The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-02
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head and front OF the household regard
ing the putting up OF the stove. Every
thing modern, of course, is steam or hot
air, and outside the kitchen range the
heating apparatus 10 in the cellar.
But there are places where stoves are
| put up, and where the man whose busi-
ness it is to put stoves up is not called In
to do the work.
The man of the house, assisted by his
wife, presumes to know all about ouch
things with the result that includes many
humorous incidents.
attended one of these regular fall put
ting up OF stoves yesterday afternoon and
to tell you the truth actually ache in the
side owing to the repression OF what
ought to have been excessive laughter.
Ii was like this.
person bought a second hand-stove
and 1t was delivered in sections together
with generous quantity of last seasons
ashes and few clinkers.
III ever a stove needed to have its face
washed and made presentabe this stove
did. Ii was the putting up W here the fun
came in, however. The man, you see,
didn't know blessed thing about stove
anyway and what the woman pretended
to know didn't pan out very well. After
some prying with a broomstick and lift
ing which he wasn't used to-, the man
grew red In the face and glared at his
wife as much as to say: wish you could
lift as good as you can talk" In the
meantime the wife kept limiting that it
would be cheaper to have some one come
and do the job.
Come to find out no pipe was sent with
the stove, so the hus band started in 10
measure the height with a broomstick
and guessed at the length, including the
elbows. He thought he would go down
to second hand store and pick it out and
left his wife to occupy her time putting
the stove doors and covers in their
proper places. The husband had not been
gone over five minutes when q neighbo
came in and commenced talking about |
the bargains to be obtained at Bargain |
Ballou's on the corner Of Mathewsen and |
Westminster streets. She said that the |
siiverware and the travelling bags were |
the greatest bargains she ever saw. Gust |
think OF 1t, you can buy good travelling
bag for 6s cents. Things are actually SO
cheap that you feel like buying them to
sell again."
Pretty soon in came husband followed
by three boys each carrying pipe of vari-
ous lengths. Even the collar to go against
The chimney had not been forgotten and
was around the neck OF the smallest boy.
high chair and a table were called for
IND the wife requested to hand up piece
'f pipe. In the meantime the boys hung
lround for their money and were told by
he man to be good and run home. One
u the lads almost asked the question il he
hought they were runners, and suggested
3urke for Judge and became sarcastic by
aging "Taral- boom de-ay."
The man almost fell from the chair
which was upon the table, and his wife
commenced to guy him because the pipe
vas too short. In trying to be economi-
al ne forgot his measurements. He was
oafing, he said, and his time didn't count
'ecause 1t was Monday, but today, Tues
ay, he meant to take in the running
aces to see the celebrated men OF the q
urf, j. j. Burke and Mr.. Salmon, and q
lso the veteran starter, Caldwell. No !
lore putting up stoves for him, then.
The wife became thoroughly disguised. a
The stove was still of no especial value /
, anybody. c
The CRATE was not great in the strict n
'nse Of the term. The house was almost t
acant when the fire went out which was c
, the other stove.
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was talking to q gentleman the other r.
~ In regard to languages. "That re- " ~
inds me-" he said "there was a chan
Ter In Paris when / was there who could L
Tx French pretty fair. The proprietor o.
the hotel got to talking to him and
marked You come from great coun- u
y. When was in America / enjoyed - >
Q mountainous scenery in New Hamp- =,
Ire. You know about New Hampshire. OF
coursef" New Hampshire?" aueried tt
guest. who had been giving an exhi- Jl
lion OF his accomplishment as lin
ist, really don't know az ever heard oil
the place" Well, that's oil right for a n, ~
'ry, but guess 1t never happened. w
At the Rhode Island School of Ian. III
ages in the Conrad building thew have IN
tier informed students. Prof. Herman So
Keller, who is instructor of German in Gu
2 High School, takes especial pains with co
ldents desiring a knowledge of Ian co
ages. Added TO that accomplishment. n tn
1t OF music may be obtained by the '",
OF that finished pianist, Hans co
,neider. Did you ever hear him play Tn
is a master OF his profession, as Mr.. Ell
teller Is Of his. The school has been lai
ablishcd for eight years and Is success- to
to marked degree. iol
of
What Is the best thing to invest money ha
1t this particular timer ize
ou cannot really state? That's IL. s%sS %
lat! Real estate. That pun is old ,r1
ugh to be on crutches. ON
peaking of real estate w. III. Herricx ole
got some OF the best bargains. real Ma
ney makers, which should be taken u.
antage of by people who like to foster On
bod thing when 1t is in sight. Gn ss'
he property Mr.. Herrick has is not th,
lined toany particular part OF the city for
as he jocosely remarked the other nu,
, between you and / my boy when tai
buy property, the nearer IL Is to the to
ade the better" "Whst is the best wav me
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