The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-12

doomed. l SAID TO myself.
Aunt Jane fingered a long time. In
justice to my wife, l must admit she
had become oblivious of the fact that
all these improvements depended upon
a legacy which could only be possessed
after the death of her venerable rela-
tive.
A day or so after she had decided
that the house was to be thoroughly
renovated my wife said to me:
II have been examining the parlor
carpets, and find by using the best parts
Of both, and buying a wide border, l
can get quite a 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
it 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, ''and give that one
to the children. Theirs gets such hard
wear that an old one will not last any
time"
True
"As long as we don't have to buy a
bedroom carpet" she remarked, insin-
uatingly, don't you think we might
have a new set Of furniture?"
Nor savagely.
She burst into tears and called me a
heartless monster. To pacify her had
to promise the furniture, together with
a new silk and a sealskin, that the
mistress of the house might be as fine
as her dwelling.
1T e seem a shame she said a
few days afterwards, ito spend so much
money on this old house. That's very
handsome and expensive paper hat we
looked at, and to substitute an arch
way for the folding doors will cost
something-'
AN archway!!' | gasped.
This. was the first that l had heard Of
such a thing. But my wife sailed right
on, u%nheeding my exclamation.
And then those lovely carpets cut
up to fit these small rooms, too!''
"Yes, it is a shame" 1 replied. hard
ly crediting my senses.
Not all had been lost, though much
had been in danger.
Il am SO glad that you think So" re-
turned my wife, briskly. Il was so
sure you would agree with me that it
would be wiser for us t. find a 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 a knowing look;
that subject as about managing me, l
should have felt impressed. AS it was,
objected weakly.
MY dear, l don't know where in the
world l could get the money to buy a
larger and better house"
You could sell this she replied,
nothing daunted.
Thinking cunningly to turn her own
weapon on herself, | retorted:
But if real estate is a drug on the
market | do not want to SELL"
There are those shares of sto ok,
could you not sell them?"
But that stock is going up daily: if I
wait six months / can get double what
1T would bring now; or hold it and
draw a big interest on my investment"
well, what else are you going to do?
You said yourself that we must have a
larger and better house"
Thereupon l mentally babe a roget
full 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 a
residence which should be in all re-
spects suitable for the furniture we
were going to buy. What she would
desire mex l 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. l have
just come from her house"
AS Aunt Jane had been at the point
Of death for the past six months, l was
hardly surprised to hear this bit of
news. | did my best to comfort nv
wife. however, and comported myself
like a dutiful nephew-in-law at the
mournful ceremonies following the
death.
When returned home the day after
the funeral, my wife met me at the
door, her face flushed, her eyes blazing.
What do you suppose hat old crank
has done?'
What old crank?'
Aunt Jane"
I'm sure / don't know, but you must
remember, my dear
"Oh, l know she's dead. She would
MT give her things away under any cir