Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10

IulIHuclpulds buu hAs 4uopo bum
blers only cost seventy-fve cents a
dozen, and there are plenty that are
cheaper, only I do like thin glass to
drink out of, and know you ell do.
I got two damask table cloths for
81. 40, and one dozen napkins, quite
fair ones, only they're a little stiff,
You know, for ninety mine cents, one
of those cunning prices where you
just miss the dollar. Spoons I had.
For crockefy bought very neat
porcelain tea set for $5.46, and I
added six dinner plates, six soup
plates, two ,platters and two vegetable
dishes for $4.48. I was in despair
over sideboard till I recollected that
there was another cabinet mantel-
piece here, 50 I determined to make
that do, together with a plain table,
which cost me $1.25-that one over
thep with the red cloth on it I mean,
the cloth, I should tell you, costing
just thirty cents.
"By the way, Jean" saidJack, "who
laid your matting?"
'The janitor and l." said Jean,
proudly. ~ paid him o dollar for
helping me, and gave his wife an old
dress to pay for the tacks. My kit
chen, as you see, is very simply fur
nished, and I intend to keep 1t so.
The stove cost 81, utensilS$5.54 "a, and
the table and chair just ~. Forum
ately, there are stationary washtubs,
and, as the floor is painted, I don't
see any need to cover it, and," con-
cluded Jean, with a whimsical smile,
81 don't know that should have been
able to. even if had wanted to. And
SO, dad, there's my 500; now where
yours?"
"Well, I must say, my GIRL" said
her father, "you've done wonders.
But bargains bargain, you know.
Let's see tho recipted bills first"
Here they are, said Jean, bring
ing out a bundle of papers, very much
thumbed and very much covered with
calculations in irregular pencil fig
ures.
So down they sat again, and, when
the old man had called out each item
and Jack had set it down, they made
up the following summary:
Iarior .......' ..''''....'..''....' 20 OF OF
Bedroom. ................... a 62
Dining room. ...................'.. ~ w
hitchen. ................. II 0i
Mating and laying .................. 6 81
Portieres between parlor and bedroom. 70
Just as they were about to cast up
the addition jeans mother came in
from tho kitchen with look OF mis-
chief upon her face.
"The landlord has provided wash
tubs" she said, "but l don't see that
he has put in a refrigerator"
At that Jean turned pale, and she
began to tremble little,
ooh dear, oh DEAR" she cried. 81
do declare forgot the refrigerator. F."
And when she saw failure before
her, and knew she was wrecked in
port, she laid her head on Jacks
shoulder quite distressfully. But
her father came bravely to her res.
cue.
"Hold hard minute" he cried,
"you're all right, Jean. You've made
n mistake hero. You've only spent
$99.9 and I'll sell you our old re-
frigerator for a cent and be glad to
get anything for it.
Aud then he added this item:
One refrigerator. r..................... .01
Total for furnishing four rooms and
bath ..................,s 300. 90
"Well for sure," he said, "that
800 has gone further than any hun
dred I ever heard of. But the best of
it is" he added, "that anybody in
New York can do the same thing.
Here's your other hundred, Jean. -
New York Sun.
A Conuh ThSf Slo,p IhonsnMds