Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-17

| Am and Mrs. Wilson telt so bad. However,
Miss Somore was furnished with knife after
some little delay. Just at the moment the bis.
cult were set upon the table, the girls appear
ed to be all taken with bad colds, and ahem'd,
and put their handk erchieis 10 their mouths,
and appeared to be in considerable Distress
And yet their colds could not have arisen
from the vicinity Of the biscuit, for that was
not barely warm, 1t was absolutely burnt
Mrs. b. ahem'd once or twice, but not finding
sufficient relief, gave utteranco 10 some re-
mark, in deprecatory tone, about the cakes
being burnt. Lizzy ahom'd and said she
thought she requested Jane to look TO the
biscuit and Jane muttercd something through
her pocket handkerchief about Ann
Well, the grand affair Of taking tea was f.
nally concluded, and Mrs. Wilson and Miss
Semore being neighbors and old acquaintan-
ces, rendered their services TO assist in clear
ing off the table. Miss Semore, who oficiatej
as ono of the wipors, unfortunately for those
who next took tea at Mr. BIS, got hold of
rather dirty hand towel TO wipe the cups with,
which mistake was not discovered until the
business of washing the tea things was nearly
completed. But perhaps that was not the
most unlucky mistake Of Miss Senore's, for
in suddenly turning TO set something down
which she had just wiped, she struck AIMS
elbow and smash went the sugar bowl which
Ann had just raised to carry away. Some
Time was spent in lamentations by Miss Sc
more and Mrs. Wilson, and by the girls in re-
peated declarations that it was q matter OF no
consequence whatever, though any one could
see their hearts go pi:-a-pat, for II was very
important piece in a new china tea set, the
first they had ever owned.
Well, the things being now about all wash
ed and wiped, Miss Semore, determined not
n nj f,a tnh Iutv of I'll in
the tea table was entirely completed, took up
the sop bowl in one hand and tea saucer iu
the other, and with light step and gleelul
spirits, (she being a bout to be married,) made
towards the door which had the abomnabe
trick already mentioned and while in the act
of extending one hand towards the door, two
OF the girls pushed il open from the inside, and
not only smashed the china slop bowl, but
drove a splinter into Miss Semores hand
which laid her up for u fortnight, At the very
moment of which we are now speak ing, MIR.
u. was passing through the room with a pipe
in his mouth, and to avoid running against
Mrs. Wilson, (who had just started from the
table with two tea spoons and butter plate
being the last OF the tea things,) he sheered TO-
wards Miss Semore, and was Immediately be.
hind her at the moment she recoiled from the
Suddenly opened door and either flom sur
prise, or to fend off, he raised his hand with a
jerk, struck the bottom OF his pipe, which emp
tioo The whole Of its fiery contents on the bare |
shoulders Of Mrs. Wilson she being young
and designing widow, was f course entirely
naked from two inches below the points Of her
shoulders TO the crown Of her head, excepting |
a trifle of hair upon the latter. This, recoI-
lect, was all the work Of a moment. Miss Sc.
more seated herself on the nearest chair moan
ing with pain, and Mrs. Wilson was scream
OH tha M
B. was following her and doing his best to
brush and blow the burning fbres Of tobacco
from her neck and shoulders. This was
trying moment for us; our frs! impulse was
10 fly 10 the assistance vi Mrs. Wilson; but,
though we are not over sheepish, we never
,onld approach nearer than bowling distance TO
1 lady who had forgot her neck handkerchief
besides, in this case Mr. L. appeared 10 be get
ing along remarkably well so we gave vent
o our feelings of sympathy for the sufferers,
,y running 10 Miss Semore and examining her
land. When quiet was finally restored, well
girls says Mr. B. such accidents as those new
n happen at neighbor. C's.' Father says
Ann, this is the twentieth time you have
made the same remark Il am afraid shall
AVE occasion TO make it twenty times morc,'
vas Mr. BIS response.
After all, thought we in returning home, the
urls are not to blame the fault is in the pa
ents. Had the parents of these active and do
Tile girls assigned to each certain portion Of
he Household duties from the time they arrived
Il proper age to be entrusted herewith, Mr..
;. would have been spared one of his chief do
nestle Affections. We do not mean that one
should be brought up exclusively in the prac-
ice of the culinary art, another 10 making beds
ind sweeping rooms, and third to spinning
lad weaving, but that there should be regu-
ar rotation in the performance Of these several
lutes, each having the exclusive charge of one
department for n week or fortnight
II time. How much would such a course
,onduce to the order, quiet, comfort, and inter-
,st OF many family.
SATIRICUS REFORM & co. II
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