Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-02

"Do you want to know the most | pathetic sight on earth?" inquired the l girl who likes to talk. Its the lady
 who has always lived in a large house l trying to fit herself into a small apart ment! l went to see Eleanor the other day, and, truly, the only way in | which 1 could restrain my sympa- | thetic sobs was by reminding myself | that life always was cruel and one must be brave!
 'Eleanor was brought up in one of those huge, old fashioned houses with rooms so big that if you are sitting | by the fireplace and wish to tell Cousin James in the bay window that I it looks like rain you have to tele- | phone! There was an attic over the 1 whole place to store things, and a | basement that would have quartered an army corps. When Eleanor mar ried she acquired another house like 1 it but they've sold it and gone into
 an apartment that certainly seems big
 enough for three people.
 However, this is Eleanor on my ar-
 rival: "Oh, I'm so glad to see you
 mercy. don't set your umbrella there,
 of me and looks awfully slack, but
 until I can think of a spot to put those dinner plates I've set 'em in that corner! My deari If l shouldn't t
 like a chance at the one who planned these ffatsi He must have had the idea that people could keep house with a
 plate and cup and saucer apiece, judg- ing from the china cupboard room. Yes, I know I have three complete dinner sets besides odd pieces, but you surely wouldn't expect me to do with less! And there's all my sister s
 glassware I am keeping for her be- l cause she didn't want to pack it when she went to the Philippines. Why. had plenty of room for it at home! Oh, don't sit in that chair It's full of my l lingerie waists! I'm nearly crazy try l ing to put them away.
 ." There are three drawers in my l closet-just three! You remember that perfectly wonderful dressing
 room with drawers on three sides of l it we made out of that little bedroom to put anything! I have only one closet for my own clothes, and Jack is so stingy that he won't let me have a
 scrap of his! I can't blame him, for 1 there isn't a place for his shoes! And his collection of butterflies is still packed up down in the storeroom and | I expect the moths
 | Look at that, will you? An um- brella and raincoat cupboard exactly
 big enough for one person! I expect
 they thought we'd take turns going | out in bad weatheri can get ex-
 actly half my table linen in the din-
 ing room sideboard! And if ever ] have more than twelve for dinner il will be impossible for the maid to get
 around the table to serve! cant
 help it-I may want to have sixteen | though I never have, and whatever shall do I don't know!
 What am I going to do with all
 those hats and things that don't
 wear every day? No, but I want 'en
 handy where I can get at them if
 need them! I could just run up into
 the attic at home. but here-whai
 shall I do with this extra bedding:
 No, the box couch is full of rugs I've DO place for! The storeroom? You can't expect Jack to paddle down tC l the basement storeroom if wants ar
 extra blanket in the night, can you | Why, yes, there is linen cupboard
 but it won't hold all my pillow cases let alone sheets and anything else You know I have all mothers sheets | as well as my own.
 Doesn't that chair look funny al my desk? It doesn't match. couldn't get the mahogany things l through the door. They are down iI
 the basement now and the janitor act!