The Sunday herald., 1881-02-20
MR.. GRoYLER MOVES.

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good condition. To DO sure the kitchen ceiling had
| fallen down, and the papering was much soed and
there not trap In the plumbing, and the water
pipes were bursted, and the roof leaked In three
places In tho front and place In the back build
ing, and the bathtub wouldn't hold water, and there
nine ten loads OF ashes In the cellar and
the chandelier globes were all broken, and the gas
pipes leaked that necessary to keep the gas
| cut oft at the meter and use candles for week
| two, and the neighbors' boys had cambered tho
| roof and dropped score or two bricks down the
chimney 50 that the Latrobe wouldn't burn anything
but rino kindings soaked In Kerosene and there
not ciotheshook in OF the Closets and there was
deed Of trust the property about to he called and
there was general impression that the house was
haunted by the deceased wife OF q Jonadab who had
signed the pledge fifteen times In seventeen months,
and was caught by the Liquor Dealers Association
one night up dark alley, held down and made to
| drink two quarts OF rum, for which indignity he
staggered home and kicked his wife to death but out
side OF these little things 1t was very comfortable
house, and Mr.. Groyier, after iabofing hard all day
In moving, retired with Mrs. a., tired and cross.
About O'Clock the door bell rung with
tremendous violence, and Mr. q. sat up thinking 1t
might be hre alarm. lie listened. The night was
bitterly cold. and the bell was very much In earnest
He was afraid Of nothing, but Mrs. q. was a very
| nervous, religious woman, and began to think tae
house was haunted sure enough.
| ''Do you hear that bell, my dear, " she asked.
"of course do, " said Mr. a. "a deaf and dumb
| man could hear that
| "what Is II, my deary" What Is Mg" Eyes,
| my dear, what is itY''
| 'Well Mrs. c., some people might think 1t was a
| band OF music, or funeral, or maybe an oyster
horn, or an opera singer. but believe IT'S the door,
beli.' ~
"of course. my dear IT'S the door, bell, but what
makes It ringP"
'why some galoots jerking the stufnng out Of 1t,
and II he don't Just get away FROM there IN shoot
hm!''
"No, no. my dear, 1t Amt that, It's spirits! This
house Is haunted my DEAR did you say your prayers to-
| night,
| ~ bet did, although was mighty quick about
1t. These Washington people talk about this climate
TIM d-d II didn't come near freezing before got
| to bed.r
| looked out.
| There was small man. with quilt wrapped about
him. smoking cap one boot and onesllpper on, and
he was dancing on the doorstep In agony OF Inn
patience, and one hand OH the beli-pull.
| 81 say, You know, " said Mr.. g., 'suppose you
| let that bell alone ~
"IIurry up, everything is ready and my brother has
gone for the and the cook has built nrc In the
range and got the policeman ring the druggist up
andyou needn't get buggy Its only four squares
and please hurry and you must have been mistaken
when you told my wife that you wouldn't be needed
| for week or two and please hurry hurry hurry!''
| yelled the small man, without stopping to take
| breath.
| lyon crazy Jackass, 60 away from here!'' said
Mr.. g., In high state OF disgust.
.'In the Lords name, don't talk that way Ikrow
You are kept going all the time, hut you must come.
Now please hurry You may save life there Amt
minute to lose and III pay You next pay day and give
you most Of 1t now hurry hurry iurry''
go away from here, tell you, ~ shouted Mr. G.,
AMI hac
'That lays over all the nonsense did see y he
| said TO Mrs. q. just then the bell was pulled with
still greater violence, aud he again got up and opened
his window. There was another man there In great
fret and hurry too, who commenced to talk rapidly
soon as Mr.. q. 'shead appeared at the open window.
"You know my little boy, Joes'
| "No, =, said Mr.. G., 81 don't know your little
| boy, Joe'
"oh, yes you do, " said the man. "The one with
cross eyes and snub nose, who looks so much like
you.'
Mrs. q. Immediately got out of bed to listen to
| this.
| ~ don't know him, " said Mr.. G., pettlshly.
"Well please come around to the house at once.
| said the man. ''Hc has swallowed a tenpenny nall
| and I'm afraid 1t may choke him.
"I'll bet You half dollar that II come down there
and choke you II you don't 90 away from here " said
Mr.. e., and he slammed his window down again and
/ went to bed again.
81 see through this thing now, ~ he said to Mrs.
g. "Those young hounds down to the office, who
live around the corner, know Just moved In to day
and they're putting this thing up on u.s. l see 1t.
Walt till one of them comes again and I'll fix him. ~
just then the bell was rung with redoubled vio-
lence.
MFR. @. carried pail Of water to the window with
great caro- and placed 1t chair within handy
reach then he opened the window and asked who was
| there.
"oh, my! - groaned man outside. with his hand
to his jaw; haye You got pair Of forceps about the
housePn
"a pair OF what?''
"Forceps, - said the man. '.Piease come down
and pull tooth for me; I'm suffering terribly
"See here my friend why don't you 20 to a
dentistpn
"I'vs been to two or three. but couldn't wake
them, and policeman advised me to come here.''
"Cone little closer under the window, - said
the willy Mr.. G., getting the pail Of water ready.
81 can't hear you very well.''
al want you to draw tooth for me, said the man
In loud tone.
Mr.. G. very dexterously dashed the pail of water
over the man and Yelled "Want me to draw tooth
for YOU, do you You son Of sea cook Yon're the
same wag that's been ringing my bell all night How
does that ft yon Mebbe you'I go home and lei
people rest now -
To say that the man yelled and would but OK
press 1t tamely; he was drenched and the icicles
formed fast on his dripping clothes. While he cried
out and danced about In terrible passion policeman
came up and wanted to know what was the matter.
"What's the matter!' ~ screamed the man.
came here to have tooth drawn, and the doctor Ii
either drunk crazy-he has thrown tub of water
over me ~
"Who's crazy. who's drunk. and who's a doc
tor ?" asked MFR. g. In a temper.
| ''YOu are all three, ~ said the man.
"You're another!' said Mr.. G. "There's nc
| doctor about here.'
"Certainly moi, - said the officer, "Dr. Parker
moved away from here last month";
"Then why the devil didn't he say so?'' asked
the man, an&he went home and In day or two wal
| stricken down with the pneumonia.
Mr.. G. went to bed again and said to his wife,
"Fm confoundedly glad that I've found ont the tru
inwardnsss OF this thing, but don't want to mov'
3 into another house where doctor once lived.''
3 SCUM.