The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-03-24

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enjoy the grateful GOODNESS OF the
summer evening, threw aside his
paper as he spoke and awaited his
wife's reply. His wife, busy oyer her
sewing, did not reply Immediately.
Come" he said, "let me have your
opinion. I'll bet you've made up
your mind what to do with it long
ago. You know the saying, "A man
to save money and woman to spend
it,; and he laughed good-naturedly.
Yes, Mrs. Graham had made up her
mind long ago. The thought ola time
when they should be clear Of debt and
some oftheir surplus earnings could be
expendedfor comforts had helped
her to make over and repair many an
oldgarment that she was about to
throw away in despair; it had encour-
aged her to contend with numberless
inconYeniences. But now the time
had reallycome she felt rather a strange
reluctance about revealing her
thoughts. She was oppressed withfear
that herlong cherished plans might be
dashed to the earth. However, she
commenced bravely enough
81 have thought we could paint the
house some pretty color, such as sill
ver-gray, and have shutters put up at
the windows the right shade OF green
to harmonic with the color OF the
house, the same as the green leaves Of
the popular harmonic with the soft
gray OF its trunk, and
"Why, Jennie" exclaimed Mr..
Graham, "There is q good coat of
paint on the house now, and there is
no color SO durable as red lead in my
estimation"
"And," continued his wife, II would
have the yard closed in with a neat
picket fence"
II don't see any usein tearing down
that fence. The rails are as good and
sound as they were twenty years
ago."
"Please don't interrupt me, Hiram.
[ would repaper the rooms, get a new
lin curtains for the windows"
AllullucId ClO1! ftllCLU IS Ul0 SGIlSG
OF having curtains if you have shut
tiers? Beside, these paper curtains
answer every purpose, as far as I can
see. The paper on the walls is per-
fectly whole. 1t is true that you have
patched it considerably, but that
don't show much. And as for the car
pet-why, haven't you got a new rag
carpet in the room now"
Eyes; but that would be for the sit
~ting-room. And | would have a bay
window made on the south side OF the
sitting-room for plants"
"Mr. Graham laughed outright at
this.
"Now, Jennie" he said, "Inever said
anything about it, but I always
thought I was kind of foolish to spend
80 much money and time as you do
fussing with flowers outdoors; but
when you come to make fowerbeds of
that beats mel"
"Hiram," said Mrs. Graham, "you
asked me for my opinion; now please
don't interrupt me"
Very well; go ahead"
81 would have q portico built over
where you are sitting, and a wood
house and q large cool pantry, that I
l need so much, on the back. of
the kitchen. One part of the
wood-house would be finished off,
where the cook-stove could stand in
warm weather. It would be so much
cooler for IS to eat in the kitchen.
Besides this, there are many little
adornments, such as p~ictures, that I
would add afterward."
"Why!" exclaimed Mr.. Graham, eff
we were to 60 into that it would take
every cent of the money"
well, WI earned it to invest in
something, didn't WEI"
eyes; but l want to invest my
money in something that will bring
me in some income"
lit would bring US in the best OF all
incomes-not in dollars, but what is
better far, in Joy and happiness. Life
ing for us both; it would bring a high
er and better atmosphere in which to
rear our children. Even the humming-
bird loves to deck it's sweet little nest
with pretty MOSES and lichens. Ought
we not to have as much love for:home
and it's adornings as Gods dumb
C~reatureS!" #-
II have something more important
to live for than a humming-bird has,"
said Mr.. Graham, tartly. ~ would
rather leave something more suostan.
tial to my children-s such as bonds
and well-tilled acres, for instance. 1
will tell you what I have been think
ing Of" he said, with an air of one
who felt that the EXPRESSING of his
opinion must necessarily bring con-
viction of his superior judgement.
"You know that I have always want
ed that f~orty-acre lot of Southwell's
that joins me IN the north. They
say he is hard up now and when he
finds out that I can make a large pay
ment down, I believe I can get it
mighty reasonable. And when l get
that paid for I have one OF the best
farms in the country. Now what do
you say to that?" he asked, triumph
antly.
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