The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-06-08
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From the Saturday Evening Post,
OUT OF HHE FRYING-PAN INTO
THE FIRE;
Or, The Love Of u House.
ny JOHN JONES, IN.

Move! For Heavens sake, Sarah,
what do We want TO move fori
Mr. Plunke,'
Mrs. Plunkei!'
'lt's a very strange way for you to ad-
dress me, Mr.. PIunket, A very strange
wa,r
Bat. for what on earth do you want to
move, Sarah! Tel. me that. lm sure
I we are comfortable enough off heie.'
Here! wouldn't live in this misera.
BILE house enothsr tw elvs months, if you
gave me tue rent tree
Il don't see anything SO terribly bad
about the house; | ain well sa,isfsd,'
Are sou indeed! ButI am not, can
tell you for your comfort"
w hats the matter with the honse!
Everything There isn't comtolta-
BILE, decent room IN II from the garrett 10
the cellar Not oue. lisa horrId place
to live IN, And such ue'ghborhood to
bring up cblldren.'
You thought il love of a house
year ago
Me! Mr.. Pluuket! never liked it; and
ii W as all your fault ,ha. we sver took the
miserable affair
My faulI Bless me, Sarah! what are
you talking about! didn't want to move
from where We were. never wam to
I move!
oh. mol you'd live IN a pig stye forev
sr, if You once got there, rather ihan take
the .rouble to get ou, Of it,
Mrs. Plunke.!'
'Mr. Pluuket'
Wise from experience, the gentleman
deemed II better TO run than fight so,
nut ering to himself, he tuck up his hat
| and beat hasty retreat.
Mrs. Pluuket had a mother; fact ct
which Mr.. Plupket was perfectly aware,
particularly as said relative was a mem
be r OF his family. She happened TO be
present wien the above SPICY c"nversa-
ton took place. AS soon as he had reA
tired she broke out with,
'Humph' Just like hun! Anything TO
be contrary. But wouIdn't live in this
old rattle trap ofa place anotheryoar for
any man that ever stepped IN shoe leather.
No, Indeed; not /! Out of repair from
top to bottom. No, as,ngIe convenience
SO 10 speak. Wall cracked, paper ssoiied,
and paint yellow as a pumkin.
And worse lhaa all, ma; every closet IS
infested with ants, aud Gverun with nice.
Ugh! lm afraid TO open cupboard, or
look into drawer. Why, yesterday a
m ouse jumped upon me and came near
going into nv bosom. | almost tainted
Oh, dear! never eau live ia this house
another year. il is on, of the question:.
should die
No Que thinks Of it, except Mr.. Plum
ket, aud he's always opposed to every
thing. But that's no matter III he d'a
notify the landlord, we can. Lave here
another tweIve-month? No, indeed
j saw bill on house in seventh Street
Yesterday; aud ! had great mind, then.
to stop and look al II. j, was beaut'fni
place. Just what we want
Put ,our things on Sarah, right away
aud 60 and see about il. Depend upon
it, we can't do worse than this.
Worse! No, indeed, that's impossible.
but Mr.. Pumkel!'
:. shaw! Never mind him. He's op-
posed TO everything. you had given
him his way, where would you have been
nowt
Mira. Plunket did not reply to this; for
the question brought back the recoIlec
lion of beautiful liltle house, new. aud
perfect in every part, from " which she had
forced her husband to move, because the
,arlors were not quite large enough !
Never before nor since had they been SO
situated.
Acting as well from her own inclna
ions as fom her mothers advice, Mrs.
Plunket went and made au examination b
# the house upon which she had seen the n
ill.
.Oh it's such a love Of house. she v
aid upou her return. Perfect in ever, b
espect. ii 10 larger than this; and Is 0
lll of closets: Aud the rent is just the a
ame' IN
Did yon get the refusal Of i,'' Il
sYes. 1 told the landlord that / would n
i've him an answer by to-morrow morn. II
lg. He says there are great many peo al
e after it. That he could have rented NJ
a d. zen times, il be had approved the h,
aanIs who offered. He says he kuows pr
= Pipnket very we'll, aud vail be hspp, he
reut bin the bOuse, ne
We mu.t lake Al 81 all msaSs. 'O,