White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-10

DTlck nOust-d IDhiSlon, CoulpdIt
10 the other houses of the New Eng
land village. At the foot Of the hill
nestled the tiny brown farmhouse, hal
buried In lilacs, climbing roses, ant
19llyhocks.
Years ago when Reuben had frs
brought Emily to that little brown cot
tage, he had said to her wistfully
Sweetheart, faint much of a place
know. but We'll save and save, ever.
cent We can get, an by an by well g
up to live In the big house on tht
hill |" And he kissed so tenderly tht
pretty little woman he had married
only that morning that she smiled
brightly and declared that the small
brown house was the very incest place
In the world.
But, as time passed, the "big house
came to be the Mecca of all their
hopes, and penny by penny the say
ings grew. 1t was slow work, though,
and to hearts less courageous the
thing would have seemed an impossi-
bility. No luxuries-and scarcely the
bare necessities of life-came TO the
little house under the hill, but every
month a tiny sum found its way into
the savings bank.
Reuben never smoked. While other
men used the fragrant weed to calm
their weary brains and bodies. Reuben
ate peanuts. 1t had been a curious
passion of his, from the time when as
a boy he was first presented with a
penny Of his very own, to spend all
his spare cash on this peculiar luxury;
and the slow m%unching of this pie
beian delicacy had the same soothing
effect on him that a good cigar or an
old clay pipe had upon his brother
man. But from the day of his mar
rIage all this was changed; the dimes
and the nickels bought no more pea
nuts. but went to swell the common
fund.
II Is doubtful IL ever this heroic
economy would have accomplished the
desired emu had not a certain railroad
company cast envlous eyes upon the
level valley and forthwith sent long
arms Of steel bearing a putting engine
up through the quiet village. A large
tract of waste land belonging to Reu.
ben Gray suddenly became surpris-
ingly valuable, and a sun that trebled
twice over the scanty savings of years
grew all in a night.
: One crisp October day, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Gray awoke to the fact that
they were a little under sixty years of
age, and In possession of more than
the big sum of money necessary to
enable them to carry u the dreams
Of their youth. They began joyous
preparations at once.
The big brick house at the top of
the hill had changed hands twice dur
Ing the last forty years, and the pres
ent owner expressed himself as moth
ing loath to part, not only with the
furnishings; and before the winter
NOW fell the little brown cottage was
sold to a thrifty young couple from
the neighborfhg village, and the Grays
took up their abode in their new home.
well, Emily, this Is Twin, now,
amt iti" said Reuben. as he carefully
let himself down Into the depths of a
velvet covered chair In the great par
Tor. "My amt this nice I"
Just perfectly lovely" quayered
the thin voice of his wife, as she
threw a surreptitious glance at Reu.
,ben's shoes to see II they we're quite
clean enough for such sacred pre-
cincts.
1t was their first evening ia theil
new abode, and they were a littl,
weary, for they had spent the entir,
day In exploring every room. peerin,
into every closet and trying ever,
chair hat the establishment con
tanned. II was still quite early whel
they trudged anxiously about tn
house. intent ON fastening the numer
u doors and windows.
Dear met" exclaimed the llttl
m n%eryously, I'm most afraid t
20 TO bed. Reuben, for fear some on
will break In an steal all these mic
things"
SWELL. you can sit up II you wan
TO-" replied her husband dryly, ''bu
shall go to bed. Most Of these thing
have been here nigh on to twent
years. an | guess they'll last the nigh
through" And he marched solemn
upstairs to the big east chamber
meekly followed by his wife.
1t was the next morning when MIR
Gray was washing the breakfas
dishes that her husband came in a
the kitchen door and stood looking q
her thoughtfully.
Say, Emily" said he, you'd oughl
er have a hired girl. 'Tain't you
place to be dom work like this now.
Mrs. Gray gasped-half terrific,
half pleased-and shook her head
but her husband was not to
silenced.
well. you had-an' you've got l.
too. An you must buy some ne
clothes-lots of 'em Why, Emil
we've get heaps of money now, an "
hadn't oughter wear such looki
things.~