Evening star., 1921-03-20

& we aint got no electrick lamps that
we ordered when the fixtures was put
in G. w. will half to go TO ped "heh
gets dark nights un lest we want TO
run a round with candles ike oeen
doing & the cellers full of water d
besdes that the sewer backs UP in to
the cellar from the ST.
But the kids seems to be haven
hell of a time eSpeshaily niue Ed'
& Grace is running a round like a
chicken with there head off & tickeid
to deata so what kick have l got
comeinge even if I owe more money
then I'll ever see & my hares turned
gray & the papers Is paning the
life out of the dept. because theys l
or stick up men a round town.
Tomorrow I got to buy some cole
to run the heater & coles only S14 a
ton out here e. 7 got to buy re.
fgjereator because We was supposed
to have | built in but they left II
out while the archateck was SICK q
got to get a plumber to take the
water out of the celler & see weather
he cant coax the sewer TO stay out
doors. + don't know where they'll put
the gas stove if they bring it & If we
was to put both the gas stove & the
kitchen table in the kitchen Grace
would have to cut her self in to get
in e. cook the meals or wash the
dishs. we'll Charley I'm going to bed
! hut if it does I'll lay right there on
the floor & not never know the differ
ence.
rgds. to Mary.
Fred A. Gross.
Allison. ILL.,. June 20
D ROTHER Charley. we'll Charley
- we been liveing in the house
a bout wks. now & the gas stoves
been here days & I don't know how
they remembered to bring it & We
finely managed to get Of the win
dows open & it's been frightful hot
but we don't dare keep them open very
long to a time because the screens
isent here yet. We got the stove
G. the table both in the kichen &
they aint no danger of me going in
the kichen & bothering Grace be-
cause If l went in there it would
take this here Houdini to get me out.
Well Charley the archateck finely
got all k again and come out to
see US & what do you think he pulled
on me. He says my cousin was tell
ing me that your place cost $4,000
y
it did. So just as he was going he
left me a bill for $50 & he says he
was supposed to get SO of the cost
of the house & if they was 5000
extras he should ought to have $3.50
more. do you know what l says to
him. l says wait a minut you got it
figured rong. ! bought lawn more
today to cut the grass when it comes
up & it cost me SIS SO l think you
should ought to add on 40 cents.
then l shut the door as clost as it
will shut & he beat it & stopped out
side to take some pitchers of the
house & l suppose he will try to soke
me SO Of what ii costs to get them
pitchers developed.
Well Charley next wk. l got to pay
the 1st int. on the lone down to the
bank & I don't know where the
moneys comeing from & I says some
thing a bout it to Grace & she says
Hes good old scout Charley & 1
bet he will come acrost but I hate
to be touching him all the vile. But
theys l thing sure he wont never
half to give Grace no more berth
day presents not even il he lives 20
yrs. more.
,, The Walters was out to see us to-
day & there tickled to death with the
house e. they got the building bug
did its the only life when you got
children & if l was you Id get busy
& get in to the game.
Kindest to Mary.
Fred A. Gross.
tCnpyright 1871