Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-04
s,IDpEN DEPRECIATION IN VALUE.

SUDDEN OsPhtCiS' ION IN VALUE.
youth Who Was Fond of silver and
pictures and His Unhappy Experience.
He was rather anxious to make an i'm
,rsssion on his new acquaintance; not
f,r any particular reason, but just be-
canse he liked to appear 'to be some
hodv." The chance apparently came
when the subject of flats came up.
II have been thinking of taking enc"
sa;d the acquaintance, "but I'm afraid
Il costs too much to furnish one nicely.
Still, I'm tired of boarding"
LAS to furnishing" said the young
man, fitting back in his chair and speak
ing like a man of great experience, "of
course it depends on what will satisfy
Won. presume small fat can be fur
nished for $500; but I'm little particu-
lar what have around the house my
self. 1t cost me something like 500 to
furnish my flat. don't believe in get
ting cheap things"
NO; it's not a good plan" acquiesced
the acquaintance. Il suppose that figure
includes carpets"
"Oh, yes; everything of that sort
cookstove, dishes and all that"
silver and plated ware?"
Dear me, no." The young man
raised his eyebrows in surprise. 81
hardly consider that in the expense of
furnishing a fat, you know. That's
rather a luxury. Still must have $500
worth Of it, like to see solid silver
ware on the table, and I've been adding
70 that We got as wedding presents"
of course" said the acquaintance
thcughtfully. Il don't believe could GO
in for much of that at the start, though. NJ
1t isn't necessary, my dear fellow.
Merely a fad of mine to be surrounded
by handsome things. A cheap plate
will DO just as we'll"
How about pictures?"
"Oh, there one can soar as high rs he
pleases. | must have $500 worth; but
then I'm extremely fond of them. If |
were rich I'd spend thousands on them.
But II isn't necessary. l simply take a
pride in furnishing my house as hand.
S0mely as my means will allow"
Il suppose a man has to have a clock
or two:"
Yes, but you get one that will keer
time pretty cheap. OF course, if 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. Ny wife has
one Of those worth eighty dollars easy,
and | wouldn't take sixty for NINE
I'd have to have sewing machine
too"
You can get pretty good one fol
thirty or forty dollars. l paid sixty-five
dollars for mine, though"
All, yes. Where do you live, may
ask"
The address was given.
Yes, yes; thought so. Right IN my
district. I'm obliged to you"
"Q1ite welcome. OF course it isn't
necessary to go in quite so heavy, unless,
Ike me, you By the way, what bust.
ness are you in:"
N assessor for your district"
"l-you-excase me-did you
You say you have total of 1918;
worth of household and personal prop
erty. And your wife, l believe, ha:
some diamonds"
'Rhinestones; nothing but rhinest ones
and they We're wedding presents. AND
IS for the furniture and all that sup
pose you didn't take what said in earn.
est, Just little joke of mine yor
know. why if you'd offer me S15(
Tor the whole layout wouldn't take it
for fear of being arrested for swinding.
But that silver"
Nickel plate, every bit of it. and
badly worn at that"
And the clocks?"
Nothing but gilt, and have 70 bt
wound up with a monkey wrench
But the young fellows in the a1join
ing room, who had put up the job OF
the young man, couldn't keep still any
longer. They had to laugh.-Cticagc