Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-22
Putting up Stoves.

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we nNe the following article on putting
up stoves IRON the Utica Herald That II
contains much truth we know by sad expert
enee' ana we believe that nearly every man
VINO mas ever Undertaken the JOB OF setting up
stove can say the same
10 not remember the exact date OF the
Invention oil stoves, but 1t was some years ago.
since then mankind have been tormented, once
year by the difficulties that beset the task
OF putting them up and getting the pipes liked.
WIN all our Yankee ingenuity, no American
mas ever invented any method BY which the
noor OF putting up stove can be lessened.
Inc lop is as severe and vexatious as human
NY can possibly endure, and gets more 30 every
year
Men always put their stoves up on rainy
day why, we know not; but we never
neard oi an exception to the rule. The first
step TO De taken Is to put OH very old and
ragged coat under tue impression that when
ne se's ms mouth iull OF plaster 1t Will keep
'ne Shirt bosom eiean' Next the operator
gets ms mana INSIDE the place where the pipe
ougn' 70 Co. and blacks nus hngers and then
nc careiuiiy makes a Dlaek marx down one
sue oil MS nose 1t Is impossible to make
any heauway, IN DONG TINS work, until this
marx Is maze down the side of the nose.
having got ms lace properly marked, the
victim Is ready TO beg'n the ceremony The
heau ol the iamiy-who Is the big goose oil
'no saorllce-grasps one SIDE oil the bottom
oi 'ne stove ana his wlie and the hired glrl
,aNe holu oil the other side. In this way the
'oau Is s'ar'eu from the woodshed toward the
p'r'cr' "oiug tnrougn tne door tne mead OF
'ne i"m''y W'll carefully SWING ms SIDE oil the
s,oVc AROUND anu Jam ms thumb-nail against
tue uoor post, Inns part oil the ceremony is
never omitted, Having got the family COM
IOr' III P'ace' 'ne next tning Is 10 hnd the legs.
Two ol 'nese are iei1 inside the stove since
ho spring peiore' Inc otner TWO must be
nun'eu aiter, Tor twenty-five minutes: They
are usually iounu under the coal. Then the
neau oil the iamily holds up one side OF the
Stove WINE ms Wiie puts TWO of the legs IN
pace ana next ne holds up the other side
whl'e 'he otner TWO are nxed, ana one oil the
"rs. TWO iai's OUT ny the time the stove is
va "s ieSs ne ge,s reckless, anu taxes on ms
o'I coat regardless oil MS linen.
iheh nc goes ior the pipe ana gets TWO
cinuers IN ms eye. II don't make any differ
ence now wen tue pipe was put up last year
u WIN Always DC iound httle 100 short or
ll''o 100 long Inc head OF the iamiiy jams
us nat over ms eyes ana taxing pipe under
each arm goes TO the TIN shop to have 1t h1-
Gu Mheh ne gets pack ne steps upon one
OF the pest parlor ehairs TO see II the pipe
nus ana MS wiie makes him get down for fear
nc wlii scratch the yarnish on from the chair
WIN lhe haiis IN ms Doot heei' In getting
uo"'l ne WIN surely step Oh tne cat, ana may
.nanh ms stars II !" ID ho' ,he papy. linen
nc ge's an ola ehalr ana Climbs up 10 the chin
ncy again. TO hnu tnat IN cutting tne pipe on
'he END nus been lett TOO big Tor the hole IN
'he chimney 90 he goes TO the woodshed
with an old AK, and squeezes it in his hands
to make it smaller. Finally he gets the pipe
in shape and finds that the stove does not
stand true. Then himself and wife and the
hlred glrl move the stove TO the lett, aud the
legs iall out again. Next 1t Is to move to
the right. More difficulty with the legs
Moved to the front a little. Elbow not
eve" WIN 'ns no'o ~ 'ne ehimney, anu
'lo nq'u " 'uo iani.1 gJen again 70 'ne
"oVusuou V9s.. a',ei sOuo ~ N.Y. p'o'A
"uno putting 'ue s'o9NS unuer tue % ,ess,
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Gni1y sets the dinner toble ON, nn,s the ala
ohai, on II oe,s h;s ,yies hoId or ,be oha;s snJ