Smyrna times., 1896-05-20

young fellow he was, who had laid by
enough, together with a small and un-
expected, but opportune, legacy, to
build tiny house; and Dora had
boarded up enough of her scant earn
ings to partly furnish it.
The carpets Jack took upon himself,
and also a resplendent, upholstered
set for the room that would be parlOr
and sitting-rOOm. A parlOr, two bed
rooms and kitchen a mere speck of
house!
'Jack, dear, said Dora; ''don't you
think you can add dining-rOOm and
store-room?"
''I'd like to, sweetheart, but when a
mans money is gone, he has to stop,
you know"
''There's the money for the uphOl-
stored set, Jack"
eyes, but," interrupted Jack, call
your relations have upholstered sets,
and don't want you to be so far be-
hind them"
eyes, Jack, and all my relations
have dining-roOms, too"
ooh, bother!" responded Jack, 81
know they have, and 1 wish L could
give you one, but 1 can't"
'I'd rather have the dinning-room
than the upholsted set, and so would
you after you've tried it. And, Jack,
if you will, I'll provide the carpets. "
In the end Jack said he would, as
Dora had known beforehand, for when
had Jack ever refused her anything?
"Aunt Matilda" said Dora, one
morning, walking into that lady's sit
ting-rOOm, eff you please, should
like all the old and worn garments you
can spare me.
''Why, what for, child?"
"Carpet rags" replied Dora, smil-
ing.
'DOra Dirane, are you going to
make one of those rag abominations?"
eyes, aunt, want to make enough
to cover several rooms.
Don't do it, Dora. l have some
old ingram I'll give and the oldest in
grain is preferable to a new rag carpet. .
'"Thank you, Aunt Matilda. I'll
take every scrap of old ingram you me
and be glad to get"
''It pleases me to see you so sensi-
r ble." Aunt Matilda was fond of the
bright girl, as were her sisters, bu
Dora was only the daughter of he
e half-brother, and she concluded with
I'll have it sent down tomorrow.
e Don't forget the old garments fo
carpet rags, aunty please"
. "DO you want them, toO?"
eyes all you can possibly spare"
A call at Aunt Mary's produced SINH
lar results. From Aunt Mary's it wa
but step to Aunt Felicia's, with light
springing step, Dora went home.
The next morning Jack hitched NJ
his market wagon and took her t
Dayton, where they both had relatives
and in the evening they returned wit
the wagon full
81 have 100 yards of floor coverin
to furnish" said Dora.
= 'DOra's room is a sight," said he
> mother. 81 declare, it does beat a
, where so many rags come FROM"
Almost three months of steady wor
went by, Jack helping with his shears
And meanwhile the house grew.
'It's pretty little place, " said Aur
Matilda, "and very convenient, bl
how will it look covered from one en-
to the other with rag carpet?"
"When she opens her slide doors, an
we get view of 100 yards of rag ca
pet, the effect will be elegant" r,
marked Aunt Mary.
- ''What did she want with all our ol
ingram carpet if she's not going to III
them?" queried Aunt Felicia.
The carpet had been to the weaver
and had come back again-220 yards
: it. And something very much mic
1t had also returned.
The wedding was to take place in
week, when Uncle Hiram Bulldu
came to visit his sister An old bach
lor, but keenly interested in hom,
and home-making, he heard all abo
,. Dora's carpet craze within "a hou
after his arrival Now, Uncle Hira
was rich in the eyes of the people
Dilville, being worth a good $500
- He knew Dora, and he knew that 81
liked pretty things, therefore, s.
could not be passionately attached tC
rag carpet. Uncle Hiram according
went to the pretty cottage to inves
We gate for himself.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty yards
rag carpetl" said he to himself, as
looked in upon the new ingram cove
ing the floors of two rooms betwe
which were sliding doors, and he kn
as we'll what Dora had done as
the she had told him.
At that moment Dora and Jack rC
n from the corner where they had 81
UI cessfully driven the last tack, and s.
ing Uncle Hiram, came forward
the welcome him.
Gioss Sion pretty busy are you youngsters
asked the old man.
= ''Yes," laughed Dora. ~.
rn9 stretches and I nail. Isn't it Dc
neatly?" surveying the room W
'nu pleasure.
every, replied Uncle Hiram.
s'This is the parlor and sitting-roC
oihsi ls and that is the spare bedroom,
- planned Jack.
4 Bedroom to the south, with pie
az of air and sun-as it should be-"
srs.sl eve were just going to begin on
Z dining-room, sliding back anot
re for pair of doors.
-" ''That's right. I'll watch
awhile, said Uncle Hiram.
There was q border of stained