Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-09-09
THE WISE MAN.


lean people was approaching-the day
when they pack up and transfer from
one house to another or from one fat
to another, just to show their indie
pendence or because they have dis
covered that the average landlord will
do more for a new tenant than he
will for an old one. Did you ever
notice that most landlords will let an
old tenant go, when a small expendi-
ture for improvements would keep
him, and then spend twice as much
money to get new tenant to move
| in?
However, that has nothing to do
with the story. The great transfer
day was approaching, and the man
and his wife were beginning to read
the advertising pages and discuss To-
cations.
81 think" said the man, that we
ought to move farther out and take
house. I'm tired Of this fiat life"
IF you think I'm going out into the
backwoods," retorted his wife, you
are very much mistaken. I want to
be where can have some of the COM
forts of civilization"
But we could afford a suburban
house, and we can't afford city one,"
he urged.
who wants a house?" she demand
ed. Don't you think the care of
fat is enough? We'd have a nice time
getting a girl for a suburban house,
wouldn't we? Why, it's all that we
can do to get one for nat in the
city"
The man looked surprised not to
say startled. All the previous year
his wife had been longing for a house,
that she might get away from the
annoyances of fiat life. But he was a
wise man, so he dropped the subject
temporarily.
A few days later he came home
laughing
"The Browns are going to move out
to Oakhurst," he said.
What Is there to laugh about in
that?" his wife asked.
why, It's so foolish" he replied.
They're going to take house."
do you call that foolish?" she de-
manded.
"Of course! Think of the discom-
forts and annoyances! Why, not sat
isfied with having a house to take
care of, they're going to have yard!"
We'll. II you don't think it's worth
some discomforts TO have a yard
where the children can play without
having a janitor rush out and inter-
fere, you don't know anything about
real life; that's all can say!"
He merely shrugged his shoulders
and dropped the subject again. But
the next day she came to him with
the inquiry:
do you know anything about Lawn.
dale"
"Oh. don't bother me about those
outlandish places!" he returned.
We're all right here"
Are you satisfied to live in a
chicken COOP" she demanded, warm.
ly.
'If it's steam heated l am" he an.
swered.
There was a light In her eye that
led him to expect further develop
ments. and, consequently, he was not
surprised when she came to him a
day or so later with few advertise
ments Of houses not too remote from
the city.
IT think we ought to look at these.
she said.
Whats the use?" he returned
YEARLY. You're always trying to dis
turb man when he's comfortable"
But you wanted house last week,
she urged.
But that was last week." he re
torted. when you have a fat you
know what your expenses are, but
there's no limit to them when you're
IN house. I've been thinking 1t over
II this fat doesn't suit you there's
, one in the next block that we car
get"
well, I'm going to look at those
, houses, any way" she declared.
suit yourself" he replied careless
| ly.
II was the following Sunday thai
she tackled him again.
John, you must go out with me to
day and look at that Lawndale house,
she said.
Whats the useT he asked.
, Because I want It," she asserted
IF you're going TO live in fiat yor
, can just get somebody else to keel
, house for you, for I'm sick of 1t. In
going TO have something that's home
like"
r "Oh, very WE'LL" he returned.
1t was on the way back that she
? noticed he was laughing quietly II
himself. He had failed to enthus,
. over the house. but had consented Il
!. take 1t If It would please her. Afte
all. he had said, In the matter of I
= home a woman's wishes were of tn,
first importance So they had toll