Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-13

Made me think Of the "Wreck Of the
Hesperus."
the house about 2 o'clock After had
nothing to do but sit down and wait for
the wagons to arrive with our furniture
Sitting down to wait is not wholly
figure of speech. though there was no
place to sit except on the floor The boys
didn't seem to feel the need Of seats, but
Jane and I were grateful to get our backs
against the wall and stretch out our feet
to the warmth of the sitting room stove.
Margery was tired. too, and glad to get
her nap. which she took snuggled up in
James lap.
It was nearly o'clock when the wag-
ons arrived. They had been almost seven
hours covering the fourteen miles from
town. The drivers said the roads were
In terrible condition, and the corroborat-
Ing evidence in the shape Of mud and
snow on their wagons was both abun-
dant and unimpeachable.
Movers Anxious to oblge.
The moving man was cheerful and anx-
ious to oblige-fguring on dividing gen.
erous tip among thena-but they were anx-
ious also to get started back to town;
and no one could blame them for that.
They carried the furniture to the rooms
we designated. but there was no attempt
to set up beds or unpack anything. It
was o'clock when they drove of. after
drinking a big pot Of hot coffee and stow
ing away about a peck Of sandwiches
which Jane had prepared
We ate at the second table, fresh cof-
| fee and more sandwiches; and as we ate
| the March sun went down on a scene that
xf.lr - = 80 ttn Ioa.
perus." Heaps of furniture. rolls of bed
ding. stacks of boxes and barrels! 1t
didn't look as if order ever could be
wrought from the chaos. The distribution
| hadn't been in exact accord with we'll
thought-out plan, either. Pots and pans
| that belonged In the kitchen were in a
bedroom upstairs. and there were other
mix-ups equally annoying.
AS darkness began to fall. the question
of lights became of paramount impor-
tance. After a search We located the
lamps which Jane had hurried me down.
town to buy almost at the last minute
| yesterday. 1t was with an air OF very
| assured complacency that she accerted
my congratulations upon her thoughtful
ness. But. alas. James thoughtfulness
| didn't go quite far enough. She hadn
\ thought of oil!
| Panic reigned for a little while. and
/ there was a frantic effort to get bedding
located and unrolled before 1t became
!
| that in a certain drawer of dresser
she had placed box Of half-burned can
dies saved from the Christmas trees.
These were found. and as We had no can
dlesticks. we melted wax and stuck them
to saucers. The candles were diminutive.
and the light they gave dim and little
weird, compared with the brilliant illumi-
nation We have been used to; but we
managed to make out.
I got one bed put up. and the children
slept on mattresses on the floor. A first
night In the country may be as lonesome
and oppressive in it's stiffness as I've
heard ii described by city people. but II
didn't bother me any. / was asleep al
most as soon as my head hit the pillow.
| Morning Outlook More Cheerful.
After a good nights rest, things had d
much more cheerful look this morning
didn't make much Of beginning at
keeping farmers hours as l slept until
nearly o'clock: but 1 don't expect ever
to put In az hard a day on the farm as
put In yesterday moving to 1t. The boys
/, were up and out by 9. anxious to begir
country life. They wanted something te
do. and as nothing else offered. they
tackled the woodpile, Jim using the buck,
saw and Ned the ak. They were very
boastful as to the amount Of work accom-.
nlished and .ould hardly wait until
| dressed to show me. Jim had managed &