Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-29

Journeys between the dinlng-ro0m and
kitchen, which necessarily consumed con-
siderable time. The dish-washing proved
rather an awkward affair, and didn't pro-
gress so rapidly as he could have wished
He couldn't wipe the cups handily, the
saucers seemed bungling, and the plates
would slip back into the wa ,r; but after
breaking cut-gass tun.seT, (Which he
felt certain of matching The next day.
knocking a large piece out of platter,
(Which he resolved to paste together while
dinner was cooking,) and cracking a pet
dish of his wife's, while setting up pile
of plates, the matter, was thus brought
to close The knife-eleaning was an
other thing altogether; there wouldn't be
any danger of breakagcs, aud he could
"put em through quick. But the black
spots were deeper set thaa he imagined,
aud required the exhibition of more "el-
bow grease than he had any idea Of
He contended longest with the carving
knife, which, in consequence of being awk-
wardly handled, inflicted deep cut, as a
slight token of remembrance. This was
a mistake that caused many other mis-
takes during the day, owing, undoubtedly,
to the clumsy bandage which the Squire
wrapped about his hand
1t may be well to oremark that the aforc-
said list was laid carefully in a conspicu-
Gus position, and frequently referred to,
He attended to the silver and then glanc-
ed at the clock. The hands pointed to an
hour that almoniahcd him that time
waited for no man," and had no sympathy
for inexperienced housekeepers,
What's next on the docket, Won
der ?" he thought, consulting his memor-
andum "Ah, stove to black. Well, |
must admit that the coffee which boiled
over hasn't improved its appearance much.
III look up the brush
So saying, he prepared the polish and
set about the operation at once. The
stove was quite hot, and he couldn't work
to any advantage. The more liquid he
put on the more it would sputter and fly
off with a crackliug noise. lie thickened
the liquid, but it would not adhere to the
stove, and he began to think it was be-
witched.
At this stage of affairs he happened to
recolect that somebody said that milk was
the best thing to wet the powder with SO
he FASTENED to the pantry, and pouring
out quantity applied it to the refractory
stove. That didn'tmend the matter much
and the smell Of burned milk began to be
quite disagreeabe. The room was filed
with smoke, the floor around the stove
was dotted with little spots Of backing,
and the Squire's hands were certainly not
the cleanest that ever was, when a violent
rim OF the bell resoundeel through the
house, making our hero start as though he
had been surprised in some diahonorabIe
act.
He booked towards the door, then at his
hands, and finally at large stain on his
shirt bosom, which bore strong re,cn-
blancc to backing.
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