Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-04-22
In ADVANCE.
VOL. VINO. Al.

great Iuss ao0ut Z ittle matter. II
sounds larger than II really Is. think
I'll clear the table, to begin with, as
that is put down next"
So at il he went. khothing thtnka
hither and thither, at great hazard OF
their demolishment. As the idea didn's
occur TO him that be could carry q wai-
ter Of articles at one lime, he made .
great many journeys between the dining
room and kitchen, which necessarily
consumed considera Bile Sine. The dish.
washing proved rather an awkwstd Of.
fair. and didn't psdgtess So rapidly as
he could have wished. lie could not
wipe the cups handily. The sa aucers seem.
ed bunglins. and the plates w ouid slip
back into the water; but alter b, eakinx
cut glass tum mbler. (Which he felt cer-
lain Of matching the next day.) knock.
ing a large piece out o. asblatier. (Which
he resolved 10 paste TOD eihef while din
ner was cooking) and.crackihy pc,
dish Of his wife's. while setting up 1
pile OF plates, The ma,ter,was brought
% close. The knife cleaning was an
other thing altogether; there Wouldn't
be any danger Of breakages, and he couht
+" pu. 'em through" quick. But he
black spots were deeper Sc. han he i'm
agined, and required the exhibition of
more " elbow grease ihaii lie had any
idea Of. He contended longest with
tho carving knife, which in conseque nee
Of being so amkwardly handled indict-
ed deep cut. as a sligh, token Of re-
Inembrance. This was q mistake that
caused many other mistakes during tiis
day. owing most undoub edly, 10 the
clumsy bandage which The Squire wrap
ped about his hands.
1t may be we'll 10 remark, that tho
aforesaid list was placed carefully ins
conspicuous position, and frequently ft-.,
ferred TO. He attended TO he .ilvef:
and then glanced at the clock. The
hands pointed to an hour which admon.
ished him that /" time waited for no
man." and had no particular sympathy
for inexperienced housckeepers.
%. :. What next on the dSekst. won.
def,' he thoueh.. cbhsulting Ills memo.
randum. I" All s,evs to black.j Well,
| must admit that the coffee wh.cH boil
ed ore' hasn't improved its aEpeatanes
much. III look up the brush /"
So saying he prepared The polish and
sat about the operation at once. Tic
stove was quite hot, and he couldn's,
work to any advantage. The more Ii
quid he put on, the more it would spu'.
ter about and fly Off with a cracking
noise. lie thickened the liquid, but i1
would moi adhere to the stove, and he
began to think it was bewitched.
At this stage Of affairs he happened
TO recollect that somebody said milk was
the best thing 10 wet the powder with:
SO he fastened 10 the pantry and puur-
ing out qisdtity. applied i, to the re-
lractory steve. That didn't mend tho
matter much, and the smell OF The burn.
ed milk began to be quite disagreeable.
the room was filled with smoke. the
hoor around the stove was dotted with
little spots Of blacking. and the Squirs's
hands were certainly not the eieunest
that ever was, when violent ring Of
the bell resounded through the house,
making our hero start US though he had
been surprised in some dishonorabls act.
tie looked toward the door, then .,
his hands, aSd finally at large sraiu Oh
his shirt bosom, " hich bore s,rong re-.
to Hasking. on
Il won'l go! they may ring all aay.s
if they like |! !" he exclaimed, impatient:
~, going TO the wash basin and trying
to bring his hands to their accustomed
color; tut second ring warned him
hat some person without was not incli-
ned TO "giye il up so.'' m Sss
Coniound that tinlinabuls Z sup.o
pose its sons old maa aftef Eo6ts.
'lothrs, grease or rags. II he does II
again, I'LL bring . suit sgainst hia, for
assault and battery!' cried our incipient
nousekeeper, making few desperate
iashes at the d sh cloth. which he mis-
Iook fer the towel, and hurrying toward,
he door. which he opened with trem-
bling hand 6H
" All, good morning, Squire said q
we'll dressed, good looking young LADY
" no evidently expected to see some bo.
iy else appear. lis Mrs. Crosby in 20
I" Yes-no-she isn',." he STAN mered;
or, truth to tell, the Squire was ihink-
ng more Of his personal sppeatarts
han his wife's absence besides, he i1f-
'gined that the young lady looked At
lin with some curiosity. and this en-
him the more. a
Now it must be observed tha, our he.
% was remarka BILE for the nesfnfess OF
lrs dress. and the stain upon his liuelt
Issutfet enormous Dimensions umdef
he searching glance OF his visitor. He
lropped his eyes. and forgot the stain
n contemplating his sootv hands. Sci
Excuse the disorder OF my dress rhis
Miss Hay he added. II
vas so unfortunate as TO upset the ink
stand just as you rang. and you See the
fleets Of the accident" 44sap tats
This, il must be confessed, Was irath-'
'r departure from the truth. sHNt the
squire coulan'. think Of any other way
o ex,ricate himself from The ailsmma,a
md he was no, disposed TO confess the
xact state Of the case to- his fair black.
,yed friend. who, after mailing few
remarks, took her leave.
"What an ingenious excuse that was!.
Nobody but a law yer would have ihot Of
s!' soliloquized our hero, g!ancins com.'
in q mirror pertaining to the
lat tree. Imagine his modification al.
discerning bisck streak across bis face.
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