Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-12

| ahu Whtn 1 came home the next even
ing had assumed that the parlors
were to be newly fitted.
Don't you think, she said. coax
ingly, that as long as the parlors and
dlung-room are to be torn up. and we
are to have the painters and paper-
hangers here, we might as we'll have
the whole house done? 1t would be
very little more trouble, and then it
would all look nice together"
1T would be considerably more ex-
pensiye," | demonstrated, family.
You might draw the money out OF
! the Building Association. - she suo-
| Sested, ana Uhen / knew tnaU our saw
hgs in that institution were doomed.
Aunt Jane fingered long time. In
justice to my wife | must admit she
| had become obliyisus of the fact that
all these Improvements depended up
on a legacy which could ONLY be pos
sessed after the death of her venerable
relative.
A day or so after she had decided
that the house was to be thoroughly
renovated my wife said to me:
Il have been examining the parlor
carpets, and find that by using the
best parts of both, and buying a wide
boruer, l can get quite a new carpet
for our bedroom, absolutely unworn. :"
indeed" | remarked, with pleased
surprise; there was one thing that she
would not want anyhow.
"Yes, and the carpet that is now on
it has enough good to cover the chill
dren's room, If | put the worn part
under the bed. Or maybe I'd better
put that on the spare room. she 40.
ded, rehectiyely and give that one t.
the children. Theirs gets such hard
wear that an old one will not last any
time hardly"
| sad nothing, but felt greatly re-
lieved.
AS long as we don't have to buy a
bedroom carpet" she remarked insn-
uatingly, don't you think we could
afford new set of furniture?"
NO, | don't" | returned, savagely;
whereupon she burst into tears and
called me heartless monster. To
pacify her | had to promise the furni-
ture, together with n new silk and a
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might be as fine as her dwelling.
1T does seem a shame" she said, a
few days afterward, "to spend so much
money on this house. That's very
handsome and expensive paper that
we looked at, and to substitute an
archway for the folding doors viii cost
something" this 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, hardly
crediting my sense. Not all had been
lost, although much had been in dan
ger.
I'm so glad that you think so,' re-
turned my wife, briskly; i was sure
that you would agree with me that it
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 rs much about
that subject as about managing me, |
should have felt impressed. AS it was
| weakly objected:
my dear, don't know where in the
world could get the money to buy a
larger and better house any house at
all in fact"
you could sell this" she replied,
nothing dauntod
But if real estate is drug on the
market | do not want to sell" | re-
torted, thinking cunningly to turn her
puyo NKaoDpu 1Ipnu barcalf
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."
We'll, what else are you going to
o2p You said yourself chat we must
ha 70 a larger and better house"
Th5reupon | 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 a residence which should
be in all respects suitable for the fur
niture we were going TO buy. What
she would desire next | could not
guess, unless she should become thor
ougLlY dissatisfied with me.
At the end of the period mentioned
l came home one evening to find her
in tears.
Aunt James dead" she sobbed; "the
poor old lady died this 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
wits, however, and comported myself
lie a dutiful nephew-in-law at the
mDurnful ceremonies following the
death.
When returned home the day after
the funeral my wife met me at the
door, her face flushed, her eyes blaz-
ing.
"What do you suppose that old crank
has donegn she demand 7.
What old crank?" / inquired won
deringly.
why Aunt Jane, Of course"
I'm sure | don't know" returned,
mildly; but you should remember,
my dear, that
oh, know she's dead. She wouldn't
give her things away under any other
She's left me 500 in