Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-04
From the Musical World d Times.
A MnVine Tale.

ways move, ''for the last time" on the first OF
Nav "Horrid customp' exclaims Smith, wiping
the perspiration from his brow, and pulling up his
depressed dickey GLOW my blood curdles, and
nv bones ache at the thought" ltwas on Tues
day, the third inst, that the affecting rite was
celebrated Cartmen-four of them, were en-
gagged the Saturday previous, to be on hand at
o'clock on Tuesday morning, to transport the
household goods from the habitation of '52-3 to
that of '53-4. Smith was to pay them $S each
$12 in all. They would not come for mill less;
Smith tried them thoroughly.
On Monday, Smiths house is turned into sort
of Bedam-minus the beds. They are tied up,
ready for the next mornings Hegira; the Smiths
sleeping on the floor on Monday night Smith
can't sleep on the floor: he grows restless: he re-
ceives constant reminders from Mrs. Smith to take
his elbow out of the baby's face: he has horrid
visions and rolls about therefore, he is not at all
surprised, on waking at cock crow to find his head
in the place. and his hair powdered with soot
The occasion of his waking at that time, was
dream of an unpleasant nature. He dreamed that
he had rolled off the world backwards and lodged
in a thornbush. Of course, such thing was
slightly improbable; but how could Smith be re-
sponsible for dream +?
! On Tuesday morning the Smiths are up with
the dawn The household being mustered,
it is found that servant girl, who had often aver
red that "she lived out just for little exercise,
had deserted her coors. The grocer on the COR
ner politely informs Smith (whom Mrs. Smith
has sent on an errand of enquiry, that on the
night previous, the servant lett with him mes
sage for her employers, to the effect that 'She
didn't consider moving the genteel thing, at all +;
and that proper regard for her character and po-
sition in society, had induced her to get stua-
ton in the family of gentleman who owned the
house he lived in.'
Tnis is severe : Smith feels it keenly Mrs. S.
leans her head against her husbands vest pattern
and SAYS, "She is quite crushed" and wonders
chow Smith can have the heart to whistle. But
/ it is always So" she remarks ''Woman is the
weaker vessel, and man delights to trampe on
! her" Smith Indignantly denies this sweeping as
serton, and says he trampes nothing, when
Mrs Smith points to band box, containing her
best bonnet which he has just put his foot through.
Smith is silent.
The cartmen were to be on the premises at 6
O. clock. Six o'clock comes-half past six-seven
o cock,-but no cartmen. Here is dilemma
The successors to the Smiths to be on the
ground at 8 o'clock and being on the ground,
they will naturally wish to get house; which
they cannot well do unless the Smiths out oft.
Smith takes asurvey of his furniture, with feel
ing of intense disgust. He wishes his cumbrouS
goods were reduced to the capacity of a carpet
| bag. which he could pick up and walk away with.
The mirrors and the piano forte are his especial
aversion. The latter is fine instrument with an
Eoan attachment. He wishes it had sheriff s
attachment; in fact, he would have been obliged
to any officer who should at that wretched moment
have sold out the whole establishment, at the most
ruinous sacrifice, ever imagined by auctioneers
''marveousness."
| Half past T. and no cartmen yet What Is to
be done? All here they come. at last. Smith
lS al a IN vel at thoUJ alo-
They make no crease. They simply tell him with
an air that commands his congratulations, that
''they picked up nice job by the way, and stop
ped to do it. You see, says the principal; 1--WE
goes in for all get, these times, and there s
no use of anybody's grumblin'. Kase, you see,
if one don't want US, another will and its no ia
vor for anybody to employ us week either side
the first of May The rascal grns, as he says !;
Smith, perceiving the strength of the cartman s
position, wisely makes no reply
They begin to load. Just as they get fairly at
work, the Browns, (the Smiths successors) ar
rive, with an appalling display of stock. Brown
is vuioarr fellow, who has suddenly become rich
and whose ideas OF manlness, all centre in bru-
tality He is furious because the Smiths are not
'clean gone" He can't wait there, all day, in
the street. He orders his men to carry tie things
into the house, and heads the column, himself,
with costly rocking chair in his arms. AS B.
| comes up WIFI MS TOChlHS CndlT1 Sinful, az Tie
head of his men, descends, with a bureau from
the second floor.
''They met, twas in crowd"
on the stairs, and Smith
Thought that Brown would shun him."
but he didn't! The consequence was, they
came in collision; or rather, Smiths bureau and
Browns rocking chair in collision. Now,
said bureau was an old-fashioned, hardwood con-
Germ, made for service. while Browns chair was
fimsy, snowy fabric of modern make. The meet
ing on the stairs occasions some squeezing, and
more stumbling, and Brown suddenly finds him
self and chair under the bureau, to the great in
jury of his person and his furniture. Brown has
since recovered but the case of the rocking chair
is considered hopeless.) This dscomfeiture in.
censes the Browns to high degree, and they de-
termine to be as annoying possible; SO they per-
sst in bringing their furniture into the house, and
up stairs, as the Smiths carrying theirs out of
the house, and down stairs. The collisions are, of
course the order of the day; but the Smiths don't
mind this much, as they have great advantage,
viz their furniture IS not half good as BroOn's
After few smashes Brown receives light on the
subject, and orders his forces to remain quiet,
while the foe evacuates the premises so the Smiths
retire in peace-and much of their furniture in
pieces.
The four carts form quite respectable process