Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

pale~blue .Safk afSperlSS IfI0Spne whlte
lace curtains, You En6SSS fs,t, lreally
oannotdeserfhe the things prcpefSsNal-
though know that i'll has- t;se. things
l. could arrange them ,aisiSaNSsixA \
Proceed, little woman; iats ms know
how the dining room 6GskS .a5 " Mr.
nished. only want your iaeyssl a
color, that islall.} ~
!, If l were Mr. Denmanv~tha&'is. sof
course, II he intends to buy >ltis grand
old place--l should furnish the dung
hall in oak and the butIets and side
boards should be deliberately carved,
Oh, Ted, what pictures | would have
about; What bronzes and what silver"
"You eXtraNagant little mortal" said
Ted. why, YOU have all the taste to
10 a rich mans wife, instead of a
LAuper's."
Now. | think that is horrid of you,
Ted,f she said, pouting, only know
YOU don't mean il. but il you talk like
that | won't give YOU amy more sug-
gestions to send 10 your friend or
latron or whatever he is.
Little stupid" was the answer. II
am going to exercise the prerogative OF
extracting from YOU obedience before
marriage; therefore | insist upon YOU
giving me your ideas"
She gave him little grimace; but,
nothing loath, went on eNpounding her
ideas with much fuency OF language
and pf tostn
AS Denman is pretty we'll sure to
marry" said Ted. perhaps you will
tell me how you would have Mrs. d. 5
loudoir and morning-room furnished"
oh, the boudoir should all be draped
with the palest rose-colored silk and
the room should be furnished to match;
and there really. by rights. ought to
be a small conservatory opening out of
it, And it, as well as every part OF
the house, should be lighted with cleo
trtc light and in the alcove should be
an upright grand piano of inla!d satin
wood and on the white skin rug by the
Sevres silver fireplace there ought to be
a big Persian cat and couple OF dar
ling little black-and- King Charles
spaniels and beautiful specimen of
the uglicst of pug dogs; and, of course
as the owner of such a room is sure
to be vain, the two reCesses by the
fireplace ought to be paueled in plate
glass. The daintiCs of ornaments ought
% abound in this room; carved worries,
rare china and costly silver ought to
be scattered about everywhere and
there should be simply piles of gorge
ously bound albums, filed with all the
celebrities and beauties of the day; oh,
yes, and there would have to be book
case. Dickens, ThaIkeray, Bulwor and
George Eliot. Bronte should all have
a place and so should Tennyson and
Browning and Scott
And so the girl went chattering on :
having something to say about every
thing
"All have to say is" declared Ted,
that if Denman buys this place and
furnishes it as you suggest, and that
Maud is fortunate enough to hook him,
she will be an awfully lucky girl.
What is your opinions"
mot half as lucky as am. was the
prompt answer, with little loving
look that so Captivated Ted that he
caught her in his arms and kissed the
rosy lips till he had no breath left.
| After they had finished exploring the
house, she insisted on going into every
nook and corner and being rapturous
with housewifely delight over the linen
and plate closets and peerng into the
store closets and buffers pam
tries, etc, she gave it as her opinion
that the grange was a home fit for a
prince of the blood royal and an
nounced her determination Of seeing
the conservatories and inspecting the
grounds. So Ted and she tired them
selves wandering through the acres of
glass houses that the lavish taste of
the deceased millionaire had erected on
the estate. And then they walked
through the Conservatives and Bessie
soon saw SO many floral splendors that
she forgot her faintness. And just as
She was remembering how hungry she
was the buxom, rosy faced daughter of
the couple who had charge OF the
grange came to them and said that her
mother had sent her TO tell Mr.. Har-
graves that lunch was ready.
1T is all right" said Ted, in response
to the little surprised look. II knew
that this would be long job, so ]
asked Mrs. Jones if she would be good
enough to prepare us something to
eat"
You are a thoughtful darling" en-
Enthusiastically responded Bessie, for |
was just upon starving"
Escorted by the chubby smiling dam
sci, they proceeded TO the housekeeper's
rooms-a large and airy apartment
and the only one that had any furni-
ture left in IT..
What a happy little meal 1t was; only
a steak and chips, but fauItlessly cook
ed, followed by delicious tart and
the richest of creams; this In turn was
followed, to Bessie's delight, by some
magnificent grapes, which Ted explain