The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-02
A NEW TOOL CHEST Z.

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Street swelled up bit and srid:
~ believe you said II would cost q a win
dow TO have shose curtains put up, my dear. y
Yes said Mrs Fulton Street.
And that the carpentcr waited 50 u
put w some shelves in the hall"
Yes"
"And that chest for the baby's toys and
one ior the linen and other jobs around here
would cnst $40 more"
That's what the man aid, F." sepiied Mrs.
Fulton, ialtcrinRly
Wei, said Mr. FHltou Stree: 1T won't
cost any more than tbs price oi the material
to have any OF the wu'k done. ] will
! do t.
! why, you haven't tool to yoET rame,
and II you had ynu couldn't" began
Mrs Fulton street, bot her husband inter.
rupicd her
''ru-h, tu.h. my deaf" he aid. "ths tools
are here Tnsts what I've brought home.
! shall DO :his work an sunday, aud II there
is anything else you would like to have at.
tended to, ju.t lei lac Ln"W always was
lord nf pul;crIug around the house and the
only T,lFun ! never done more Of It was be,
Z cause ! never had the inrs."
/ 80 impatient was Mr. Fulton Street 10
get 10 wugk on SUNDAY morning, that he got
up a. carly AZ on week days and started in
AZ oncc on those hall shtlves Strips aud
( blanks had been sent 40 al his order irum q
J iumhcr yard.
/ Mr. Fulton Street helped himself 10 one
long plank and tried 10 a. IL in thu spnee
over the lee box where the shelves were o
go. 1t wouldn't fit. Nc Fulton Street
sawed piece aH, but made Il toe small,
Mrs Street" he called, IN voice Which
( ,rembled little, but was s,iil under con.
troll, please bring ne yog- ... :~ measure
why, Fulton, haven. une, called Mrs
/ Street.
Haven't tape measure. eh' Well, how.
in the world do you suppose I'm going to
l get thee shelves up without tape mcaN
urcg Bring me a piece Of string then"
/ Mr. Fulton Street hfouant the string
/ and Mr.. Fulton STREET made careful meas.
uremcRts. TheL be nailed up two strips
and after wasting two more pieces Of board
got piece that would 81 in
There, one shelf up" he said Now
I foT the next
"Of course you're sure is Arong enough"
put h Mrs Street.
Mr.. Fulton Street looked di.suste,l.
What do you take me iory' he demand
Cd. That shelf would hold a hundred
pounds. Why, can ht on Il myself " and
Mr.. Fulton Street actually gave little jump
/ from the chair on which he wa. operating
/ and landed on the shelf lie came down like
atom Of brick on top Of the ice box, bis
! trousers full Of splintcrs and a cut on has
head where the hammer had hit him o. The
/ shelf gave way.
! What Mr. Fulton Stree, said Of this "a
smity need not bs repeated. The glsi Of II
was that woman who would deliberately
| trick her hulaud into gi,ting on a shelf IN
order to enjoy the spectacle Of his falling,
ard would then laugh at him as he Jay in
Z jureG on the floor, was just the rot Of a
woman who wouldn't have a tape measure
10 the house when Il was needed In the
end Of It all II was tie absence OF the tape
measure that wa. responsible for the wcsS
ness Of the shelf Mr. Fulton Street diplo-
matically admitted thu herself.
The restoration 81 peace was followed by
the announcement from Mr. Fulton Street
that be- would not tackle the shelves again
until be- runld get tape measure. Mr.. Fol
ton street suggested that he pat up the cur
tain POLES Mr. Fulton Street aid that he
= ould do Il.
And here's where the beauty Of the
brace rumrs m, said Mr. Street, who was
now quite restored m temper. Watch mr
bore a hole" and he reached into the tool
chest and got out the necessary .mPle
ments
Mr. Street bored a hoie thrcs siEes too
large for the largest screw that he had. 20
be had TO bore another. Mrs street ug
eested that It Rpl lot 81 sawdu.i on the
;.=.l.s e=::s-t. NhereupDu Mr. street turned
around suddenly 90 ay something Very
sharp about wofsen who annoyed men when
they we're trying to ave money.
lie made such a quick turn that be lost
be grip on the brace. and It fell on a table
beneath. II hit lamp aud tin lamp ~
falling hit the baby. who had been watching
the amateur mechanic with eyes iull Of won.
Ter and admiration.
The baby let out a piercing shrek. and
Mrs. Fulton street followed suit. Mr..
Street rame down the ladder IN such hurry
that he lost be footing aLd fell 10 a heap on
the hour. There be- rat while Mrs Fulton
street. VINO had discovered slight hruise
~ the babys bead, oyheTe the edge 81 the
lamp had struck, called him q murderer aud
ndulgcd in other plrasantries,
When tears had followed Mrs Fulton
Stpris Indignation, according to the inCv.
tAble uale OF things, Mr Street got turn,
aad he used the few moments allowed 20
him to gca. advantage Condensed his
Argument was, that it he bad been lc, alone
ne harm would have been done, and that
by that tine the ctylain would have been
waving gracefully from the pole
The wealth OF sarcasm Wa not wasted
on Mrs Fulton Street, She retired TO her
own room where she spent the next hour
rubbing Witch,hascl on ihe bahy head and
telling il thing about 10 father quite unfit
for publication.
Meanwhile Mr. Fulton Street retired to
the dning.r0uE where he attempted to
shift the blade uf the plane, despite the
instructions Of the man'who sald to him
The tool aicst, not 90 touch Il. lie cut his
hand, but rather than have Mrs. Fulton
Street know OF the accident he wrapped It
lp IN a napkin and proceeded 10 plane the
edge OF the drawer.
The blade, an inch OF which was now OK.
5osed, got good Cup on the edge 81 the
drawer aud when Mr. Fulton Street give
a sigorous shove il bit ont strip half
an inch vide and three feet long. Mr. Ful.
ton Stree, made no comments on she pitus.
ton. Tie quietly OPENED the window aud
hurled the offending tool far into neigh.
bors backyard. Then he clo.ed the tool.
hest and took It Jo@G inio.his hin in the
cellar, and there It has remained ever since,
aud there il will remain unless some one
comcs along that would like to hly II.
Mrs. Fulton Street has never mentioned
the subject aincr, bat on Monday she got a
.arfenter, who did all the work that Mr.
fulton Street csayed To do In Ices than an
hour and Mr.. Street paid the hill without
muf1nur. A few days later she fonnd a re-
ceiptsd bin Tor 81 far soolchpt in Mr.
Fulton's pocket. and she 70 soldingit AGAINST
the day when MIR. STREET. starts enc Of his
periodic lectures on her oxtEayags@Se.-k,
Y. Sun.