Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-06-22

money on THIS house. That's very
handsome and expensive paper that we
looked at, and to substitute an arch
way for the folding doors will cost
something"-thi was the first that ]
had heard of the archway-''and then
those lovely carpets cut up to fit these
small rooms, too"
''Yes, it is shame" replied, hard
ly crediting my sense. Not all had
been lost, although much had been in
danger.
I'm so glad that you think So" re-
turned my wife, briskly; II was sure
that you would agree with me that II
would be wiser for us to find house
that suits us better, and buy right
away. Real estate is cheap now, they
say-there's so much in the market"
She tried to put on a knowing look;
If she had known half as much about
that subject as about managing me, I
should have felt impressed As 1t was
weakly objected
my dear, don't know where In the
world could get the money to buy q
larger and better house, any house at
all in fact"
''You could sell this" she replied,
nothing daunted
But if real estate is drug on the
market do not want to SELL" I re-
torted, thinking cunningly to turn her
own weapon upon herself.
There are those shares Of stock,
then"
''But that stock is going up daily; If
] wait six months / can get double
what it would bring now; or hold it
and draw big interest on my invest
ment."
well, what else are you going to do2
You said yourself that we must have a
larger and better house"
Thereupon 1 mentally babe regret
full farewell to the stock and the
money which had expected to pocket
by holding it. My wife occupied her
leisure time for the next three weeks
in looking for residence which should
be in all respects suitable for the
furniture we were going to buy. What
she would desire next l could not
guess, unless she should become
thoroughly dissatisfied with me.
At the end of the period mentioned I
came home one evening to find her in
tears.
Aunt James dead" she sobbed; ''the
poor old lady died this morning. I
have just come from her house"
AS Aunt Jane had been at the point
of death for the past six months, 1 was
hardly surprised to hear this bit of
news / did my best to comfort my
wife, however, and comported myself
6V,fi fr1 -. l.. ~.
mournful ceremonies following the
death.
When returned home the day after
the funeral my wife met me at the door,
her face flushed and her eyes blazing.
What do you suppose that old crank
has done?" she demanded
What old crank?" inquired, won
deringly.
why, Aunt Jane, of course"
''I'm sure don't know" l returned,
mildly; but you should remember my
dear, that"
''Oh, know she's dead She wouldn't
give her things away under any other
circumstances, She's left me one hun
dred dollars in cash, and that dear old
silver to my second cousin, John Scott.
lie IL sell IL and spend every cent on
liquor and cigars and horses 1 know
he will" 49,
Then the blaze in her eyes was
quenched by flood Of tears. / did nv
best to soothe her, but my efforts
were useless. assured her that if her
cousin sold the silver we would buy it
81 don't want itr' she declared; "I
won't have itr'-very vehemently-
and l won't get single new thing In
the house, or a new dress, or that seal
skin, or anything. Ill just stay here
with things as they are, and John
Scott can keep his silver and you can
keep your building association money
and stock, too. So there, nowr'
After that l did not try to assuage
her grief. l was afraid that consola-
ton might be costly.-Good House.
keeping.