The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21

afternoon, and please do not let the man
who comes forget the pillows, there's .
dear"
Whereupon she rose. pressed the
young matron's hand feryently. and was
off. Half an hour later the push-cart
man came up, four bells. under q full
head of steam and forced draught. and
when he pointed down street again he
had the couch and pillows properly
slowed amidships.
why. what's become of the lounge?"
inquired the head of the house when.
after dinner that evening, he was ready
to stretch himself out for a bit of q
smoke. His wife told him. He looked
at her quite fixedly.
my DEAR said he. you're develop.
ing into more different kinds of come
on. mark. and a good thing than you
ever were before. Get contiguous tn
yourself, my dear. Practice the frozen
countenance little more even If you
do have to abandon some of the delsarte.
was very fond of that couch, I surs
was"
About week later the landlady
showed up gain.
Il do hope she won't be wanting any
thing this time!" fervently said the
young matron to herself when the serv-
ant brought her the carl.
The landlady was as girlishly, giddily
amiable and affectionate as upon her
previous visits. After expatiating at con-
siderable length upon sundry and divers
topics Of the day, she had a sudden
think.
''Oh my dear. knew there was some
thing wanted to ask you," she ex.
claimed, her crafty countenance wrink-
ling with benign smiles. That piano
lamp-isn't 1t a lovely one?-presented
to me for being the most popular lady of
my guild. do miss it so much! 1t sheds
such a soft, mellow glow, don't you
think? And I'm going to have a small
midsummer musicale in my teeny, teeny
rooms the first cool night, and I'd be so
much obliged to you if you could let me
have it for couple of weeks!''
''But I fear that my husband-he
plays, you Observation-Disclosures is so
particular about the little things around
the house, you know-and he might-er
-" was the weak reply of the young
matron of the household.
"Oh. am perfectly sure he would not
mind" interrupted the landlady, of
hand, in her confident way. why, ha
is the most delightfully."- agreeable mar
I declare, have quite fallen in love wi. h
him! Very well, then. my dear, shall
send the man for it this afternoon"
Then the landlady, giving the young
matron's hand the most fetching, fas-
cinating little squeeze imaginable, took
her leave.
well, she's been here again." said
the young wife to her husband when he
came in.
'tWho's that?" he inquired.
"Why, the landlady," said his wife.
"And what did she swipe this timer
he asked her.
''The piano lamp" was the reply.
The young professional man is self.
contained individual, but this time he
was too hot for utterance. So he put on
his hat and coata went out into the air
for the purpose of permitting sundry
and divers thoughts to percolate the
better through his skull in the open.
The next morning at IL o'clock big
moving van pulled up in front of the
house. The young professional man was
waiting for it. His wife was not. He
had the piano and the piano stool load
ed into the van and ordered the man in
charge of the wagon to take them to
the landlady's address. He gave the
man note to deliver to the landlady.
The note ran thus:
Respected Madam: am naturally OF
warm, generous disposition, and 1
cannot bear to think of your having
your piano lamp without the piano and
stool that 60 with same. So am send
ing them to you. Please do not embar.
rass or confuse me with words of thanks.
The pleasure is mine, assure you.
"P. S.-By the way, your house is at
your disposal. am going to change my
address to-day If can find an 'unfur-
nished' house that suits. With great
respect, ETC., etc."
The young professional man and his
wife are now occupying fiat that they
rented UNFINISHED, and are buying
their furniture on the excitement plan.
Washington Star.