But many owners of single houses make
the same objection. A lady told me a few
days ago of a case in point. Sho was house
hunting, and she called on the owner of a
house that she thought would suit her. Bis
first question was: “Any children? - ' •‘Yes."
How many?" “Five." “Five children! That
is a very large family. I prefer a small one.
The family now in the house consists of a gen
tleman anil his wife and a dog." “Indeed; then
the dog is one of tho family?” “Well, I would
rather have.one dog in the house than five chil
dren." “Good day, sir,” said tho lady, ‘1
might suppose from your manner that there
was some affinitv." It is a common thing with
women who go house-hunting to say that they
have only two children when they really hare
five or six, because they know that If they ac
knowledge the whole number they would b«
refused nine times in ten.
Boesntf-Hand Furniture Often Pre
ferable to Sew.
London Queen.
