Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-08-14
LIE. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST IA, 1857.

"a" ~ was uO uoe Trying W eHccU
calm, so sat myself on the edge of the
piano and patiently awaited the result.
| had not long to wait.
"It's no use telling me-"
TELLING what, my DEAR" 1 meekly
asked.
My wife paid no attention to my ques-
ton, but continued her remarks, sobbing
the while in very hysterical manner.
eff you don't love me, say so, and let
me 60 home to my fathers; I'm SUI
"Clara," Clara is my wife's Christian
name, "Clara," ! said, interrupting her,
and with some dignity, II am ashamed
of you, what is the meaning of this
nonsense p
"There, there oh yes, of course, it's
nonsense; shall not be allowed to speak
shortly. Why did you marry me, then,
if am Sc foolish ?"
: "Clara!"
"Do be quiet, sir, and let me have a
chance to vindicate myself from your
base assertions"
spoke not word.
81 think it's very--vcry mean of you
to make me work my fingers to the bone,
while you 60 out and have your dinners,
and-and your wine and all that" Here
my wife began to sob convulsively. 81
don't believe you have the least spark of
feeling left. Any other man would have
come home and helped me pack these
these horrid things. What made you
want to move? dare say you will want
me to wash the clothes, and get up your
shirts, but won't do it, there! What
are you sitting down there for, like a
mummy, why don't you speak? ?"
"My dear, tomorrow morning. when
you are yourself again, / will talk with
you, not before" So saying, I went to
bed, or rather to the mattress on the
floor.
My wife kept up the fire some little
time, but finding made no reply, came
to my side and sobbed herself to sleep
merely mention the above little cpl
sode to show one of the many things ]
had to endure in endeavoring to save
fifty dollars year.
The day for removal came at last. -
"Thank goodness" | calculated, think
ing our troubles were now over. Poor,
weak, silly, deluded creature!
! need not tell how MANY things were
broken, how many things lost, nor how
exorbitant the carmen were, nor how the
Hibernian gentlemen we called in to as
sist, put the washtub containing the
kitchen utensils, right in the centre of
our best mirror, breaking it all to atoms.
Suffice it, that all our things-barring
those that were lost and broken-were
in our new house, and that our old house
remained unlet.
How glad am that it is all over"
said my wife.
Amen" responded I.
"Pm sure this house is worth all the
trouble we have undergone"
"Ahem !" said I.
l felt sadly inclined to be ironical, but
| would not dash my wife's spirits, so /
refrained.
We felt hungry, so we extemporized
meal out of some scraps Of bread, cheese,
and ham bone, carving it with the
only available instrument, viz: my best
razor.
II quite enjoy this" said my wife.
So do l." | was about to say, but
only got as far as 49," when we were
startled by hearing a scream, emanating
from our son Tommy, who was roaming
about, looking at, and admiring every
thing in the new house.
Goodness, gracious what's the mat
ter now? ?" and l bolted from the room,
followed by my wife.
Our new landlord, obliging soul, had
undertaken to have the new house repaint-
ed entirely, but had not had sufficient
time to finish the job before we took pos
session. So that among other agreeable
incidents, the basement was occupied by
a number of young fellows in painting
garments and paper caps, who whistled
Il hate whistling) while they piled their
brushes, and used language which was 80
far from being choice and refined, that
had really to blush occasionally when my
wife was within hearing.
Master Tommy got in troubles too, on
this account. He was making scien-
tifc tour in the lower regions Of the
house, with laudable intention Of pur-
suing the search Of knowledge under diff
fculties, for Tom is Of an exceedingly |
enquiring turn of mind. In the course
of his perigrinations he contrived to up
set pot of green paint off step-laddcr
and receiving the greater part Of the con-
tents upon his unlucky head, from which
il ran down in copious streams, present
ing singular though agreeable contrast
of color, and totally running his jacket.
We washed his hair with turpcntine
and pumice stoned bis face till the skin
was nearly rubbed of his nose. After
which he was subjected to a vigorous
course of hot water and soap, but for all
we could do, that blessed child for week
after emitted an odor closely resembling
the inside Of painters shop. while re-
mains of the paint were still left, making
his countenance look something like a
Zebra or a Royal Bengal tiger.
We managed 10 erect a bedstead and /
imagined We should be enabled TO pass
comfortable night. What blissful igno-
ancel
/ had just fallen into a comfortable
loze. when | was awoke by my wife dig
ling her elbow into my side.
What's the matter uow2 Can't you
81 fellow sleep" !