Telegram-herald., 1891-02-09

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the furniture stese. which she h&a oaaT-
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saas 6us thing sht sisa wss - iasa haza -
= rumoss department. - iaek 81 has
cosy chair wAsSh she tkoaxat would -
Ju.z ths thing tss ham
elsks wen sake thai. he asseatsd
nsrSozsly.
ssoa. bus yea mustnt think. DEAR
she exclaimed. THAT you must tsks II
lust because ] like i'll That's lls you.
yea know. ana Ne muSFnt lse hss1s IN
buying things thai must lass us - long.
non1 you ge~
Ho xsw. - dld the clerk. and hs
knew that the clerk ssw tea He trlsd
dAzpsraf~as 70 frame ms hips 70 sane
such exprc~san - VERY well, WHEY
hut NO word of the desired character
wuald come II szmmand; g. he punched
her sEm. and she, conprehendins, whis-
perod that she wonlant 90 II again.
Thrp was an awkward pause. the clark
standing by. note pad IN hsnd. Moald
the lady take the chair She looked up
NJ him. be WAS engrossed IN studying .
bTonxr statue that he couldnf have
bought had he wanted IL b she nut
tered an inaadible yes. and they passed
On. She had been divided ia favor be-
tween two seis II dining room appoint
rnents, and he wanted 10 take the first
he oarne 10.
She could sse, and verse yet. feel the
tusnult of embarrassment that was surg
ing within him. bat she knew what was
wise, bless her ss.gaciors nodlle' aud she
insisted upon careful examination and
comparison Of prices. She hated n
trouble him, bat-anl sha pressed her
rosy lips hard together aud then entered
upon a aisquiation as 10 the relative
Sserits OF tie two sets--hsw one was sub
siansial. bat not quite II harmony with
the decorations. ard ihe other. though
cheaper. was pretty aad harmonious and
might do Until the tins should come
when they I2ich1 need larger house.
and then they woald have Ia change
anyway--and they decided upon the
cheaper outfit.
Other chairs. carpets. tables aud the
like were passed ia review, and both he
aud she came - q pause. each waiting
for the other 10 suggest necessities nn-
accounted for. The clerk helped them
out. They woula tnd chamber farni-
ture on the third ioor. back. 30 up they
went. and when Tie whole list of fur
nishing was complete the clerk made out
statement. Ee pald the biil. and con-
scious Of great load of his mind step
ped out with her upon the street. There
she reminded him that all manner Of
kitchen and table ware was yet 10 be
purchased. With a gesture Of despair
he begged 10 be let cf-
That's your department, he pleaded
'You get what you want You know
all about il. and can't do any good
Whereupon, almost tearfully. she be-
sought him 10 remember that they were
going 10 live together. and that she
could never do anything at al without
him. And Of course he went along.
contenting himself with protest that
be should simply stand around and let
her do the buying. lie kept his word
for while after they had entered a
kitchen furnishing store. She couldn't
select an iron basiing spoon or a meat
chopper, much less kettle, without
bringing il over 10 show To him. and
get his opinion or assent. Not even IN
generous scowls on mis- part could check
her in this madness. and at last IA self
defense he went 10 buying on his own
account. His attention was attracted
by mechanical device for facilitating
the mashing of potatoes. and he brought
ii TO her triumphantly.
Whats that good for?- shecxciaimed.
81 never saw such a thing beforel use
the old styler" and 50 ON, and when with
marital dignity me ordered the salesman
to include il in the bin she added: VERY
well. but that's the last. Why. dear. IL
you go TO buying everything that's got a
machine 10 il you'll ruin uk in year."