Litchfield enquirer., 1868-11-05
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fore, now overoaale me entirely. =.,,..:.. ..:.
 Tom, 5saiaz,Sz ,Szs it's. the hosls sess The The house is damp ,rrhero, always is. dal, in moving into | new building before it is thoroughly dry; and am afraid we have been guilty of. this i. verysz great siimprps dence. E B q Es
 It was good of me fo say Eve, and take
 half the blame, when tue author of our griefs was in the singular person, and he knew 1t; but a little salve was needed, and I administered it. Poor Tom! that sneez- ing was the final strsw to break the calnel s back. The gas-hxtures were nothing by comparison.
 The next morning we all woke up with colds in our heads. and ate our breakfast in chorus. One of the help left me-
 saying that her lungs was weak, and she didn' wish to go into a gallopin' con sumption. The other gave notice, but did
 not object to remain until I supplied her place; for which consideration | was ready
 to bless her.. ..s s,.>..- ..-,
 Sue, said Tom, looking very pitiful, cant bear to think of you and the boys suffering because of my thoughtlessness. Let's move.'
 II I put my arms around the dear old fel- lows neck {ol3 is a term Of affection}, and asked, Where, Tom?
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 fThe only remedy, Tom is to make the get through it we'll enough provided the
 house is kept we'll aired and we'll heated
 That was all that could be done. The
 furnace was kept going night and day, and l went about as in Turkish bath-with
 the difference, however, that our form oi
 this Oriental luxury was far moro expen. slve than on ordinary occasions; nor, be-
 ing prolonged, did it seem quite so de- llghtful. When we were absent from home all the windows were thrown open, and the
 air allowed to riot through the house. In
 this way we managed to get the walls dry
 ln a couple of weeks; and by the middle
 of June the last cold had disappeared
 leaving our lungs in tolerable condition
 1t was pleasant enongh in warm weath
 er, barring the dust created bY the ire pressible rubbish incident to an open
 neighborhood; but, as Tom said. we had ;; the Central Park, which was: charming ,in the mornings and on moonlight nights
 Nevertheless, even the -ose persists in hay
 ing thorns, and there was that about the Park which made lfe somewhat of a trial. Boys will go mad over something, and there never were boys who rode hobbies , with greater frenzy than mine-a proof o character and unlimited spirits that l. hope
 one of these days may be*a benefit to the country, and thus compensate me for my
 present anxiety of mind: ..@a ouo or yuelr element, spent all their money in being rowed, and fraternized with the swans. l found itimpossible to keep bread or cake in the house. It all went down the very long and capacious throats of the
 swans that daily, I might say hourly, greet
 ed my boys with public reception. Bob , my second, who is always getting into
 scrapes, ruined four hats within month , by having them blown into the water, O
 using them for boats. lie finally zsnceeed r cd in tumbIing in himself. Abig dog mer cifnilv came to the rescue; after which, to gi1ard against death by drowning, we pro
 yided Bob with dog of his own. Thl r investment, however, was not particularl . successful. for Bob made several bets ol the prowess of his dog, and in order to wi ,, them, jumped into the water that Cari l- might pull him out. Two suits of clothe I- were thus ruined One of these days e hope to get used to having boys.
 l. Sunday was not pleasant day in Eft n nfinth-street. l never forbid my girl i: having followers for human nature le human nature, whether 1t works Tn u 'd kitchen or sits in the parlor; and as ust 'u to have beaux, I thoroughly compreher
 why help desire to enjoy the same priv P lege. But there is such a thing as mod rn ration-a virtue of which saw nothing
 the basment during the continuance ou warm weather. The Central Park, wi an Riddles thrown in, was too great an attra for ton for the gallant sons of Erin to resl'
 and our basement swarmed as though ed were headquarters for Sunday eyening co ,as certs. We expostnlated, and even went - far as to change our servants. The c Inc was Still they come,' and we Wereslgned o' as. selves to fate I learned from the neis nv bors that when we went into the count s' sHigh Life below Stairs went up sta erv and gave party to our parlors and on ( ,on new carpet, which party wound up witt lv fight on the door-steps between the friel 1 zon of O'Reilly and Donehue.
 ant During the summer it was with difficu on- that I could get rid of servants; dar F, the winter 1t was with difficulty tha ;,, o could get them to stay. And such W 1n5 fer! The mere thought of it puts me ,}, the cold precipitation. It blew, it rained '- showed. When I was not ankle-deep
 mud, was knee-deep in snow. Dur all several severe storms feared the no ase, would tumble about our ears; and It no in such an exposed situation, and so p
 of ly built, that although we consumed tv Tom as much coal as ever before, none o bred could honestly declare that we were t ures oughly warm.
 oun1 a1 Being so far up town, l rarely saw . tue of my old acquainta1ces. Meeting on rave rave them in the street, she gave me me tlla' choly shake of the hand, as though ons; ni; were bidding me farewell for all time ouiu .u! eternity, and said,
 3hiS Friendship is an affair of streets G 'i'''' by - -'7--. l',sThe heartless creaturer murmure loas myself, in taking my leave.
 bino And yet, when I sat down calmly rag, thought about the matter, it seemed te 1 dis that my former neighbor and frequent ,s of itor had reason on her side. Were no York tances great bore to me? Yes. H ,tline called upon her since my upheava? ninth Did I not know charming people in B
 Bn, and had I not neglected them com. as much as was now being neglecte never others? Yes. This self-examinatio P ex- monstrated that was quite as heartle days the rest of the. world; that personal
 nacies are, for the most part, purely ,ne of dental, and that ordinary friendship by a affair of streets, as any New Yorker from testify. .s *z
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