The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09

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 ID CT settee. "I never realized what a noise one could make rattling 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 if she enjoyed its snap. Have you ever seen doc tors office. and if you have, pray what is it lile?"
 Why" laughed the settee, 'I was born in one-or, rather, was born in factory Nike you were, but that is so long ago that 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:
 "Therei I told you he was an old fossil. And that proves he is weak in his memory as we'll as in his legs. I'm going to give the old fellow a glue pot for his birthday"
 The white rocker laughed softly. "Do hush, you funny boy" she said. shak- ing her head at him. He's 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 ly rebuked, and nodded "yes," al- though he was @ chair of settee experi- ence himself, having for number of years held an important position in the buffers pantry. It was worth while to be little meek if it pleased the white rocker. for every one wished to be in her favor, she was such bright, lively little thing.
 "what is doctors ofice?" 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 room2" interrupted the white rocker. Whereupon the otbers 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 here7 A room is place in- sitlS of 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 fine cracking fire in the chim- ney corner"
 "Iike they make on the lawn with twigs and dead leaves7" asked the lit- tie rocker. 70. how lovelyI I'd give anything to live in 6 room"
 Perhaps you will some day" said the old settee. 'The only trouble is that you feel the cold so when you are out again. We'll, as I was saying, the doctors office is big room, with a little waiting room of of it. went right to the waiting room from the factory. and stayed there for long time was used by all sorts of people, and sometimes one would lie down upon me and take nap"
 "Humph!" remarked the cane-seated chair. "I shouldn't taink you would make 6 very comfortable bed"
 "I was cushioned with green cordu- roy" said the settee, proudly, ''and was considered very handsome in those days. Finally the doctor, who wns then only about 26-it was IS years ago-moved me into his office. which is the room where he keeps all his medi- cine and instruments"
 "He set his instrument case on me one day last week." said the itt.e rocker proudly; "but 1t made me feel almost faint. I remember my rockers had to be cut of with an instrument called g saw, after was painted, for the man who made ne made them too long. It was dreadful!"
 "Well, as was about to say" shiv- cred the settee, everything under the sun sat on nc from little pickaninny baby to the general of the army. I used to get tired once in awhile and declare I just wouldn't hold another person. One day the dirtiest old tramp came in and had the impudence to sit on my fine cushions.
 '1 had justsnade up my mind to com plain of a pain in my leg to the revolv- ing chair by the desk, and then try to disloeste one of my bones and throw the tramp on the floor, when the door opened, and Pridget-the fussy old woman who would whisk every scrap