OCR Text |
Show CONGRESSMAN'S SHED COTTAGE I Two-Room Eesidenco of Congressman John N. Garner at Uvalde, Texas. UVALDE. Texas, July 3. Conaressman John N, Gamer Is having a ,ihod-room built to his humblo cottago In Uvalde, where ho has lived for man years when not In Washington attending to his congressional con-gressional duties. Mr. Garner's Uvaldo residence hns always consisted of only-two only-two rooms and he says that .this additional addi-tional shed-room will give him and his Utile family all the space they need In which to live comfortable. Mrs. Garner agrees to this view. They have only ono ehll-J, a son. who Is now growing up to an age when the need of another room for hhi accommodation was felt. Mr. Garner had the Utile two-room box houso hi which ho makes his homo o-oo-tec! when ha married, about fifteen years aw. lie took bis young brldo there nid she eonvertod It l"t" such a cozy nest that thoy lavo been lonth to givo it up for a more commodious and handsomer residence., Tho littlo cottage Is situated under tho spreading branches of a grove of live oak trees. The surroundings ajro rough and primitive, but this adds to tho dellghtf illness of tho place, in the opinion of Mr. and Mrs. Garner. Tho front room serves as parlor, library, living room and bedroom, Tho back room la a combination kitchen and dining-room. Tho smallness of tho cottage lightens tho housework for Mrs. Garner. It frequently happens that friends of Mr. and Mrs. Garner visit them at their homo. Tho devoted couple dispense hospitality, hos-pitality, with a liberal hand. When tho time comes lo retire for the night the house is given over lo tho women and tho men guests aro stowed away In cots under un-der tho trees, where the cool breeze blows In summon |