Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-01
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the Article Of Furniture.
81 moved my folding bed up stairs
last woek-all the week, " she said.
II have had that bed for a year, and
must cay that during that time is
conduct has been such rs to allny tho
suspicion with which regarded H. |
had come to reposo a good deal Of con.
fdcnco In IT,
''rho iandlady'. husband suggested
that wo'd better take It apart. lie said
he knew how-it WINS very easy. SO
We agreed that after dinner we'd tako
Il apart After dinner he stepped on
for few minutes While he was gone
Podloy came In. Podlcy means well.
md hos my friend, but viii say that
Podloy's got no more head for meas
urcments than horse.
"Podloy looked over tho staircase
and hall Pshaw, he said. 'you'n III
take hold Of that and shake II up there
while you walt
~ laid OF my coat and lifted up the
end OF the bed. That was about half
past Q Monday evening Going up
stairs l took tho lower end. When We
got up high enough tho tall, ornamen.
tai back Of the bed TANNED into tho
ceiling. II plowcd Jagged furrow
Into tho plasterlng and the jar hurt mo
good deal. That reminded Podlcy
that he'd have 10 lower his end liz
lowered the bed 10 tho top cleared tho
ceiling aud tho bottom struck on the
next stair
"Thon we lifted the bottom 10 clear
tho stairs and the top got tangled in
tho plastcring podlcy thought l
might lift the bottom real quick. while
hc held down on tho top and got Il by
that why Finally. after wo'd lifted
and twisted mud pcnpirod enough the
combination canio right aud We got II
By the Jog
at was easy enough then until wo
got II to the top Of the stairs. where the
banis,en turn. OF course Il was too
broad 20 turn there.
"Podley rested his end on tho top
step and leaned over tho banisters and
encouraged mo while tho bed slowly
tore the flesh from tho palms Of my
hands and cunehcd my shin bones.
Podlcy famed himself and got face
tiouA Just at tho last gasp the land.
lady's husband camo In. He ilew TO
my relief We lifted the bed clear over
tho banlstors and sot Il down In tho
narrow hall But We could neither
turn Il 40 rs 10 got II through the bed
room door nor get Il back on tho stairs
again.
after that bed had finished mo and
Podloy up and reduced the lnndlady's
husband. who IA lcshy man. to a
mere soggy, palpitating mass, wopushed
It into a room at tho head Of tho stairs
aud quit.
Tuesday evening tho landlady's hus
band came up smiling and confident.
The head piece, he said, lifted right OIL.
We opened tho bed and lifted Then
we shut Il up and stood Il on It's head
and its side and its stomach. The
landlady's husband eyed Il critically In
each position, and shook Il and thumpcd
Il on tho back. But nothing came 81
that, 80 we opened Il and got the land
lady TO 10 on tho bcdpost while We
lifted on the hcadplece. When we got
tired Of doing that we slut Il up and
examined Il some more.
"Wednesday dropped In at fur
nlturo store aud asked for an expert
with n crowbar To come up and take
my bed apart Tho man said there
was no need Of sending a man. He'd
show mo that child could do H. Then
hc opened bed like mine. told mo
wherc to liii, and It came apart as easy
~ anything. Invent homo and laughed
at the landlady's husband. After din.
nor | went to show him-but didn't
Thursday l sent for tho expert
again. Thursday evening | went 70
dinner Tho landlady's husband was
sitting on tho porch. lilo was deep
lobster color His collar was nothing
but yollowish rag, and lao drew his
handkerchief ever and anon across his
brow
YES he said, dcjectcdly, your
beds apart, but It isn't In your room.
The man says he'll have 10 saw the
hoadpleoo In two, It's too tall for the
door. Tho man. he continued. Just
went away llo came hero about half
past one. One Of your gears was sprung
Tho landlady's husband mopped lis
brow aud looked away as one who nc
copts chastisement In Christian spirit.
Friday sent for tho expert and his
saw and Friday night | had tho great
happiness OF soelng my folding bed In
my room. There, In tho ungrammnt-
icd language OF tho poet, let II layr
For III lodge Ia an ash barrel before
III ever attempt TO move IL again. ~
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