Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-22

VfV'U U w neat little drawing
room, simply but elegantly furnished,
right away to the kitchen, where every
thing shone again. And Tom had got
everything together in eighteen months,
too, when the luck had changed and his
writing all at once got to be appreciated.
But, as Maggie put it, there was one
trifling drawback, consisting of an al
cove ill the drawing room which would
never-no, never look complete without
piano.
"And piano you shall have," Tom
said, looking up heartily from the break
fast bacon. 81 had good slice of luck
last week which never expected. You
remember that long love story / wrote
three years ago, and which have sent
to pretty well every magazine in Lon
don. Well, Ned Hartley advised me to
send it to The Woman's Companion,
where it was accepted. They paid me
935 for t,not quite half-a-crown page,
but it's better than nothing. Don't you
think could get n decent instrument
for the money!"
Maggie smiled pleasantly. She was
extremely fond of music and. being n
managing little soul, equally fond of n
bargain. 1t would be far better, she
said, sapiently, for Tom to keep his eyes
open than to go direct to a maker, by
which he might save at least 910 of his
hard-earned money.
"Thcre are lots of them advertised
every day." she observed. "Give inc
the paper and | will show you what |
mean. Now listen to this one"
LNOR SALE - A bargain; magnificent
II piano, by well known maker; upright
grand overstrung double check action.
Soft pedal, steel frame full compass, tri.
chord throughout; the property of a lady
going abroad; cost E75 but few month ;
ago; will sacrifice for e25. Apply "Bee-
thoven,n 194 Gunnersbury road, Green
thorpe Park, Hampstead, or personally any
day this week.
Tom nodded approvingly. An instru-
ment costing but few months ago up
ward of "three- quarters of century"
to be disposed of for third of the
amount struck him as the very thing | c
desired. 1t was little strange, though,
an outsider would have decided, that so
valuable a property should have gone so
long begging. or that the lady going
abroad did not get to see the folly of adj
vertising regularly at the rate of I'll per
week.
al tell you what it IS" SAID Tom, "as
Gunnersbury road is close I'll Just walk
over there after dinner and interview
Mrs. Beethoven personally. II | like
the look of the instrument you can come
over afterwards and try it,"
So it was arranged, and Tom retired to
his writing den, where for three solid
hours the anticipated purchase was for.
gotten. There was plenty of work now
for the young writer and journalist, who
for the last live years had found it a ter.
rible struggle to keep himself, aud find
Maggie, who had until recently been out
as governess, with those tritling luxu-
ries which even the princely salary Of a
goyerness does not afford. But the tide
had turned now, and although Tom
would never be great novelist or
brilliant essayist, he earned comfort
able income, which by the end OF the
year promised to touch close upon -four
figures. II seems lot Of money, but |
know more than one of the quiet ones OF
whom the general public have never
heard who are doing quite as well. II
is so easy to get a living In literature II
you haye the ability and know how to
set about ESPECIALLY know how to set
about IL, which, perhaps, In the long
run Is better than ability Hut this
secret Is only learnt by much grief aud
pain aud bitter disappointment.
DO Tom finished his mornings work,
aud, after dining comfortably, walked
over o. Guunersbury road, pleasant,
sent .genleel street, wlsh little houses,
all bearing strong family likeness to
each other and an striving tn look ~ b.
they were semi detached rosldsaees ana
not the occupants OF q eam'aoa terrace
30, laa nas, perhaps, = cleaner
aud nealcf than lts uol - the do0F
had been painted thin 4sent memofg,
there we're oAlTolnely white earlatus Ia
the aiadoas, and neat llttlo mali tosk
Toms card after sha hal ushefet him
hio a tinY drasisg roam, the furniture
II ahleh slWek hius a. belng nos aasl
cheap, lias iaNdfy as Ais surroundings
sefe, Tom speedily forgot them - lHe
dlaf ppened aad iaiy eaisfNt hal'lia
hIs eafd is hes hsad.
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the plsao, ais saiA
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