The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

could GO somewhere an play on 'em. TN
music room. you zee, Is a place where som
o. the rest OF us may want to go some
times.
Alec laughed with the rest. He knew y.
would get the drum. But John and Saral
both repeated his question What are 'o'
going TO have In the music room z!
II hadn't thought" said Joshua Miggs
but always calculated to get your m,
melodeon when l could afford IT, Sh'
used to play pretty On the melodeon lore
we was married. An used 10 scrape th'
fiddle some myself" b. ssa
"oh, pat" exclaimed Sarah, don't gel
melodeon: get an organ. OF course.
violin Is all right, but we want piano
and harr, and guitar, and zither
and" -.a
Yes. and want a banjo" Interrupted
John. ,,,,,
Hold on," exclaimed Joshua Miggs, III
get any kind of instrument you want wnen
anybody in the family learns to play on IT
and not before. And We'll so to G. Gruno.
wald's TO get them.
Accordingly Grunewald's salesrooms be-
gan to be ovefrun with young Miggses.
Everything they asked for In the way OF
musical instruments was found In stock
and Mr. Grunewald found teachers for
them as we'll as giving them good sound
Of all he sold them. And they bought
from him a piano, which was, after all,
the chief ornament Of the music room 1t
was the finest one in Houston. Texas.
Snrnh and John Go tn the StnttOncr's
pa" said Sarah, rushing into the family
sitting room Just before dinner time, "I'vc
ordered some cards for you an Ma"
"Sh-sh,' said Joshua Miggs, warningly,
looking around to see II Grandma and Mrs.
Miggs were still doing, as they had been
for some minutes. BE little more care
full, Sarah. There is no use In wakin' your
Ma. Cards, did you say, dear. Well. now,
used to enjoy 'em sometimes. when was
a young man, but Ma an your Grandma
seemed to have sort o prejudice agin
'em, an haint touched one in twenty
five year It's best to keep people quiet an
contented like. Not that could ever see
any harm in a game OF old sledge or
euchre, but your Ma wouldn't play, Sarah. -
why. what In the world are you talking
about, Pa?" asked Sarah. Il was only
j,.st telling you that l had ordered some
visiting cards
ooh! visiting cards. eh' said Joshua
Miggs, looking little disappointed. ooh
all right, dear visiting cards. Yes. You
don't play no sort o. sames with that kind
do ye9
NO. no. pa. cards with your name on
to 20 calling With"
'Oh! well, 7 reckon them are Ell risht
enough. Where did you get 'em?"
AT r. PILOTS book and stationery store.
1903 Main street. It's wonderful store,
Pa, They keep all sorts o. hooks there,
end the largest assortment of stationery In
town.
mir Pilot showed me everything and
! bought complete outfit of everything
that ought TO go on lady's desk from
lead pencil to little silver alcohol lamp
TO melt sealing wax with didn't know
world till looked through MIR. PILOTS
store.
John bought a Wernicke book case, Il
base ball bats. masks mitts, gloves, and
don't know What all. Pa you want to pay
Mr.. T. Pilot a visit; he's all right.
Ransncl<ing the Grocery.
Il reckon you will want heap o. things
rom the grocer's new you are housekeep-
ng, Mandy said Joshua Miggs. AN you
knew what / always tell ye, Go to the best
llace there is in town, an you'll always be
satisfied.
Now. here's Haskins G. Hutchinson's
IN from all I've heard it is the best store
II Houston to buy groNries.'
Stopping for awhile on Main street (700
md I'D to inspect the two spacious and
we'll arranged display windows, they en-
cred and met with the proprietors, Haskins
Hutchinson who politely waited on them
n person, giving them q catalogue of their |
goods. showing the prices, and insisted on
moving them through the entire establish
nent, comprising one of the best selected, |
up o-date. well-arranged stock of gro
cries, wines, liquors and cigars, they had
yer seen.
We'll, pa. said Mrs. Miggs. after they
lad examined the store and looked through |
he catalogue, and noted the fact that !
iaskins q Hutchinson had agency for |
chase a. Sanborn's celebrated Conees; Cur
ice Bros Jams, Jellies and Preserves: |
Dew Drop brand Canned Vegetables:
3ickell e. Co.'S Chesterfield Cigars and |
Standard Champagnes, Clarets, Port Bur-
,undy. Old Cogniac and Pure Whiskys, and |
hcice selection of California Wines; 'if |
anybody can't get here what she wants in
way of groceries and edibles, can't mag |
ne what she wants. The display is better
n anything I've seen and the cleanliness |
If everything gives me an appetite al |
eady."
Certainly there was variety enough and |
With assistance OF the efficient statesmen |
hey selected from the almost infinite va |
ety enough to justify Joshua Miggs re-
mark about wanting heap o. things from |
he grocer's.
Tbey send to the Laundry.
So they moved into the new house. And !
20 Mrs. Miggs' real trouble began. Twenty |
lines a day she sat down alone ready to
'ry at the way her servants did things, or
more often didn't do them 1t was not
hat they were unwilling or inefficient. but
Ter ways were not as their ways, and they
hadn't got used to one another nor had |
hey grown used to the house and its me-
essities any more than Mrs. Miggs her
elf.
Grandma was in despair. To her frugal
mind the whole establishment seemed ex- |
ravagant, though she rejoced in 1t secret
y. The ways OF the servants, though, were
IS heinous in her eyes as they were in
hose OF her daughter n-aw, and once she
Questioned Mrs Misgs privately as to
whether they couldn't discharge them all
nd do the work themselves.
I'D love to do It," said Mandy, tear
ully. but you know what men are |
wouldn't dast to speak to Joshua about It,"
One day however. the cup ran over. The
irl who did the washing brought up some