Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02

him If he could put price on articles
that were worth far more than their
intrinsic value. He said he could not.
but gave her the address OF an expect
In curios. She found the expert. and
he agreed to call upon her and give her
an opinion on her cups the next day.
That evening at dinner Mr.. Morrison
noticed that his wife looked agitated.
Moreover, his boy Johnnie complained
that his mother had taken away MS
and his sisters silver cups.
"Why not let the children have
them?" said the father "They are the
only ones who can get comfort out of
them" ..-.... ..... ..
.'Knowlng, John," said the wife
meekiy. that the sight of them brings
you pain and makes you irritable, |
put them away where you will not see
them" s.. ...... ...
Morrison finished his dinner In ST.
lence, then went away to smoke and
read his evening paper by himself.
Not word did he address to his wife
during the evening and at last went to
his own bedroom without giving her
the usual kiss.
AS for Mrs. Morrison, she was In an
internal whirl. She dare not say any
thing to her husband about the cups
till she knew that there was good rea-
son for the remarkable offer she had
received for them. She slept but little
during the night, being kept awake by
ho 20 20 ,ho
fear that what had occurred might
turn out 9 castle in the air.
The next morning the husband ate
his breakfast In silence and after 1t
had been finished went out without
even saying goodby to his wife. Her
relapse into the auction mania seemed
to have taken away all his domestic
happiness. Mrs. Morrison waited eager
ly for the expert to call and when he
arrived could scarcely contain herself
till he had seen the cups. She set
them out on a table before him. He
took up each one successfully, looked
into 1t, outside of 1t and, turning IL
up. scrutiniZed its bottom. Then he
examined the ornamentation. All this
time Mrs. Morrison was watching him,
dreading that he would prick the bub-
bic that had been inflated by the man
who had made the remarkable offer.
At last the expert set the cups down
on the table and said to himself:
mo. they're not"
"Not what?" gasped the poor wo-
man, suddenly dashed to earth.
81 thought they might belong to the
twelfth century, but they don't"
"Well?"
'They belong TO the sixteenth. They
are chaliceS."
Have they any value?" asked Mrs.
Morrison in trembling voice.
"All You can get-oyer $1,000 I'll
give you that Tor them"
Mrs. Morrison tainted and when she
came to herself. forgetting that the
gentleman was not her husband, threw
her arms around his neck.
When he departed he left with her
a check for $500 and took the cups.
That evening John Morrison came
home wearing the same expression as
in the morning.
Dear" said his wife. "are we to be
separated?"
He gave no answer.
Because" she went on. "if we are
I've got the money"
And she waved her check before
him.
John Morrison put $1,000 of the
amount into his business. leaving the
rest for his wife to use in indulging
her auction mania.
Well Placed Generosity.
In 1880 LisZt went on n tour in the
French provinces. He arrived at the
little town of l.. to give a concert, as
announced. But the inhabitants ap-
peared to take but little interest In
musical matters, for when the musi-
clan appeared on the platform he
found himself face to face with an au-
dience numbering exactly seven per-
sons. Liszt stepped very calmly to the
front, and, bowling respectfully to the
array of empty benches, he delivered
himself as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, l feel eX-
tremely fattered by your presence
here this evening, but this room is not
at all suitable; the air is literally sti-
fling. VIII you be good enough to ac-
company me to my hotel, where will
have the piano conveyed? We shall be
quite comfortable there, and will go
through the whole of my program"
The offer was unanimously accepted,
and Liszt treated his guests not only
to q splendid concert hut IN eycelIent
supper into the bargain. Next day
when the illustrious virtuoso appeared
to give his second concert the hall was
not large enough to contain the crowd
which claimed admittance.