Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-25
MRS. DREWE'S PARLOR.
How the Wall Paper Affected tie
Domestic Happiness.


green, stood just outside the small New
England village of Waterford. The
house was quite new. The shingles on
its roof were still yellow and resinous.
1t had trim, smart look pleasing to
dark brown, stood back a few yards
from the pretty white house.
Mr.. and Mrs Jared Drewe had moved
from the old house into the new one
They had begun housekeeping as a
young married couple in the old house,
and they had lived in it twenty-five
years. The new house was the culmin-
alton of the hopes and plans of many
years True, Drewe had never liked
the old house. II had no ''conven-
fences" The new house had we'll
right in the kitchen, a big pantry.
plenty of closets and parlor. The old
house had had none of these things.
Il begin to feel as though ,cas some
body Mrs. Drewe said at the break
fast-table on the morning of the fifth
day after they had moved into the new
house.
do. eh?" replied Mr.. Drewe. you
wimmen are great for putin on style.
amt never felt nc partic lar need of
parlor. A common settln' room s
good enough fer me, or even the
kitchen"
Il don't mind settin' in nice. clean
kitchen. myself replied his wife, but
1 don't want all my comp'ny to have to
set there-speshly the minister and his
wife. Ire felt the need of a parlor a
many time, if you amt"
well you've got one now"
''Yes. when l git it furnished.
s'Oh. l reckon you'll want to fill it
full of all sorts of hub-dubbery-
woman-like."
I'm going to have things nice, any
how. Land knows, I've waited long
enough for EN-"
What you call NIECE"
We'll. I'm going to have a real
Brussels carpet, for one thing. and a
marble-top table and plush sofy and
lace curtains and nice chairs.
.sShucks," Mr.. Drewe said, con-
temptuously, but he did not offer any
objection to this extravagant outlay OF
long and carefully-hoarded funds He
knew. moreover, that most OF this
splendor would be purchased out OF
his wife's own savings She was a wise
woman and had purse of her own
"Ketch me having to run to Jared or
to any other man ev'ry time L want a
little money!" she had sai! in the be-
ginning of their pilgrimage al man and
wife. NO, sir; my saving shall De
my own"
Adhering tenaciously to this resolve
and ever keeping in mind time to
come when she should have new
house, Mrs Drewe had money enough
to furnish the house as she pleased.
But his wife's second proposition
aroused spirit Of decided antagonism
in Jared Drewe:
II want to have the parlor papered
some time next week"
"Papered?'
Mr.. Drewe looked up quickly, sur
prise and opposition depicted on every
line of his face.
Ives. papered," replied Mrs Drewe.
"You s'pose I'm going to have bare
white walls when everybody else has
theirs papered?"
Wed all bare walls in the old
house
II don't care if we did We kept
tbinkin' and thinkin' we'd build ev'ry
year. and it didn't seem worth while t.
do any paperin' or fixin' up; but If you
reckon I'm goin' to live the rest o my
dav in bare. white-walled rooms You re
mistaken"
She spoke decisively. for she saw I'M
usual depths of opposition in her hus-
bands large, unbearded face with its
square. firm jaw and chin indicative OF
great fi-nness of purpose. Her own
face wore resolute, emphatic express
sion. She was a plucky little woman.
Her husband had secret pride IN what
he called her grit" although he would
have died before he would have con-
fessed it
II don't see why on earth you OBJECT
so to little wall paper, Jared
Il despiSe wall paper" he said, with
something like childish perverseness.
..Wby?"
Because i dor
THAT amt any reason
aIt,s unhealthy, for one thing
.sFiddle-faddle"'
"Auy doctor II tell We so.
al wouldn't b'lieve it if he did
Everybody has wall paper nowadays
I'VE haven't
Were goin' to have
Were not
Mrs Drewe sat back stitfiy IN her