The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-08-20
Wrestling With . Bod.

moved my folding bed up stairs las
week ALL the week, he said.
have had that bed for q year, aud
must say that during that time its con
duct has bsen such as to allay the suspi
cion with which regard II. had coms
to repose good deal Of confidence in IT.
The landlady's husband suggested thai
we'd better take it apart. He said he
knew how-it was very easy. So We
agreed that after dinner we'd take II apart
After dinner he stepped out for few min
utes. While he was gone Podley came in
Podlsy means well, aud he's my friend,
but will say that Podley's got no more
head for measurements than horse.
Podley looked over the staircase and
hall. Pshsw. be said. you'n III take
hold OF that and shake it up there while
you wait.
l laid of my coat and lifted up the end
OF the bed. That was about half past 6
last Monday evening. Going up stairs !
took the lower end. When we got up high
enough the tall, ornamental back OF the
bed jammsd into the ceiling. 1t ploved .
jagged furrow in the plastering and the
ar hurt me good deal. That reminded
Podley that he'd have to lower his end. He
lowered the bed no the top cleared the Cell
ing aud the bottom struck on the next
stair. Then We lifted the bottom to clear
the stairs and the top got tangled in the
plsstering. Podley thought might lit
the bottom real quick, while be held down
on the top aud get 1t by that way Finally
after we'd lifted and twisted and perspir.
edenough the combustion came right and
We got it by the jig.
Ii was easy enough tleD until We got II
TO the top OF the stairs. where the banistefs
turn. OF course it was too broad TO turn
there.
Podley rested his end on the top step
and leaned over the blnisters and encoui.
sged me while the bed slowly tore the
a ssh from the palms Of my hands and
orunched my shin bones. PodIey famed
himself and got fscetious. just at the last
gasp the lsndlsdys husband came 10. He
Hsw 10 10Y relief. We lifted the bed clear
over the banisters and sat l. down in the
marrow hall. But we could neither turn
il 80 Is to get IL through the bedroom door
nor get it back 90 the stairs sgain.
After tha. bed he'd i,ished me and Pod
ley up and reduced the landladys bus
band, who is . Asshy man. to mere sos.
gy. pslpitsting mass, We pushed it into a
room ii the head Of the stairs and quit.
Tuesday evening the lspdisdy's husband
came up smiling ard confident. The head
piece. be ssid. lifted right of. We open
ed the bed and lifted. Then We shut il up
and stood II on i.s bead aud its aide and
ito stomach. The lsndiady's husband eyed
il critio.lly ia each position sod shook it
snd thumped il 90 the back. But moth.
log came 81 tbst, 30 ~e opened it and got
tue isndlsdy to sit oL the bs.ipos, while
We lifted on the hsaipiece. When We 70,
tired Of doing thst Ne shu, II np sni -
amiced II some more
Wednesday dropped 10 ats fn,ni.
ture store AID sskrd for al expert .itb =
crox bar 10 come up snd take ny bed
apart. The man said there vas no need VI
sending . mao. Hsd show me thst . child |
could do it. Then be opened bed like
niue, told me whore 70 Iiii. and Il came
apart - easy ~ anything ] vent heae
.od laughed at the isnalaay'. basb.ud |
After dinner wsoi - show him --bu.
didrt
Thursday / sent for the .rpert sgsin.
Thursdsy evening wsrt TO diase,. The