New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-03
riCTOEY OTER TIE FLIT.

| VICTOEY OVER THE FIAT
Wbcn \ family moves the lst of May Tor any
other time for that matter it is usually with the
hone Of lettering their condition in some way
Perhaps il is not necessary for us to say tl'U tci
ho,c * not always realized. The dumb-waiter may
,,orl, hotter in the new fiat, but on the other
hand the new janitors stomach may pc all ouo
Of order; and anitor with the "dyspepSy j.
worse than q dumb-waiter with n broken rope
! There is a family named Salmon living IN liat'em'
! ,Lo claim 10 have bcttercd themselves; az least
Mrs Salmon makes this claim and Salmon MN
self i non.committal as becomes a wise man
when his wife speaks.
The improvement in the Salmon iamlyS con-
dition was brought about 10y the ingenious Mrs
salmon Indeed. We ought 10 say that Mrs. sal
man comes Of a remarkably ingenious family.
II was 4 Younger brother Of hers. one Gordon Sal
| mon who several years ago proposed strIllngy
| oririnal plan for doing away with carpets ana
rug,. his idea being to stick small pieces OF car
net like lamp-matS on the solcs OF each person
! shoes with muciiage. This wonderful youth
| died alas, all too soon. and before his brll!laho
plan about the carpets was ever put into practical
opcraiion: death ovcrtal,ing him at his home IN
NorcroSsyilc Conn. as the result OF palniui ac-
| cident-nothng less than fall from an apple
! tree while saving OF large limb some sixteen
| feet from the ground. At the coroncrs inquest
that most awls WARE Of social gathcrings-it came
| out that the promising young man had mad
ycrtcuty taken his seat asst ride the limb outside
! Of the spot where he was applying the saw ;"
that when the severed bough fell lie necessarily
| accompanied IT, II has been well said that death
| loves a shining mark.
Bat let US return from Connecticut and join
! Mrs salmon i'm Harlem. Mrs Salmon had lived
/ 81. 90
had not been satisfactory The anitor not only
had stomach trouble but his liver was fright
! fully ont of order. The resultant temper was
something terrific lie ronrcd at the children in
the halls and refused To fix the lock on the hall
door Nor was the ianitof all. The interesting
husband and wife across the hall quarrclled in ~
! hieh tone Of voice as To which was the more i'm
portant in the support Of the family. while mis-
! anthropc somewhere down the air-shaft, who
| shroudcd his identity, played the cabinct-organ
| in sad minor key. Inside of Mrs. Salmons flat
the rooms were 50 small that her pet terrier
| obliged 10 wag his tail up and down instead Of
| the way liz which nature intended
| Early in the season Mrs. Salmon decided
10 move. and 50 informed Mr.. Salmon, phesmat4c
individual void OF originality. new fiat
WAS secured. larger or better than the OLD.
! but Mrs. Samons motto was anything for a
change. BESIDES. tho new ianltor did not. like
the old onr. appear 10 have altogether neglected
medicine, calculated to make the weak strong.
there was a hope that he miaht he found of Il
mon amiablc disposition.
Thursday morning. May /. found the Salmon
| hous hold goods being transferred To a van. II
was red van Of the largest size. with highly
improbable, though perhaps not impossible. land.
scapc painted on each side In due course OF
time tho Salmon noscpSsiouS worn all locdpd n.
the van. even to the terrier. Mrs, Salmon stood
viewing tine interior through the door when she
happened 10 observe that the dog wageng
his tail in the natural way. A great light broke
in upon Mrs. Salmon. Why not live in the van
Mrs. Salmon is n woman OF action Turning to
the van-man she asccrtained his price Tor the
van. Then she directed Salmon 10 pay him the
sum demanded. Ten minutes later the van stood
in the middle of vacant lot. the horses were
gone, things were hring put 10 order inside. and
the Salmon family cmancpatcd from the Hat.
As we remarked before. so far Mrs Salmon is
satisfied. and Salmon isn't making any foolish
remarks. The terrier is delighted. Mrs Salmon
has divided the van into rooms with the aid Of
curtains. and She finds them larger and more
convenient than the rooms in the fiat. No iantor
prowls in the hall ready to spring on his natural
prey. the children. No scoundrcl splits kindling
wood on the floor above No enemy of society
boilS cabbage for dinner down the air-shaft These
are few OF the negative advantages. Among
the positive advantages is the ease with which
change of residence may be effected. Mrs. Salmon
proposes TO hire a team and drive m 10 larry
town the LIST OF June and remain a month July
aud August she will spend at Stamford. driving
down to Asbury Park for September. and return
ing the city with the approach OF cold weather.
where she hopes to make arrangements to anchor
on the vacant block between Madison and Wander
bilt ayes The Tribune cannot say whether
not van-living will become popular. But
tainly it does seem foolish. as Mrs Salmon SAYS.
for a family which has got its goods into
Ioomy and convenient TO take chem ont
and put them into q small aud illarrangcd Hat