Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-10
VOL. XLITT.
WHAT rs THE REASON

don't see why Mr.. 1endrIl ISL more con
tented to stay at home! I'm sure nobody evel
had better wife; he might see with half al
eye, that I'm just wearing myself out, scrub
bing and securing, and trying TO keep the
house neat and pleasant l never had any
| time to read or fix myself up-something al
ways wants doing, just the minute | get ready
to sit down. But TendriI seems to think a
woman's work can be disposed of in half an
hour-says I'm too fussy and particular =
! That's all a man knows about it. Wish
knew how Mrs. Clover manages Her hus-
band is never hazing off, like discontented
ghost not he! Any one would think they
hadn't got over their courting days yet. But
then she isn't anything of house keeper-she
actually lets her children play in the parlor,
and don't have her windows washed oftener
than once a week-throws the blinds open
and lets tie sun come right 10 on the carpets.
Says she'd rather have faded carpets than a
gloomy room and celery-sprout face. Don t
dust her furniture more than once day-pos-
itively laughs at the idea Of chasing round
with cloth in one hand and feather brush
in the other says she hasn't time to follow
every particle of floating dust into the street.
Time, indeed-she gets time to read all she
wants, and I hear her piano going many
time when I'm not half through my mornings
work. a nice looking house We should have,
if l shirked things in that kind of way, yet
Tendril keeps preaching up Mrs. Glover to me
all the time. Just as much Judgment as men
have!
o, here he cones wish you wouldn't walk
with your hands in your pocket, Tendril. it
makes me so nervous. Do come here and let
me brush your coat-why can't you keep your
hair little smoother? its enough to make
neat woman ache to look at you! Now just see
those foot marks on this clean carpet I sup
pose l might beg you to wipe your boots on
the rug, until next Christmas without produc-
ing any effect! Betty! bring broom and dust
pan this minute; it does seem as though /
should go crazy. What's that you say? the
house smells as damp as buryin9 ground p
Now, Tendril, what's the use of talking in
that ridiculous way? I've only been having the
basement floors done off with soap and sand
You don't want to be deluged the whole time !?
0, no-of course not; you'd ike to live in the
dirt, like mole, if yoH had your own way
What are you about, Tendril? don't you open
that winow for goodness sake! Y0u are not
IA bat or al owl, TO sec in the dark? Pshaw-
it isn't dark only kind of pleasant, sub
dued light. l don't want my carpet bieached
white, whatever your precious neighbor, Mrs.
Glover. may tiuk about hers If you could
get along just as we'll without that everlasting
rock, rock, 1e. dril-youll wear right thro'
the carpet, besides my poor nerves, but of
course you don't care for them! Mercy on us!
ii the man hasn't gone and bounced right into
that chair ] spent two years cmhroideriEg
lovely pair of brigaa,is Oh! Get right mp, Ten
drill that chair isn't made 10 sit il What IS
it for, then, you'd like to know? Why, to lock
at, of course. Naw-I know IT., ,sas you who
threw the newspaper on that sofa, just as we'll
as though l saw rou do it. And there's your
hat on the hall table-wiiat do you suppose
the hat-rack is made for? | declare, Tendril,
that you are enough to drive one distracted
never have minutes peace OF mind when
you are around, and if | wasn't as patient as
an angel, | shouldn't bear 50 quietly with ali
your tantrums- o yes bang the door; it's
such proper return to the poor wife who is
shaving herself to death for you!
There-he's gone, and l am willing to wager
anything he will spend the evening at John
Clovers house. He's always saying Mrs. Clio
yer can talk of something besides scrub brush
es aad soap and water. She always had the
knack of bewitching people. I'd just like to
peep into her china closet, though; l warrant
it looks like a raj S nest. and I'm almost sure
I could find dust in the corner of her cellar
As though a woman could be too neat! o. dear!
there isn't much use trying to do ones duty in
this world. It's so lonesome these long even
irgs with Tendril gone. wish knew any
way to amuse him and keep him happy at home.
1t isn't my fault he's SO fond of going of. I'm
certain. He never seems to take any comfort
at home like other men--I wish | knew the
reason why