The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
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1T was just too sad for anything"
said the woman il brown. Il don't
know when / ever had anything affect
me sO.'
at must have been sad" said the
tailor-made friend. / meant to have
gone up there myself. but that was the
day 1 went to the Kenyons' luncheon.
l had to go; but it was an awfully
stupid affair. Was Mrs. Brent there2''
"All the family were there except
Mr.. Brent. l don't see how they could
bring themselves to do 1t. but they did.
I'm sure 1t was sadder than funeral.
could have cried, though OF course |
didn't know them very well. Yes, Mrs.
Brent and Dora and Edith and the two
boys-what are their names? 1 always
forget. l thought at first they wee
intending TO bid In some of the things,
but they didn't"
did they sell everythi1gY
Everything Wasn't it too bad?
Just imagine how you would feel see
Ing all the things you owned going
away to strangers. You know I'm so
attached to everything l have that /
can't bear to throw away so much as
chair when it gets broken. It's fool
Ish. but I'm afraid 1 always shall be
little sentimental. send everything
up TO the garrett as fast as it gets worn
out and sometimes 1 go up there and
hours met nh
happy days they are associated with.
Mr.. Dlmsy laughs at me and says he's
going to throw them all out into the
alley some day"
Wasn't it too bad?" murmured the
tailor-made friend.
Il just wanted to weep, l felt so
miserable" said the one In brown.
Poor, poor things. / just know how
coming In and lingering over all your
possessions and the auctioneer making
jokes about them and all. AS l say.
It's worse than a death. They've had
nose things, or a great many of them,
.ver since they were married. When l
thought of the memories that must
have been connected with some OF
Them
"She was very very brave about 1t,
and the girls were, too, but once or
twice 1 could see they pretty nearly
broke down. / wonder what they will
10 now"
They're going away to the Pacific
coast. l heard"
'Oh, of course. / knew that.
meant / wondered how on earth they
would get along. Everything will be
so different for them after being in
such comfortable circumstances. | feel
so much pity for any one who meets
with misfortune of that kind. 1t really
hurts me. / suppose they will have to
go into some poky little house in a poor
1eighborhood and the girls will have
to go out and work at something. MI.
Brent's salary won't amount TO any
thing. my husband tells me-not enough
10 support them even in the most
modest way. All they have In the
world is what they got ont of the sales
Did the things bring much?"
''Mercy, no. They didn't bring any
thing hardly. Not half what they were
worth. That lovely colonial bedstead
sold for So"
You don't tell met
"Yes, my dear. that's all it brought.
If l could have found room for ii
should have bid 81 or So more on 1t,
and l think / should have got it, !
know you couldn't buy bed new like
that for less than $45 or $50. I'm sorry
now that I didn't bid more, for 1 could
have disposed of one Of mine. l did
buy the Daghestan rug that was in
the library and four pairs of curtains.
bought that dainty little Doulton tea
set, too. Nobody bid against me. SO
really got the mat my own price.
Wasn't l perfectly lucky"
~ told Mr.. Dimsy that 1 wouldn't
cell my bargains for five times what |