The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-03-04
and was not disappointed.

mouthful or two herself, II was time to get
ready the three Oldest for school, when they
had eaten their meal, and she left the table,
where she had been a mere waiter, and not
participant in the good cheer; to put on Mag
gy's bonnet and gloves, to hunt up WHY'S
books and cap, and change Mary's dress, she
having spilled cup ofcoffee on it at the ta-
BILE.
The children will be late to school, calls
out the punctual Mr. Lundy, who has gone
back into the parlor, to finish perusing an
article hisimpatience about breakfast had not
permitted him to read through.
just then his boots are brought in.
'Why didn't you black the old pair, as
said?' he asked of the boy impatientIy.
Il didn't know you wanted the old pair re-
plies the boy.
Didn't Mrs. Lundy tell you that wished
them?
mo SIR
swell, do. Go and brush them as quick
Iy as you can. ought to have been at the
store long ago.
Mrs. Lundy, who is coming down stairs
with the children, at last ready for school;
hears what has been said to the boy, and is
thereby reminded of her neglect in not hav-
ing informed him that her husband wanted
his old boots. ....
Il declare Mr. Lundy, forgot 10 tell John
she says. Il have so much to think about and
see after.'
mo matter-Pll attend to it myself next
time. If you want a good servant serve
YOURSELF coldIy replies Mr. Lundy.
The children off TO school, Mr. Lundy a.
bout taking himself offalso, says,as he stands
with his hand upon the door:
Il wish, Agnes, you'd see that Sarah has
dinner in time. You know how it annoys
me to watt #.ft
Il will try to have it got ready replies the
wife, an expression of pain and lassitude
passing over her face.
sAre you not WE'LL Agnes" Mr. Lundy asks. I
No. she replies, 'Ive been suffering with
a dreadful tooth ache all the morning, and i
feel as if every nerve in my head were alive
why don't you have the tooth out? l
would not suffer so much as you do i'll had
10 have every tooth in my head extracted
Mrs. Lundy turns away with feeling of
She is heavily burdened,
IL has no true sympathy. -s
Mr. Lundy walks towards his store, health
n every vein, and vigor in every muscle;and
lis wife goes YEARLY up to her chamber,
lalf mad with pain. and every nerve excited
md quivering. ,
After Mr. Lundy left for his store his wife
ook the baby and carefully washed and
dressed it, during all the time of which oper-
ltion its loud piercing scream rang wildly
through her head, and caused both tooth and
leart to Ihrob, as if beaten with a hammer.
After that she had to dress herself and go
% market. Walking in the open air made
ler tooth worse instead ofcausing the pain to
lbate. When shec came home tshe was so
exhausted as to be compelled to
lie down for an hour. This brought twelve
o'clock, when Maggy, Willy and Mary came
in from school, hungry and impa-
iant oOI ba nontba, had m SEQ about GETTING
hem their dinners, and attending to their
lumberless little wants, until it was time for
hem to 60 to school again.
Half past one came, and two was the din
ler hour. Remembering her husbands last
words about punc.uality, Mrs. Lundy went
nto the kitchen to see what progress the
,ook was making. She found Sarah pairing {
he potatoes, and looking as unconcerned as
fit was yet two hours to dinner time.
your dinner will be late again. said Mrs.
Iundy. 'Why is it that you keep things back
n this way, when / have told you over and
,ver again that we wish dinner punctually
II 2 o'clock?'
my fire got down. replied Sarah, indiffer-
,ntly.
why did you let it go DOWN. |;
1T got down, ma'ln,' Sarah answered, with &
toss of the head.
Well satisfied from former experience that
Inner would only be retarded by any efforts t
he might make to hurry Sarah, Mrs. Lundy {
etred, and waited with kind of nervous {
Tread the return of her husband, her tooth 7
nd head meantime, aching with dull. bor- q
ng, fretting pain. '
PunctuaIly at two she heard the street I
oor open, and Mr. Lundy's decided step a. t
ong the passage.
lis it possible! Too bad--too bad'-she g
,eard him say, as he passed, on his way up {
tairs, at the dining room door, and saw that
ven the table was not set. Il wonder what {
rood it is for man to have house OF his I
,wn ifhe can't have things as he pleases' {
i declare, Agnes, am out of all patience!
1e said, entering her chamber few mo-
nents afterwards i told you when Weht
away this morning that wished dinner al
his honr, and there isn't sign OF Its being
ready. 1t really looks as if 1t is done on pur-
pose.' -,f,ot ,,,.tag
sIf I had the cooking to do, you should new
pr whit a minute; butt can't always make
servants do as please,' replied Mrs. Lundy.
tTha,'s all nonsense; don't believe word
pf it. Iwonder how I'd get along in my bus
mess. if were to let my clerks do as they
liked. have certain order in my business
md every subordinate has his duties and
knows thew must be done. Reduce all your
household matters to like order, and Keep
every one strictly 10 his duty, and youn nave
things right, and not without 90 /. ioal, al
Mrs Lundy feared her husband, or,rather,
dreaded and shruuk under his displeasure
But she was meek, patient, suffering wo-
man, who rarely spoke of what she felt, or re-
sented an indignity. She did not reply TO
her husbands dogmatic and dictatorial words
any further than to say to him in subdued