The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-21

but I'd have had my own opinion
about 1t. But when a thing happens
to yourself. you can't have any doubts
Whatever. There's no use arguing the
matter. 1t happened, and-well, you
know it, OF course some folks can
say you dreamt it, or perhaps they
will listen nicely till you are through,
and then go away and not believe a
word of 1t. | have my opinion of such
folks.
had bought out furnished houses
before. Indeed, l have laid up a
little money in the bank from buying
the furniture in houses and then tidy
ing things up and getting all the
rooms rented, and afterwards selling
| out Some people envy you and say
you ought to be very thankful that you
can do. business without having to pay
any office rent, but you have to have
your office in your head, just the
same. and unless you are very careful
you are apt to lose your money, some
times in the strangest way. But
don't think anybody ever lost money
In such a strange way as / did.
lost nearly $780, or I've as well as
lost it, for | still have the furniture
on my hands, and | am sure next to
hearing how other people make money
folks like to hear how other people
have lost money. That is, people not
in your own family
There were seven rooms in the
house, besides the kitchen, and as
there was running water in all the
rooms. they all could be entered right
from the hallway and good, big clos
cts, and nice open plumbing, l felt
/ wouldn't be taking any risks in buy
ing the furniture and reselling.
| saw the landlord, and he was
agreeable to let any one take the
place at the same rent, and there was
little French-looking woman who
walked right under my nose, as
went back to examine the furniture
the second time, and tried to buy the
carpets from under my very feet,
which made me real angry and stub
born. Land sakes. but some women
have no more manners than cows,
when there's a house to be sold out.
They'll buy the prettiest dish In
set, and carry it off right then and
there.
The carpets and furniture were ele-
CANT, and everything seemed as good
: as new. Indeed, things hadn't hardly
been used The lawyer told me all
about it. The lady who had owned
them had just died She had lived
there, slut up all alone. for two years,
and when l questioned him right sharp
like to learn If she had died of any
contagious sickness, he said; No, she
had died of broken heart
! 1t was shocking to hear him say
that, and | felt real sorry for the
poor creature, but the furniture would
not be any worse for her having died
that way, so at last | said | would
take it. l paid down $50 as a de-
| post, and ! tell you il did my pride
good to see that little French polly
WOO have to go away without pulling
up the carpets from under my feet
The next day paid the lawyer the
balance--$700 in all. for it was ele-
giant furniture, with one fine. big
piano-and then advertised it. Count.
| ing all expenses, like advertising, and
a months rent and other things, |
felt confident / could clear at least
/ 5000.
The advertisement would not ap.
| pear until Sunday, and so | planned to
spend Saturday making everything
look spick and span. Never shall /.
forget that Saturday! Never, though
| should live to be a hundred years
old! 1t was a bright, clear day, and
/ felt certain it would not rain Sun.
| day and keep anyone away, and | went
about my work singing to myself.
There was fine. large vase on the
parlor mantel, which had pleased me
more than | had let on, and when
took 1t down and held 1t in my hand,
l grew real covetous. ! thought
would try to reserve 1t. or, better still.
hide it away, for it doesn't do to let
buyers see things around that you
are going tc reserve for yourself. Il
makes them act mean sometimes, as
though one hadn't right to reserve
! their own property.
The neck was narrow. but | could
see there was a letter in the vase. so
turned it upside down and managed
to half shake and half pull the letter
out. OF course | didn't want any old
letters lying around. People might
think they belonged to me, as | was
selling the things, and then. too per
haps | was the least bit curious.
Maybe the letter had been written
to the poor creature who had died
of a broken heart, and | wondered
what kind of letters such person
might receive. 1t wasn't exactly a
letter, for there was no stamp on
the envelope; but Just private note.
II was written in a mans hand. and
as the person was dead, ! thought Il
would do no harm to glance at it.
Perhaps you would like to see it for
yourself Well, it's here in the back
of this drawer, and if it weren't, |
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