Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-17
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Wrestling With the Heater.
by Barbara BQy0

NS Az Hdcer Wub yu say 10 1t OF now n6Uey yu poe
party % wrath is most exaspemins
I know that sometimes The jim ONE, un cellar with a fierce look on
hs face that II the heater would mi have sworn baok Or walked away
leaving him talking, Of just done any thing to show that at last Jim had
'rned" it that Jim wouldn't have ser half so mad. But tt wrestle with a
dumb stodsy thing like that fat cylinder of galvanized tin and iron tries
M emp more han the wOrdiest battles
When we went to housekeeping, Jim Knew nothing more about a heater
man | know about a range But he felt equal to his task.
TITS vey simple" he said. There, "a a shak to shake dovn In ashes
a slid to pull Out so that % car get the cnders out nd that's about
all there is to it I can't understand Why people make such a fssa about car
ing for a fro"
He built up tho fire very carefully according to apDroved methods and
cellar liking 1T in the morning an would cor u Up with a nonchlant air
that said "As easy tw1ddnns you thumbs"
About the NTH day, however, he didn't appear and I heard furious hak-
inss and then mutterings, then wood ohopping n shovenng If ashes
At asst he I'M VI. oOvered with ashes, several black smuts on his face
his hands g1my.
The blamed thing ws out" he srovisd- Don't see what was the mat
ter I fixed it the same last night as every other night I'm a sight
III have to take another bath and III be laea at the office"
Have yu been taking nut the cnders?" I ventured cautiously.
by Jis. I fOrsOt. all about he cir ders"
The XXI morning heard a vBr u exclamation nd then Jim APP
peared looking like a thundercloud.
THE DANCED old thing al stay out" h said savagely.
WAS it out again." exclaimed, amazed.
NO it wasn't out But I pulled u that slide, or thingamaugger to
take wi the dnders' and the whole FIR fell tut OF all the bnnkety blank
But there arent NJ cinders muo in a fresh fire" I ventured onoem more
meekiy.
What made gu say there vas, then? Didn't you say, Take nut Gin
Jim doesn't often talk that way But ne can Gus most anything wnen
a heater a he bottom IF 1t.
At any rate the fires out" he zen on. land I can't be late at the
onoe again. You'll have to get somebody to make it."
1invdsied tho maj who does the chores ext door to Ire 1t up met more,
during the process I extracted m information from him as to the
proper treatment of heaters to keep them n a good temper.
An went merny for a WHILE. then n night about O'Clock Jim woke
with a start and exclaimed. BY gum, I forgot % fix the heater"
He lay sm for a while n I could really hear the argument going on
within him Finally he arose with a sigh and went below. I heard coal saw
aEsiy shoveled on Then Ia a light flame up in the library.
Whats the matters" I asked.
Nearly out" va the gloomy reply. "rn have to stu Up nj watch it
the rest Of H. night. I suppose. It's worse than a baby"
Toward morning he orawled in saying things about heaters which if a
heater had a spark Of spirit it would get III and lick him for But a I have
said, Q heater Is most irritating in thisr respect Yu can't egg 1t or to q
nght. II Just does mean. sneaky thin gs X going tin tho night or when
company IL coming
Tho third time jim woke up in thu middle Of the night to remember he
hadn't nxed the heater I suggested we ret al alarm clock i'd set it to 20
OF when W went to bed to remind us % fix h heater, or lake arrange
ments with the telephone girl to call u g up an say heater"
"Tn make a n arrangement for a q to come IN attend to it," said Jim.
savsgely, as h craw1ed into bed. ITS ut now. Don't let's ret up In the
morning."