WOMEN IN A MOVING.
A v, Oman's idea ot moving is to wear a pair of old shoes, her husbands linen jacket, a damaged skirt, end u lust year’s jockey turned land side before. Thus formidably attired, with a pocket full of screws, nails, and picture cords, and a limbor-bladed case-knife in r»t;i■ hand and a broom in the other, she is prepared to believe that something is (o be done. Bhe takes up about two lacks in fifteen minutes, juts them in a pint saucer, and puls the saucer in the middle of the floor, when; it will not be in the way. Then she goes into tluhall to tell th e, carman to be careful hr bringing down the large rocking-chair, as her mother gave if (ohm 1 , A iVi that, she dails into tie- kitchen, a;,ms suddenly in the middle of the room, and says, .Vow, w!m(. is it [ was going to do ! ” and then race, upstairs with a great bustle on sud I dmdy remembering Ih.d a pair ol
A 7 asos were not packed aw at Nvith the bedding. -Bui they were packed away, dibl when s];p ili: c-overs tho fur- 1 , .-he '.•otiif-.T Jhielr, b.iyiny that she Ims so inuoii to i.]o si ie uoii i lo.tllv hip > w who I ■ :ih.:iidt, A t’lorws.i'ih she ,!,m nvs 0,1 '‘'N FLlsSWaii; In ;n :1 h.;tiTfl. :>? j, 1 i.iitd' jrtekin!' ;i v, a\ a conplo ot tniuhliTH fitpl a s ik-ccll.ir, t,;k .-, down h-p dro.-do.d and cxu.iini's ih.em with :! s liiueli c;ii'i* ;:s i( - ] 11 • was <■'<> i; rii i a lull and the can; ice v, as 'alroa.lv al the dver, fn th ■ fii'e ! oi’ ;hi-; m;; . me •Siul'.h , ii]y id: lll ks pi 1* soiipdhiin (vy j and FU Jind Ol! f ■ ..->•!I• ] i;,) it- 111vr.1.-n' hnile iii ui l1 1 li ne), the broom in (Ip,< o'lkt. When the stove is taken down, 'he is there when dm imrem is 1 -ii:olifted, site IS in Ida- exael: W.sV ol' the iu tit \v 1> id is going backward--when Urn can,tan <y!d up on (he h o? ,f cliair to la!;e do am a ffanie. she is (hem lo relu.iko him. Sho aikaids (o o\ cry thing. Hm ma 1.,.. !mr hashand yo ou t door-; a,,,] clean his (i'A. Siie ov(>, in dm way whim (! ; ,. v arc moving the icr-c’ssi. t-ho loa\ ( 's Jie dll-i inn just where llm (Mi-man's a-.si s* aid can bL-e on dm liaiiilhs an-! liaw it turn will, him a! a ino.sk m.ldrfumdo time. She i 1 ,•,> ],r ...,n i i.d-: Pit f.allglcd With ip d' 111 ;st >;m ■! *.S toe's. Avhmh makes him swear. Aiic tins to lift a tvro-huslml i,a-.k‘d ot ci'eekm'v, ami, (hiding she c.-nme «B > it. ndi.s the eannan she is im ~=> strung as dm nmd t.o lie. and. then e-Atilenls iim'.-cli’ ovuli earrying down an old wooden chair whiid! had jnd 1.-'-.-n hrongiil updatm <0 lie used lit l'ei:r ■, ing things' iVom tlm wall . ami wiiiidi Ims to he found and himmdd ii]> again hy soiip-oLe (-i,m. i;,,: ii [a in load.ing j where s!m makes h'rstdl* conspicuous. | She flings out a f n-im-h loohiiv- I A . geivS and wan!;, d.‘ laid on i lie ! (mt'e-m ufdiO ,m'|. and she dead \\ ■ ; 11i ‘ anythin;; i ] :o [o go on until she <■ m ' ye! Ip r n ..rh-ha ;.••!. Site i!i:nk- t h-ii . tnc s'ovo and dm fedt'':,;m se! should | ride ingi’tlmr. an i s’m ip elares limmif' j (jiiiie cor,lidt ii! 11, 0 if tlm fill',MU is |>* I i ( 1 1! t,* d to Stand on ’lie e, i a as ; 1 dee-:, it will never again ho 111. to 1..• seen. i ire carman sms ,m her and Avail;s over Imr. and is mwaring all dm ; while down in hi.a ! i;r,,a ;. Ip,i . shonk.ln't, mind him. Sim hiK'V,.-. diat ' thak load isu j: ]mi on as it mtglii to fo. :uul t!i;tt tlioro is ! <a,'in Jfr lots i'f things ; yoi. Sim brings on a clock, and a ! iengdi ol damaged strew' yipe. mol a pair ; id oh] I toots c i', er-.iL \'. idi mild.vv. and a ' small lemf-pt ol ciiij.i v spurn ho\os. and ; an old gaite) 1 , ano me had," ol a worn- i out at si, and want ihe ni all put mi the : cart. She say.-, (hero is ph ntv ,if i-ooni, : VFn! dm dongs whi i■ me ushi'u! s mp" | tillV'. and iti'-y !'••!; I ode Ji-,) ;,:tv i t-CiU anyway. And JaA as dm void,he is ‘ moving away aim rtislm.-t after it widi a i sr e, nd-hand jie.miman alnti', d widi 1 debris, winch dm ;-n. •.•ossinlly introduees into dm hsid, and th. n comes : hack in i;iumph. .\ml wliilc tlm earman is gone lie i- joist as lm:-v .as die ca.n ho idling tip- v>"man next door' that she can pit! jut jm.f tinee times as mnch sit:if on (hai or,it as is on ii. and il she has got to un.-ve ag in dm l.elioves she will give up right and die.--- ; ‘ Ihuihury Nows.’
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Evening Star, Issue 3948, 20 October 1875, Page 3
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845WOMEN IN A MOVING. Evening Star, Issue 3948, 20 October 1875, Page 3
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