New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
THE AMATEUR PAPER-HANGEk
A FARCE.

From The New Budget
He h a:d s sss ' S' vi.
paper. Let, : begin the paste is all ready.
much PaP Se m aa ye said We should want
eShf but. OF course he was only trying to cheat
shs1 sS dong Ss 'ha at rncs ssi
d an5 pS l G w S2ms ana ac %s nine
az inches in each length. They measure strip
Of papers Now; the paste :, Il. IN, sticky I'D to
ny e .s sSs'n si1eaSS iuf known
jog Ta; . ha sA wsa had We e
whole room Tor half crown Wen begin in, In ~ ,hi y
Se s.p h@ss the H fsT s,tsnp s.I
feet OF paper curl around his legs and adhere
iy 70 RI OF pspeqJusss , hook =; within
s.." ,.r n.* ?" s''s Without s.n
Ins np 81. enS quits 1srsG mind better n
"a Length IS pasted ss" s and huns5 Rather wfnky
'ssheHThey'u, come out when 1T dries Just rub
He-&ow al the COMPOUNDED color begin; to :,n Tin'
won, look bad when It's alike all over. Next
paper sS!ST NJ The Ell III on the wall
50 much aarker ,sah ha .ne given US faded
piece. What shame: .. wsa
she-rm afraid We must They chuck !, up
hung paper has become lighter on drying Opera
lie after hanging another s,ripl-Hullo, What's
f all d we NEVER ss su of tn.
He-stupid OF us, ! IKE that. don't pretend to
She-Don't be angry dear We're sure to make
Jew mistakes al hIst We can easily cover the
die cuts The roll goes through several incon-
vencnt automatic evolu,ionsl ,s,. ,,,r,.
| 1r- m n q
ing paper wish you'd hold 1t steady. Look: the
miserable thing has rolled up on 10 the point OF the
scissors and made a great hole.
she.Ncyer mind. dear 1t won't show hoy. when its
er though. That last one doesn't nearly n, at the
IL aaH e? at Fs .a: sfs CANT # s. isf
S1 he s Should sA to @ s wall
She-For goodness sake. don't lose your temper
H we snsaI ns,er light on on the lad
der2 How am l to hang this. with that bell thing
she-Cant you pull 1t out and put 1T back after.
lie tcTossly,,rm afraid not. Both my hands are
nd be c s ri Ms the y papsf Now
"AAs-lr. . dead fixture: If &c. 1t out half tn.
shemTheD we must cut the paper to ns 4. Just Us:
tries to cut the wet paper Which drass on the floor
and gets hopele,sly crumpsd1 -
she-what does one strip matter, I must cut
It before We paste: d,Cs. So While 10 /: adjust;
| rubbing OF large piece OF damp paper)
| He-Thats pretty. isn't Il? ! won't use these
rotten steps any more (Hurls the steps out or the
She (soothingy)-You can stand on a chair. dear.
| II will be ever so much easier to move about .
He ae great struggle TO- make IS the
Why can't builders round of the corners decently!
snv %s ny t. dTSa f.: so
Interval for Refreshments)
He after half an hours work)-Im Just about
sick Of this Look at the wrinkles, and the smear%
md thn I lHp't nall Anox In
room The children will oil get sQuints some
awful optical disease. know: and It's ten to one
there's arsenic In these cheap papers.
ter-we're improving. Shall we pull down the nrst
few pieces and start fresh?
He-Great Heavens wouldn't do Il again for
ten pounds! feel like a boiled cod. as Il is With
this melted butter stun all over me. Come ont
don't stand staring. when you might be cutting .
she-Tm sure boiled cod wouldn't have such an
He'll bet 1t would If 1t had taken on a days
paper hanging.
shswrm not going to argue; You can say 'ts
save a little money! And you srumbie feartully
He-Grumble, I should think 50. I'm not
She-Are you going on with this papering or mott
He-I don't mind Anything to obge you darling.
ne mounts the chair. which collapses. depostns
MN on the moor In winding sheet OF sticky paper.
more. II isn't worth II. breaking ones neck fcf
twopence-h ma penny. Wipes the paste out OF hs
mar and kicks the chair into a corner) You can
she-You know I car sTu " DO IL 70 w,,hou, vou
He-Very we'll. I'll write to Jenkins to send out .
man tc-%orrow; and II ever you catch me trying
can have me locked up as a iunatic Retres ID
FURIOUS temper, and suks for a week