The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-17

and have things 90 on in regular ORDER
Here goes. Get breakfast, clear table, wash
dishes put closets in or,ltr,wipc down shelves.
clean knives. cleanse sink, rub silver. black
stove, keep fire. attend to door-bcll sweep
hall, brush stairs, sweep railor, dining room
and kitchen, dust furniture, trim lamps. do
chamber work, wash meat for oven, clean
vegetables. stew cramberrics, make pudding
and entertain visitors, if they happen to call
Bless me, is that all? y cried our house.
keeper 4 call that making a great fuss a.
bout little matter It sounds larger than it
really is. think I'll clear the table, to begin
with, as that is put down next
Scat it he went, knocking things hthcr
and thithcr. at great hazard of their de-
moliShmcnt As the idea didn't occur to him
that he should carry a waiter full of articles
at one tine, he made a great many journeys
between the dinng-room and kitchen, which
necessarily consumed much time. The dish
Washing proved rather an awkward affair.
and didn't progress so rapidly as he could
have wished He couldn't wipe the cups
handilv. the SaurerS seemed bunglino, ami
the plates would slip back into the water but
after breaking a cut glass tumblcr. (Which he
felt certain otmatching the next day )knock
in. large piece ont Of a platter. (Which he
resolved TO paste together while dinner was
cooking. )anl crackinra pet dish Of his wtc'>
while setting NJ pile of plates the matter
was hrou.lt to close The knife cleaning
was another thing altogether: there wouln'f
lr any dancer Of hrcakarrS. and he could m,
en- through quick. But the black spots were
,lcrpcr SCI than ne ina"inr,l. and required
tn. exhibition Of more elbow crease than h,
hal any idea oE H. coHtendcd longest witt
the car>in. knife. which, in consequence OF
l., my wkwarollv handled. inflicted deer
crt a A ,li.ht token Of remembrance. Thi
was a mistake that caused many other mis-
takes during the day, owing, undoubtedly t'
the clumsy handacc which the squire wrap
ped about hi hand.
Il rna, be- well TO remark that The af"rc>ai,
IL. Wa '1l carefully in a., picuou> le.~i
ton. and Frequently rcfcrrc1 He attcnu
Cd 10 the silver. and then 'anccl a; ~
clock
The hands pointed TO IN hour which al
moni>hcd him that time waited for no man.
and ha! no sympathy for INEXPERIENCED
hou>ckccNor>
Whats next on Tie docket. Iwon,icr:' h
;hou !'t, ron~uiti"g lis mcmlrauium. An
stove to BACK Wei. mu>t admit that tn
coffee which ioiI"i "'rr hasn't improved i;
appearance rlHrh l.. ioals ~ The brush
50 ~'Hins he PREPARED the polish and Sc
about the operation At once. The stove WI
quite hot and he coul Init work TO any al
vantage. The more liquid he pat on tn,
more it wonl >In''rr a,d fy Of with a crack
linz noise. He tlickcnci the I1uil. hut i
would Mt adhere 10 the stove and lac bcrai
TO think it WIS bcwitchcl.
1t this >ta@r otaiia;r> he happened to rec
ollcct that >omriod> had SAID that milk wa
the best thln@ to wet The powder with: 50 h'
Fastened to the pantry, and pouring out ;
quantity applied ii to :hc refractory stove
That didn't mcud The matter much. and the
smell OF barncd milk bean 20 hc quite di>a
grccabc. The room was fl with smoke
the floor around the stove was dotted with lit
tie spots OF backing. and the s1uirc'> hand
were certainly not the clcanc>t that ever was
when violent ring o: the bell rc>oundcc
through the house. making our hero start a
though he had been surprised in some dis
honorable act.
He looked towards the door, then at hi
hands, and finally at large stain on his shir
bosom, which bore stron. resemblance I,
blackng
Il won't go. they may ring all day if the,
like he exclaimed impaticutlv. going to th
wa>h-ba>n and trying to brirc his bands t.
tl:cir accustomed color: but second rim
warned him that some person without wa
not inclined TO give upso.'
'Con!ound that tin,inabula, | suppose it
some old man for boots, clothes. grease O
rags. Ifhc does it again I'll bring snit of
assault and battery cried our incipicn
housekccpcr. making few desperate dashc
at the di>h-cl which he mi<took for th,
towel, and hurryin. towards the door, whicl
he opened with trembling hand
'Ah, good morning. square = SAID a well
dressed good-lookinc Young lady, who cvi
IDENTITY expected to see somebody else appear
is Mrs. Crosby in =
'Yes-I-no, she isn't in he stammercd
for truth to tell, the squire was thinking NOR,
of his personal appearance than his wife's ab
scnce; besides he imagined that the youn.
lady looked at him with some curiosity, an,
this embarrassed him the more.
Now it must be observed that our hero wa
remarkable for the ncatness Of his dress. an,
the stain upon his linen assumed cnormou,
dimensions under the searching glance Of hi:
visitor. He dropped his eyes, and forgot til,
stain in contemplating his sooty hands.
Excuse the disorder of my dress this morn.
ing. Miss Ila,ncS he added i was so untor-
tunatc as to upset the inkstand just as you
rang and YOU see the effects of the accident
This. it must be confessed, was rather de-
par:ure from The truth But the squire