The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-06-27
Gales. Sktttbts, 5nef0otss. &c.
A MOVING STORY.


/ The local of serhe Buffalo CONNER
ciafs has been moving. Hear him:
Yesterday was the first of May, and
everybody except those who were so IN.
fortunate as to own their own houses.
thereby being liable at any time to be san,
to the State prison for the taxes-moyed
We moved.
And It was the movingest sight that we
ever saw.
Our readers ought to have seen the
scene.
Our folks commenced pulling up and
tearing down the traps week ago.
Most of the 'spluAder" was thrown In
to heap and Jumped off into loads. with
a total disregard of ordinary rules.
The paregoric and hive syrup and vial.
were packed In our new hat. one of J.
w. Reeds latest and 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 one containing tomato catsup. and
the mustard concern was broken OF.
That is the best seasoned pair of boots
we ever had.
The other family insisted on coming
into the house before we got out
And 30 things cot mixed up some.
But we got everything that belonged to
Us at last
The cartmen swore because the cook
stove WAS 30 heavy and one said sd
II he'd have it if we offered it to him.
Didn't offer it to him, but offered both
of them a drink out of quarter barrel of
ale pearIy full standing in the kitchen.
They took it-sery kindly, but it made
them 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 moyed.
Thought ( kettes 81 kara- or sspser.,
before we tackled the bedstead and the
back room stove.
Commenced playing put up bedstead.
It's fun, when you ike it.
But people don't like it mostly.
None of the blasted rails would fit.
Got the wrong ones into the wrong posts,
and couldn't screw them up.
Marked them all with q pencil before
we took them down, and thought we'd
know how they went together again; but
somebody wiped the marks all OUT.
And there We were. HE
Better half suggested that one at our
time OF life ought to have more patience.
and gave it as her opinion that we sscouldn't |
swear the bedstead together.p
Found we couldn't.
Finally got 'em up, four Of 'em, and
commenced putting the cords on.
Cords broke, and we had to tie them
together.
The knots wouldn't slip around tho pegs,
and we corldn't draw the rope tight.
More remaEks by the child's mother on
he subject Of profanity.
Didn't pay any attention to her, and
ihus succeeded in getting through with
he bed.
Then went down and aharnessed'' the
stove.
The legs all fell out when we tried to
1T it on the zinc, but we got it in posi-
ion at last.
Two lengths and one elbow Of the pipe
missing.
Finally found the elbow in the bureau
irawer, and the two lengths rolled up In
he parior carpet
Got hatchet and stick Of wood, and
commenced pounding the pipe together.
knocked a chunk out of ons of our
and got the elbow on wrong end 7
'p: L
Had to take it all apart and change il.
Commenced pounding again but couldn't
make it jibe.
Pounded more.
The more we pounded the more it
wouldn't 81, and we thought we'd give it up.
Expressing our opipion about stove;
ipes In general and this one in particular.
nd some allusion TO the original inventor
f this kind of furniture.
Went to the corner grocery and got
'sWie lager" felt refreshed, and resumed
he attack on the pipe. f
Found out that what allied Us before
'as that we hadn't pounded Il enough.
Remedied the defect, and the iob was
one. Stove smoked beautifully. l'
Got wife to tie rags around three of our
ngers and one thumb, and thought we'd
t down and have smoke. &
Found meerschaum after while, and l
iscoyered amber mouth piece broken. +.
Got the tobacco can, but on ascertain
g that the salt cellar had been enuptisd
10 i, made up our mind that VIC wouldn't
noke