Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04
SOME CoNTRfvAScEs.

We were too poor TO have half the
pieces Of furniture We wanted. but We
where We had lived SO long. and move on
to q farm my husband recently pIr-
chased. And oh. how ! did want lois OF
things before we should move among en-
, tire strangers. Foolish. no doubt bu;
natural nevertheless. cositat.si and
con urcd. bat 10 no effect. until nv moth
er came TO visit me- and then ] knew
something would be done. Tor she has
three times the planning ability ] ever
possessed
/ explained TO her how much I wanted
sioeboarc. Tor had lots and lots Of the
usual Christmas and holiday gifts-lieccs
Of china and silver and no suitable place
10 keep them. Then In The old-f ashione 4
farmhouse W. were going 10 there was a
lfg hall with the usual straight stairs
and absolutely not one piece OF furniture
that could be spared 10 20 in il.
John had paid out the last dollar We
could possibly spare toward the place.
ton. and l would rather go without than
try TO cheat myself or any one else with
packing boxes and cretonnc
Mother told me 10 20 TO bed ana dream
about IL. and give Ter time To thin.
This / lid. sure that sornethin; would be
evolved. even II il MAS not elacly wtlat
wanted. In the morning mother asked
me where was the old bureau that had
used so long as q general storage place
I pstairS, fun. a. usual. too nigh. Tor 1
| had thought Of that The handles were
=
way No one could do anything with it,.
/ WAS sure.
/ Where is ibe settec all your children
were rocked in2" out in the shed. with
one leg gone and propped Up on a stick
OF wood II generally set out beside the
shed and held plants in the summer:
now there was nothing on IL.
| Well. would | do her the favor 10 keep
Tout Of her room. and the empty one next
10 il. until she gave rne permission?
| Certainly. and glad to- 50. for sew
chambers, ana found that not only
mother. but John. spent good part Of
their time there Luckily il was winte-.
and business was slack
| At the end Of week ! was called up
to see the result of then combined e.
forts. and while ] had expected 10 be
pleased. J vas very much surprised also.
for would not have believed. if ] had
not seen wiz. my avn ,.ycs that such
really elegant pieces could IL turned ont
| by inexperienced carpenters
| They had taken ont the three bottom
drawers. and made Three small doors q:
the fronts. which NcT- solid cherry The
middle one reached lne whole height the
three drawers hrd been but the outsid.
/ ones only line height Of two. AMI the
space on top was filed with Two Of the
small drawers tina; had formerly been OF
TOP Of the bureau. over ihcS" was 4
shallow drawer The whole width az the
sideboari- This has not been Iac,ldi,.d
/ with AZ an. ana was just aS il Ind been
ever since ] could remember Above this
| leaving only thc back and The front
posts or frame or TN. original. 10 the
| height OF fifteen or eighte,n inches. and
names III -lass fitted ill tn. ends an. a
small narrow pane i'll rh.- middle Of tn.
front On each side wer.. glass doors.
| plainly formed Of pieces Of ,l- cherry.
land q bow. the class cupboard thus made.
Their. WIS "A l,i.!in hack Il. cherry Finished
IoT with a heavy uoIdin-. III WIS n..--
/ hap- eighteen inches higher than Tie
lc,Iphoard. Th.. whole had been sc-,ll..-d
land cleaned # uajnt. and finished win oil