Telegram-herald., 1890-01-07

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-,yaa had better remenaer g.. re-
marked Jenkins in Tire bsttes tones II 3
s,s shea fingered mau whose Wlfe i.
.ct.,a wlla the moving mania; "you
h.a beuer remenlo Der lt, for vel be
moving back here this tims ne21
month
geautme bow fared il viii jack and
IN slcuins rattan baby erlF Noros
found - the dictionary are not cut by
tie same iE-iteIn as those used hy tie ia
riax member of Muggins a Son ia Telat
ins the various incidents = that inem-
orable secession IL should first he uu-
dsrstood th4t rattan b4Oy cribs we're not
invented for lhe use Ut infants n ho hye
in fate Bat they never wear CUT, and
il Is impossib BILE - smash them; and IL u
q curious fact thai when the family that
has seen better DAYS comes down 10 fst
existence (how singuiariy happy Is the
epitheln the rattan baby 5 crib invariably
comes down also Such were the ante
cedents Of the SlOcums and their rattan
crib. This crib had. hike wine, whisky
or a violin. improved vastly with age.
When IL vas new Il Is possible
that a leg might. with patience and
great muscular exeruon. have been
twisted of But az the time of the
Slocuns' last moving nothing short OF
meat Ak or a buzz saw would have made
the slightest impression on H. The crib
bottom, top, sides, ends, legs and braces
had been constructed by It's mis-
chieyiously ingenious inventor out Of one
piece of rattan. which be wound in and
out, tucked through the loops. wove into
watertight meshes, finally doing with its
last end what be did at the beginning
with It's first end, secreted IL beyond all
hope OF discovery without supernatural
aid. If one of those ends could have
been found a leg might have been un-
raveled and the SlOcums aud their regu-
Lar monthly mover spared a great deal of
trouble but is the crib existed, and
doubtless exists 10 this day, 1t is safer
from harm than the contents of a chilled
steel safe with the combination forgot
ten. Twice the Slocums rattan crib had
fallen off the front end Of Dluggins' van
and been run over by two wheels Of
the ponderous vehicle. Muggins had
breathed easier until he found that the
crib, far from being injured, was more
elastic and tenacious of its perennial
symmetry than ever.
As he expected, Jack found tho Slo-
Gums rattan crib two sizes too big for
every door in the fiat lie suspended
his exertions looking to the twisting of
of the cribs right hind leg, and wiped
the perspiration from his brow.
"If | knew how the darned thing got
in here, he said, "Td''--
Il don't see why you shouldn't" inter
rupted Slocum, consulting a memOran-
dunn book and reading therefrom: Sept.
30-moved by Muggins & Son-four dol
lars-same old difficulty with the rattan
crib"
"Oh, yes, remember now" said Jack
10 his helper, I'VE took all the doors of. "
They took all the doors of.
The rattan crib seemed to have ex-
panded another inch out of pure malice.
the Jenkinses' effects, including the ex-
tension table, and still the rattan crib
showed no signs Of yielding. Muggins
& Son were losing money.
why don't you knock of pair of
her Internal legs;" said the senior part
ner, wrathfully.
"Try it, pop" replied the junior part
ner; after you've tried it for q couple
of hours you will be a good deal sadder
and wiser than you are now"
Nevertheless Muggins tried it, and the
heartless Slocums stood by and jeered.
Finally, in desperation, Muggins Dor
rowed all the clothes lines in the build
ing, tied them together, and lowered the
Slocums' rattan baby crib out OF the
front parlor window. He took a movers
delight in letting the crib fall the last
four stories, but it wasn't in jured in the
least.
When Muggins & Son met for lunch,
the Jenkins anu Slocum jobs being fin
ished, they were not nearly as blithe and
gay as they had been in the morning.
The two small dark colored bottles kept
under the horse blankets IN the van seats
were empty. So seemed the future 10
Muggin5 Sc Son, as one put fresh rag
on his thumb and the other examined
toe on which trunkful Of books had
fallen.
"S'pose you got some more orders?
said Muggins to the Junior partner.
Eyes. pop. The Hiyginses at 3 o clock,
Fifth-ninth to Sixth-first
How much:" demanded Muggins.
with a quaver of surprise in his voice
-Four and half. pop. Itsa- Why,
pop, you don't say
MuEgins had received the intelligence
that the Higginses were to be moved for
$3.50 with such evidences Of despair as
could have but one meaning.
Il DO say. my son. that you're gettin
to be a bigger ass every day of your life.
Didn't we move the Higginses two
months ago' And didn't they have one
extension table and two rattan baby
cribs
Still there are a great many people in
apartment house districts who are Of the
opinion that it is much more profitable
and pleasant to move than 10 he moved
CURTIS DCNuAN.