The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-06

would say
'Hushi" she whispered.
Fec two cents" he groaned again,
Il would quit college and go to work
and"
"Hush!" she whispered again.
Think of your c%areeri"
After ALL" he said, love can get
along on very little money"
Yes, Charles? Yes?" she breath
lessly exclaimed.
Yes" said he. Il have been study
ing the matter"
And as he emphasized the word he
coughed modestly behind his hand and
drew a memorandum from his pocket.
Now, in the first place." he said,
I'VE must have a house. In the SUBJ
urgs, you know. Say ten rooms, vines
on the porch and all that sort OF
thing"
And a little conservatory" she
breathed.
And a little conservatory" said he.
And a pergola, Charles" she asked,
clasping her hands.
"a pergola, of course" said he.
Wont that be beautiful" she
sighed. And signing again she added,
But, Charles. The remit"
No." said he, the furniture comes
first"
Dear Charles" she whispered, how
clever you are!"
Yes said he, "the furniture comes
first; and SO l looked ove the adver-
tisements OF the installment people;
but-well, they all want a deposit
down and-and-"-
Il know, Charles" she whispered.
patting his hand.
But all at once" said he, 1T came
to me like a fash! Like a FASH" He
made a gesture with his hand to show
her how a flash comes, and continued:
Il said to myself, we will rent a fur
nished cottage and there's the house,
and there's the furniture both provid-
ed for with n stOne!"
"Of course" she h~esitated, there's
still the rent"
Forty dollars . month" he said.
Ten rooms. Well sublet five of the
lOClIIS " ' ACdiAy AASC PCOpAC dlAu
charge them two dollars a week each.
There's company for us, If We want it,
and there's the remit"
Whereupon she clasped her hands
and languished.
Next" said Charles. there's the
food"
I'm an awfully light eater" she
~breathlessly exclaimed.
take eggs" said Charles, ignoring
the interruption. What is more SIM
pie and what is more nutritious than
an egg"
Il can boil them. too!" she cried.
and she looked around al though for
an egg to boil.
Simple" said Charles In a learned
manner, land nutritious. Various, as
well. You can boil them-soft or me-
dunn, or hard; you a pOach them,
fry them-one side or two; scramble
them; make them into omelettes-
herb omelettes, Spanish omeiettes.
corned beef omelettes; you can use
them to trim the hash and the spinach
and the salad. Give me an egg!" cried
Charles, making a grand, reckoning
gesture for that absent egg. land 1
defy the world" And after emotion
had spent itself, he shortly added:
"~Chicnecs!"
"C,H:c-ncs. Chc-,es?" she asked.
"~Chlcsens?"
Yes" said Charles, well keep
chicl.ens!"
why, Charles" she exclaimed.
"Why, this is wonderful! Why"
"Wait!" said Charles, holding up
his finger. Chickens eat corn"
Her c~ountenance fell.
"We'n grow IT," said Charles, BEAM
ing with triumph, and silencing her
admiration he resumed: "Next comes
the milk"
She looked at him exDectant'y.
1.-THE milk" he said, in all due mod
esty, bothered me for a time. Yes,
I'm willing to confess that the milk
bothered me at first, but here is how l
solved that: In every suburban section
OF any size the residents are always,
to a certain extent. going away and
GULL 8 UdCh. INOW, ulduy u lACoO
must have cows-cows that have been
long in the families-cows to whom
the families were attached. In a word,
pet cows. Well, then! We will keep
these pet cow for their owners when
ever they 60 away. And there" he
cried in trembling tones, land there's
the milk ecd butter and cheese ari
eggs ard chickens and fricassees and
Baltimore style and fried and soup.
ard everything else you want"
How will the cows be fed,
Charles:" che asked.
ION our grassl" he beamed.
"And the vegetables"
Wen grow them!"
and tho fruit, too, we could" she
laughed.
And the fruit, too!" said Charles.
snow as for clothes" he began,
frovcing.
"on, / have a lot OF clothes" she
said.
$50 have l." said Charles.
Somehow" she breathed, IT always
knew that love could get along o.
very little, but l never thought"
Tomorrow" he said. "or next day.
I shall begin looking for a house, and