The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-07
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/ You will not be wanted this afternoon,
therefore yous need not return to the
office but amuse yourself in any way
you eplease-by going to Margaret, per-
haps. Lock the Office and give, me the
key; I won't forget your services ''.s !.
r. On her return our gentle attorney
met her seamstress, and having some
work to consult her about, asked her
home to dinner. As. soon as she en-
tered the house, she knocked at the door,
and said, laconicallyn f'.@
+ tsReady for dinner. '''si q - - it,.s j
81 What "a lndicEous spectacle met her
vision. z Mr. Crosby with ASSIGNMENT of
squash in one hand and a potato in the
other.
al have brought a friend home to
dinner, Mr.. Crosby" added the lady.
A7A'. The deuce you haveln cried the
Squire, elevating two notoriously smut
'ty eyebrows, half in ',vexation, half in
wonder, at his wife's, gravity .ba-2.zslns
- How; soon will dinner be ready 2''
she. continued, drawing forth her, watch
with the air of one in a hurry.
zssd" Judging from present appearances,
it will be on the tablezin about an hour
and half from this time, - said the new
house keeper, opening the oven door to
look at the meat, which was not yet blis
tered by the heat. sal - ~ , = e
5I1@eAs there. are aonly two of u.s. Mr..
Crosby, I cannot listen. to any excuse
for this .unpardonable. delay. For my
part | cannot see what you have found
to employ yourself about . - =.
.sss's Come, Mrs. Crosby, don't exult un-
til your work has been inquired into.
There is such thing as growing before
one is out of the woods" II 2.,r .r..sirfE
'.--'s IF you refer to my Office business,
I am happy to inform you that it is sue
cessfully accomplished and, / have a
half day to spare replied, the lady,
consulting her watch. - !. ..s..,.z .,f.
".The habeas corpus"--began Mr.
And the be writ y It of Of repleYdin,G inter-
rupted Mrs. Crosby - "a a. f,s.ts5oa
70 ] And the Saunders case ? 2 resumed
the Squire. 80 !. ,-s --aR ,I4t.g !.
:, "a And the threatening letter" /" CHM
ed in the lady. - ~rs ,fz-1.rI Il,
The land case, and the breach. of
promise affair. - >. ..s-.s-..ff ot bz.:aaes94sg
J" All attended to sir, as we'll as Buz-
zelton, of the firm Of Buzzelton e.
Buggsn s...s T.. l....T4 gz.,gs.,.f Al l..-ifY.4
Ha I ha! no no you can't put that
load on to me, Mrs. Crosby. Where's
Tom n
"Locked the Office and sent him off
didn't want hin-he'llo be back TO-
morrow Asis.-ss1s, 5zs9sH IEeilk- 9ii9
:. g The zdeuce,s Mrs. sCrosbyt ''If-sl7es.sA Z
''I said Tom5 sir. And now have,
you? }Ahem'! let's see. Are the dishes,
washed, closets IN order, shelves. wiped
down, knives cleaned, stove blacked,
fire kept bright, hall swept, stars brush
ed and busted p lamps trimmed, cham
Der work dene.',sfI aassl sfsssiss-t 71'siih =
"Hold on, Mrs. Crosby, for aheav-
ems sake hsl No woman alive could do
all that in one forenoon pr -. - sl22{.f1
zsReg your pardon; before you is. a
woman who has done it every forenoon
for wears ,,,s 1i4g aasSiisi IL I'd sf't =
EstForsonly two Of uss?o, o,o1s s I-sy 81
''For only two of us, Mr. AGrosby.''e
ss' Arezyou a; woman of veracity Mrs,
Crosby !? y asked the squire with smile.
-s-NOa -SenUt0Iidn has yGb prebulAlSu W
IcalI it in question: responded the lady,
with slight inclination of the body
sssThen I give it up, and make a grace
full surrender Of these premises: is '.,,,, 20 :,
! "And only two of US p, a { i''''.t
% Mrs. aGrosby,I beg your. pardon
I think L am a little wiser than ! was
this mernng,, assure you,,s upon the
honor of a gentleman, that. I viii never
speak dispara geing of a woman's duties
again Two Of as make considerable
work-enough, at least for one little
wife to perform az &c sTa gfsyss5'e -
! si You are pardoned on the spot, and
let me assure you that eIsdo not regret
this days experience, and perhaps the
widow Sanburn and several other per-
sons will not. '1flz;issi5uq ~ lai5 81 ,sa'
) As1Andayour humble servant among
the number; replied the squire bowing
We have only to add that the squire
kept his word, that Tom Pettifogger
married the pretty sea1nstress, and
t' only two of us, ,nwas~ never used ex-
[eept as.a pleasant jest. t.ssaI ss s-s-1 "a