The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-18
SOLVING A
DIFFICULTY

Eyes, we've finished our houseclean-
ing" said Mrs. Darby, with sigh.
1T was great task and I'm glad II
is over"
I'VE are waiting for the calcimin.
'rs." said the caller Il certainly
dread them"
we didn't mind the decorators It
was, our dinipg-rcom rug that gave us
he most worry"
oh, did you get new one? I
new YOU said ycu were planning to
10 So"
Well, we did several Of them"
aughed Mrs Darby, Though our old
me was not actually in holes, the
family felt that Il was dingy and
souise said It was oil fashioned
ieorge called my attention TO the an.
iquated pattern Of the center and
Name declared that IT never had been
pretty rug. My husband said there
vas an indescribabla something about
that made 1t look as If II had come
ut of the ark never knew my fam
Y to feel SO strongly about anything
efore as they did about getting rid Of
hat rug"
J always liked It so much" re-
aiked the caller
So al VIC, at first. But you know
oW YOU get 10 feel about things you
ave lad long time, The family
ere uNitcd on the subject. Perhaps
e shoUld not have noticed II so much
We led not invested in new book
asses. New furniture always manages
4 make everything else one may have
\ tie room look so shabby"
Yes, doesn't it?"
'louis spoke OF It first. for she be.
lievos In having things so new that
he whole place smells of varnish."
That's the way with young girls"
aid the caller
She said so much about It that
finally consented to get new rug
Intended of course, to choose it my
self, but before ! got around to II
Louise went down and selected one
She came home so tired out that she
mad to 60 to bed, but she took salts
action in telling me that the rug
would be up the next day.
II came when she was over at
olives so ! had the old rug taken
y and the new one put down in order
N4i she might get the effect as soon
she came In There was a good
cal Of red In the bordcr--that turkey
ed which Is so very abominabie--bu
made no comment Louise re.
marked so many times that the rug
vas a bargain that | began to suspect
she was not satisfied. but, of course.
she would not acknowledge II.
AS soon as It began to get dark she
turned on the electric light. remarkins
hat she had first seen the rug by ar.
tifeial light. could not see that It
vas improved by the change. When
my husband came home he gave the
rug one look and said II was atrocious.
Nhereat Louise melted into tears.
AS result we had the store send
Tor the rug. My husband said he
would stop in somewhere and choose
one himself. He did. but he forgot to
ask the price. acknowledge that his
taste was good, but ! thought $500
wns little steep"
We'll. should think So" said the
caller. /.
Aunt Martha was 20 disturbed by
all the rug controversy" Mrs Darby
went on, that she selected choice
specimen In shades Of brown. She
made the salesman carry 1t from win
dow TO window to get the different
lights on 1t before she had 1t sent out.
II really was a handsome rug, but
when 1t was laid down II FLASHED with
everything. We couldn't make up our
minds tust what was wrong, but some.
thing Jared on all of us. Even Aunt
Martha had to acknowledge that It
wouldn't do. BY this time all our rel
atives were interested In our search
and so many persons sent up rugs for
our approval that am sure the stores
grew suspicious of us. There are
people who keep their floors covered
with rugs sent up on approval, you
know"
1--WE heard So" said the caller.
II didn't mind the relatives so |
aluch." Mrs. Darby said. but was
/ little provoked when that Mrs. Ka-
lew from across the street ran In and |
,ffered to sell me her dining room rug.
She said they were breaking up house
Keeping and would be glad to give me
. bargain. thought If my affairs |
we're so much ne'ghborhood property |
IS oil that something would have to
II fnne
"Gh, Nrs Fadew always knows ev.
'rything that's happening" said the
aller
$50 made up my mind to take the
natter into my own hands
Il should think you would have done
D at the beginning" said the caller.
l should have insisted on It,
Eyes. but when you have kept house
s long as have you won't" said Mrs
,arby. When everybody Is so sure