The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-07-17
miscellaneous.
THEIR MAY MOVING.


1t was the thrtieth day of April when my
cousin, Peregrine Post, came into the office
threadbare and shabby as usual, with the nap
worn off his hat, his garments threadbare
with much wear and excessive brushing and
a pair OF ingerless gloves upon his hands.
| cannot say that was glad to see him.
My cousin Peregrine Post was one of those
luckless fellows who are always losing pro-
perry, making unfortunate investments and
borrowing small sums of money, which are
TO be repaid without fail at the expiration OF
precisely one week from the date OF the loan
But he was a good sort of fellow, too, in his
way. He had made a love match with a
pretty blue-eyed girl without a penny and
had half dozen dimpled babies, and how
they lived nobody knew.
Going to move this first of May, Cousin
Jacob :" said he, beamiugly.
II suppose So" said l.
"Se am l." said Cousin Peregriue. "Rent's
getting too high-lan6lady has raised-aIl
that sort of thing. So we're going TO No. II
Smith street"
looked hard at Peregrine Post and made
no remark. Was he going to ask me to lend
him five dollars, or to demand that l should
become his security for his rent? resolved
in my inmost mind to say "No" to either
proposition at once.
And, as we're pretty low for furniture u
said Peregrine, sit occurred to my mind that
perhaps you'd send Us any old odds and
ends that you've no particular use for. Chill
dren's cribs, chairs, tables, washtubs-any-
thing, in fact |" with a comprehensive wave
of the hand which seemed to embrace the
whole subject.
"Peregrine Post" said l, wrathtully, "do
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niture TO give away?"
ANY old thing, you know" interposed
my cousin, with imperturbable good-humor
1--WE aren't particular"
II shall do nothing of the Sort" said |. 81
have no old things My furniture is all
substantial and excellent"
"Wish mine was" interjected Peregrine
Post, rubbing the palras of his ingerless
gloves together briskly.
"And do not propose to part with it,
So wish you very good morning"
mo offense, hope" said Peregrine Post
"Good morning." repeated, frigidly-and
just then my clerk came in to tell me thai
the cartman was waiting outside for orders
as to the moving ceremonial of the morrow
went home after business hours and tolc
my wife about it.
Il am sorry, jacob" said she, Sigh
shadow coming over her face.
"'so17yP" l echoed.
Because, dear, there's plenty OF little odds
and ends we could have spared just as wei
as not" said my wife. Furniture does &C.
cumulate so when one has been keeping
house a long time; and l do feel sc
sorry for that poor little Nelly Post with
her flock of babies p
Il DON'T" | resohtely asserted. GAS peo
pie make their bed, so they must lie on it,
And Eve no patience at all with Peregrint
Post"
"He has had very bad luck through life
DEAR" pleaded My wife. Your path has
been in the sunshine; his has lain in the
shadow We ought not to be hard upor
each other in this world, Jacob"
That's all nonsense" said stoutly. Blu
1 won't deny that my conscience did prick
and sting me little when looked arounc
at my own piles of stuffed easy chairs, Brus
sells carpets and springy chintz lounges neat
ly packed for the morrow's transportation
and thought of poor Peregrine Post and hi
bue-eyed wife and the six little Posts, will
their humble plea for few sticks of cast OF
furniture.
The morrow came--ihe cruel first of May
with its raw winds, tomatoes of dust ant
the inevitable showers which come down a!
if by malice prepense just as the mattresses
and the silken sofas are piled on the top @
the load. | was compelled to be at my OF
fice but my wife was to be al the new hous
to receive the furniture, while Bridget, GU
ancient and reliable housekeeper, dispatches
it from the deserted domicile.
At one O'Clock contrived to escape from
clients and parchments and hurried to II
Smihson square, fine aristoCratic neigh
borhood. with green jewel of a park in it
midst and general air of genteel seclusiol
about it, which suited my idea of location
exactly.
Mrs. Jacob Goldleaf sat alone on camp
stool IN the middle of the large, empty par
lors, a shawl wrapped around her shoulder
and a mingled expression of WEAKNESS an
anticipation in her face.
looked around in surprise.
"Where's all the furniture, my dear ?
said l.
That is the question: said Mrs. Goldlea
where is it p
Hasn't it come p
"Of course it hasn't" said Mrs Goldleaf,
little impatiently. Il should think you coul
see that for yourself"
There's some screw loose 10 the arrange
ments," said l. "I'll hurry back to the oil
place anu uuu OUT Wudt IL I'LL Lucdnb.
/ did so at once. Bridget, with an oil
handkerchief tied around her head and a re
shawl enveloping her, la Boadicea, quee
of the Britons, was just locking up tn
house.
"Sure, was goin' round to me cousin
for a bite of somethin' to eat" said she.-
The second load has gone, and the ma
won't be back in a hour or more"
al T oh
it gomez
ITO the new house, sure" SAID Bridget
"Where should it gor"
did you tell him where to driver"
asked.
"Sure, he had bit of a CARD that 20
wrote yoursif," said Bridget
tore nv hair. Who ever heard of a loa
of furniture getting lost in the streets of I'll
metropolis like black.and-tan terrier or
bsrefooted baby?"
What on earth does this meanP" d.
manded, apostrophizing the dsmantled viii
dows, the fireless CRATE, rather than any a.
tual personality.
At that moment Mrs Goldleaf came hurried
ly in.
1--WE left the new house with the re
estates agents boy" said she. II couldn
rest quietly without coming to see what a
this means. Oh, Jacob, shall we be left witt
out pillow to lay our heads on this night
"If the worst comes to the worst, we ca
go to hotel" suggested |. But it's Il
most mysterious example of an unaccount
BILE disappearance that ever l heard Of"
just then there came loud ringing at Il
door bell, and in trpped Cousin Peregrii
Posts blue-eyed little wife.
"Dear, dear Cousin Jacob, she cried, ru
ming up to me in tears, 81 must thank yc
with my own lips"
THANK mel For what" | demande
wondering if trouble and impecuniosity ar
an overplus of babies had driven the lit
creature mad.