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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1887-6-17, Page 3fiii$ HURON SIGNAL,, SAY. JUNE 17, 188'% 4 llollsollull. .T d. M. M1itlgll. It *111 du very well, I think ; w • se- I "Neither a mid you fur teat matter," seed hack is hilted, and Jack and I •tart says Jaek. "1 insight as well say that all on our separate ways. 'fuer* is no use in dwelling upon d1 my dteappointmeuts ; but at last—at last I Goa the eery house which 1 have --� seen in my drenass. $.mall, snug, a•a- "It 1• too bad !" I said, half.cryiur. veuieut, it is, I ein cuuytnoed, the very 71 really isn't sato d u much !.user. Plana Inc ua Time u just up as 1 have Wei .hall have to make another voauge." its Jour, and 1 drive to this meeting. "Making six in fire months," says with a beset swelling with est..f.utew., Jack. "1 wouldn't mind if we seemed and very JeuJed hope in my to better ourselves ; but I nn't see that flat .I ick has not been equally tortuu we do. If our mum is not dirty, the at. ' not that 1 begrudge him any sue* parl..r is. 1f the oohs, boarders are not cess, but this house curls w perfectly *same, there ie sure to Ito • piano neat dsor, ur • W,eahst or Fro.eh bora across the street, ur a churoh bell around the between the two would M only w much corner, or ewsethurg equally uhjeolp.n- urns lost. M, heart •inks within inc go able. Here, where it is clean &int quiet, 1 the sight of Jack'. beaming Isom ar h. goatee forward to help me rut, and I sin quite prepared fur his L'rsi words. "1 have found the very place t•, suit u., Ethel." "Si•hart I," I say, fatuity ; but Jack does not stop to hear me. fuer* above her had • plowing baba of "Jost Duals houses!,we decided upon red. Not enough to hurt, you know, come hooks in the small boon and —small and ..impact, yet with plenty of only just a hes or two. And, oh, Jack ! room for us iu It." the parlor is so plesaant ! It has • bay- kaaciug •double shutse in his boots.Then the trouble with servants,•kat the ' it can't suit us as well as mine," I window and two others, and I con make way the elevatorcr.'Hine has three good bedrooms it just lovely." got truck, sed the ,lea on the second fluor. "My house has a beautiful dining - ger of fire. Oh, Jack, nota fiat, what - So ever we do ! 1 never. never could come has mina,' says Jack, and •n- duwn one of those dreadful flee escapes "flier little room besides, which I tat• devil sight." I thought would mea • capital den fur "Well, then, what would yt u think of 1°e • Moues in the c..uotry says Jack. "Mine has a large, light closet, which will "A house in the country:* 1 cry. "Slut M jut trims thing fors store room," do you really mean it 1 Could we afford 1 sav "Mine is only five minuses' walk that 1 am quite sure no other can do as well, and the oumpariwo and discuau..n we are halt starved. What do you say to s eat, Ethel r' "Oh, not • eat !'• I cryo in horror. '•I saw ruuugh of that at Aunt Mary's. tike had • piano b.iluw brr that went all day awl half the eight, and the geot;e- 'Kurt ft a pretty shade of sexy. Jsek' I ask wistfully. "Aad these dark abet - pow ruses are wormy, assd 1 dare say ten, with their red titrahings, make such that they ave." a naw Gash to it. Bet you knew yours "W..nseeee !" 1 say, peevishly. "You'- is mull prettier,' i add. with a oar - re jou detertess.d not to like uq homes. asaimtty of whish sig. genet u 1 fest, a Whet .der is yours 1" little isjerd by a !snit sigh ! "Color 1" says Jack, looking posited. "Ory, in it r said Jock. "I w "Weil, really—oh, brow., 1 Wei ; yes, was greed at Dolor*, you know ; but -- broom, with red blinds." well, yes, it's vf7 peony. I like the "Red blinds ! ' 1 tory, m horror. "Ob, shutters two. Btuwn, pis say they aro 1 Jask, I never mold stand red blindtf— I novae lad an aye for colors, you weer in the world. They're hoot, sad know." they're dreadful fur the ryes,and.thyhe We enter the front door, and the dreadful for the ayes, and they're jest lady —Mrs Memo I find her name to humd. Hum oosld you peek out a boam b.—sreets se.wilisgly. with red blinds, sautes. it was just to "You hsv. oome to look at it to,reth- spite mei" sr," she sage. • That is much wiser. "Weil, well." said Jack ; "a pot e1 One can always -see what the other over- paid would soon remedy that. Beside& looks." my blinds are not the sort of red you're "Yes," I say. "1 liked it so much thinking of. They're so dark that— that I wanted nay husband to see st tau." maybe you would not cell them red after But what further 1 would say is checked all. What color is your house?' by the fact that Jack has turned into "tiny," I say—"e eery dark grey, the open door of the parlor and calls to with brown blinds just hicked out with it, Jack r' from the station,' says Jack. '•Just • "I really think we might," says Jack, ponderiug. "My salary u to be raised convenient distance for me " Ins- titut mooch, and take a for ell in •1!, I ••Ulna is some distance from the .te ti dont believe that a small house in • t.., I •m afraid," I say ; "but the lady who lives there now says that her son country town would coot much more goes in and out every day. And oh l than tour board ar:d washing in the city. Jack, it is mutt: in the country. The Only we can't go arse for luxunee, yuu street n heavily shaded with trees, sod know, little woman. A small house and there are no houses opposite—only fields tone servant. DJ yuu think you can got sl.•pine up t.. • little hill with a snore on along 1" it. Pinsk what a change from brick "Get along 1 Oh, Jack :'' I cry, "it would be heaven. To go :out of this hot, dirty city that 1 atways did hate, and to have • little Arouse all to our - /oleos, where I can patter about as touch as I like, and perhaps • d.twer-gu- dow—lest • little bit of • one, Jack— !" I gasp for breath. unable to es - houses •" "My hoose has (Teo fireplaces with grates all thrush it, says Jack. "I looked out for that the first thing. No proper eestilatinn without open chim- neys, you know." "Oh, Jack !" I ery. "A4d I told you that we roust hose a furnace. How sea press the rapture which tills my soul at the idea.ate r_;wer,t spsnu all her time .caking .p open fires every day 1 Now mine has Jack Looks •t me, half laughing, half a furnace --• most eso.11eut furnace. sad, wholly esrprissd. "Why, Ethel, 1 Th. lady who lives there now gays she had no ides you felt like that about it," has ever needed an tits fire in the a • gihays, kindly. "tVhy did 703 sever i boon.. I supp•ee your house has • telt me that yoe tested the city ao more Y' much r' "1 ,uppo.e w. I'm sure I don't Why should I (' I gay. "I thooght know," says Jack. "1 sever thought of y..0 bad to be here, and—and—I don't asking. But I know it has a large love the city as much as I love you,Jsek. piazza, whi:h will be delightful in sum - Met you and the country together! ' And ekr,'• again I pause and clasp my hands in "A piazza won't cook our dinner nor speechless ecstasy. steed hot water up to the bath -room," I 8, it tails out that one bright day, say. half laughing, but more than half Jack having obtained leave of absence inclined to cry. "I suppose there is • from the office, we 'tart together on a beth -roots Z„ house -hunting expedition. It has taken "Oh yes," says Jack,brightenir.g up -- us long to decide where to fix our abode, "an excellent bath -mom ; so of oour•ae but we have at length settled upon the there must be • range. town of Medfield as the vert place for "It damn t follow," 1 say• gloomily. us. it is healthy, it is pretty, the axis- •'Some of the b.th•rxonse I have seen ty isAoud, and it is near enough to the bad only cold water. city to enable Jack to go in and out of "But there are two faucets," say the city every day. All things consider- I Jack, triumphantly. "1 .particularly od, and of course provided we can find a+ noticed the two faucets." suitable house, Medfield seems the very I '•Did you turn them or ask about pesos for oa Jack has prortded himself them /' with lists of houses from several agents, "No ; but— and we .barter • hack at the station and "Then bow do you know that one was start optic our exploration& for hot water 1" I ask sardonically. Really these house agents appear to "1t •"7 hese b en put there in tun • hese had most singular ideas. Jack hs. range Is ever put to. Now my beth -room omrefolly told them wba• we went—• has hot and cold water, avid • beautiful small hors* with mndsop improvements. large closet for hones -linen besides. rest not to *cooed a mortals very modest Row are the closets in your hones, gum. The hest before which our hack Jack 1' pao.es is an elaborate affair standing in "1 don't know," say Jack, frowning . other ostensive ground.. It • has N. thoughtfully. "Somehow I can't seem 'ssreatense, bey -windows, verandahs sad to remember any It has beautiful man - all manner of fanciful decoration• tkpiro.e, though:* "Jack," 1 whisper, softly, "however "We can't keep our clothes in mantel - low the rent may be, this will Dever do pieces, nor on them either," i say. "i'o for an We should he as itnpelesafy lost not going to fns in • bonen without rioe- is its. two mice in • doe kennel." eta in every room." Jaek Is.gbs. "You need not trcoble "Mat likely mine has plenty of clog - yourself, my dear." he say. "We will eta," say Jack ; "only I e•a't ream - take the west homes on oar hat. The her. Besides, 1 never did see much agent hes evideotly made • mistake.' good 1r* closets 507.57. Things are •1 - The Dalt a s •ma" pleas fur -poste ways wetting t.eked away in them sad bow, which looks more promising, oeltl lost. Then you have to boy mote, so we diswoeet list it W oo modern ha- that it is a great saving not to have pttoeementa them. 111 tell you whet my hoses bee, "Any ranger I sok. timidly. tboegh—s first-rate vegetable garden." "I said no modern improvements," aa - "What We for a vegetable sear - .wen the t.eant, stiffly. dee r I ery, legeomtnr a little esuparat- •'Why, Jack," I Keep, "ie $ nese • d "We see buy all the vegetables we 'modern improv.wset r i knew want, and, besides, who is going to take that before.' At .high both lack end sore of it if you are going to be id town the tenant laugh, and we promptly all day 1 I don't suppose yogi meditate leave nattier op sights to dig and weed. We The Dart house has no chests ; the should have to biro a min, and his wage sae after that bee • cellar kitchen fav would come to mor. than the prise el tselow tM level of the street, damp and the vegetables, New my how hes musty for went of light and air. hematite' firmer beds in front, end Se.- ./ e. serer eat anything that came me. "Is it not a pretty room, Jack 1" I ask. "A bay -window and two ethers, pet s. I told you. And the register u in the floor at this c truer." "And • grate, in cue the furnace should net be enough," says Jack, look - roam," says Jack—"large and light, and Inc about him. looking to the tooth. A dining -room "They have sever hens obliged to use ought t be the must cheerful room in at," I say eagerly. the house." "Bet it ventilates the room, all the "And where is the kitchen 1'' 1 ask. same," says Jask. "The dining -num is Jack looks black. "Really, I don't back, I suppose. Yes, • fine light room, know. Downstairs, I think. But tt is just such as I like." a gu.od kitchen. I asked particularly." •'The kitchen is back of it," 1 say, "•Is there • dumb -waiter 1" I ask, and "separated by a abort passage." again Jack looks puzzled. "That settles the question of the "I don't know," he says,sluwly. "Do dumb -waiter, about which you were houses g.ucraliy have dumb -waiters io anxious, 1 suppose,' says Jack. the country 1" "Diet wasin yoor hoes.," I say. Ayer s Pills, "Jack" I exclaim, indignantly. "t)f "The kitchen was down -stain in that, ga'.tvdiy 4.J.e.Ayer kc• Io..:.ya,e, .cures they do, whew them is a dawn- you know." I hale by alt IDewiere a reeeleta*. stairs kitchen. How could one servant "Oh ---ah, yes, I meld so, I believe," 1 spend her time in tarrying the meals up says Jack. •'I may have been mistakes,' and down ' Now my kitchen le on the though. Well, little woman, as we both "Meader: loorries you of this same floor with the dining -room, but like the house, I think the best thing we wonderful '' y Lar G.',gh., Colds. separated front it by •abort passage, *o I can do is to take it," 1 that the smell of evoking cannot reach "Oh, but we haven't seen y0er how it." "The smell of 000king can't well come into the dining-ropm from a down -stairs kitchen,.. says Jack. "Yes, it can," I my ; "up the du•eb- waiter. It will always be jest full of it." "But you don't know that there is a dumb -waiter," says Jack, laughing. AYER'S h U w lt4 1 Ib. PI LLS eosins terpf.11 it tee e bowels ars ws Upased, w it the seauarb tails to pernmi It■ luaetiona properly, use Ayor'e !elks. They are ins aluable. l rttts�tis m years + sIavim a tk•tim to Liver oirered (roads tiesrralsDebility anssee of d indi- gestion. A few buaq of Ayrr•. i'111, restored our to perfect health. 11. T. Rrtgetsry, tleederws, W. Va. Pur sears 1 have reheat more upon Ayers felts than aayl,hltyp clue, to ► Regulate 1 my bowel.. Them 1'111. are m11d In action, and do their work thoroughly. 1 base used tarok with rood egret, In caae. of Rheu- matism', Kidney Tnwbl . anal Dyspep.ta. P..Hllkr, Aulrborough, Mar. Ayer•. Pun cured nue of Stomach • id Liver treuW,., trona w bleb 1 had suffered ler years. 1 consider them the hest pills node, wad wuukl sot I.e without them. — Murri. Gates, Downey ilia, N. Y. 1 was attacked with Rlllous Fever, whirls was foilowed by Jaundice• and was 50 dna rtuusiy 111 that mr frieews de - opal ( of my recovery. I comt.eaeed taking Ayers P111.. and soon regained m7 customary strength sail rigor. — John C. Yatlsys, Lowell, Nebraska. r • Laid spNo,' 1 tittered greatly from a troutiksome humor oa to.lee. In spite of every effort to rune thla eruption, It In- ert -meet untll the /rah became rutln•ly raw. 1 wag troubl.t, at the sank- time, with Iadt gstbn, and distressing loam. In )The BoweleA By the advice .t a frteted 1 began raking Ayer'. fills. 1w • Avert flair I WAS free from pain, my food digesteei properly, the semi on ay Maty romuienr.el healing, sal. Is 05 than oar month. 1 w•a. cured. —Samuel D. White, AUamta, us. 1 have bog used Ayer's fill.. In my !wily, and believe them to be the test pins loads. — S. C. Darden. Darden, los. My wife and little girl were taken with Dysentery a trw dans ago.awl 1 at Quer gt Ing them emali du..•r of Aerr'. IN t6hinkia; 1 stook' call a doctor d the dlarasr became any worse. In a *bort time the bloody discharges stopped. all pain went away, and bra wt. notional. —'Theodore Ealing. Richmond. Va. yet, Jack I cry, "and 1 am sure it is ever so much nicer. The vegetable garden, you kuuw, and the pear trees and all. "Your wife did not see the vegetable garden when she was here before," says Mrs Pierson. "She was satisfied with the Hower beds." "Oh, is there • vegetable garden "Thee that• won., I cry. "But 1 too 1" I cry. "Then—But never mind see just what it M. You're made up we are out likely to take the house you're mind Chet we aro to go and live en___" in your house, whether it suits or not. Bet Jack, whose eyes have been and you don't care • bit that mime is twinkling in • peculiar way for some ever so mach better in every way, and tints. now surprises toe by going off into • roar. !Irs Pierson loughs too, as if "Why, Ethel, Ethel, what ails you i" she had caught the joke ; but I am cries Jack, looking at me in simple am- ' simply dazed, and an only look fr'a asement. "I am quite euro I never One to the other inquiringly. said anything r,f the kind, and I never "I cant's—I can't keep it op say saw you like this before." longer," says Jack at last. "Ethel, my That is quite true, as 1 very well dear, it was not a deliberate sell. know. I struggle for a moment against it happened 1 cannot tall yet ; but this the conviction ; then • sudden rush of is my hoom—brown punt, open grate., remorse rushes Wier me. I can't well and all. My dear child, it u tun de bent into tears is a hotel dining -room, lightful ! Our first quarrel napped in and I fight valiantly against the choky the Lod, our minds moving instinctively feeling in my threat and try to wink in lb* saws channel, all that. Let we sway the salt drops that ries to my eyes alts year list." 1 hand him the list, and running his eye down it, he said : "Ah, yes, I see. "The Ogilby house' --the same name which is on my lint. They have given the house to two agents. Under the circumstances they ought to toes up for the commission. Well, Ethel, I suppose the bent thing we an dei is to take both houses, and be sure of being suited. Really it is the best juke I ever heard of." Aad be gees off into another fit of op - newtons laughter, in which, after a moment's hesitation, I join. "When dud you find it cut first r' I asked at last. "Not certainly until I saw Mn Pierces face," says Jack, re - minim/ his gravity with an effort. "We approached it by • different way, which threw me off the track. I thought the home looked familiar, as we drove up to it, bat i have sees. Do many today that i could not be quite sure.'. "I thought your house was so near the station,.. i hazard. Aed Jack replies - "Snit is. Your drive took yo. by a round -about way, and Leside@ there is a short-cut low foot passengers. The bast of all this is, you knew, that it inspire• es with sash absolute confidential in each others jodgment. Hereafter i shall eoe- fide my affairs to your hand@ with te- leite certainty, Ethel. and you of scores, will do the rime Ly "Except in the t,stter t.1 wsatehing colon,•' i say, leashing. "i •Mould hardly like to admit the trimming of • brows drew for ere, for itstaan :" "Poor little woman "' my Jack, see- ing my efforts. "You are juat worn out. Never mind, Dear. I know whet it all flowing. You are tired and over. heated and nervous. and 1 ought not to have let Toe do •o much. I have no doubt at all that your house is better than mine. Women are always better judges of such thing than men. The best thing we can do is to go straight to the agent and take your house, and thee go home quietly." But Jack's ainiability is the finishing stroke. "Oh, Jack !" i cry, "I am • wretch. 1 am thoroughly ashamed of myself. I don't helieve my house will do at @11, and I know that yours is jest whant we want. N.. ; wbst we will do is to go straight to year agent and take your house. I know mine can't hold a media, to it." Jack laughs. "We seem to have changed sides rather suddenly," he says, "sad not to be mach nearer to settle- ment. I'll tell you wheat we will do. We have nearly an hour yet before the first train mote► I will tell your hack - Stan to drive es to your hoes., and after Wel have mien that a will gr* on to swine. Then we me Stake up our anode, and write to the sheet or the cse we de- cide span." "I know it will be yours,.• I say ; bet Josh shakes kis bled. "More likely )oars," he says. "gnomon always kasw mors shoat such things than nee. At all sweats, it is well to have •.below" "Well," gays Jack, "if you trust me The hackman takes es bask by the in all the rest, i think 1 o•e safely leave way which 1 novella" before. sed which Toe to select yoor own gowns."- Harpers I remember well. i am o•reful to point Nater. o.t all its beauties to Jack the heavy trees which nearly toot overhead : theI Ladies twobbdwith Pimples,BloiJec, sawn little brook which rambles atoms Runueh Il oda rte Pose, or sties• of an mad ad ander the messy stone hridre ; dsneriptvon, e►nsld see ]le(lrepter Peak. • Carb.lie (`ousts. 11 will leave the pretty et asses *leading each in its I Lb, mm in p.4.0 health, smooth, close epee* of gree*ery on ewe side of the street ; the open beads on Ike other whisk give the imps .wise of air and spas, for which 1i pine. The hoes* is readied et lest. Itlli Jock looks eF without a worL o.t of kitebee," I cry, aghast. The mareiag ie wearing on, and so house to reit es bee been found yet "I tell you whet. little women," says Jeek, "h ewe alley get on at this rata Rappels* we sepersta There ere two hats left ; I will take one, .ed you the e other. Thea we will .last et the betel at one o'eladt, sad .anpete notes over our !ossa 8o w wdi that do I ' en that stay—roses and larkspur end day -blies •rad seek." "Mins bee grspovfees tad current - boatel wed two pear trees." says Jack, tri.mphaatly,"Yo. know yoe like peers little woman." "Rome kinds," I say, debioesly. "1 know yaws are the tough, bitter triad, fall of little hard toot& The trees aro only ie Moroni yet, so you erreldb't tall •' • Asthma, Its .chits, Cconsem #tion, and all affections of the thong and lunge, ere feel that se are doing you a great kind- ness, as i/ yuu have any of the above cuutplainu, if you will toniy try it we will guarantee sarisf.ctieei in every case or money refunded. Ask for McGregor's Lung C•.mpouikl. 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