The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-07
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determination, Mrs, Crosby had occupied
herself in jotting down a list of. duties
.demanding attention. next morning
This she folded, and quietly handed, ,tc
her husband, requesting him to max;
out a similar paper, that no mismaan1agse; aan1lllns
ment might ensue. ~ :, ~ ~ ''' - "a
= "T he hist is no longer than usual ,
said tie lady smiling at the, earnestnes'
! NTH which, he surveyed it. q &C
Through the same performances every
day, It is necessary, for they cannot
be omitted. But don't be frightened
you can take your own time, = she added
IN a bantering tone, - "a s,s
.Feigning the utmost indifference to
the results, he remarked THAT he should
probably "make quick work of it, and
placing the paper in his, pockets re
turned to, his office. -, -.
: The hege lord of Mrs. Crosby prae.
ticed law In asuburban town, and had
acquired considerable property by the
same, His wife had independence
enough. to do her own housework, but
could, not help thinking that she de-
served some credit for so doing She
had no particular desire to; be praised,
Justice where justice is due" " was
her motto; and our readers. will per-
haps coincide with her in the belief
that it was rather hard to work busily
a whole morning, and then be told
&c that she had done nothing compare
lively" It was not encouraging, to
say the least, and she awaited the ex-
pertinent with much interest. 81.
his wife, and informed her in signif-
cant tone, d" that. it was quite time to
dress and make a fire. Mrs. Crosby
did not wait for second bidding, but
remarked as she left the chamber, that
he might "put himself In readiness to
see about breakfast. -, ..-...-..l.
Our heroine had taken the precaution
the night previous to prepare the kind
Hngs, and in a short time had a brisk
FIRE She allowed herself to do just
what her husband had been in the habit
of doing, and no more-he usually left
the, old coal and einders for her to sift
and clear away, as wen as the remnants
of wood and shavings to pick up; and
she didn't feel inclined to limit his
privileges at this time. The dining ta-
Bile stood in the middle of the, room, also,
covered with books, papers, writing ma
terials, and other articles used the night
before. These she, did not molest, and
without pulling up the shades, or put,
ting back the chairs, she took a news,
paper and began to read +e.....:..-.ss, a..
The Squire had evidently completed
his toilet quicker than common, but 1T
was nevertheless nearly an hour before
he made his appearance, Itwas some,
thing novel to see his wife reading before
breakfast, and he could not help smiling
to witness her perfect sang froid. 5..-s,ss,.
:" I've been up a long time, and renew
ed the fire twice, Mr.. Crosby" she re
marked without. looking up. -'-i..-l,
This was the Squire's favorite saluta-
tion when his wife happened to take an
extra nap of five minutes 60. -
The gentleman made no reply, for he
understood what the remark meant with
out the aid of an interpreter, He pro-
ceeded to business with great alacrity,
piling the books and papers upon. chairs,
and nearly upsetting the inkstand in his
haste. 90 After spillihg some oil in carry
ing the lamp the wrong way, and allow.
ing the kettle to boil over FIVE minutes,
before he got ready to take it out he
succeeded IN getting the cloth laid },
though n-rather an awkward manner I
s<tI think I should relish a piece of
beef steak, Mr.. Crosby" remarked the
lady in the reckoning chair -, -
:" All, then you shall have it, y replied
the house=keeper Of the day, patroniz,
ingly, as he busted himself with nap
kins, cups, sauces, plates, knives, forks,
&C. He tried. to recollect how Mrs.
Crosby arranged them, but in spite of
all his attempts, he couldn't; he made
no application to that lady for her ad-
vice, however, and she apparently was
absorbed in her. reading. "a
Adjourning to the kitchen, the Squire
to making a atNdelicious cup of
Coffee" and had a long struggle with
beef steak, which refused to broil to his
satisfaction. When returning to the
dining room, after long absence, look
ing heated and inpatient, Mrs. Crosby
consulting her watch, that he
been absent long enough to make a
a beef steak1t q. ss75G.s -lcz7 5z'-i 80
This observation the Squire remem-
bered to have heard before, but did not
make it apparent Atslength the coffee
and meat were brought in, land all
thingswere pronounced ready by the
officiating master of ceremonies Mrs.
Crosby seated herself, and began to
carve the Squire took his place at the
head of the table, and proceeded to
pour out-the coffee. '7 = it'- - l'z.i-'..'.i
. "The bread, Mr.. Crosby;n suggested
the Iady.s l.isss2 sE--h vH-i -nEfS' 2s---
'sBless me, ( forgot it % he exclaimed,
dropping the coffee pot, and jumping SO
hastily that he, came near overturning
the table. .aiE.i' 81 r. ~
Il, The bread was soon produced, cut in
slices varying in thickness from wafer
to four inches! -ft5isst-- lsI siss1b ~
= 4 4The butter, Mr.. Crosby" suggested
his companion, when he was again fairly
seated. -5i.I gai's@faI l2oa sT'' .af5 1888 i
sy I" 1 declare what a poor memory i
have got !" And setting down the cup
which he had taken up fol; the second
time, he started for the missing article.
Placing it in triumph besides his wife's
plate, he renewed his attempt at coffee
pouring and this stime1was successful
but it must be confessed that, he eyed
the dark looking beverage with some
uncertainty. as he passed it across the
table, Ia % sa.si,-rs1s.li sd1 ~. ss5d u:
muddy coffee again, Mr., Crosby p
abruptly said the lady. nd l. .s.i.azs q
The Squire hadn't word to reply y
al Very smoky beefsteak, my dear !
What haveyou done to siti?nz she centin-
ued, pushing large piece of theobnexs
ious article, on one side of her plate.