Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-31

stocks of goods stored in warehouses
because there isn't room to put them. [
saw one store that rented for 500 year
ago, and they've run partition through
it and get $1,000 for each side. They
are building new ones but they are all
rented before the foundation is laid.
"That is just the way with the houses.
I have climbed million stairs this
morning, Mr.. Smith, and only heard of
two houses. The agent took me out to
see them, and one was built in Terri
torial days, I am sure, and the other was
tenement in long ugly row. One
said we'd have to live in a tent and |
don't know but we shall"
"Just tell him to mind his business,
snapped Mr.. Smith, "and that we are
used to a house."
"Oh, but he didn't mean it for impo-
likeness, he was just as polite as could
be-they all were. [ never saw people
take such pains to help a person they
never saw before"
In the afternoon they tried again but
with no better success.
81 got a track of house, said Mrs.
Smith, land of course / didn't know
where he meant when he told the street
and number, and we drove and drove
till [ asked him if the house was in St.
Paul. When we got there told him he
could turn about and drive back, l
wouldn't live in such place. I copied
some of the signs down there. And she
produced paper on which appeared
considerable phonetic spelling: Fur
rint.' That is an Irishman. Fer sail.
He was too from the far lakes. 'Thes
house and lot fer SAL too bad she didn't
know it; Furneter sell bought and ex-
changed Rome fur rente If Rome
is, Minneapolis doesn't seem to be.
Capitals are plenty, evidently; see this:
'FurnishHe d Room for RenT.' And
this, Bombing And have you noticed
the odd names on the signs: Klbird
and Grove have feed store, and Berry
and Onion are grocers. Clapsaddle
ought to be In harness store and Ser
mon a minister.
Well, you seem to find considerable
amusement in it; don't"
They we're two discouraged people
when they went to bed that night, but
they had more courage after a nights
rest, and started out afresh next day.
They consulted the morning papers first.
"Here are some of those strange ad-
vertisements, said Mrs. Smith, "an OK
and frog at the top, and story about
them"
"Why, it says Hsop's Fables at the
end"
"The ideap'
GA good idea," said her husband
GA man has got to do it out here, it at
tracts attention. have my advertise
ments all thought up, ready for the
printer"
"Better keep them till you find
store. Hear this: "What is home
without mother, OF a folding bed?"
"And here is the funniest of all:
Hello, Mr.. Flanagan; you didn't
leave your front name when you left
your wagon to be painted. Better bring
it around And, Mr.. Smith. do hear
this: Wanted by man just from Bos-
ton, a chance to do chores and take care
of horse, for his board. Don't ever
say we came from the east, Mr.. Smith.
found out yesterday that my opinions
were all wrong; the west is not all wild
and uncultvated, and"
But you didn't find a house-are
there none advertised ?"
eyes, here's one, and she read the
description. :" [ like that-IlI go and
look at it. -
81 rented it an hour ago." said the
owner, when she rang at his door and
inquired; +" but there is another that was
for rent yesterday, three blocks from
here. 1t may be taken; I'll go around
and see."
He came back in a few minutes. GA
family is moving in this morning;
houses don't stay long in the market in
this town. If you take the street cars
here and go out to the end of the line,
you may find house. It is a good ways
out, but a pleasant neighborhood." She
thanked him and got into the car he had
signaled to stop.
cit is pretty" she said to herself,
but how new, not one old house"
Every house that was near enough to
completion was occupied. In some, the
families were In the chamber; some had
only the narrow back part of the house
built, one room, sometimes, or two at
most, and lived there while the rest went
up. She went about from one to another
till she was carried out
"Come in and rest, said onelady who
opened the door. "You look tired.
LOUISE HuuUluS is ndru WOrR,
"To many new houses, some OF them
ought to be for rent, said Mrs. Smith.
CAN these houses have been built
since that baby was born" said the
woman, pointing to where pale young
mother sat with her child in her arms.
| Mrs. Smith looked at the baby and
| back at the house in establishment
stYou are a stranger here, see," con-
tinued the woman. We have only
been here six months, but one gets to
feeling at home very soon. You had
better go to the workmen when you
start out again and ask about the
houses. They often know who owns
them and if they are rented, and go
many ask them, they think nothing
strange of it."
Mrs. Smith tried that when she start
ed again, but, though she received the
politest of answers and all the volunteer
information the men possessed on empty
houses, she found none for herself, and
went back to her hotel weary and dis
couraged.
Mr.. Smith was there ahead of her.