The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
SAVED THE house IN rUo.
The Equitable Division or . cottage Owned
Jointly by Two ChiChEo Men.

From the chicago Journal
Recently Alderman William T. Maypole and
his family and John Lyke and his family oocu-
pied the same cottage on the Ingleside shore OF
Fox Lake. Each occupied half tho structure.
Each still occupies a half.
A fow mornings ago Mr.. Lyke was awakened
by the rip, rip Of a big saw, and q stream OF
sawdust fell on tho Turkish rug in the centre
of the floor. Tho worthy man looked up and
saw n thin limo Of daylight along the middle Of
tho ceiling and through the aperture was work
ing tho flashing blade Of q saw.
Two or throe season ago Alderman Maypolo
and Mr.. Lyke, also q Chicago citizen, decided to
build q cottage at Fox Lake for their mutual
occupation. They were great friends, and they
knew it would be pleasAnter for both II thcy
should pool their interests in the matter Of sum-
mer living.
The cottage was built, o barn. an icohouse,
chicken coops. and all the necessary buildings
for a summer homo were erected. and tho joint
owners surveyed their work with pride.
The. warm weather came and the families
It wsS a ID nn sH Srrs %ESSsnsintft o na1' t IN ene MRS Prsn hsfc
and Mrs. Maypole borrowed sugar and raisins
Of each other ~ and "a the The t husbands 5srnnd .rH &c tds S ,Sarm
on that side Of the lake, and they had no neigh
ligious turn Of mind and loved quiet and Sab.
DHLn CNlIn. WHO II may DOItb hACu uhhClHk
and games and ali Joined voices in:singing the
popular songs of the day, did not mar the hap;
pine's Of the flock; The relations ons were ns,o,O cordial dial
In time, however. the likes and dislike! of
LykO and his family would DO tired and retire
early. only to have thcir nerves jump in tune to
ni LaSsS or H my Ga Is ii a High lE Bon Lady And
in time, too, there came gentle suggestions that
early hours ESo and ds much SS.S STist r wsFe .b bSSf bs ;oT Sif x
the country. On the other hand, there were as
covert suggestions that there was no need for
persons to be mummies simply because they
were in the rural districts.
The reg.timo melodies continued to make the
tinued to retire early and court elusive Nor
pheus or seek the substance of Fox's Martyrs
at a distance OF fifteen feet from a rousing
chorus, accompanied by q piano that was work
Tho thread broke at last and the atmosphere
that the icehouse went into diSuse. II either
side wished to have ice cream or shorbet for
Sunday = d dinner 1Rs ,l it simply n5lSb set snd the ,D mixed mig di in g
Last season Mr.. Maypole and his family left
spent the hot months elsewhere. The Alder
man:thought long over the proposition, and, as
that it was poor policy to have vacant property
ON his hands. Under this train OF thought a
result was soon reached, and the next day a
Fox Lake with . full kit Of tools. The carpen:
tiers waited until the gray dawn appeared, and
then they mounted the roof of the mutual cot
tage.
They began to saw. Rip, rip went the
blades, and they did not stop until they had
made halves Of the structure from roof peak to
basement. Then they began on the barn. That
was diyidod!, and the iSehouse and chicken coop
the centre Of the building did the carpenters
digress. The Alderman was a fair man. and
he only wanted his half. Every movable thing
on the place was sawed in two before the work.
men ceased their labors.
The halves have been moved q few feet apari
and sided up, and now the Lykes and the May
poles occupy their several portions in peace.