The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-07-16
THE PRACTICAL
 Versus THE IDEAL

| uu Ou tac contrary, -lric ait pNulAe
 who always act mwisciy and yet al ways rct ou The explanation may oe ln Che fact that che former have no originality Co Utt them above Che level
 of competition and thc latter have ! gcn.us
 My vic. soon after We were married | developed a passion for what ! called oI uumpcry. She attended auctions and any hIdcoUs rug. r.ckcty clock or | crazy chair rut up for sale was sure Co
 bc bid u by her to lumber up the ! house. AS Co tlca-buc, couldn't turn round without smashing some un ca.uly pitcher b.s at the c.rth and it ! uc at Che bottom. especially made Co ! bc knocked over There were old ! swords. old I.uudcgous~cs. pieces ot ! aruor. rugs -D bomc'y that it would make unc sick t1 walk over thcm cn. ! erryre, yellow with age pieces of tapestry v.th pictures ou them ot stiu l loolue people looking sour as vinegar | In short. everything u thc house was either old ur C.'y or both. ' A rm.gar. m1u. with no nonsense | about ue. ! managed to keep thc woii ! from tlc do1g rs booGkccper | bad inherited 5000 from my father which |I placed lu a sayngs bank Co draw 8 per cent .uttsrst It dld not ycmaiu | thcrc long My w.fc.s insane passion | for auction purchases ate into it ggadu- ally. bul surely. tu my nest egg had | been turned Into a loo ot miscellaneous ! truck which any sane man would con ! slLer lt only Cor jun6sGop. ! Nrs Nducyr.uuy had friends who | were as crazy 0u this subject as her self They would come Into the house and co from room Co room admTinc this b.t of coffee co.orel ACc ut only | for rug bag. chat miniature Of some | flt woman. with a euruuet on her bead, | iu clipped oval frame. a clock with ! a pnl- of rusty weights weighing per haps twenty pounds eacu and Che sound ! of donkey engine .u winding Then obey would c5 away thlukins her for show.u- ulgu her "c.',yedou.'
 "Iy d.ar." said one day Co her de- spa.r.ne'y. "my S1Oo0 s reduced Co | GyO huu3-.d
 ar.ye hundred. Then { made a mis. | take lu my tgurcs thought there was only -Heec hundred After au, ] eau get i,."
 "Get vlltf" ! cried. araasL
 -Thc Heu1raudt ] have absolute proof taat .t is genuine. and it .s going
 for so--.
 "Oh. heavens ] uur,crcd sinking on Co a s1fl-"tU be toI co luulrc. | And tu think what .s to become of our poor chIJrcn"
 ! She .at down beside ue and put hrr farms about up. but -at nothing What could she say. She was under tae con. t-al ot acr passion. w.ta r1 power Co resist lL She must D. not 0uiy dracgcd down t1 poverty herself but drag Aus- | |blrd arI children with her. Within | Iforty-c.eat hours she had ,Ac Inst cent | .n tle savings bank and got her pie ture u jHsr ra.uaa- oi a man dress ed usc sure-a"u.uy in a thcatcr. ue only feature plainly visible being | JLc up ot . rcd uu-.
 The day at,.r tae ,tu- was brought home o.e uf l.r friends. a lady. met ue ou t.. s,-..t and ..u-wtu'a,cd noe ! ru t.. .a'ra.I. ..I.u. Co my "go.cc uan"
 l -aI.. .t H.. eu.s and passed on. r.... -.. ..... a' .. wondering t ! t..F ...r m. -..-
 D.. .... abused my wife tar au hour ssh. .H. patient about .t and u .r. uu.y ..tut a.. when beg ! -.T H.. n. ..r rI .. t., stun and rr form. ... ....l .H UI -I. -g.. u.." ..H.,. 70 Wl send ..- n.. wa. vr make you u.d ! ... . .. W. may -.t few ban. ! IrT .....s oH- ot .t"
 "I... .at .' u.. J.ar" slc replied .Y.. .r..af r.. G0 ,u business. and . VIII .rH. ...f .s t...-ary"
 r.. ae.t Gry on. morning paper con. U.cI u1uge tm. Mrs NUl,ypcnuy was tu -.I at auction her treasures
 which she bad been years aecumulat.
 II... "" ".' ".H H.'"AN n" H" ""."-.. ."
 make another collection
 At sight of tlls announcement [ nearly uutgd. but revived on rcmcm.
 berius tbat tbc rubuase was Co be s..d
 For d1ys before tlc saie ] wUs bcsct
 by people w.,h printed lists in the.r
 hands asking me wlat such a number
 could be bad for ut private sale. !
 turned away from uil saying thut ]
 didn't know and ] didn't care proba-
 bly dollar would secure anything in
 Che lot. and .t would be a large price.
 Well. thc sllc came oG ] was busy nc the office making a trial balance and got home after it was an over.
 Everybody bad gone. and [ found my
 wife looking depressed When ] saw
 Che house devoid of thc trumpery with
 which it had been ncumbercd, | ro.
 loiccd
 Thank heaven" exclaimed. "its
 gone, What did you save out Of thc
 wrCckT'
 "UuIuckuy. two Of the persons ] eN
 1ectcd would take the most of it at the largest prices were suddenly called
 away. and that spoiled everything
 "u0w muchT ] asked
 'I had figured on S2J,O00, but ! didn't