Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-15

varying in thickness from a wafer to a junk of four
inches.
"1le butter, Mr.. Crosby" suggested his com
panion, when he was again fairly seated,
" declare what a poor memory l have got!
and setting down the cup which he had taken up
for the second time, he started for the missing ar
ticle. Placing it in triumph beside his wife's plate,
he renewed his attempts at cotfec'puuring, and this
time was successful butt it must be confessed that
he eyed the dark beverage with some un.
certainty as ne passed it across the table.
"Muddy coffee again, Mr.. Crosby abruptly
said the lady.
The Squire hadn't a word of reply.
Very smoky h~ecGstcak, my dear. what have
you done to ity' she continued, pushing a large
piece Of the obnoxious article on one side of her
plate. "You must be extremely careless, or such
things couldn't happen so often as they dot'
"What n woman this is to remember, to be sure!
Anybody would suppose that she had kept a diary
of my unlucky expressions for a year. Why, she
has them all ut her tongues end - thought the in
diyidual addressed, though he didn't see fit to make
any immediate rejoinder.
The Squire had but little appetite his wife re-
marked the fact, and hoped that the simple excr-
else Of getting breakfast had not taken it away,
as one person who should be namelcss, was in the
habit of asserting.
The gentleman WINGED, and prepared himself q
generous slice of bread and butter, which he pro-
ceedcd to dispose of as though he had lacked food
for weeks.
~ - mDrnins meai wa eJneiudeu, .nLs'
;nr hat sbo would sand bon'a ,ba JJ;nnor ior, Tho
house. Our hero was now alone, and could carry
on operations without an eyewitness; which he
observed was much more pleasant"
and have things on on in roc,l,r order Tare
goes: Get breakfast, clear table, wash dishes, put
Closets in order. wine down shelves, clean knives,
cleanse sink, rub silver, black stove, keep fire, at
tend to door bell, sweep hall, brush stairs, sweep
- - ~ -. - e
Trim lamns. do chamber work wash me,t for ovcn
clean Vegetables. stew cronbcrr;es. make nnddinr
and entertain visitors. If they b,nnen to call
Bless me. is that all p" cried our bousekeeper.
al call that making n croot fuss about n l;ttle mat.
tor. II sounds lorGer than II really 10 7 think
mi clear the table. To beg;n with, rs that is mt
down nextU
So Mt il he went. knock;no tbinos b;tbcr and
tbitber, Mt n pren. hazard Of their establishment
As the idea didn't nrcnr IN him that he sbould
carry \ waiter full Of articles NJ ono time he made
a great many JOURNEYS between the dininr.room
and kitchen. which necessarily consumed consider,
able time, The disb.sasbiny trnvrd rather nm
awkward affair. and didn't nrocress so ron;dIv ms
he could have wished. lie couIdn,t wine the cups
hopdilv. the soucers seemed bunelinp. and the
mates would slim hack ;rto Tho woier: Int after
breaking a cut.elass tumhlcr. (which bc felt Ger
to;n of nn,otcL;ng Tho noxt dor LnncL;no a Iorro
n;oco ont of n n1ottor frb;cb' h. rosolve5 ~ nos7e
fogetber wb;Io dinner ros cooL;na md croat;ng
. 0ot d;sh NJ bis ,r;fa,s wb;Io sattinn ~ a n;Io oGi
rIptes ~. rattor US hrnrabt o. Np Tba
Piat e 9 one nau.er was orolgne 10 u lose. Inc
nnonIan,. h. Jonnorne hnnn 80 anniS
800 "' or, H. u%"'soorml D. H. ~ = snnts
20 donnou .s ~ o "a 'Io ~
tho exbib;t;on Of more ..eIhnSy Crcase;, ,ban be
hod ,ny do nr H. oo,,andod fonmost r;,h ,Lo
or,;nG.kn;fo rb;oL ~ oouaaanonoae ~ Io;nn orL
all 80 - - e h andI.d ;na;ctod = Az az ,s e. T"h
-. .amoa.aa T,:s lo r.
oonsod n,onv ntbor n;stolo. drr;na Tho dov ou;n1
undonb.cdIy ~ tbn clnmSv honSoao rI;.b tbs
Sn,iro rrannoJ ohn,t he hond
It NAV be we'll to remark tint tho aforesaid list
woe laid c,rof,II, in a oonsn;oror0 nos;,;or ond
frequently refcrred "a Tn at,ended 70 tbn silver
and then vlapcoa at Tho ciocI '
The hands nointed m an bour which admonished
him that "timme waits for no man" and has nc
svmn,tbv for inexnericnced bonsekceners-
-" What's no,t on tho dorlct vonderpv h,
Thought consulting his momorondnm 4 stov,
10 bjock, Well must admit that tho coffee which
ho;Iea over hasn,t ;mrroycd ;ts onne,ranca uurb
ri look nm the orushn
So s,vipr, he nrenared tbr nolisb and srt abou
the onoration Mt once, The stove was quite hot
and he couldn't work to ony advantage. TIL,
r,nro i;,n;d he mt M Tho mnyo II would snutte
nnd o. 4 pF ,r;thp ~, ornnhi;nc mn;sa To tb;ckcnc
tbo l;t1r;d Int II would noi adhere 10 tho etoy,
and he hacon 70 tbink i was baNitcbed'
At this stare Of affairs he bapnened TO recolle,
!, that son cbody had said that milk was the be,
Il tbinp 10 ynt Tho pOwdpr with. sn he boStpnel
I rho 6ontv and nour;nc ont n quantity, onnlicd
!, RI the refractory stove That didn't mend the ma
> tor much. and tn. smell of burned milk began
he cutie disacreeablo. The room was filed vii
smoke, the foor around the stove was dotted wi,
little spots of blackinc, md the sources hanc
we're ccrto;nlv moi tho c7e,nest that ever ,vos VIII,
g a violent ring of the bell rcsounded through ii
u house, making our hero start as though he h,
;, heen SURPRISED in some d;sbonorohle act
g. lie looked towards the door, then at his hand
"n and finally at a large stain on bis Shirt bosol
~ which bore 4 strong Resemblance TO backing.
,Ir II cont go they NAV ring all doy if thpy like
"a he exclaimed impatiently. going TO the wntb-bas
h, and trying to bring his hands 10 their accustom
~ color but n second ring warned him that son
To person without was not inclined $50 give up So
of "Confound that tintinabula! / suppose it's sol
lst old man for boots, clothes, grease or rags. If
ell does it again III bring a suit of assault and bat
nv ~ cried our incipieIt housekeeper, making
= fcw desnernte dashps Mt tho dish-clpth which