Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-04-06


imagine how the wild lot would look
with house and garden, instead of
raspberry bushes and sapling fir and
pine. The faith of the wife was
waiting for the decision of her hus
band, for he could only work heartily
when his own mind approved of his
course, and as the future was so un-
certain, she would try to endure some
inconvenience for the sake of having
home of their own. Here were good
roads; here was a good view of the
village and valley; here was brook
of pure water and here land enough.
1t might do for very poor mans
home. AS they rode home he said
he should make an offer.
In few days he saw Mr.. Scoop
"a. who seemed quite indifferent
/ about trade, but as brother Prosey
knew that he needed a good horse,
the indifference might be assumed.
"What did you conclude about
that land?" asked Mr.. Scoopem.
s.For the land and two thousand
feet OF good matched boards, two
thousand feet of rough boards and
scantling, and six thousand shingles,
all delivered on the land, I will give
you my horse, which is we'll worth
one hundred dollars.
Mr.. Scoopem noted down on a
board, with an old stub of pencil !:
Land, $50; matched boards, $50 !;
rough boards, $40; shingles, S12 !;
total, S92. After his computations
he suggested:
"'Pears to me you had best put
in harness.
"No harness in this Offer was
the decided answer.
"When do you want to close up
the trader" asked Mr.. Scoopem.
Now, as you have the lumber at
your mill all ready, it might as well
be drawn one time as another. Make
out the deed and deliver the proper
ty and the horse is ready answered
Mr.. Prosey.
Il am short one horse in my teams
and need the horse, so by Saturday
| night the lumber shall be on the
spot and your deed ready, and | want
; the horse"
[ Early the next morning MI. Prosey
was on his lot with Ak and shovel
: clearing away, so the lumber might
| be placed as convenient as possible
2 for the future building.
= 1t was nice warm spring day
the snow was melting away, and the
water began running in the road. Ev'
cry passcr-by looked with surprise al
! the laborer, and his acquaintance
stopped to make inquiries. AS ht
opened his heart TO brother jenkins
whose friendship he relied upon, i
was mentioned that the sills for the
house were not yet procured. Brother
Jenkins said:
''If you can come up to my suga
place and attend to the boiling, while
l gather sap, will help you hew ou
e the sills and draw them to the spot.
"All right. l will try end do SO,
t said brother Prosey.
q Each day something was done to
ward the house. The secretary anC
d some cyclopedias were sold to mer
I, chant to be paid for in nails an(
glass, and most of the material wa
on the ground. About the last o
S March carpenter was engaged, ant
S the plan of the cheap house decided
upon, the pastor relying on the judg
It ment of his employe somewhat
s in the construction of cheap, bu
e convenient and comfortable house.
e eff can't pay as l go, 1 don
/ CO." said Mr.. Prosey.
e s'When will your cellar be ready?'
:, asked the carpenter,
y s'I am not making cellars" re
d sponded brother Prosey, sit is
house / am consulting about. hous
Ii of my own to live in cannot affort
e to make fifty dollar cellar to kee]
IS pound of butter in. l must pa,
e you in something that I have, sleigh
If wagon, harness, books or furniture.
it "All right" said the carpenter
- sif ] can do your work in this dul
+ time, will work cheap and tax
some of your property at a reasonabl
Il price. would suggest, however
e that if the roof boards are just fiv
!, inches wide and five inches apart
e they will serve as guides for tn
d courses of shingles and make a stag
k ing unnecessary.
Il The month of April came in quit
spring-like, and one day the sills wer
7, leveled on stone foundations, then tn
), wall began to be put up, and in tw
IS days the house was boarded, tn
e roofing on and shingling commenced
e In a week all was done but the plas
tering and chimney.
d The preacher had been busy pass
# ing up the boards and shingles, driv
Y ing many nails, etc. There wer
I four windows below in the two rooms
le The door was at the end of the hous
IL in one corner. Up stairs were tw
= nice rooms divided by board part
ton. The house stood on little e
s. ovation of the lot and faced the sout
er road and looked neat and comforta
a BILE. The carpenter declared it wa
ID neat as pin, and good enough for
bishop. His bill for work was ST.