New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26

| looted them and selected symmetrical van OF a
| Iiobt mauve color. To this he ordered the van
man to attach his four disappearing horses, and
! for driver Mr. Selover selected young man with
a wayv. flexible mustache and an appearance above
his station. Mr. Selovers chattels were duly loaded
last Monday morning. and the mauve-coored van
DISPATCHED for his new home.
! That prde goeth before fall is so generally
recoonized that we shall not pause to enlarge OH
IL After waiting few hours to give the van
tme 70 reach its destination, Mr. and Mrs. Selover
crossed on the Cortlandt-st. ferry and boarded
the train. They stopped one station this SIDE OF
| the one at which they had rented the cottage
and took carriage bribing the driver TO re-
move the numbers from his lamps and to put on
rs NAMED an expression as possible, their praise
worthy intention Of course being to impress the
neighbors with the fact that they had just driven
ont from their New-York residence. They pro
ceeded rapidly, but when about a mile IRON
their new house they suddenly came upon 'he
van containing their household goods IL was
stopped Closer inspection showed that one Oh
.ho wheels was broken and that the others were
in the mud so deeply that the mauve-coored van
uos resting. as we suppose we may say, on It's
.,on,oob The four stylish horses, aided by a
sormor,s foam had only succeeded in pulling the
olo ont If the van Most of the furniture had
! s.ou ;o,somed and stood around either side OF
,ho rood The intellectual driver appeared help
,oss and stood idly combing his pliable mus
| -, ;.h q sIver fork which had dropped out
- ,ho s;deboard His assistants also selected
| -, concordance rather than use, stood by ana
s.a,,,, tr,cd N uphold their reputation as van
man. bpt their oaths were weak ana lacheu
Ii.oo,ross NIGHT was coming on and IL looked
uke rain A predatory COW was scratching her
.ar an the corner OF drcsslng-case, ana pusn"
cous calf was picking quarrel WIN ano'"0
AL, which no had discovered In the mirror U"
,ha folding bed. There seemed TO DC puo oho
,lino 70 do. and that was to hire the iar"c' -
hr,nr dovn his wagon and move the goods inc
roc, 80 tbe way. The vanmen ceased ther "e"N
ottomnts at profanity, mounted their hoiseS oil"
started back for New-York
Nr Seover had always held in vague sor'
| - NAV that it was sometimes good 10 mofuiS
Tho eesb bnt his first practical experience OF IL
WAS not satisfactory. hali-hour la'el INV
,orr.r drove into town seated on a bed mattress
| on ton of a pile of furniture which looked as Il
| :, Nd boon loaded by being fired ont Of one OF
49, no,v dynamite guns His wagon was old
.1 ,ho v,hocIs "wobbled' His horses were
Tho worse for wear and the traces OF his harness
| were small chains and the relns clothes-Iihes'
He carried whip which consisted OF hickory
limb with piece of barbcd-wire attached TO II
for lash and he insisted on standing up ana
speakinc TO the horses in a loud voice as he
drew near the house. Mr.. Selover walked be-
hind steadyng" a kitchen table on the rear OF
the wagon. while Mrs Selover followed with
lamn glass rolling-pin and crayon portrait
Of her mother The ncighbors looked ont and
welcomed them with pleasant smiles. We can
only draw a kindly veil over the rest Of the pain
full scene The farmer made four loads OF the
stuff. II this account shall cause even one per
son 10 avoid falling into the errors made by MI
Selovcr we shall feel amply repaid for its re-
cital.