Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-08-14
/" Hush, there are thieves in the house

Flush, there are thieves in the house
Listcnr
/ listened and sure enough, there was
mysterious noise, as if somebody was
ascending the kitchen stairs with great
rapidity.
I jumped out of bed, put on pair
no matter--lit lamp, armed myself
with revolver, and rallied down stairs
followed by my wife.
We looked all over the house and found
nothing but strange cat in the coal
cellar. We went to bed again.
I thought had not been asleep more
than half an hour, but in reality had
been wooing the drowsy god for five or
six hours, when | was awokc by the win
dow of the room we were sleeping in,
being raised, and a man softly entering
the room.
Halo my fine fellow, I've caught
you, have ?" and leveled my revolver
at him.
For mercy's sake don't shoot" said
the man.
"What are you doing hcre?"
Matters were soon explained he was
only the man engaged in painting the
outside of our new house, and by means
of ladder had obtained access to our
room, not to rob or garrote us, but mere
ly to get bis paint-pot, that he had left
there the evening before He apologized
for disturbing us, not knowing that there
was any one in the apartment. The
new house had no gas in it, but the land
lord had put it in, to the detriment Of
the ceilings in some of the rooms, and
floors in Others This, however, was al
ready accomplished the pipes were laid,
the metre set, and the floors and ceilings
repaired, the whole being finished the
day before we moved in, so that there
were several large spots of newly spread
/ piastering on the ceiling Of the parlor.
/ had Just completed the task of dri-
wing some picture nails in the walls of
this room from which to suspend our fam
lily portraits, when a scream Of horror
from my wife, and a rafting sound caused
me to turn suddenly, which movement
tipped my step-ladder over letting me
down in rather hurried and undigniied
manner, producing an extensive and
painful abrasion on my left knee.
AS soon as | recovered my senses from
the effect of this unexpected shock, !
perceived that the Earring caused by dri-
wing in the nails. had shaken down the
fresh plastering on my wife's head, and
worse yet, upon our new Brussels car
pet purchased expressly for our new
house. l bf 5n9 aas.1
Notwithstanding that we gathered it
up, as quickly as possible, our carpet was
completely ruined, for the beautiful fig
ures, large wreath of red roses, with
green leaves observation-disclosures very
dingy yellow color, wherever the lime
contained in the plaster had touched.
My wife happened to be looking up at
the time, and some small particles of the
lime had fallen into her eyes, resulting
in much redness and a little inflammation,
and, I regret to say, great i'll humor for
the rest of the day.
AT last everything was put to rights
in our new house. But it wasn't COM
Portable new house. The doors wouldn't
shut, and when shut wouldn't open. The
kitchen range wouldn't burn, or when it
felt inclined TO burn wouldn't bake
There was scarcity of water. There
was a superabundance Of cockroaches
There was this thing, that thing, and the
other thing, so that in fact, my wife dis
liked the new house.
My wife grew melancholy.
Surprising, my dear" l said 10 her
one evening, "as our old house is not yet
let we move back again"
She jumped up from her scat, kissed
me, and told me 1 was her "good, kind,
dear old Tommy" she always calls me
cher Tommy" when please her.
We moved back again to our old home.
had TO pay quarters rent for the
new house, was at the expense of twice
moving, had two carpets completely de-
stroyed; lost / don't know how many
things; had my sons clothes ruined
ditto my wife's temper, and--and-thats
the way saved fifty dollars year.
LADIES NAMEs.-Mary, Maria, Marie
(French, signify exalted. According
to some, Mary means lady Of the seas.
Martha, interpreted, is bitterness; Isa-
bel signifies lovely; Julia and Juliet,
soft-haired Gertrude, all truth Elean-
or, all fruitful; Ellen, originally the
Greek Helen, changed by the Latins in
to Helena, and by the French into He
lene, signifies alluring, though according
to Greek authors, Il means one who
pities The Interpretation of Caroline
is regal that Of Charlotte, is a queen
Elizabeth and Eliza signify true; Clara,
bright or clear-eyed; Agnes, chaste
Amanda, amiable; Laura, a laurel; Ed
it'll, joyous; Olivia, peace Phoebe, light
Of life Grace, favor; Sarah or Sally, a
princess; Sophia, wisdom; Amelia and
Amy, beloved; Matilda, noble maid
Pauline, little one Margaret, peal
Rebecca, plump; Hannah, Anna, Ann,
Anne, and Nancy, all Of which sfc Of
the same original Bame, interpreted,
mean gracious or kind. Jane signifies
dignity; Ida, the morning star Lucy,
brightness Of aspect; Louisa, one who
protects; Emma, tender; Catherine,