The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-22
A Moving, story.


has been moving Hear him;
Yesterday was the lseof May, and every,
body, except those who were so uufortu.
nate as to own houses-theroby being LA
bic at any time to be sent to State Prison
tor the taxes--moved.
We moved.
And it was the movmgost sight we ever
saw.
Our readers ought to have seen tho scene.
Our folks commenced pulling up aud tear
ing down tho traps week ago.
Most of tho "plunder was thrown into
u heap and bumped OIL iuto loads, with total
disregard of ordinary rules.
The paregoric and hive syrup walls were
packed in our new hat-one OF Aiackonzie's
latest aud best
The castor bottles were placed in our
other boots, it being so handy to carry them
by the loops. The stopper came out of the
ono Containing tomato catsup, and tho top
of the mustard concern was broken of.
That was tho best seasoned pair OF boots
we ever had.
Tho other family insisted on coming into
the house before we got out.
And so things got mixed up some.
But we got all that belonged TO us, at
least
The cartmen swore because the cook
stove was so heavy, and Que said "d-d If
| he'd have it il we offered it to him"
Didn't offer it to him, but offered both OF
| them u drink out Of quarter barrel OF ale,
nearly full, standing in the kitchen.
They took livery kindly, but ii made
EN- thirsty all the foreuoon.
Guess the spigot must have got out of
| tho barrel on the road, for we couldu' I
squeeze half glass out last night.
Finally got moved.
Thought we'd have some supper before
we tackled the bedsteads 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 a kee
of powder aud a slow match.
We hate soft soap-have to usc so mucl
OF it every day in noticing men and things
Sat down at the table and took cup o
tea that was handed to u.s.
Thought il tasted strangely and prospect
ed the bottom of the cup. Found the brim
stone ends of three broken matches.
Didn't drink any more tea.
Come near breaking one of our teeth on
carpet tack in the butter, and thought WEI
had supper enough.
Commenced playing put up bedsteads
It's fun, when you like it.
But people don't like it mostly.
None of the blasted rails would fit. &c
the wrong ones Into the wrong posts, an
0 conduit screw them.np.
Marked them all with pencil before W
took them down, and thought we'd kno,
how they went together again; but some
body wiped the marks all out
: Aud there we were.
Better half suggested that one at our tim
of life ought to have more patience, and CAV
; it as her opinion that we couldn't swea
) the bodsteads together"
. Found we couldn't.
y Finally got 'em up--four of 'em--an
| commenced putting the cords on.
. Cords broke, and we had to tie them to
gether ~. ~ !3 Ht
I The knots wouldn't slip round the pegs
r and we couldn't draw the rope tight.
! More remarks from the childrens mothe
on the subject of profanity.
: Didn't pay any attention to her, and thu
. succeeded in getting through with tho jol
s Then went down and "harnessed til
8 stove. 9
: The legs fell out when we tried to lift
: on the zinc, but got it into position at last
7, Two lengths and one elbow of the pip
missing, ,E sd
Finally found the elbow in the burea
; drawer, and the two lengths rolled up
the parlor carpet
: Got hatchet and stick of wood all
+ commenced pounding the pipe together.
n Knocked a chunk out OF one of our knuol
> les. and got the elbow wrong end up.
| Had to take it all apart and change i
5 Commenced pounding again but couldn
l. make it jibe. 9mH
u Pounded more. a. r
9 The more we pounded, the more
Q wouldn't fit, and thought we'd give it up.
TT Expressed our opinion in relation
e stove-pipes in general and this one in pa
e ticular, and made some illusions to the ori
Is inal inventor of this kind of furniture.
K Went to the corner grocery and got "zw
II lager > felt refreshed, and resumed the Q
D. tack on the pipe.
of Found that what allied us before WI
P, that we hadn't pounded it enough.
Remedied the defect, and the job W
8 done. Stove smoked beautifully. ot
y Got wife to tie rags round three of ot
u fingers and one thumb, and thought we
oi sit down and have smoke.
TO Found meerschaum after q while. OIL
ID, discovered the amber mouth-piece broke
Il, Got the tobacco can, but on ascertainil
ID that the satcollar had been emptied into
ID made up our mind that we wouldn't smol
IS We concluded we'd better go to bed, a
started to pick our way through the ma
of things piled up and scattered about.
II Stumbled over the long rockers of chs
and barked one shin. Returned no answ
'e to an interrogatory as to why we did
to break our neck !" repeated Now lay m
Ig and turned in.
to Having q strong constitution, which Q
e. ables us to bear a good deal of sleep, al
in always paying strict attention to our slee
Of ing, didn't know anything till morning.
y Went down stairs aud found wife e.
! {; ting breakfast, with tears in her eyes
ir Told us she +" was deceived in the house
ar If she'd known what it was, she wou
X never have moved into it., and that she
at never be able to settle in it.
u This settled us, and declining to partial
lg of the frugal morning meal which had be
r. provided--we remembered the supper
h. took our departure, promising to call mi
or early part Of the ensuing week, when tain
it have been put rights"
syv Aud we mean to go.
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