Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-12-02
the HUSBAND WHO VAS 10 MIND TIE HOUSE

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Once on time there was man 80
surly and cross, be never thought his
wife cid anything right in the house.
So one evening in hay making time. be
came home rcolding and swearing, and
showing hi, teeth and making n dust.
Dear husband, dOae be 50 angrys
,bere's good man. said his wife to-
morrow lo,'s change oog work. III &c
on, with the mowers and nov, and You
~hrlI mind the house at home
Yesl the husband thought tha; would
do very we'll, be WAS quite willing. lie
said.
So, early mex, morning, bis wife took
a scythe over her neck, and went out into
the hay field with the mowers. ard began
to NOV; but the man WAS to mind tie
house and do the work at home.
/ FIRST OF all, be wanted to churn the
butter; but waen hs had burned while
he got thirsty. and went down to the Gel
lar 10 tap barrel Of ale. So, when he
had knocked in the buue, and Was put
ting the tap into the cask, lie heard tie
pig come into abe kitchen. Then off he
ran up the cellar steps with the tap in his
hand, as tart as lac could, 70 look after the
pig, lest it should upset The churn; but
when be cot up, and saw the pig had al
ready knocked the churn over, aud siooo
there roofing and gruuiiHg amongst 'bes
cream, which was running all ovtr tie
floor, be got 50 wild with rage thai l-
quite forgot the ale barrel, aud ran 3 f.-
Jig As hard as he could. He caught
Just as il ran out OF door, and ga
such kick that piggy lay Tor d'pa o..
. the spot. Then all at once be remeni..-
ed he had the tap in bis hand; buJ We.
j he got down to the cellar, every drop
ale bad run out Of the cask,
; Then he went into the dairy and f"uua
enough cream left 10 iii ;he churn agsr.
and SO he began to churn, for butter '..s
must have for dinner. When he aa-
churned bit, be remembered that ,fe
: milking COW was still shut up in byre,
and hadn't had a bit to eat or a drop "a
drink all the morning. though the sun WAS
/, high. Then all at once he thought twas
too far TO take her down 10 the meadow,
80 he'd just get her on the house iop--ior
The house, you must know, was matched
with sod-, and fine crop Of grass was
T growing there. Now their house lay
+ close up against steep down, and he
z thoughi # he had laid plank across to
the thatch at the back, he'd easily get
u the COW ar.
But still be- coulda'. leave the churn,
C,r there was bis littis babe crawling
about on lbe floor, and If leave IT, be
thought, lbe child i sure 10 upset it.
So he took the churn on his back and
went out with IT,; bui then he thought bed
better FIRST water the COW before he turn
I'd her ont on The thach; 50 he took up a
bucket 10 draw water out Of the well, but
a. he s,oop-d down Al the Wells brink, all
=. the cream ran out Of the churn over bis
shoulders, and 50 down into the well.
a, Now il was rear dinner time, aud he
y hadn't even got ihg butter yet; 50 he
n- 1oIsht he'd best bolt the porridgr, and
he filled the pot with water, and hung ii
over the 6re. When he had done that
he thought the caw might perhaps fall Of
tine thatch and break her legs OF neck
~ b. got up on the house TO tie her ~
One md of th" rope he made fat to the
= c9w's nrck. and TIN other he -lipprd
III down the chimney and tied around BIZ
!, own thigh; and he bad --eke haste
Tor the water bryan t. boil IN the pot, an,
" he bad -till 70 grind the oatmeal
Of So BE- bryan to grind away; but whil
20. be va bard ~ &, down felt the COW d
& the boase-,op after all. and, As she f-l
she dragged ibe aan up the chimney b,
sbe rope. There he stuck fast and a
for the COW, she hung half way down th
wall. swinging hetsesa heaven and earii
for sbs could neither 81 down nor up.
q And nov ihe good ~if- Lad waite
seven lsa2,bs snd s-seu Dr~dtns for he
!. la-baad to come And call bsr hon~
:. dinner; but never call they bad. 4
-ea iasi, size tLoigtf shs'd waited lon
enough, ard went nome. But when .
- got ihere and saw the COW hanging
.m sueb an ugly place, she run up aid e.
the rope 10 two gitH her seythr. Boz 3
she did fhis down came her husband =.
;.g Of The chimney; and . when his g.
d dame came ins,1e the kitchen, there Il
fouBd han standing % bis bead 10 Il
porldgs pot.