The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-07
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HOW THE SQUIRE KEPT HOUSE

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y I've made an engagement for you
to spend day out, this week, OBJ
served Squire Crosby, as his wife was
placing dinner upon the table. y i.lzs77
I: Have you ? I'm sorry, for 1 fear
shall be too busy to. fulfill it, she re-
joined, in slight tone of regret. s.s,.4is
q Busy, about what ?p testify exclaim-
the speaker; 81 would respectfully in
quire,, for somewhat less than the hum
dredth time. what you can possible find
to do It seems to me that you must
really suffer for want of exercise. ,..t
q q I do, undoubtedly,"' . SAID Mrs, Cros-
by, drily- i, as5g sJ.. .gsd -
"a. /" It can't be Otherwise. continued the
Squire decidedly tssIt is aleomparatiye-
" idle life for 2 woman to do few
household, cares = ser5s n s..rs issno.
e A few household cares.!n', r-~s 80! ~.
q, Yes, my dear Mrs. Crosby, and the
washing put OUT into the bargain.
What laborious business" IS. Squire.
Crosby looked very wise, and spoke.
with degree of irony yssz,7...,,,.-t s,og,, sss
You talk like one who is unac-
quainted with his subjects but at the
same timeI am willing to allow that
you know as much about it as the. gen;
erality of men; ( and that can't be con-
strued into a compliment to the sex
by any means,' ! : :. =.
FBht isn't the fact a selfe7iidept5 5ta one, e..
Mrs. Crosby? Havnt Ileyes, and can't
I see-observe- about me-com-.
prehend ,?n demanded the. Squire, -
-is You might, without doubt; but
whether yoil do, is another thing re-
Joined his wife ."Be. that as It NAV,
however, L am satisfied that 1 can find
enough to do. to keep me out Of idle.
nessn -: -, u. g..
dwhen there's only two Of US p, =. :.
'"Only two Of US, p added Mrs. Cros-
by quietly for it is just as necessary,
that two should eat as four"
"Well, it certainly must be q great
undertaking to cook a little food, wash
a few dishes and lay the table three
times day! Why, 1 could accom-
plish the whole in less than two hourstn
Z :. Those duties you have named do
not comprise the whole of housekeeping,
Mr., sCrosby.n.. 49, us,7fr-rleEsa grsgi 81
y Perhaps not / shouldn't mind
throwing in a. little ldusting and sweep
ing once in a while. But it. certain
ly appears lsughable to hear a woman
complain, of the work, when there's. s.only
two in the family, I verify believe its
nothing but habit quoth the Squire,
with becoming gravity. - .df a5I.7Gdisse
. g Suppose you try. it for one day."
proposed Mrs, Crosby, with like seri-
ousness, IN go to, the Office and do
your. work, and you can remain. at
home and do mine, "ftlt,ylr.s-- a ri LIN
!. cts rather a, novel proposition, and
I don't at this time, call to mind any
celebrated men who did housework.
1 haven't the. least objection to try it,
notwithstanding and presume it will be
the. easiest work / shall have this year,.
rejoined the husband I.-,7;,ss,,i .zragIl 1
Z, Both being agreed, the next day. was,
selected for the. exchange of employ
ments. A quiet smile lurked about
Mrs. Crosby's mouth and the Squire evil
dently thought itJa fine joke one which
would afford him a large fund of merri-
ment, and be the means of proving to
his wife that housework was nothing
more than a pleasant amusement. sas
The deluded woman thought her time
was fully occupied in keeping a. good
sized house tidy, and In deVising new
means of gratiffyiinn the palate of the
Squire; who, strange to. say, liked good
food, and an abundance Of it. He seemed
to think that this jumped upon the table
ready cooked, and that, Mrs, Crosby lor
some other personJ had but to utter few
magical words, and every thing was DONE
/ But to hear these trifing duties termed
enormous, when there. was +" only two of
/ them = to look after, seemed a great alb.
surdity to Squire Crosby, and he inward.
ly resolved to write an article on the
subject and let the sterner sex know how
much they we're imposed upon.