The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24

OI DOUn, anu DuylnR W1ue border.
can get quite new carpet for our bed
room"
"Can you, indeed!" remarked with
pleased surprise.
There was one thing that she would
not want, anyhow.
Yes, and the carpet that is now on
1t has in it enough good to cover the
children's room, If put the worn part
under the bed. Oh maybe I'd better
put that on the children's ROOM" she
added, refectively, land give that one
to the children. Theirs gets such hard
wear that an old one will not last anv
time"
True"
GAS long as we don't have to buv n
bedroom carpet" she remarked, insin-
uatingly, don't you think we might
have new set of furniturep"
"No!' savagely.
She burst into tears and called me a
heartless monster. To pacify her had
to promise the furniture, together with
new silk and sealskin, that the
mistress of the house might be as fine
as her dwelling.
1T does seem shame" She said a
few days afterwards, Ito spend so much
money on this old house. That's very
handsome and expensive paper that we
looked at, and to substitute an arch
way for the folding doors will cost
something"
IAN archwayr' gasped.
| This was the first that had heard of
such thing. But my wife sailed right
on, unheeding my exclamation
| SAM then thoca 1axal,, ,c.-zx.
up to fit these small rooms. too!''
'Yes, it is a shame" replied, hard
| ly crediting my senses.
| Not all had been lost, though mucb
had been in danger.
Il am SO glad that you think So" re-
turned my wife, briskly. II was SO
sure 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 is SO much in the market"
sn- tried to put on knowing look;
II she had known half as much about
tn at subject as about managing me, 1
should have felt impressed. As It was,
l objected weakly.
My dear, ! don't know where in the
world could get the money to buy
larger and better house"
You could sell this" she replied.
nothing daunted.
Thinking cunningly to turn her own
weapon on herself, l retorted:
But If real estate is drug on the
market do not want to SELL"
There are those shares of sto ck.
could you not sell themp"
but that stock is going up daily; if I
wait six months / can get double what
IL would bring now; or hold it and
draw big interest on my Investment"
well, what else are you going to do2
You said yourself that we must have
larger and better house"
Thereupon l mentally bade a repet.
ful farewell to the stock. and the
money which had expected to make
by holding it.
My wife occupied her leisure time for
the next three weeks in looking for
residence which should be in ali re-
spects suitable for the furniture w.
were going to buy. What she would
desire next could not guess, unless
she should become thoroughly dissatis-
fed 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 this morning. / have
just come from her house"
AS Aunt Jane had been at the point
Oh death for the past six months, l was
hardly surprised to hear this bit Of
news. did my best to comfort INV
wife, however, and comported myseif
like dutiful nephew-in-law at the
ceremonies following the
death.
When returned home the day after
The funeral, my wife met me at the
1oor, her face flushed, her eyes blazing.
what do you suppose that old crank
aas done?"
What old crank?"
Aunt Jane"
II m sure don't know, but you must
my dear
"Oh, | know she's dead. She vould-
1T give her things away under anv cir->
She has left me 500 in
ash and that dear old silver to NV
econd cousin, John Scott!''
! could hardly hide smile, but
to say:
What pityw
Hell sell it, and spend every cent
N liquor and cigars"
Then the blaze in her eyes was
uenched by flood of tears.
= i did my best to soothe her, but my
norts were useless. assured her that
her cousin sold the silver we would
uy it.
Il don't want it!" she declared: II
'on't have it! I won't get single new
hing in the house or new dress or
hat sealslsin or anything. I'll lust
tay here with things as they are. and
Ohm Scott can keep his silver, and YOU
an keepyour building association mon
and stock, too So there, now"
Afterthat did not try to assuape