The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
MOVING TROUBLES.


that we move ION account Of altera-
tons" Some agents have the cold
bloodedness to call this finding
new home" To such base use does
the sweet word home" sometimes
fall
AS the husband Of the family vul-
carly remarked, 1T was up to us to
get the fast rollers under us and go
looking for fat" So. all business
and hope and street car fare, we be-
gan looking.
I looked. He looked. She looked.
We looked. We looked alone, in
pairs, in a bunch. With the best we
had on us, with the worst we had. In
cold, in heat, in shine and storm.
Sundays, nights, by advertisement, by
telephone, on the advice of friends,
even after we were told by every
agent that there we're no flats to be
had but those no one wanted and
those none but billionaires could at
ford.
Yet in our waking hours these
words loomed before US: Must move
on account Of alterations" So we
knew we must not cease our quest.
This is large city and there are
many fats In 1t, you know. But none
there seemed for us. So, after fam
fly consultation, neither short nor
sweet, we decided to board. After
necessary tightening OF belts all
around we set out in opposite direc-
tons to look for some boarding place
to take us In.
Instead, each Of us, to a man, found
q nice, desirable fat, and when we
compared notes each Of us, to man,
had made five dollar deposit.
Language was insufficient to ex-
press our feelings, for We had now to
get our rickety nerves into shape to
try to get two of the deposits back.
Back! AS well try to turn back the
sun, OF the wind, or an automobile.
Those agents were there to do bust
ness, and we were business for them
that day.
Indignantly we sought our topsy-
turvy fiat and decided that we must
lose two of the deposits. We agreed
to take the remaining fiat. We did
take 1t and paid a months rent to in
sure the decorating and cleaning.
Anyhow tho looking was over and
we could get right down to the pack
Ing up. Oh, delectable task! Joyful
occupation!
We were to move Monday. Late
Saturday evening we got back our de-
post Of a months rent on our new
nat and a polite note saying the pres
emit tenants had decided to stand the
advance In price and remain where
they were.
What q night! All cannot--must
not be told, but along with the rest.
the husband in trying to give vent to
his feelings 80 that he would not ex-
actly burst, kicked a packing case so
hard a rusty nail went through his
shoe into his foot, and the surgeon
summoned looked pretty serious over
tho wound.
II that was blue night, the Sun
day morning was not any less blue.
We had to vacate the nat the. follow
ing morning. The looking had to be
done al over again.
The vicissitudes OF that day put
deep seams In my heart. But found
something and made deposit on II
and went home to report that I had
secured a place that made me sick to
think Of. A supper Of Clipped beef
bread and butter and tea, eaten from
q soap-scented commode, was nc
spirit-raising collation. to end VI
with.
II there was ever an exaggerated
case OF "the problems Of life in great
city" we had one that night. Two Of
US cried ourselves to sleep. Men gel
SO angry they can't cry.
We were up at FIVE o'clock the mex
morning, the wounded foot in ban
dage and split slipper. The van!
were to be there at eight o'clock
Hearses would have been as wei
come.
| Here we were going to leave ou
| nice, light fiat-oh, but we now lovet
| it!-to live in a dark fiat at big in
| crease in rent. Our own street wa
| almost as nice as boulevard, Will,
that to which we were going was lit
tie better than an alley. Now we en-
joyed first-class transportation, whil
| we were going where there was mex
| to none.
| SLAM bang the COMPOUNDED fiat bus
mess anyhow" said the husband.
Don't excite your foot!" cried tw,
1 voices.
Mind your own business!" b
shouted in reply.
That's asking too much" I replied
"and I so worried about your pune
ture.''
II guess I'm able to take care Of i
\ myself" he snarled. You tend t
\ your own lmittin'.'
"Brute!" cried third voice, 1T
speak like that to good WIFE,"
Both Of you get out Of here an
let me alone! ! want no old hen In
terference!"
"Old hen! I haven't seen so yet an
she Is but thir-28!"
i Hysterical sobs were now risin
from two places In the room.
Just then the bell rang.
j Anger does not redden the nose q