Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-07-27
A Moving Story.

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We moved.
And it was the movingest sight we ever
saw.
Our readers ought to have seen the
scene. Ndt &at
Our folks commenced pulling up and
tearing down the traps week ago.
Most of the "plunder was thrown in
to heap and Jumped off into loads, with
a total disregard to ordinary rules.
The paregoric and hive syrup vials were
packed in our best hat-one of Nkcn .
zie's latest and best.
The castor bottles were placed 81 au
other boots, it being so handy I
them by the loops. The stoppe ems
out of the one containing tomato aa,s
and the top of the mustard conceyp Wa
broken of.
That is the best seasoned pair of boots
we ever had.
The other family insisted on coming in
to the house before we got out.
And SO the things got mixed up some.
But we got all that belonged to us at
least.
The cartmen swore because tho COOK
stove was so heavy, and one said "d-d
if he'd have it if we offered it to him.
Didn't offer it to him, but offered both
of them drink out of. quarter of
barrel of ale, nearly full, standing in the
kitchen. -.t-5
They took it-very kindly, but it made
'em thirsty all the forenoon.
Guess the spigot must have got out of
the barrel on the road, for we couldn't
squeeze half glass out last night.
Finally got moved.
Thought we'd have our supper before
we tackled the bedstcads and back room
stove.
Better-half, with patch of SCOT on her
nose, said supper was ready,
She was mad, because. when she asked
US to bring home keg of soft soap, we
proposed an amendment, substituting q
t keg of powder and slow match.
We hate soft soap--have to use SO much
of it every day in noticing men and
: things.
t Sat down at the table and took a cuI
i of tea that was handed TO US.
( Thought it tasted strangely, and pros
pected the bottom of the cup. Found
the birthstone ends of three broken match
es.
Didn't drink any more tea.
Came near breaking one Of our teeth
on carpet tack in the butter and thought
we'd had supper enough.
Commenced playing put up bedsteads
It's fun when you like it.
But people don't like il, mostly.
: None of the blasted rails would fit.-
3 Got the wrong ones into the wrong posts
and couldn't screw them up.
Marked them all with pencil before
e we took them down, and thought wee
e know how they went together again; bu
e somebody wiped the marks all out.
5 : And there we were.
Better-half suggested that one at ou
time of life ought to have more patience
a and gave it as her opinion that we " coul'
n not swear the bedsteads together"
y Found we couldn't. s8 ea
IS Finally we got 'em up--four of em,an'
: commenced putting the cords on.
e Cords broke, and we had to tie them to
n gether.
d The knots wouldn't slip around the pc G;
: and we couldn't draw rhe rope tight.
e More remarks from the children's motl
d er on the subject of profanity.
y Didn't pay any attention to her, an
N thus succeeded in getting through with til
er job.
-h Then went down and Z" harnessed" til
If stove.
I'd The legs all fell out when we tried
: lift it on to the zinc, but got it into pos
| tion at last.
e Two lengths and one elbow of the piI
he were missing. -
lg Finally found the elbow in the bure'
te drawer, and two lengths rolled up in Il
l- parlor carpet.
I'D Got hatchet and stick of wood al
ne commenced pounding the pipe together.
ht Knocked a chunk out of one of o
ID, knuckles, and got the elbow on tho wrol
re end up. .. gt,.s
he Had to take it all apart and change
Commenced pounding again but could
nu make it gibe.
III Pounded more.
'ei The more we pounded, the more
OF wouldn't fit, and We thought we'd give
~ up.
ne Expressed our opinion in relation
lh- stove-pipes in general and this one in p'
oy ticnlar, and made some illusions TO fhe
Ier yentor of this kind of furniture.