Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-22

hDR-R-R-RUaHl" shivered the wick
n er ssttse. 81 never realized what
a noise one could make rafting his
bones before-it seems as if all my
Joints needed oiling, like the spring
chair inside the doctors office. Why"
What do you know about the doc
tors Officer" asked the white painted
rocking chair, rocking violently back
and forth in the wind as il she enjoyed
its snap. Have you ever seen doe
tors Office, and If you have pray what
is it like?"
"Why," laughed the settse, Il was
born in one-or, rather, / was born In a
factory like you were, but that is so
long ago that l can hardly remember
it,"
The cane-seated piazza chair snick-
cred. and looked at the white rocker.
while he whispered almost loud enough
for the settee to hear;
There! 1 told you he was an old
fossil. And that proves he is weak IN
his memory as well as in his legs. I'm
going to give the old fellow glue pot
for his birthday"
The white rocker laughed softly. do
hush, you funny boy" she said, shak-
ing her head at him. Hes very nice,
if he is old, and he is very interesting,
too. He certainly knows more than
some people do"
The cane-seated chair looked proper
" rebuksd, and nodded YES" al
though he was a chair of settee expert
enoe himself, having for a number OF
wears held an important position in the
buffers pantry. 1t was worth while to
be a little meek if 1t pleased the white
rocker, for every one wished to be In
her favor, she was such bright, lively
little thing.
"What is a doctors Officer" repeated
the settee, when he had answered a
question asked by the capacious red
rocker. "Why, it is a room where"
And what Is a room?" interrupted
the white rocker. Whereupon the
others burst out laughing.
"Why, my dear child" cried the red
rocker, what baby you are, to be
sure. But you came here right from
the factory, didn't you? Do you mean
to say you have never looked in the
window here? A room is place in
side of a house, sometimes as small as
this piazza, sometimes smaller or lar
ger, surrounded by four walls, with
windows and doors cut through. And
it is always warm like summer in a
room, with soft carpet on the floor.
something like the grass, and some
times a fine cracking fire in the Chin
ney corner"
Like they make on the lawn with
twips and dead lsaves?" asked the lit
tie rocker. 20, how lovely! I'd give
anything to live in room"
perhaps you will some day." said
the old settee. 'SThe only trouble il
that you feel the cold so when you are
out again. Well, as 1 was saying, the
doctors Office is a big room, with q
little waiting room off of it. 1 went
right to the waiting room from the
factory, and l stayed there for long
time. was used by all sorts of people
and sometimes one would lie down
upon me and take nap"
"Humpkk remarked the cane-seated
chair. "fNhouldn't think you would
make very comfortable bed"
81 was cushioned with green cordu
row." said the settee, proudly, land
was considered very handsome il
those days. Finally the doctor, whC
was then only about 26-it was IS years
aoo-moved me into his Office, which il
the room where he keeps all his medi
cine and instruments"
HE set his instrument case on me
one day last week." said the little
rocker proudly; "but it made me fes
almost faint. l remember my rockers
had 10 be cut off with an instrument
called saw, after was painted, fol
the man who made me made them 10
long. 1t was dreadful"
J well, as l was about TO say" SHY
cred the settee, Everything under tn
sun sat on me from little pickaninn
baby to the general of the army.
: used to get tired once in awhile an
declare rjust wouldn't hold anothe
person. One day the dirtiest old tram
came in and had the impudence to 81
on my fine cushions.
81 had just made up my mind to con
plain of a pain in my leg to the revol
ing chair by the desk, and then try
dislocate one of my bones and thro
the tramp on the floor, when the dot
opened, and Bridget-the fussy o.
woman who would whisk every scra
of dirt off me every time she came I'M
, the room, even to digging out the hol
: the buttons were sewed Unopened II
door, and in walked the most beautl1
thing I ever laid eyes on:
"You must be blind now" suggest'
, the cane seated piazza chair, lookil
at the little white rocker, whereupt
she rocked more violently than ever
hide her embarrassment.
at was a young lady who had hu
= her ankle and come with her mother
Q see the doctor. The old tramp jump
mp, and as ! was the most comfortar