The Meeker herald., 1892-04-16

ELA-54<SNsSA How are we going
EIA0NSS~H to invest ity'
L NN\SsB~ Hiram Graham.
VIZ sitting just outside
.@v&S OF the open door to
enjoy tho grateful GOODNESS o! the
summer svenins. threw aside his
paper as no spoke and awaited his
wiie's reply. His wife. busy over her
sewing. did no. reply immediately.
Come" he said. 'let mo have your
opinion. I'll bet you've made M
your mind what to do with It long
ago. You know the saying. a man
to save money and awoman TO spend
it,; and he laughed good nh,urcdly.
Yes. Mrs. Graham had made up her
mind long ago. The though, ola time
when they should be clear Of debt and
some Of their surplus earnings could Ice
c1pcnd,llor home comforts had helped
her TO max. over and repair many an
old garment that she was about 10
throw away in despair; It had encour'
o. Il her to contend with numberlr-s
Inconvenience. Hut now the time
had f-allycomr she felt rnth her n strange
reluctance about r-vcnlin: hc-
thoughts. She Oppressed with lear
that her long cherished plans might 10
dashed To tho earth, However. rhc
commenced brnvcly enough
II have thought We could paint the
hous. som. pretty color. such a. sill
yer gray, and have shutters put up at
the window, the right shade OF green
to harmonic, with the color OF th-
house. tn. same as the green leave, o'
th. popular harmonic with tho rolt
gray OF ito trunk. and
Why. Jennie" exclaimed Mr..
Graham. There Is n good con. o'
pain, on the hons. now. and there rs
no color so durable ns red lead IN my
estimation"
And, 1" continued his wife. II would
have the yard closed in with n-n,
p!rs., fence"
II don't s-nny u-rin tearing down
tina, fence. Tn. rails are ~ good and
sound a, they were twenty years
ago"
Please don, interrupt the. Hiram,
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soI' a., m.n,,io, n,L mus,
~. a., ,h. .,nin,.
"" ... NJ VIVA, /, ia, sens.
| a,hs,.,,'.. CO., .,,, n Won Inv, slut
l trtsF l.-,i-. th-.s pnp~r curtain
answer every purpose. n. far as caf
80. n. PAPER on III. wall. 4. per
!cc,ly whole. II !, truc that you hAy.
patched II considerably. bu, tina;
don; .hov much. And n. for ih-cRr,
p-t-vhy. haven't you go, new RAJ
carp-, in the room now
"Sr.: hu, tim, would h. for the sii
ting room. Aud would have bay
window made on the south side OF til,
s.,,in..room for plnn,-"
"Ms. Graham laughed outrish, n,
this.
Nov. Jennie" h..aia. "in-ycr said
nnythin, about H.. but ! Hlvay'
though, / wa. kind Of foolish to spend
so much money and tim. ms YOU do
u.,ins with flowers outdoors. bu,
when YOU com. to make iiov,Fbsds @,
that beat. m.'''
"IIirsm," said Mrs. Graham. "you
asked mo for my opinion; NOW pleas.
dom, tn,.rrup, me"
Very well: go ahead"
81 would hay. n portiro built over
where you arc sitting. and wood.
house and a large cool pantry. that
1 n,.-i so much. on III. back o,
IN. kitchen. ON. mar. of the
wood. nou.o would be finished OF.
whore the cool. .,oy, could ntapi in
warm weather. IL would DO so much
cooler for us TO On, In tho kitchen.
n,.iics this. thor. ar, many if,l.
aiornm,n,, such as pictures. that
would add n,,rrwnrdh
"Whyi'' exclaimed Mr. Graham. "ii
No w.rc ,o Go into that IL would take
cy,rv con, Of IN. money"
"W.Ii W. earned NJ to iny,s, in
.ometbinr diin', ,.i,
"Y.s. bu, wan, to iny.s, my
mou.v in .om.thinr TINT will bring
m. In som. income"
ii, would hiring ma in ,b. boa, q, nil
incom,s-no, in dollars. hut what i.
better far. In iov md hnppin.s-. Life
would hny. n fuller and purcr mean.
in, ,or n. bo,u. Il would bring a high.
or and batter n.mo.ph.re in which to
roar Our chiidr.n. Even the humniur.
bird love. TO deck il. sweet little nest
will nr.t,v mo..a4 and iichcu.. Ought
NO mo-, 10 Inv. M, much love for home
and n. adorniurs na God. dumb
or,,,lr,s,''
ii .om.,hin, NOR. importnnt
IN l,y, for ,h.n , Liimmin,. biri has -
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