Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-07-24

put it all into as small space as possible,
and get throu gh with it as speedily as L can.
If were to follow your suggestion, the dust
and dirt raised in cleaning one room would
be sure to settle, or. in some way, get into
another room just put to rights. and the re-
suit would be that house cleaning would
never end. No; every thing must be done
at once
Well, my dear said, I'll not attempt ,
to argue the matter with you. for | know it |
would be very useless task but must say
that my mother, who understood these things. /
used to
of course my wife interrupted. your
mother did very differently from what L do. |
She was differently situated, and could do as
she pleased widow, left as your mother
was, could have her own way in a great
many matters which we poor wives cannot
follow know your mother was a very re-
markable woman: but trust that l do my
duty to you and my children and my house,
as we'll as know how | don't continued
/ my wife, putting the end of the handle of the
/ feather duster into the corner of her eye. and
! brushing out an imaginary tear, think it
fair, or honorable, or generous, or husband
like in you to be always telling me how much
better your mother kept house than l dc. L
wish to gracious you had married your
I mother
Pooh pooh l exclaimed; you know
that wouldn't have been proper. l might
have married your mother, though. which
would have beer as near as 1 could come to
gratifying your WISH
My wife smiled.
My mother wouldn't have had you, sir
she said
She would not have shown as good taste.
then, as her daughter did. replied.
Her daughter sometimes regrets the good
taste she showed my wife said mischiev
ously
: [ think you mistaken, my dear 1 an
swered; but | am ready to waive the ques-
ton, provided you will tell me when dinner
will be ready 1t is six o'clock, and as yet l
see no signs of it
L thought L told you, before you went
away this morning. my wife made answer.
that you would have to get your dinner
down town. for that we would have none
!, You dill say So replied; but L sup
/ posed it was simply hint for me to send home
E something from the market, which L did
L know you did-enough to feed the
alderman and their assistants with. How
did you think it could be cooked when we
r were cleaning the house.
;. didn't know you were going to clean
house, l said. | wish to gracious had
wouldn't have come home till midnight
= Yes, aud left your poor wife here in the
b dust and disorder, while you were feasting
have not been to dinner, for you can see wha
:, l have to put up with how ] have to get
along. and how uncomfortable, even to me
a house cleaning is.
presume it is. my DEAR l slid, il
a molifed tone of voice. for Twas dsirous o.
. having my dinner, aud did not care to pro
a woke my wife /; and | am very sorry tha
e you deem it necessary to engage in it. Why
u don't you sit down quietly, aud let the serv
- ants do the work l don't think it necessar,
v for you to lift finger to it
Is Nicely the house would be cleaned, in
20 deed she replied. if l did not You mer
know nothing about it. and / just wish yOr
wouldn't speak another word on abe subject
Very well, let me have some dinner
replied, to put into my mouth, and l vii
not. If there be one thing | dislike NOR
= than another, it is going without my dinner
am sure | don't know, said my wife
;, what you will have to eat, for it is utterl
- impossible for mc or either of the servants
., to stop work at present to cook anything
:, Oh, any thing will answer l said {
piece of cold meat-pie, slice of boile
10 ham, for instance. That. together with a
, apple tart aud glass of wine, 1 th;nk vii
:. suffice. Let one of the servants set the tabl
- in the library aud then send the things up
a il you please
My wife laughed.
'n If you think she said, that we hav
any meat pie or boiled ham in the house, yo
u are greatly mistaken
ID why. we had some yesterday I an
le swered {; where has it gone to ?
le Gone to? echoed my wife. Don't yo
suppose the servants and chinren must eat
Why. yes, certainly | answered /; but -
W But whatr interrupted my wife. Yo
III don't think a meat pie will last forever,
ne trust
ed No. l answered; but my mother
if house cleaning time, always had meat pi
D. and boiled ham in the cupboard.