Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-01-06
miscellaneous.
THE HISTORY OLA DAY.
A SKETCH FOR HUSBANDS.

Mrs. LUNDY had been up for half an
hour, busy about one thing and another,
when Mr.. Lundy rubbed his eyes open,
and concluded, after thinking over the
matter for some five or ten minutes, that
it was time for him to be getting ready
for breakfast. So he crept out Of bed,
and commenced dressing,himself.
| wish you would get me some hot
water, Agny,' he said to his wife. Il
must shave myself, this mornins&
Mrs. Lundy was busily engaged in
dressing little resisting urchin.
Yes, dear, she replied, in a mo-
ment.' And kept on with her work, in
tending to finish dressing the child, be.
fore she went down stairs for the ho
water.
Mr.. Lundy waited about a minute
and then said little impatiently,
wish you would get it for me now
Agnes. | can't finish dressing myself
until .i--.e
The wife p5us aewa- ~ al.ila, ,ss-si
went for the hot water, while her hus-
band seated himself, and waited for her
return. On receiving what he had ask
ed for, Mr.. Lundy commenced shaving
himself. When about half done, he
turned to his wife, who was leaving the
room, and said.
| wish you would tell Bill to clean
the old pair of boots. My new ones
hurt me-
After shaving and dressing himself,
Mr.. Lundy went down stairs to read his
newspaper until breakfast time. Eight
O'Clock was the hour, although the fact
and the time did not always agree to-
gether, circumstance that fre,ted Mr..
Lundy, who was very punctual man.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Lundy had herself
and five children to get ready for the
morning meal, and she was working dill.
igently, in order to accomplish her task
But Muggy's hair was stubborn, and took
twice as long as usual TO come into prop
or order, and WHY'S temper was in g
worse condition than Maggy's hair, and
worried the mother a great deal more
And then, to help the matter, the bah,
wouldn't sit quietly with the nurse, bu
cried all the time.
'There Pve broken my shoe string
says Willy, as the tie at which he hat
been jerking, gave way with snap.
Give me pin, MOTHER calls out Ma
ry, who is dressing herself.
Five minutes are consumed, in rum
maging drawers and boxes, for q sho
string, which must be had, ms, mmeti
ately after breakfast, the children hav
to start for school, and there will be n
time then TO look for shoe strings.
AT last, after an exciting scene Of q
bout three quarters of an hour, in whic
Mrs. Lundy is worried almost to deatl
the children are put in order TO NEE
their father at the breakfast table. An
now, Mrs. Lundy, in momentary expec
tation of hearing the bell, commence
putting herself in right trim. Her hea
is to be combed, and more tidy dres
to be put on, for her husband cam,
bear to see his wife at the breakfast Ia
BILE in dishabille Her hair is all over b,
face, when ting ling ling ling, sounC
up the stair way. For full ten minute
she has heard her husbands heavy trea,
as he paced the parlor floor, to her Il
unmlslakable evidence that the cook WI
behind her time. With nervous hast
she drives the comb into her long hal
Crack 1t has broken.
Agnes amt you dressed yet p e
claims her husband, coming 10 the char
Der door, with his watch in his hand.-
1t is ten minutes past eight, now. T.
been ready and waiting, for more tn;
half an hour
'Pll be down, in minute. I've on
got my hair to put up, and dress
slip on, replied Mrs. Lundy.
A minute yes, know what 20
minutes are. Pm sure you've been
long enough to have dressed for brea
fast, dozen times over
You forget, that had all the oh
dren to get ready replied Mrs. Luad
Silenced, but not convinced, the HI
band goes grumbling down stairs, al