The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
P.IIN7ING 4 COUNTRY house..
Secrets OF tho Tr"dc-Mrs. Strrphon's Em-
bnrra$~Ins Adventure.

bnrra~-Ins Adventure.
When eight of the twelve houses in the row
were 10 bc ainted. the landlord IAN irrespon.
siblr and iupollte old tool Mrs. S~trephon called
him made IL contract with "A house painter to
do the job. The landlord agreed to provide thr
body color, the pa.u;er to provide the trim.
mings. Now, undoubtedly tho landlord though,
he was using much of what Mrs. Strcphon said
he had none common sense; but when the job
was over. there wa not much more trimming
among the eiFh; hous"sthan there is moustachc
among eight Wcs. Point cadets.
~ house WithO.t triuiminS.' said Mrs.
Strephon che that was Phyllis). when She saw
the light, "a house without I. iulminc looks
l!ko Il person with no eyebrows who has shaved
HIS moustnrhc and beard"
The master painter. to whom she made tho
remark. lookcd doubtful. but smiled weakly.
Now, that last house, continued Mrs.
StrephoD; what color or shade is that; 1t
isn't elephants breath. or frost grape purple. ur
arv of those shades, | know; but l can't say
what Il is"
well M said the painter; you acc, that is
n shade Of my OWE. mixed Nil the body colUrs
] had left over from tn, It er seven houses an
put IN a l,ttlc OF the trimmings to give II char
agtcr, an inst, staprr. ~ on He looked at
~ s,c,"' roplt"d thnt lady. 'Iscc It's n sort
OF rrl'-trimmrI ro,nr; iInt u
! Nv lHiiItf'i ''NiL 'NNl'' A'AEN
''ihn.'> IL "NLc.Y M nr said.
Mr.. ~tr"paoo never toll the occupants Of
III" "'shlh house about this; she felt for them
Now. those vino have lived in tie country and
have had their hOusUS painted Will remember
that the first thing the I]dlnters do is to remove
ali the blind, and stack lhrin ny over the new
shrubs on the 'front.' lawn; that the next ihtnE
they do is. To pant the front "ic.s. 50 thai all
the raii"r- have To enter through tIr kitchen:
and thnI ihc last thug, They 10 Is TO put he
h,lHaS h""N. So they did with the hoNH" that
rfrrphun and PHYLLIS had. 1t was wllic the
bAr.d wcrr OF, that Mrs. S%rr"phon had a bad
quartz: ct an h"ur cnly sine saja that Il was
nearly tWt hours. l5ut that's II, may he.
one altevNupU. All the servants briaG on no
calls. ard to max" IhrIn properly prepare! In
array herself. hoinG ~ her l"tiico T., "a" RAJ,
into a" next ro"m and Int9 thc closet 4" I"t
"A nois" mt the window, hut not until "a" ~s'hrtc'!
to return to her room did she learn wnnt had
along In their lcisurely manner, and now IN
front Of each OF tho three Windows of the room
one Of them was perc!ied, painting c"''n'Y ana
Mr., st;cphon retired into n" depths Of the
ter She lopkcd ONT cautiously, but the met were
s,ill IN front OF the windows. 80 She made her
Srli a comtor'ahiu "a sit con!a all N'!icn.
every now and ihcn pecring out to see II they
Fin.dIy s~irrphon cano home, early.
Here" ~" criod in answer, but not very
londly. for 'Lo d ,dn't want nr painters TO heaE.
Thr} didn't and neither did Strcphon.
- Slr"phon. getting no RnBwcr, went out biCy-
cling alone, mad when no came bnCk found "A
vrr, quiet. dignihrd wife, who. however, dis
solved into tears ON slight prorUCatiun, nud con-
udDl her woes to him. iNY
- hoped you'd come M stairs" She said,
=" hut when y0u didn't, | felt like tho lria-
ouer OF ChiilOn, or like Or. Mhnrtt" In the l'ns-
tile. or like That hurrid man in naulo VINO alto
his own chilGrcp in prison you know him; I've
furEottrn MS name
'"Brruardu lie! Carlo suggested Sireph0n.
Phyllis looked at Ain suspicIuusly, but con-
tinurd:
mus, have fallen asleep. lty and by woke up
and looked out: the PAINTERS had gone! Then I
waited 10 'Veriiy thAt, " you say, and then,
when ! thought they must really have gone, |
ju.r rushed IN here anu rried with Joy. ! foit
like don't know What the Ancient MRrin"r
when ho found hin sci. on Robinson Nrusou'a
island, ! guess.
'',ou Wont let those peoaic paint this house
again for another c.Gnt ycnr', Will yout'