Whether a summer may be enjoyed more in the country without the modern conveniences, or en @ cottage which has been "ruined" with bathrooms and other up-to-date appliances is the subject of @ very interesting article which deals with a newly married couple who have decided to "rough it." The reader probably will agree with the findings, that it would be better to "let it bide'
It was June when we bought our holiday cottage. I remember the month, because Mr. Martindale was cutting his hay in the big meadow] ud scent came in at every window._ We thought it was beautiful hay, for it was full of marguerites and wild geranium, but Mr, Martinda! said that it was "nobbut poor stuff fan' hardly worth main'".
That was why he was in a dour humour to seo us about the we told him that we: it the windows enlarged, ida wooden floor put down and new kitchen He followed as round and listened politely to all our suggestions without com-the garden ply, "If tha'll not not take it, but if} tha'll tak it, then tak it as it is an? let it bide."
We were bitterly disappointed, for] it, was a delightful cottage and we had set our hearts on it. Tt stood back in a garden, hidden from the road by a tall hedge and tangle of climbing roses. One mossy path led up to the front door and another went round to the back, where! there was a rain tub and a pump. It was built of Westmorland slate, green with age and the weather, and it had two round chimneys and toru little windows. Pron the windows you could see the Langdales, Bow Fell, and Crinkle Craggs, and the road that passed the gate led all our favourite walks and climbs. The temptation was too great for us, and we decided to buy it at once and carry out our own improvements.
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