four bed-rooms and bath-room on second floor and above that a maid's
room and attic.

While the house was not large the rooms were all of comfortable
size. For heating, in addition to the furnace, there were several
open fire-places, a great desideratum in any house. In its exterior
the style was something of the Swiss cottage.

The grounds consisted of about an acre in lawn with a few flower-beds
and a number of fine trees.

In April we moved into the new house. Some additions had been made
to our furnishings, and when all was in order we agreed that in
our eyes there was no other house in the world quite so pretty.

It was a case of "contentment is wealth," and we were perfectly
contented.

[Illustration: "Sunnyside"]

Of course we must have a name for the place. Every one does that,
in the country, and we were not to be the exception. One of our
boundary lines was a brook and we decided on "Brookside Cottage."

The stationery and visiting cards were so engraved, when, alas,
a few weeks later our brook dried up and we had to select another
name.

At this time, where the brook had been, a new line of sewer was
laid, and my wife suggested "Sewerside," but after punishing her