How the storm has moved signboards

In olden time when the grandfather was still absolutely the little boy and walked about in red panties, red курточке with a belt and a hat with a feather

- And it is necessary to you to tell, that then children and dressed, if wished them to dress up, - and so, during those far, far times all was perfect differently, than now.

After all what, happened, celebrations were arranged in streets! To us such not to see any more: them have very long time ago abolished, they, whether see, have got out of fashion. But to what занятно now to listen to grand-dad's stories about it, you and cannot imagine!

That it was for magnificence when, say, shoemakers changed a premise of shop and transferred on a new place a shop signboard. At the head of a procession the silk banner with the image of the big boot and a two-headed eagle is majestic waved. Younger journeymen solemnly bore заздравный a cup and big ларец, and on sleeves at them red and white tapes fluttered downwind. The senior journeymen held in hands the bared swords with насаженными on edges lemons. Music rattled so, that the sky was shaken, and "bird" was the most remarkable tool in an orchestra - so the grandfather the long pole topped with a half moon and обвешанный by every possible hand bells and jingles, - the present Turkish music named! A pole lifted and shook here and there, hand bells ringed and jingled, and in eyes simply рябило from gold, silver and the copper, sparkling on the sun.

Ahead of all the harlequin in a suit from multi-coloured rags ran; the person at it has been smeared by soot, and the cap is decorated by jingles - exactly like a horse harnessed in sledge! He swung a stick to the right and on the left, but it was the stick-cracker: it only loudly clapped also scarecrows of people, and harm from it was to nobody. People crowded and pushed, trying to squeeze one - forward, others - back; boys and little girls stumbled and flied directly to a ditch, and elderly scandal-mongers desperately worked as elbows, angrily looked around and quarrelled. Everywhere the dialect and laughter were heard. People stood on ladders, were put out from windows, and others even got on a roof. In the sky the sun brightly shone. However, happened, that on a procession will sprinkle a small rain, but after all a rain to the peasant not a hindrance: let though all city through will get wet, but the crop will be richer!

To what our grandfather well told, will simply listen with delight! After all still the little boy it all it saw the eyes. The senior shop a journeyman always got on a scaffold constructed under the signboard, and spoke speech - yes not somehow, and in verses, as if on вдохновенью. However, here indeed did not do without вдохновенья: after all he composed speech together with two friends, and work they began that drained the whole mug of punch - for advantage of business, certainly. The people met this speech by shouts "hurrah". But even more loudly shouted "hurrah" to the harlequin when it too got out on a scaffold and imitated the orator. All laughed loudly to I will fall, and it had a drink to itself(himself) honey from vodka wine-glasses and threw wine-glasses in crowd, and people were quick to grasp them. The grandfather had such liqueur glass: it has caught any штукатур and has given to it as a keepsake. Yes, here it was fun so fun! And the signboard, all in colours and greens, flaunted on a new place.

- Such holiday you will not forget, though till hundred years live! - the grandfather spoke.

Yes he indeed has forgotten nothing, though what only has not had seen festivals and celebrations on the century. Much коечего it could порассказать, but most funny told about how in one big city transferred signboards.

The grandfather was still absolutely small when has arrived with parents to this city, the biggest in the country. In streets was loads and loads the people, and the grandfather even has thought, that here too will solemnly transfer signboards which, by the way, here there was a great variety, - it would be possible to fill hundreds rooms with these pictures if them hung up not outside, and in the house. On a signboard of the tailor the different dress and if he has wanted could even перекроить the most unsightly person in the most beautiful has been represented. And on a signboard of the dealer tobacco - pretty boys with cigars in a teeth, such mischievous persons! There were here signboards with oil and herrings, there were signboards with пасторскими collars and coffins, and how many everywhere hung announcements and posters - multitudes! Go to itself all the day back and forth on streets yes admire how many to a shower it is necessary - after all pictures. And at the same time you learn and that for people live in the street - after all they have hung out the signboards.

- Besides, - the grandfather spoke, - when you have got to the big city, it is useful and is instructive to know, that is covered behind thick stone walls of houses.

Also it was necessary, that this commotion has happened to signboards just that day when to a city there has arrived the grandfather. He told about it, and is very harmonious, though mum and assured, that it takes me for a ride. No, this time the grandfather spoke seriously.

In the first night when it has arrived to a city, the terrible storm, before terrible here was played, that such in newspapers never described, old residents did not remember. The wind broke a tile from roofs, cracked and old fences fell, and one wheelbarrow suddenly took and has swept along the street to escape from a storm. And the storm stormed all more strongly and more strongly, the wind wildly howled, roared and knocked on shutters, walls and roofs. Water in channels has overflowed banks and now simply did not know, where to it to disappear. The storm rushed over a city, broke and carried away pipes. And how many old haughty church spikes were bent this night - easier not to count! And they so never also were not straightened.

Before the house respectable брандмайора which arrived on a fire when from a structure there were only brands, there was a guard box. And so, the storm has for some reason wanted to deprive of its this modest symbol of fire valour and, having overturned a box, with a roar has driven it along the street. Strangely enough, the box has stopped before the house poor плотникатого most which during last fire has taken out from fire of three persons, - yes and remained there to stand, but, of course, without any intention.

- the big copper basin - the wind has thrown a signboard of the barber on a window sill of the house of the adviser of justice. Here it has been made obviously on purpose, neighbours for everything, even the most close friends of his wife, named the madam советницу "razor" said. It was such clever, such clever, that knew about people much more, than they knew about themselves.

And the signboard with drawn on it вяленой a cod has flown on a door of the editor of one newspaper. To think only, what absurd! The storm, apparently, has forgotten, that with the journalist of a joke are bad: after all in the newspaper he to itself a head and any law to it not писан.

Флюгерный the cock has flown on a roof of the next house, yes there and remained - with any malicious intention neighbours, of course, spoke. A flank of the cooper has come to be under a signboard "Ladies' fashions". The menu hanging at an input in кухмистерскую, a wind has transferred to a theatre entrance in which seldom who dropped in. Anything, amusing managed the poster: "Soup from a horse-radish and stuffed cabbage". Public shaft has tumbled down in theatre.

The fox skin from a signboard of the furrier has hung on a lace of a hand bell at doors of one young man which regularly went to church, behaved meek and mild, aspired to true and for all was an example, according to its aunt.

Board with an inscription: "the Higher educational institution" it has appeared on billiard club, and on a pub there was a signboard of the children's doctor: "Here children are accustomed to a small bottle". And at all it was not witty, and is simply impolite! But if the storm wants to do something will do by all means, and you will not do anything with it.

Yes, well weather also has stood out! Next morning - only think! - all signboards in a city have exchanged places, and such disgrace here and there has turned out, that the grandfather, as it would be desirable it to tell about it, only kept mum yes laughed about itself - I have noticed at once it, - so, at it something yes was on mind.

What was to inhabitants of this city, and especially visitors! They were absolutely confused and went as lost. Yes differently also could not be: after all they have got used to search for road on signboards! For example, somebody wished to get on session of the figures discussing the major state questions, and got to school to boys who very much tried to outvoice each other and just did not go on heads.

And were also such, that because of a signboard instead of church got - about horror! - in theatre.

Now similar storms does not happen any more: such only the grandfather could see, and then it was still the boy. And hardly such storm will repeat at us; unless at our grandsons. And we will give its good advice: "While the storm outweighs signboards, sit it better at home".