Little Falls herald., 1899-08-11
HUNTING
HIS HONS


3 In the Evening He Did Not Live +
Where He Had Resided In i
the Morning. <
When Pete kissed his wife goodby in
the morning, his little frame house rested
on rollers. The house movers gang was
hitching clanking chains to the heavy
square tmbers, and the brown horse,
with a detected droop to his long head,
was ready to circle around the capstan
and haul iPete's cottage into the street.
:Don't you worry a bit, Mary" said
Pete as he picked up his dinner pail
.eThe house mover told. me that not an
inch Of plaster would fall. So long. IN
nick you up six blocks south tonight"
"SdSe thing" replied the house mover
to Pete's inquiry. ''This is a dead easy
job. You'll find your house in the middle
| Of the street six blocks down there to-
night and your wife and kids all O. K"
Pete was an iron molder, and the foun-
dry where he worked was a good hours
walk from home. He Went to his bench
In cheerful mood. The elevated rail-
road company had paid him good, stiff
price for his lot and had offered to move
his house free of expense to him. Pete
took the money and bought lot cheap in
new street, halt mile nearer the foun-
dry, two blocks from a school and with 4
church just around the corner Taking
It all In all. Pete considered he had
made good bargain.
During the day Pete's thoughts were
on the little white cottage, with it's clean
muslin sash curtains and light green
shutters, slowly travelling down the
street. He could almost see Mary anx-
tously noting progress through the win
dows, and the children, wild with the
novelty, racing and tearing around.
Every molder on the floor knew that
Pete's honse was on the move. They
discussed the matter while grouped
around the cupola waiting for the ironsto
run. They were full Of suggestions, and
Pete received the benefit Of the concen-
trated advice o. 80 sympathetic men.
Tne foreman once had passed through
the house moving experience, and ~ he
was the foreman and as his house was a
two story brick his advice was REGARDED
as weighty and his suggestions treasured
as words Of great value. -
After Pete had filed and emptied his
iadle dozen times and had washed up
he started merrily to find his home.
When he arrived at the corner where he
expected to meet his cottage, none ap-:
peared. Pete looked north and south
through the dusk, but as far as hescould
pee the street was clear. A policeman
happened along.
"say, officer" exclaimed Pete, have
You seen one story white frame cottage
go by here todayf'
The policeman stared at Pete for see
ond, then replied gruh1y, "What 'er you
givn meY'
That's straight" =" said Pete, with ener-
U:, They'r moving my house. 1t ought
to be here, but 1t amt" -.
The policeman grew sympathetic 1t
once. "I've seen no house movin. but
there's some red lights over there two
blocks. Mebbe it's your house, ~ az az
Pete hurried for the red lights. It Va,
house perched on rollers in the middle
Of the street. but it was not his house.
ne clambered over timbers, chains and
skids to the front door, for the steps had
been amputated. - - 81 SIS ssz*E
- woman with hand lamp answered
the knock. l ~ -.s~l- IS. :" -
have you seen one story frame cot
tage. white, with green shutters, and a
little woman with brown hair 70 by this
way today r asked Pete hurriedly. ..<
The woman shook her head. s..
No, said she. We're movin too. NY
{ man hasn't got home yet either. Maybe
he's hunting for me too, . and she gieeledl
hysterically. Il .g.s ~. & !. ..,.c
Pete gave her no comfort, but spranr
g the ground. Near the house was I
erocery, and there Peter inquired for his
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