Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-11
IT WAS A FINE CARPET.
Aud the Lord and Masfrr Docsn't Nno
How Much Ills wife Paid for n.

/ hhu lnrh DNNlff ttNtAnt Know
How Much us wife Paid for u.
The other day natron who lives
up town secured tho permission OF
her lord and master 10 buy now
carpet, much needed fof her parlor.
Now this lord and master, though
well 10 do, is exceedingly watchful
over his dollars and cents, and it took
n great deal Of boseeching TO got him
TO agree N the new carpet at all.
When he did il was only on condi
ton that the price should not be more
than ono dollar yard, for he OBJ.
served the bargain advertisements
and knew u thing or two himself ~
he assured the partner OF his bosom.
80 tho matron went 10 the furni
turo store, which from time to time
she had honored sparingly with her
custom, but Of all the carpets ut one
dollar yard or less there was not
ono which she would have in her
kitchen, she said There was one.
however. n perfectly lovely thing for
Gle, and on that her heart was
fixed, only she knew her husband
would never consent
Al this particular store they sell
goods on the insiallmcnt plan. and
the obliging clerk. to whom, woman
like, she had conhded her trouble,
suggested that She could easily solve
her difficult problem by paying one
dollar for the carpet now and the
rest by installments, so much
month. The matronly heart nut
tered somewhat at the deception, but
the temptation was great. She could
save the money out of her allowance
ior bonnots, She had tho carpet sent
home. There was ninety.six yards
OF IT,
At night in came the lord and mas.
ter. He was charmed.
"Whati' said he, do you get such
a carpet as that for ono dollar a
yard"
oh, yes, said the matron sweet
ly, though feeling pretty guilty.
Wei, ! call that a great bargain.
Fine goods, too, feeling Of 1t admir-
mgly' "Wc need new carpet in our
Office. I'll just step around to So
and Sos and get some like this"
The terrified matron suggested that
such a carpet would not do ut all foi
AN Office; in fact, she was sure of IL
Tho lord and master thought differ
emily. She said it would look Jus,
hidcous down there. Ho said il
wouldn't either She said there
was no more like II at So.and |
Sos. He said grimly that ho would |
go and see, Naturally a row, ia |
which us usual tho lord and master
won, and tho matron retired with !
fearful eyes and distracted mind.
NJ breakfast next day the lord and |
master announced as clincher that
he was going 10 buy that carpet as
soon as no had dispatched the early |
morning business. The matron said |
nothing. but screwed her mouth side.
ways, rs one who swallows bitter
dose. AS soon as the lord and master
had gone she whipped on her things
and dew to tho furniture store. Just
what arrangements she made there
arc not essential TO this brief chroni.
clio. When tho lord and master To.
turned that night no was jubilant.
You said there was no moro Of
that carpet he said, "and | rot
enough for our whole Office, and at
ono dollar n yard too
How much did IL take1r asked tho
matron with certain reprcssed in.
tercst.
One hundred and ten yards, - said
the lord.
. Nothing more was said on the sub.
ject but the next day tho matron
viewed a bill from the furniture store
IN which the two items We're some
thing like this:
Extra on@ yards carpet for hcnse, ats
1, s5I On
h. " on ITO yArds carpet for otiiee, at
'N'"',-'''''''s..ss .s.,ss,s,,,,......... s. 20
""'''.''''ssss....., Sl5l 60 |
My lord admiies his Office Garnet
very much and has sent many Gus.
'omers TO So-and Sos, recommending
specially their cheap prices Nv
ady thinks sho may got that bin
siid in year, but in the meantime
mo Will have no new bonncts H.,