one that will keep
/ time pretty cheap. OF course. il you
! want nice mantel clock it comes
| higher. have two-one worth a hun
dred dollars and one worth fifty. don't
consider those in the cost of furnishing
any more than watches. My wife has
| one of those worth eighty dollars easy.
and wouldn't take sixty for mine"
| I'D have To have q sewing machine
too"
! You can get a pretty good ono for
thirty or forty dollars. | paid sixty-fve
dollars for mine. though"
"Ah. yes Where do you live. may /
ask"
| The address was given.
"Yes, yes: thought SO. Right in my
district. I'm obliged to you"
"Quite welcome. OF course it isn't
necessary to 60 in quite 50 heavy, unless,
like ,ne. you BY the way, what bust
ness are You in"'
I'm assessor for your district"
"I-you-escuse me-did you
"You say you have total Of 1906
worth Of household and personal prop
erty. And your wife. believe, has
| some diamonds"
"Rhinestones; nothing bat rhinestones,
and they were wedding presents. And
as for the furniture and all that sup
pose you didn't take what said in earn
est Just a little joke Of mine. you
know why if you'd offer me $3.50
for the whole layout wouldn't take it,
for fear of being arrested for swindling.
But that silver?
Nickel plate, every bit Of It. and
badly worn at that"
] ''And the cloclls?"
Nothing but gilt. and have to be
wound up with monkey wrench"
! But the young fellows in the adjoin-
ing room, who had put up the job on
the young man, couldn't keep still any
longer. They had to laugh.-Chicago
| Tribune.