The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-07-26

dollars for the woodwork alone Yes,
sir, and hardwood floors all over the
house! Turkish rugs and no carpets
nj all, except a Brussels carpet In the
front parlor-I hear they call II the
reception ROOM Hot and cold water
upstairs and down, and stationary
washstands in every bedroom in the
placel Their sideboard's built right
into the house and goes all the way
across one end of the dining room. II
isn't walnut, It's solid mahogany
Not venecring-so mahogany Wei.
sir, presume the president OF the
United States would be tlcklcd 10
swap the White House for the new
Anderson mansion, II the Major'd
give him the chance--but by the Al
mighty Dollar. you bet your sweet
life the Major wouldn't"
The visitor TO the town was certain
TO receive further enlightenment, for
there was one form OF entertainment
never omitted: he was always patri.
otically taken for "a little drive round
our city" even IL HIS host had TO hire
hack, and the climax OF the display
was the ANDERSON mansion. Look
at that greenhouse they've put up
there In the side yard" the escort
would continue. "And look at that
brick stable, Most folks would think
that stable plenty big enough and
good enough TO live In it's got run
ming water and four rooms upstairs
for two hired men and one OF ems
family TO live In. They keep one hired
man loafin' In the house, and they got
a married hired man out In the stable,
and his wife does the washing. This
town never did see so much style as
Ambersons are putting on these days
and ! guess it's going to be expensive,
because lot Of other folks'll try to
keep up with 'em. The Majors wife
and the daughters been to Europe.
and my wife tells me since they got
back they make tea there every after
noon about five o'clock and drink II.
Seems TO me IL would go against
persons stomach. just before supper
like that. and anyway tea isn't fit for
much--not unless you're sick or some
thing. Looks TO me like some people
In this cityd be willing to go crazy
IL they thought that would help 'em to
be as hlgh-toned as Ambersons. Old
Aleck Minafer-he's about the closest
old codger we got--he come I'm my Of
fee the other day. and he pretty near
had stroke tellin' me about his
daughter Fanny. Seems Miss Isabel
Amberson's got some kind OF dog
they call IL 81. Bernard-and Fanny
was bound TO have one. too. Well,
old Aleck told her he didn't like dogs
except rat terriers. because rat ter
rier cleans up the mice. but she kept
on at him. and finally he said ell right
she could have one. Then. by George
she says Amberson's bought their
dog. and you don't get one without
paying for II. they cost from fifty TO
hundred dollars upi Old Aleck
wanted 20 know n I ever heard OF
anybody's buyin' dog before. be-
cause. even a Newfoundland or set
ter. you can usually get somebody TO
give you one. He says he saw some
sense In payln' niger a dime. or
even a quarter. 60 drown dog for
YOU. but 10 pay out fifty dollars and
maybe more--weIl, sir. he like 10
choked himself 10 death. right there
In my oflcel or course everybody
realizes that Major ANDERSON Is fine
business man, but what with THROWN
money around for dogs. and every
which and what. some think all this