The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-06-08
Misrellanfuns.
MIR. PEPPERS WIFE.
now HI SHUT HrR Up.

Oreaklast. AS my lottnei house-heePS' w
ders,ooj all my wishes with regard 10 these
things, I found !, unnecessary TO give any
orders respecting them; bu, with you it Is
different. AS you have never go, mea
in this house Of course you know nothing
Of the regulations Of the household.
!. "In the frs, place you will make fire
in the kitchen, put on the kettle &C.; then
YOU will make a fire in here. Tha, done
you will cook the breakfast and bring It IN
here, as have always been accustomed ic
taking mine in bed, and do no, consider II
necessary to depart hom thai, custom on
your account; bu, should you prefer ii, you
can ca, yours in the kitchen, as il is per
iec,ly immalerial 10 me-"
This occurred the morning after Mrs. Pep
per wen, to housekeeping. Mrs. Pepper
wa. a sensible woman-she made no reply
to Mr.. Peppers commands; bu, as soon as
her ioile, was finished, she lef the room,
and sitting down in the kitchen, she thus
rumina,ed. .....
Make the kitchen 6re! Yes, I'll do
That, Then make ERE in the bed room
I'll see 10 that, too. Then take the break.
ias, 10 his bedside! Jus, see ifI do" And
then Mrs. Pepper sa, and though, deeply
for few minutes, when apparently having
arrived al satisfactory conclusion, she
proceeded 10 business. ~
Having 90, a nice fire kindled in the
kitchen, she carried some coal in Mr.. P.'s
apartment, and filled up al! stove, having
first asceraiued tia, there was no, spark
of fire in il. That duly performed -he
nexl prepared the breakfast, Of which she
par,ook with grea, relish and aiSr mai
,ers and things We're all 81, 10 rights in the
kitchen, she wen, down town Oh shopping
exclusion.
Meanwhile Mr. Pepper began 10 grow
impatient He "labored under The i'm
preston" rha, The atmosphere Of his room
did no, grow warm very fast, and he began
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aT.r. hsc,n 70 law rnor b;s mind u.
II;.,snad ro, n r,.w m;np,.s I'm, all was sill
abop, the house.
Hastily dressing himself be nrocseded "a
irv..,;c,,s Tho ar,;r Us soo, comnre.
bsDd.I III. whole off, and was very wrath.
nj =, 6,.,. I'm, h. comror,sl himself with
The ,ca-,,ion ,ha, he had The mower Ia
pruish MIS-. P, and he fell bound 10 do il.
too. Aner some search he found the re.
mains Of the breakfast, OF which he par.
took with "a gus,o, and ,hon sa, down 10
wal, for Mrs p. She was a long time in
coming, and he had ample time 10 nurse
his wrath. While sitting there, he thus
,olilooui,ed:
"Tha, ever I, Philanaor Pepper, should
be 40 treated. and by woman, loo, is no,
IN bs bsI;svsJ Icant bslisve !, M. no,
4 won, e;,bsr. Bu, she shanr escape.
that, certain: If ,he should. my repulalion
for dignity would be forever gone for
'hay,n, | ,old Solomon Simple,on all along
how wa, going to make her 90, IN and
make The fire every morning, and IL, me
lie abpL and how | was going to shu, he,
~, and C.eI no, a, breoJ and wafer il sb,
Jared 10 say she woulln,, do i,w
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u,on her h. said
.B.sy lane vou dis,u. :, me- vou seen
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more serious than vou imagine. as yor
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