The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-06-14
A MOVING TALE
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/ The Smiths have Just been moving. They
always move. "ftr the last time" on the first
of May. "IIorrid custom!" exclalms Smith,
wiping the 2erspirarion from his brow, and
pulling up his depressed dickcy SLOW my
j blood curdles, and my bones ache, at. the
Though" 1t was on Tuesday, the third inst,
that the affecting fite was celebrated. Cert
men-four of them, were engaged the Satur-
day previous, TO be on baud at O o'clock on
Tuesday morning, to transport tho household
goods from the habitation of 62-8 10 that Of
'63-4 Smith was to pay them 90 each-Sl2 2
in all. They would not come for a mill loss;
Smith tried them thoroughly Jkl..-ssaa
i On Monday Smiths house IL turned into a
sort of Bedlam-mnus the beds. They are
tied up. ready for the next mornings Hegira;
tho Smiths sleeping on the floor on Monday
night. Smith can't sleep on the floors: he
gr,ws rcstless: he receives constant reminders
from Mrs. Smith to take bis elbow out of the
Ibaby's faco: he has horrid visions and rolls a.
bout: therefore, he is not at all surprised, on
waking at cock crow, TO find bis hoad in the
fire place an his hair powdered with soot.-
THE occ sion of his waking at that time, was a
i dream Of an unpleasant nature. He dreamed
that he had rolled off the world backwards
and lodged in thorn-bush. Of course, such
a thing was slightly improbable; but how
| On Tuesday morning the Smiths are up
with the dawn. The household being mus
tered, it was found that tho servant girl, who
had often averred that, "she lived out, just for
| q little exercise" had deserted her colors.-
The grocer on he cornor politely informs
Smith (whom Mrs. S. had sent on an errand
of enquiry that, on the night previous, the
servant left with him) message for her en-
ployers to the effect that, ''she didn't consid-
er moving the genteel thing, at all; and that a
proper regard for her character and position
In society, had induced her to get situation
in the family of a gentleman who owned the
house he lived in" 1g'a
This is severe: Smith feels it keenly: Mrs.
Smith leans her head against her husbands
vest pattern, an6 says, "She is quite crushed"
and wonders show Smith can have the heart
10 whistle. But, il is always so, she remarks:
Woman is tho weaker vessel, and man delights
to trample on her." Smiths Indignantly de-
nies this sweeping assertion, and says ''he tram
Piles on nothing;' when Mrs. Smith points to
band box containing her best bonnet, which he
has just put his foot through. Smith is silent.
| The cartmcn were to be on the premises at
six o'clock. Six o'clock comes-half past six
seven o'clock-but no cartmen. Hero is n
demma The Successors to the Smiths are
to be on the ground at eight o'clock; and
to get into the house; which they they cannot
well do unless the Smiths are ont Of il.
| Smith takes survey Of his furniture, with
ling of intense disgust He wishes his cum
brous goods were reduced to the capacity of a
carpet bag which he could pick up and walk
| away with. The mirrors and pianofbrte arc
| his especial aversion. The latter is fine in
| sturnont, with an Eolian attachment. lie
wishes it had sheril's attachment, in fact, he
would have been obliged TO any officer who
should at that wretched momont have sold out
| the whole establishment, at the most "ruinous
| sacrifice ever lmmagined by an ancti0ner's
fertile ''mnrvel business"
lTalfpsst 7. and no cartmcn yot. What is
to be done? All! here they como at last
Smith Is at loss tn know what excuse they
will mako. Verdant Smith! They make no
erctse. They simply tell him. with an air
which demands his congratulations that they
! "p cked up nice job by tho way, ard stopped
to do it. You see,' says the principal, "wo
goes ic for all we can get, these times. and
there's no use of ofanybody's grumbling. Kase.
you see, if one don't want us. another will; and
it's no favor for anybody to employ us week
either de the first of Nav" The rascal grirs,
as he says this; and Smith, percoiving the
strength of the cartmen's position, wisely
makes no reply.
They begin to load Jus, as they get fairly
at work. the Browns (the Smiths sucoessors)
arrive, with an sppallidg display of stock -
Brown is a vulgar fellow, who has suddenly
become rich, and whose ideas on manlincss all
center in brutality He is furious because tho
Smiths are not clean gone. He cant wait
there. all day. Ia the street. Io orders his
men 10 'carrv the things into the house, and
heads the column. himself. with costly rock
ing-chair in his arms As Brown comes M
with his rocking chair Smith at tho head Of
his men. descends, with bureau, from the
second floor.
"'They met. TWAS in a crowd
on the stairs, aud Smith
Thought Tint Brown would shun him."
but he didn't The consequence was, they
came in collision. or rather, Smiths bnIeau
and Browns rocking chair camo in colis!on.-
Now the bureau was an old fashioned, hard
wood affair, made for service, while Browns
rocking-char was a Aimsy, snowy fabric of
modern make. Tho meeting on tho stars oc-
casions somo squeezing. and more stumbling.
and Brown suddenly finds himself and chair
under the bureau. to tho great injury of his
person and furniture Drown has since re-
covered, but the case Of the rocking chair is
considered hopeless) This discontinue in
censes the Browns 10 high degree, and they
determine to be as annoying as possible; so,
they persist in bringing their furniture into
the house, and up stairs as the Smiths are
carrying theirs out of the house and down
stairs Collisions are, Of course, the order of
the day; bot the Smiths do not mind this much,
as.they have great advantage viz. their .furni-
ture is NOT half as good as Bro,on's. After
few smashes, Brown receives light on this |
point, and orders his forces to remain quiet.
bile tho foe evacuates the premises: so, the |
Smiths retire in peace-and much of their fur
nture in pieces. 80 tf.ff sr f7ei
Tho four carts form quito a respectable pro-
ces.ion; but there is no Disgusting tho fact |
that the furniture looks very shabby (and
whose furniture does not look shabby piled on
cartsl): so, the Smiths prudently take a back |
street that n, ono NAV accuse them of owning |
it. Smith has 10 carry the baby and large
mirror, which Mrs. S. was afraid to trust to tho |
cartmen; there being no insurance on either. |