Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31

TO the children. rn6irs gets sucn 49,
wear that an old one will not last any
time"
"True."
"As long as we don't have TO buy q
bedroom carpet" she remarked, insin-
uatingly, 'don't you think we might
have a new set Of furniture?"
mol" savagely.
She burst into tears and called me a
heartless monster. To pacify her had
TO promise the furniture, together with
q new silk and sealslSin, that the
mistress of the house might be as fine
as her dwelling.
at does 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 that we
looked at, and TO substitute an arch
way for tho folding doors will cost
something"
AN archwayr' gasped.
This was the first that had heard Of
such thing. But my wife sailed right
on, unheeding my exclamation.
And then those lovely carpets cut
up TO az these small rooms, tool"
Eyes, II is a shame replied, hard.
ly crediting my senses
Not all had been lost, though much
had been in danger.
81 am so glad that you think So" re-
turned my wife, b,isltly. ~ was so
sure you would agree with me that IL
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 50 much In the market"
Sin. tried 10 put on a knowing look;
II she had known half as much about
that subject as about managing me,
should have felt impressed. As IL was,
l objected weakly.
''My dear, don't know where In the
world could get the money to buy u
larger and better house"
You could sell this" she replied,
nothing daunted.
Thinking cunningly TO turn her own
weapon on herself, l retortcd
"But II real estate is a drug on the
market lido not want TO sell"
There are those shares OF sto clS,
could you not sell themp"
But that stock is going up daily; II
wait six months can get double what
II would bring now; or hold II and
draw big interest on my Investment"
"Well, what else are you going TO dop
You said yourself that we must have n
larger and better house"
Thereupon l mentally babe a roget
full farewell TO the stock, and tho
money which had expected TO IN AXE
by holding II.
My wife occupied her leisure time for
the next three weeks In looking for
residence which should he in all re-
spects suitable for the furniture we
were going 10 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 1.-THE
poor old lady died this morning. have
just come from her house"
As Aunt Jane had been at the point
OF death for the past six months, | was
hardly surprised TO hear this bit OF
news. | did my best TO comfort my
wife, however, and comported myself
like dutiful nephew.ln-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 that old crank
has done2"
"What old crank?"
Aunt Jane"
"Pm sure don't know, but you must
remember, my dear
"Oh, know she's dead. She would.
MT give her things away under any cir
cumstances, She has left me 800 In
cash and that dear old silver 10 my
second cousin, John Scott"
l could hardly hide smile, but
managed TO say;
"What pityp
Hell sell It, and spend every cent
on liquor and cigars"
Then the blaze In her eyes was
quenched by a food Of tears.
did my best 20 soothe her, but my
efforts were useless assured her that
II her cousin sold the silver we would
buy IT,
81 don't want ltl' she doslared; ~
won't have III won't get single new
thing in the house or a new dress or
that sealslSin or anything. I'll Just
stay here with things as they are, and
John Scott can keep his silver, and you
can keepyour building association mon
ey and stock, too. So there, nowl"
After that did not try TO assuage
her grief was afraid that consola-
ton might cost more than could pay.
-Waverley.