The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-15

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to his mother; and it was astonishing now
many expedients he proposed IN order TO
rid her Of my undesirable proximity.
my son George" said Mrs. carson
one morning, has been writing to me
about jackscrews; he says that the great
est improvements have been MADE III
jackscrews."
"What do you do with them, motherF'
asked Miss Kitty.
"You lift houses with them" said she.
HE says that in large cities they hit
whole blocks Of houses with them and
build stories underneath. lie thinks that
be can get rid of our trouble here If we
use jackscrews.
"Bnt how does he propose to use
them?" ] asked.
"Oh. he has q good many plans" an
swered Mrs. CIarson. He said that he
should not wonder if jackscrews could
be large enough to lift your house entire
liz over mine and set it out in the road,
where ii could be carried away without
interfering with anything, except, of
course, vehicles which might be coming
along. But he has another plan; that is
TO lift my house up and carry it out into
the field on the other side Of the road,
and then your house might be carried
along right over the cellar until it got to
the road. In that way, he says, the
bushes and trees would not have 10 be
interfered with.
II think brother George is cracked"
said Miss Kitty.
All this sort of thing morrled me very
much. My mind was eminently disposed
towards peace and tranquility, and VINO
could be peaceful and tranquil with
prospective jackscrew under the very
base of his comfort and happiness In
fact, my house had never been such
happy home as it was at that time; the
fact Of its unwarranted position upon
other peoples grounds had ceased to
trouble me,
But the coming of son George with his
iaekscrews did trouble me very much,
and that afternoon | deliberately went
into Mrs Carson's house to look at h1tty
| knew her mother was not at home,
for | had seen her go out. When Kitty
appeared. | asked her TO come out on her
hack porch. Have you thought of any
new plan Of moving it, she said with .
smile, as she sat down.
No" said | earnestly, Il have not,
and | don't want TO think Of any plan
of moving it. | am tired Of seeing It
there. | am tired of thinking about NOV
ing ii away, and / am tired Of hearing
people talk about moving it. | have
not any right to he here. and ! am never
allowed to forget it. What want TO
do is to 20 entirely away, and leave
everything behind me-except one thing.
And what is that!" asked Kitty
You" / answered.
She turned a little pale and did not
reply.
lyon understand me. Kitty, | said.
There is nothing in the world that | care
for but you. What have you to say to
meY'
Then came back to her her little smile
II think it would be very foolish for US
to go away" she said.
1t was about qparter of an hour after
this when Kitty proposed that we should
go out to the front of the house. Ii would
look queer if any Of the servants should
come by and see rs sitting together like
that. | had forgotten that there were
other people IN the world but ! went with
her.
We were standing on the front porch,
close to each other, and / think we were
holding each others hand when Mrs
Carson came back. As she approached
she looked at US inquiringly, plainly
wishig to know why we were standing
side BIZ side before her door. as il we had
some special object in so doing.
well" said she, as she came up the
steps. OF course it was right that |
should speak, and, ia as few words as
possible. l told her what Kitty and !
had been saying to each other | never
saw Kitty's mother look SO cheerful and
so handsome as when she came forward
and kissed her daughter and shook
hands with me: she seemed so perfectly
satisfied that it amazed me. After a
little, Kitty left Us, and then Mrs. Carson
asked me to sit by her on rustic bench.
Now she said, this viii straighten
out things in the very best way. When
you are married you and Kitty can
i've in the back building, for. OF course,
your house will now be the same thing
as a back building, and you can have
the second floor We won't have any
separate tables. because II will be a
great deal nicer for you and Kitty TO
live with me. and it will simply be your
naying board for two persons instead OF
one: and you know you can manage your
vineyard just as Wen from lne boltom
Of the hill as from the top. The lower
rooms Of what used to be your house can
be made very pleasant and comfortable
for us all. / have been thinking about
the room on the right that you had PIN
ned for parlor, and it will make q lovely
sitting room for US, and that is a thing
we have never mad, and the room on the
other side is just what viii suit beauti-
FULLY for a guest-ehamber. The two
houses together, with the roof Of my
back porch properly joined to the front
Of your house. viii make beautiful ana
SPACIOUS dwelling, and it was fortunate
that you painted your house light vel
low. ! have often looked at the two To-
,atber ana thought what a god thing u
vas that one was not one color and me
ether another; and, as to the pump, II
win be very easy now TO put a pipe from
what used to be your back porch TO our
kitchen. so that we can get water WIN
out being obliged to carry it. between
us we can make all sorts OF improve
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