The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-03

was the FIRST that heard OF the archwsy
land then those lovely carpets cut up 70
fit these small rooms. toor
"Yes, II Is q shame" replied. hardly
crediting my sense. Not all had been
lost, although much had been In danger.
~ am 30 glad that you think So" re-
turned my wife, briskly: II was sure
that you would agree with me that IL
would be wiser for US to ind house that
suits us better. and buy right away. Real
estate Is cheap now, they say-there's 80
much In the market"
She tried to put on q knowing look; II
she had known half as much about that
subject as about managing me. should
have felt impressed. Al 1t was. weakly
objected.
my dear, / don't know where In the
world could get the money to buy .
larger and better house. any house at all
In fact"
"You could sell this." she replied. moth
ing daunted.
But II real estate Is drug on the mar
ket do not want to sell" ! retorted.
thinking cunnlngly to turn her own
weapon upon herself.
There are those shares OF stock. then"
But that stock Is going up daily; II /
wait six months can get double what II
would bring now; or hold 1t and draw big
interest on my investment"
well. what else are you going to do7
You said yourself that we must have
larger and better house."
Thereupon mentally bade a regretful
faywell to the stock and the money which
had expected to make by holding II.
My wife occupied her leisure time for the
next three weeks in looking for a resi-
dence which should be In all respects suit
able for the furniture we we're going to
buy. What she would desire next could
not guess, unless she should become thor
oughly dissatisfied with me.
At the end OF the period mentioned
came home one evening to find her In
tears.
Aunt James dead" she sobbed: "the
poor old lady died Il Is morning. / have
just come from her house"
AS Aunt Jane had been at the point OF
death for the past six months. ! was
hardly surprised to hear this bit OF news.
did my best to comfort my wife, how
ever. and comportcd myself like dutiful
nephew-in-law at the mournful ceremo-
nies following the death.
When / returned homo the day after
the funeral, my wife met me at the door.
her face flushed, her eyes blazing.
nat 40 you suppose tudt OH CTunk
has done?" she demanded.
What old crank?" inquired. wonder
ingly.
"Why, Aunt Jane, OF course"
I'm sure, ! don't know" 1 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 500 in cash,
and that dear old silver to my second
cousin, John Scott. He'll sell II, and
spend every cent on liquor and cigars and
horses. know he will.
Then the blaze in her eyes was quenched
by flood OF tears. i did my best to
soothe her, but my efforts were useless. l
assured her that IL her cousin sold the sill
yer we would buy it.
81 don't want It," she declared; "I
won't have 1t very vehemently-"and
won't get a single new thing In the
house, or a new dress, or that sealskin, or
anything. I'll just stay here with things
as they are, and John Scott can keep his
silver and you can keep your building as
sociation money and stock. too. So there,
now."
After that did not try to assuage her
grief / was afraid that consolation
might be costly.-Good Housekeeping.