The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-03-04
Miscellaneous.
Th e History of a ID y.
A SKETCH FOR HUSBANDS.
By II. s. ARTHUR.

N about one L1lHB % duOtueIJ WHou mI Luh'
N dy rubbed his eyes open, and concluded, at
fer thinking over the matter for some five OF
ION n1inutesthat il was time for him to be get
n ting ready for breakfast. So he crept out of
n had. and commenced dressing himself
N Il wish you would get me some hot water
"A Arnes he said to his vile. Il must shave
myself this morning.
Mrs Lundy was engaged in dressing lit
M 10 resisting urchin. ,., ........
n Eyes, DEAR she replied, Sin moment and
kept on with her work, intending to finish
dressing the child before she went down
stairs for the hot water.
Mr. Lundy waited about a minute, land then
said little impatiently:
Il wish you would get it for me now, Ag-
mes. cannot finish dressing myself until /
shave
The wife put down the child and went for
1.-The hot water, while her husband seated him
sefand waited for her return. On receiving
what he had asked for, Mr. Lundy commence
\ ed shaving himself When about half done
he turned to his wife who was leaving the
room, and said
Il wish you would tell Bill to clean the old
boots. My new ones hurt me-
After shaving and dressing himself Mr.
Lundy went down stairs TO read his news pa
per until breakfast time. Eight o'clock was
the hour, although the fact and the time did
#nO always agree together,a circumstance that
hetted MIR Lundy, who was very punctual
"A man. .....-
e Meanwhile Mrs. Lundy had herself and
five children to get ready for the morning
meal and she was working diligently, in or
" der 10 accomplish her task. But Maggy's
"A haEWas stubborn, and took twice as long as
NHSal to come into proper order, and WHY'S
Temper was in worse condition than Mag
&y's hair, and worried the mother great
y Heal more. And then TO help the matter, the
baby wouldn't sit quietly with the nurse, and
\ Dried all the time.
There, have broken my shoe string says
Willy, as the tie at which he had been iirl1-
\ hg gave way with a'snap. .7 brEla'o.
Give me a pin, MOTHER calls out Maggy,
n pho is dressing herself t-l .-a7-.9r
Five minutes are consumed in rummaging
drawers and boxes, for a shoe string, which
must be had, as Immediately after breakfast
De childrenimust all start for school, and there
y Su)d he no time then to look for shoe
& krings. k.......-. ..s.es.I
AT last, after an exciting scene of about
hree-quarters of an hour.in which Mrs. Lun-
n dyis worried almost 10 DEATH the children
\ pre- put in order to meet their father at the
breakfast table. And now, Mrs. Lundy, in
momentary expectation of hearing the bell,
commences putting herselfin right TRIM
v lier head is to be combed, and a more tidy
Press TO be put on, for her husband cannot bare
( Z see his wife at the breakfast table in dis
u habOle Her hair is all over her face, when
ens ling a ling, ling, sounds up the stairs.
a FOR fall ten minutes she has heard her hus-
x bandS heavy tread, as he paced the parlor
4 POOR to her the unmistakable evidence that
Y lhe cook was behind her time. With nerv-
q pus haste, she drives the comb into her long
par. Crack 1t was broken.
# Agnes, amt you dressed yet" exclaims
PER husband, coming to her chamber door,
4 PUN his watch in his hand. 1T is ten min
p'es past eight now. have been ready and
waiting for more than haitian hour
III ri be down in a minute. Pve only got
py halr to put up, and dress to slip on re-
h P0ed Mrs. Lundy. a.
minute, yes, know what your minutes
e' I'm sure you've been up long enough
n have dressed for breakfast dozen times |
&pVer. : ~.
M You forget that had the children to get
ee e,$, replied Mrs. Lundy.
Mi oUenced, but not convinced the husband
NgeeS gru'nbing down stairs. and recon-
#'ehces walking the floor, but with a heavi- |
Y ana more rapid tread.
IN 70 up and see if your mother isn't most
Seady: am in hurry this morning. MIR
N'uhdy says to one of the children, after a
NFepse OF two minutes, which seemed to the
Impatient man mt least five.
Pm coming he hears on the stairs, from
rms wife. 'f-,-N .,.--. I'M Il0'EE1 m
I'm glad oft he rather gruffiy responds,
knew your minutes wouldn't be much less
NSAan half an hour. wish you would try to
~ more puhctual; this being ever behind
P'f ne annoys me terribly.
M There are Soma tt,,aalr eo;J ,I,o,,t
'ne time II takes to dress and see after so
uhnhy children, but they made no impression
whatever upon the mind of Mr. Lundy. They
were uttered as kind of excuse, and he re-
gurus rus them as of no more account.
Lmdy. III g" -, 800 81, -. .efN' ~
The wife remained silent, but looked wor-
Mere dish waterr, Mr. Lundy set his saul
S is GOWN, with an expression of disgust on
as mce. The coffee was not to his liking.
os wish, Agnes, that you would see little
""er Sarah in the morning. We havn't had
Snylhlng fit TO eat at breakfast time for
N month"; ~. ---.- .
don't know how I can do more than l
INV INV 10, Mr. Lundy. Pm sure Eve not'had a
'Si.,, to breathe since | got up
nu'i, think you might spare moment or
Ill.,, 10 see fittings were going right in the
enen. Comfortable meals are half the
mlort man has at home.' gH. .a1 81
M ,if Lundy sighed, but answered nothing
I'M, Sns ungenerous remark. ..,....,..., .,,
our head looks like perfect mop, An
X RI, said'her husband asihe leaned back to
u Es, MS teeth, after having finished his break
bs lis ,, 4ed made a more, careful observation OF
kisl, "ne's appeance.- You are getting down.
M ~, careless about your person.,