San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-27
MOVING HOUSE AND HOME.


Curious Phases of Moving where Noe
Even Carpets Arc Taken Up.
Asa general thing man knows where
10 look for his house when he goes home
from work. A two story dwelling IL de-
veloped strongly In his bump OF inhabi-
tiyeness. In world of mutations II Is
usually content TO remain at the old stand
till the wreck Of all things earthly over
takes It, Let man once build house
on lot 20, block Q, and he can leave u
In the morning with pretty safe assur-
ance of finding 1t right there when he
comes home at night.
But houses do sometimes stray away,
and while they leave certain ancient land
marlssthey make others rs they go. 1t
often happens that man residing on his
own property sells the lot at good figure
and moves the house to less costly loca-
tion farther ON. These are the times
when the rule finds exception, and the
head OF family who closed his front
door at Adams and Wood streets this
morning Is likely to open 1t tonight Mt
Garfield park. The housemover comes
when he cannot when you are ready
for him. He shoves a lot Of rollers under
your residence, bitches windlass horse
to 1t and snakes 1t along the highway,
while your family remain inside and
continues to pursue their daily avoca-
tions. In northwest Chicago this spec
tacle of quiet domestic scene In wan
dering residence is very familiar. People
are changing the face of the country so
rapidly that homes give place to fourstory
buildings ut the slightest notice. The
daily programme Of breakfast, dinner
and supper so on, though three grocers
may have to he patronized before enough
provisions are obtained. The lifted hulk
goes drifting through the et.approach-
ing the revolving capstan and chasing 1t
away, forming the one thing which can
stop Mr.. Yerkcs' street cars without caus-
Ing all the passengers to bless the Phila-
dephia baron. When a man goes home
at night or goes to the place where he ex-
pected his home would be and finds but
an aching void in the old familiar place
he has only to step into the street and
take up the trail. Persistent followingof
this will bring him at last to his retreat
ing domicie, when he may mount the
back steps as he would car platform
and resume his disturbed relations to
the family.
Ladies who go to call on women who
are being moved--house and household
do not leave their cab standing at tho
corner, but direct the driver to keep up
If he can, while they sit in comforta-
BILE drawing room and enjoy the shifting
scenery. Children can be kept In the
house so readily while tho latter Is being
moved from one part Of the town to an
other that it las been suggested to have
the state hire licensed raisers and movers
who shall draw domiciles about from
place to place as often as 'infants ter
rible" demand change Of scene. AS
the progress is continued day and night,
policemen who call to see the cook may
greet her in Capt. Schuettler's domain
and give her farewell in Simon O'Don-
nell's territory.
This moving family and house to-
gether has its disadvantages for fellows
who sell patent rights and women who
canvass for the book "Clear Skies" For
these bores are limited to certain terri
tory, and it is awfully trying on solici-
tors nerves to see the house in which she
has her victim trced just approaching
Belmont avenue, knowing full well that
once across that street she dare not sell.
Think of the moving housewives thought
T.. 4. A IL N tII Ita nd
talking have induced her TO subscribe.
but she wants to object little longer,
and while she gratiiles that wish her
place Of residence has changed from
Lake View to jefferson. and the agent
has lost q sale. Fellows with coal bills
and grocers with unbalanced accounts
can find one of these elusive households
any day, and they are likely to run along
in breathless fashion ut the rear entrance
or back of from the impending, advance
ing front door, pulling the bell rs IL they
were tweaking its nose and then retreat
ing as If afraid it would resent the insult.
These buzzards who float around family
en- transitu may as well be paid; they will
camp wherever the house Is deposited,
and it doesn't look well to be introduced
to a neighborhood by a bevy OF bill col
lectors.
Taken altogether, the business of NOV
ing house aud household, family aud
familiars, without taking up II carpet or
packing box is deluding. Aman never
knows where to look for the thing. and
life is too short to go and sit down on the
vacant lot till it comes; his neighbors
know too much about him from the start,
and his family cannot rub out old scores
and begin anew in the legend side OF life.
Chicago Herald