The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . in place. After remodelling the club-house one year, the mem-bers in way of a joke placed a For Rent sign uponthe door, and were greatly surprised to receive thefollowing mysterious letter: — Mister Agent : i sea u hev a house Fur rent what u wantfurit im a wider with 12 children six pigs 5 children a mulethree dogs 7 cats and ten ducks i hop the house is big enuffit dont matter bout the children but i wont crowd the soppose will paint outside an in and put awnins at the fruntwinders id like terry cotty shades
The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . in place. After remodelling the club-house one year, the mem-bers in way of a joke placed a For Rent sign uponthe door, and were greatly surprised to receive thefollowing mysterious letter: — Mister Agent : i sea u hev a house Fur rent what u wantfurit im a wider with 12 children six pigs 5 children a mulethree dogs 7 cats and ten ducks i hop the house is big enuffit dont matter bout the children but i wont crowd the soppose will paint outside an in and put awnins at the fruntwinders id like terry cotty shades and a stun sidewalk iFull put a piassie on and reduce the rent till after wurldsFair ill take it what you want furit please let me know sooniF u dont find me hum im like to be at mis whatnots if udont know the way to her house just ask mis jones next doorbut one to me shell tell u Good by. Mary Jane Johnstone. The letter was answered immediately and sent to thegeneral delivery but was returned from the Dead LetterOffice, and no trace of the large family could be 177 178 OUTDOOR PASTIMES Knowing that many boys who would like to buildthemselves a club-house have not the money in theirtreasury with wdiich to buy new lumber, this chapterwill describe the manner in which a rough-and-readyhouse may be built. It will not be attempted to showthe correct methods of putting up a framework, such aswould be built if the right-sized lumber were obtainable,but the simplest way in which boys can make use of thematerial at hand. Draw the Plan of the building upon a piece of paper,and before commencing work figure out exactly whatmaterial will be required. If you havent enough lum-ber you will find it a great deal easier to alter the plansat first than when the work is half completed. It is bestfirst to place in one pile all The Material you can find; then, after drawing theplans, sort out the boards according to their the shortboards whenever possible, so that the longpie
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