The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-29

Mercy Mrs. Windler cried on
evening just before her aunt and incl
were due for dinner. Jimmy, wei
have to get that carved oak hall ches
up here before Aunt Cornelia arrive
or she'll lever forgive u.s. 1t cost
small fortune and she won't under
stand why"
The rest of Mrs. Windler's remark.
were i%rrevocably lost in the tumultu
u rush of the Windlers to the base
ment.
Mrs. Windler's pale rose gown wa:
% hopelessly soiled and Windler's
temper was ruined for the whole even
ing, to say nothing of his cuffs. The
hall chest was barely thumped into
place with the help of the subsidized
janitor and the Windlers were still
breathing hard when Aunt Cornelia
and Uncle Jabez arrived. The former
peered sharply at her gift.
Seems to me you don't do much
busting of your things" she said, rub
ring a finger across the chest and leav-
ing a deep depression in the CRIME
that had settled on it in the store
room. Seems to me you don't care
much about my gift, Louisei" When
Aunt Cornelia rebuked one in that
tone the situation was serious.
After the visitors had departed the
chest had to be lugged down to the
basement again, because there was no
nfhnr p1a0Q for fhn hnA1yaocn
The two large paintings were the
worst. When Cousin Johns folks were
coming the Windlers hung up the pic
ture of the Lombardy poplars and the
sheep. Then they took it down when
the Phillipsons were due and put in
it's place the picture presented by the
Phillipsons showing the garden scene.
This worked all right until Sue San
ders, who could always be depended
upon to say the wrong thing, burst out
in the presence of all the Phillipsons:
ooh, you've changed your p~icturesl
Why, you have a new onei What did
you do with the cute one of the sheep
and poplars that has always hung
right here till now?"
That threw a GOODNESS upon the Phil
lipsons that never was e~radicated.
"They acted" stormed Mrs. Windler
helplessly after they were gone "as
though it was our fault that we didn't
have five walls in this room instead of
four! hate their old picture. any
howl"
The silver, however, created the
trouble, because there was so
much of it.
However. they knew they were u.s.
the wrong teaspoons the night the
Smiths dined with them by the pecul-
Iarly cold manner in which Mrs. Smith
regarded the ones at her plate.
They realized that they had made
he wrong selection in silver bread
plates when Uncle Hiram pointedly
inquired who had given them the plate
hat they preferred to his gift. He
said he had hoped when he devoted a
week to selecting it that he had picked
tut something they really would like.
the Windlers had a terri
lie time smoothing down Uncle Hiram
they thought it odd that the more
money a relative had the more easily
nd deeply his feelings were injured.
When any of the girls gathered at
Ier house in the afternoon for cards
frs. Windler nearly lost her mind. If
he used Sadie's tea cloth instead Of
when Amy was present the lat
or was SO hurt that it was painful
nd if Angelina didn't see her cut
lass vase anywhere about her eye
speedily announced the fact.
at isn't a homei" Mrs. Windler
allied one night. Its the inside of
kaleidoscope I'm so nervous for
ear I'll get the wrong thing cut when
lie right person comes-or for fear
yo of EMIL land here together and
Ill each others hair because ones
1T is on view and the others isn't
lat I'm a total wreck. JIMMY"
Cheer upi" said the haggard jim
y, who was hastily changing a
head for a Barge lion, the Get
srs being due that evening. 1T
MT go on forever-something'1l hap
M
1t did. The building burned down
nile the Windlers we're at the the
er and they returned to ashes, glow
3 embers and complete d%esolation.
'All your lovely things, Mrs. Wind
r." one of the neighbors mourned.
il your perfectly lo-o-ovely wedding
esents gonei l don't see how you '
ar the blow so ~bravelyi"
We'll" said Mrs, Windler, strug.
ng h%eroically to conceal her happi.
SIS, ut is wrong to give WY to ones !
,lings and, besides. there are always !
npensations In everything."-Chi
80 Daily News.