Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-25
THEIR MAY MOVING.
Why Mrs. Peregrine Post Thinks
Her Cousin Very Generous

1t was the thirticth day of April
when nv cousin. Pcrsgrinc Post came
into the office, thrcaIhurc and shabby
Us usual with the nap worn "ff his hat,
his garments thrcadbarc with much
wear and excessive brushing and
pair of fingcrlcss gloves upon his hands
cannot say that was glad la sec
him. My cousin Percgrinr Post was
one of those luclllcSs fellows VIII" are
always losing property, milking nm
fortunate investments and borrowing
small sums of money. which are to DC
repaid without fail at tho expiration OF
precisely ono week from the date OF
the loan. But he was Il good sort OF
fellow. too. in his way. Ia had made
a love match with a pretty bluc-cycd
girl without Il penny and had bali
dozen dimplcd babies. and how they
| lived nobody knew.
Going to move this first of May,
Cousin Jacob" said he. bcammgly-
Il suppose So" said |.
$50 AN l." said Cousin PercgrinO.
''Rcnt's getting too high-Lndlady has
raisrd-all that sort of thing. So were
! going Ia No. II Smith STREET.
looked hard ut Pcrcgrin' Post and
! made II" remark Was II" going ia ask
me Ia lend him five dollars. or Ia de-
mand thst lishould hccumc security for
| his rent" ! resolved in my Utmost
mind to say'"Nu" To either proposition
ut once
| "And. rs were pretty low for fur
niture.' - said Peroya-inc. 1t occurred to
my mind th:st perhaps You'd send us
ANY old odds and ends that yuu'vc no
particular usr TOR. Chii,lron's cribs.
chairs tables. washtuhs- anything. IN
fact" with a comprehensive wave of
| the hand which seemed IL embrace the
whole subject.
"Pcrcgrirc Post" said ], wrathfuily,
do ynu tank I've nothing to do hut 20
buy furnitrrc to give away
ANY obi thing. You know" inter
posed my cousin. with impcrt1rhahlc
good-hmnqr. I'VE aren't particular"
al .halltlo nothing of the sort" said
!. II hHvc no old things Ny fur
niturr II Ill substantial and excellent"
Wish mine was interjected Pcre-
grinc INIAt, rubbing the palms of his
fingcrieSS gloves together hriskly.
"AndH do not propose to part with
it. <" l'wiSh yuu a very good morning"
''N"s"iforree. hope" said Pcrcgrine
Post.
Good morning" / repeated. fri@idly
-und lust then my clerk cnDc in tn
tell INV, that tie esrtmsn wa. 1aIeSsag
outeiJ".for ar+eFS IA to 'hc moving CO.
emuTAal "f the morrow.
/ / L.. h., =
tulty my wife about It
n am sorry jacob" said she, n
sIt: It shadow coming over her face.
'''Sorrg''' echoed.
''BccaI,c. dear there's plenty OF
little Odds and ends we could have
spared just rs well rs not. said my
wife. "Furnitura does accumulate 10
when one has been keeping house Il
long. time; ,,ud ! do feel 50 sorry for
that poor little Nelly Post, with her
flock of lrIhirs.''
. y don't l rreolutcly asserted. As
!. people make their bed, 80 they must
lie ON it. And I've no patience at al
with Pcrogrinc Post"
"He has had very bad luck through
life, dear" pleaded my wife. "Youl
IpathIhaS bern in the sunshine; his ha,
lninlin the shadow. We ought not t
be hard upon each other in this world
JaSoh.~
'Srhut'S all nonsense" said l, stoutly
But l won't DENY that my conscience
did prick and sting me a little when
looked around at my own piles %
stuffed easy chairs, brussels cnrpct:
and springy chintz lounges neatly
packed for the morrow'S iranSpOrta
/ ton. and thought of poor rercgrin'
Post andy his blIEc-eyed wife and thu
six little POSTS, with their humble pie;
for Il few sticks of cast off furniture.
The morrow camc-thc cruel first o
- MAY, with its raw winds, tornadOes o
dust and the inevitable showers whicl
l come down aS II by malice prepens
Just as the mattresses and the Sillcl
sofas are pilcd.on the top of the load
l was compelled to be Mt my Office. bu
, my wife was to he at the new house I
e receive the furniture. while Bridget
our ancient and reliable housel1eepel
i dispatched it from the deserted dc
e micilc.
At one o'clock i contrived to escap
n | from clients and fparchmentS anu hui
: ried to Ill Sntithson square, fine
=. aristocratic neighborhood, with gree
of jewel of park in, its midst and a ger
eral air of gcntccll seclusion about il
O. which suited my idea of location eS
actly.
= Mrs Jacob Goldlcaf sat alone on
h, cImpstool in the middlc-Of the large
a empty parlorS, q shawl wrapped aroun
y. her shoulders and mingled exprc
i noiS of WEAKNESS and anticipation
y her face.
r, l looked arounds1n, surprise.
: 'Where's all the furniture, my dear
: said /.
, THAT is the question" said Mr.
!, Goldleaf. where is it,"
IS Hasn't it Gomez
Z. ''Of course it hasn't" said Mrs Col
E: leaf, little impatiently. Il shou
I, think You could see that for yourseli
n There's some screw loose In the q
N rangemeDts." said ]. ''I'll hurry ba'
q to the old place and find out what it ;
- means