Three or four weeks elapsed before any further additions were made; then an advertisement brought several applications.

One was from a gentleman who wanted two rooms for himself and wife, a nurse and four children.

He wanted the second story front and back chambers, furnished, and was not willing to pay over sixteen dollars, although his oldest child was twelve and his youngest four years of age--seven good eaters and two of the best rooms in the house for sixteen dollars! Mrs.Darlington demurred.

The man said-- "Very well, ma'am," in a tone of indifference.

"I can find plenty of accommodations quite as good as yours for the price I offer.