The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-03
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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 b,
coughed modestly behind his hand anC
drew a memorandum from his pocket
Now, in the first place." he said
I'VE must have house. In the sub
urgs, you know. Say ten rooms, vine.
on the porch and all that sort o.
thing"
And little conservatory" she
breathed.
"And a little conservatory" said he
"And pergola. Charles" she asked
.lasping 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 looked over 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, ut came
to me like fash Like a FASH" He
made gesture with his hand to show
her how flash comes, and continued:
4 said to myself, We will rent fur
nished cottage and there's the house,
and there's the furniture both provid-
ed for with one stonel"
"Of course" she hesitated, there's
still the rent"
Forty dollars a month";" he said.
Ten rooms. Well sublet five of the
rooms to five really nice people and
charge them two dollars week each.
There's company for us, if we want 1t,
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, tool" she cried,
and she looked around as though for
an egg to boil.
Simple" said Charles in a learned
manner, "and nutritious. Various, as
well. You can boil them-soft or me-
dunn, or hard; you can poach them,
fry them-7one side or two; scramble
them; make them into omelettes--
herb omelettes, Spanish omelettes,
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, beckoning |
gesture for that absent egg, and |
defy the world!" And after emotion |
had spent itself, he shortly added:
'Chickens!"
Chickens. Charles?" she asked.
'Chickens?"
Yes" said Charles. "we'n keep
why, Charles!" she exclaimed.
why, this is wonderful! Why"
Watt" said Charles, holding up
his finger. Chickens eat corn"
Her countenance fell.
"We1l grow it," said Charles, beam
ng with triumph, and silencing her
ldmiration he resumed: Next comes
he milk"
She looked at him expectantly.
1.-THE milk he said, in all due mod
,sty, Bothered me for a time. Yes,
IN willing to confess that the milk
'othered me at first, but here is how l
olved that: In every suburban section
# any size the residents are always,
0 certain extent, going away and
oming back. Now, many of these
aust have cows--cows that have been
ong in the families-cows to whom
be families were attached In a word,
et cows. Well, then! We will keep
hese pet cows for their owners when
yer they go away. And there" he
ried in trembling tones, "and there's
be milk and butter and cheese and
ggs and chickens and fricassees and
altimore style and fried and soup,
nd everything else you want!"
How will the cows be fed,
harles?" she asked.
"On our grassi" he beamed.
And the vegetables"
'We1l grow them!"
"And the fruit, too, we could" she
.ughed.
And the fruit, tool" said Charles.
Vow as for clothes" he began,
owning.
"Oh, have lot of clothes" she
lid.
$50 have l." said Charles.
Somehow" she breathed, II always
aew that love could get along on
Try little, but never thought"
Tomorrow" he said. ''or next day,
shall begin looking for house, and
hen all the arrangements are made
> viii find a minister and wonder
w much the minister's fee is?' he
Il think" she said. sits generally ss
So"
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