The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-03

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THEIR ASSENT WAS UNANIMOUS.
| them new people that bought the Fra
nv place on the hill. She apes every
| thing that the woman does and wears,
and now she wants Hen to paint their
| part of the house red, like the Frary
house. What do you think of thatT'
| Joshua scratched his head thought
fully. why, they can't do that, ma,
because Pm going to paint the hull
house myself. It's going to be light
green, with darker green trimmings.
I've ordered the paint this very day.
I'll go in and talk to Hen and Maria"
s'That amt ALL" went on Mrs. Hal
lam, with mournful triumph in her
| tones. "Susan and James was in here,
and they laughed at painting the
house red, and they said they wanted
their wing painted yellow, with white
trimmings, and Lucy she said she ia
vored cream color and she guessed
she and Walter would paint their part
| that color. It's a dreadful mess all
around"
81 shall put stop to that" said
Joshua, arising with dignity and
switching his coattails beyond the
reach of his wifes restraining hand.
"This house has got to be painted one
color or none at all. It's going to be
light green"
Joshua Hallam passed through the
hall and entered transverse passage
way that led to the north and south
wings, where his sons dwelt in their
respective homes.
His knock at Henry's door brought
Mrs. Henry Haflam's generously pro-
portioned form, snugly arrayed In the
latest fashion, before his observant
eye.
Gee, Maria, I thought at first you
was Mrs. Pierpont VanderasterT he
said loosely as he sat down. Where's
HEMP
1 "He went down to the village awhile
ago. Said he'd be back before sup
per-" Maria looked rather conscious
as she said this, and her expression
was not lost upon her father-in-law.
81 just came up from the hardware
store. it's a wonder / didn't see him."
said Joshua heartily. II been ordering
paint for the house and it's just come.
Dibble and his men are coming up to-
morrow to begin"
1--WE thought we wouldn't have Dbl
BILE. Henry's engaged Jones to paint
| ours"
ssHe hast" exploded Joshua. "John
Dibble's always painted this houss
ever since I'VE been in it, and guess
he's going 20 paint it now"
"Is he going to paint it pea green or
redT' Maria's voice was icy cool.
Light green-that's the color"
"Ours is going to be red," asserted
Maria, with her most provoking smile,
and because he had never quarreled
with Maria and now did not know
what to say Joshua shook his head
angrily and went away.
His visit to the south wing was
quite as unsatisfactory. Said Jim:
"Now, Susie, here, she's always
wanted to live in yellow house.
When she was girl, before she was
married, she says she always planned
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she'd have it yellow"
Susie nodded her head That's what
always said," she agreed heavily.
"Why is it none of you ever set up
to say what you wanted before this r.
snarled Joshua angrily. II never heard
no disagreement about living in this
here green house when / give you a
| roof over your heads. recollect
Susie, here, saying she just liked
| green, it was so cool looking"
II meant I liked yellow" said Susie
stubbornly.
paint it yellow them" said Joshua,
| turning on his heel. 81 shan't stop you.
The house will look like crazy patch
work-that's what it willv'
"My parts going to be cream color, -
said Lucy with decision when her irate
father sought her gentle presence. "If
Maria and Susan have had their choice
don't see why can't have my part
painted to suit me- Walter says he
knows where be can get lot of cream
colored paint real cheap"
what will this place look like?'
| Numbered her father.
It'll look real unique" said Lucy
calmly as her father stamped back
again through the crooked little pas
sageway that led to his own part Of
the house.
They're crazy, every one Of them,"
he said to his wife as they sat down
to supper that night. Let 'em paint
their houses any old color they like.
They'll be the laughingstock of the
village. As near as l can find out
there's four painters coming tomor-
row, and each gang is going to paint
one of the wings. Well, ours will be
| light green"
At that moment Maria was telling
Henry that size was glad theirs was to
be red. ard Jim and Susan were tell