The morning times., 1896-11-29
HE LIKED HIS NEIGHBoR.


know it's only three squares from Jim
Blaine's house.
HE LIKED HIS NEIGHBOR-
"Then in my wanderings looking for
place encountered a curious looking strUc-
ture n rather shabby frame house with 4
fine new brick bay window. The owner
was standing in front enjoying the bright
sunshine He was grizzled and evidently
had seen service ON Il Virginia plantation
earlier in life
.ITncle,'' said, what would you take
for your place?
He turned and surveyed the house with
mixture Of pride and speculative fever.
then answered:
Look here, Loss, Use got a mighty fine
house, | just built this brick bay window
Then there's another thing afcut ii; this
house hii'sless than half mile from Marse
Blain's'
Then Mr Miller turned his attention a gain
to the problem how he should live in his
grounds on top of the hill in case he could
get a reasonable price on the place.
Now, Dubois" he said, what shall l
do if you buy this hill?''
Mr. Miller you Travelled across the plains
in the carly days." was the reply. land
lived in the mountains near Portland on
the coast What would you say TO a leg
cabin wouldn't it be Il great novelty, and
what a great deal more than that-solid
comfort?
Just the thing" exclaimed Mr.. Miller.
where can you get the logs?"
This was satisfactorily answered and the
building Of he oldfaShioned log mouse de-
termincd upon.
A few days later Mr.. Miller came back
with the plans for a cabin, carefully pre-
pared by an architect. He was not very
well satisfied with them, and consultation
with Mr. DuBtis made him even less so.
The proposed cottage In the architects
specifications was altogether too SYM
metrical and conventional. TIE logs were
to be represented by sawed pieces so
smoothed dow as to take away their char
aoteristic picturesqueness. The tw1 gen.
tlemen, after n consultation. determined
upon plan much more to their liking, and
it was from this that the cabin now stand
ing was actually constructed.
HIS OWN SUPERINTENDENT
The building Of the cottage was begun in
short time ard carried on with vigor,
Mr.. Miller during a considerable portion
of the work experimenting for himself.
For the main sill at the bottom of the
house he cut down a persimmon tree that
stood inhfsy yard just in front OF the chosen
site. This he dressed for use, changing the
natural look of the trunk just as little as
possible. This beam was laid in place un-
der his own direction.
MIR. Miller came ON from New York, when
preparations were ready to lay the corner
stone. A number of friends were invited.
The house is built upon cedar posts, let
into the ground. a hole was bored In one
Of these posts and the record and the
like were got ready. A number of children
were among the invited guests on the
occa sion. Mr. Miller was very fond of
children, and would have thought the
day Incomplete without their presence.
Each child brought some coin of the United
States, and these, with some written state
ments, as to the building Of the house, were
placed in the post with proper cere-
monies, and the auger hole was sealed.
The occasion was made very pleasant
to the guests as well as to Mr.. Miller.
When the cabin was finished, t was ut
once occupied. This was in the late
Spring. The furniture was about such as
found in genuine frontier cabin, which
contained the strings of tofn, dried pdhip-
kin, onions, and other things common In
the early huts Of America, the wasp's nest,
bucks horn, coon skin, fox and bear
skins, and other trophies, Of the chase.
Some rough sketches Of hunting scenes