The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-06-04
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street In the handsome city oil Pmladetphia,
q merry party Of folks were holding warm,
laughing discussion. T-si
b Susy Arnold, the young hostess, who kept
house lor her two brothers, Harry and George
took one side Of the question, while three
other gentlemen, beside her tail brothers,
opposed her. Charles Gray, a blue eyed,
curly. headed man, whose fair, round face and
boyish air lorrned an apparent contradiction
to the assertion that ne had five years before
attained his majority; Joe Morris, who FROM
"a Spanish mother inherited jetty hair and
eyes, and pale complexion, aud from his
father, tail, Gne figure and rank ingcn
ious expression; and Milton Dacres, whose
small figure ara bashful ways, accounted
fully for his nickname Minnie; these three,
with the masters Of the house, vaged playful
war upon the little brown eyed maiden who
sat so demuroly upon the sofa. .-.. ...,,
f'Say what you please, said Susy, you VIII
never convince me Of the superiority oil man
in the capacity of housekeeper.'
sButI mean, said Joe, that men can keep
heuse without women but that woman can
not do so unless we assist them.
'For instance said Harry, when your
hired girl was sick last winter, Sue, how
would such mite as you have brought coal,
kept up the furnace FIRE, and lifted about
wood, unless your two brothers had CALAMITY
relieved you oil the csre?' KS.
Not TO mention the furnace fire went out
three --
"A truce, said George, laughing. That
was nv fault; but accidents will happen IN
the best regulated families .-5f
"a Il only wish you could keep house; for |
A L.. go aral
with her this summer, were it not for leaving
you s.-.,..... .....'..-
Il have an idea,' cried Charles Grsy-'an
idea which, il you will agree TO act upon 1t,
shall fully cure women of the insane notion
oftheir indispensability that word
nearly choked me-. r.
sThe ungallant sentence should have quite
strsngled you said Susy. ',
Present company always excepted was
the reply. A ~.
Suppose we keep house here, while Miss
Susy travels
hrEIerep cried susy, aghast. @.2
E5'Yes, why not?
.But,' said Susy, I'm sure Jenny would
not stay.
we don't want her; we want no woman
Visions of muddy boots on her parlor SO
fas, cigars in the flower vases pipes on the
centre. tables, spittoons in the best bed room
and frying pans in the library, fitted through
the young lady's mind; but before she could
demonstrate, Harry said
80 be it! Hurrah for bachelors hall! Pack
up your trunk SusyP
But Harry
'Glorious!' cried Charley, mot a petticoat
within doors for month"; ..'s
But again said poor Susy.
@No fuses about tobacco smoke in the cur
tains,' chimed in George.
But. brother
Wont IL be gay?' said Minnie.
Gay groaned the little housekeeper.
Lay in a supply Of cigars George sugges-
ted ice. when do you go, Miss Susy.
Monday! Aunt James letter said Monday
eaid Harry. % air a
.Monday, then We will come, bag and
baggage, on Monday morning.
With many a flourish, amidst the gayest
jokes, George wrote out solemn con ract,
by which they bound themselves to ask no
service Of any kind OF woman's hand for
one month from the date of the following
Monday, JUNE -, 1860, and all put their
signatures to the important document
Susy, seeing that her brothers were really in
earnest, tried to think that she was glad tc
20, and added her laughing directions to the
many schemes proposed. Alta later hour thu
conclave broke up, and Susy retired with,l
head full OF plans and heart full Of sor
misgivings.
Monday morning rose fair and clear 81!
o'clock saw Susy drive away from the door
in 8 carriage, the trunk strapped behind, th'
lady's pretty travelling dress and the shawl 0
her cousin and cavalier all bespeaking travel
SuSy saw the servant depart to spend montl
with her mother in the country. MIN
O'Clock witnessed the meeting Of the merr.
young bachelors.
Now, them, said George, alter the frs
greetings were over, ]. as the eldest host, vii
take charge to day. AS Susy says, when ar
we going down town?
Il have nothing to do to day, SO I'll stay t
assist you,' said Minnie.
Thank YOU -. b.
What's for dinner7 said Joe, trying t
look like the head of q respectable family
ard ailing most deplorabty in the attemp
you'll see at three o'clock
is that the hour?'
YES said George, and remember wa
as some ons has said before mentioned tn
fact e S$$* "a #
Having seen the others off, George an
Minnie went into the library Tor smoke, I
prepare them for the Herculean task b,ior
them.
'see.' said George, producing cook bool
we are safe.' 4enae@ e.Hs
Mrs. Hale! that's womanr cried Min
sie. ID. :.
'Whew! never cnce thought Of that W
will stick TO the contract. My dear madsr
| atn sorry to appear rude, but must sho
YOU back to the book case
What's for dinners said Minnie.
Roast lamb potatoes, green peas, aspara
gus and strawberries
.That'l do. Don't you have to shell pes
or somethingP
yes. that's easy eno:gh.' .s ....ss.
Its awful hot. said Minnie. after shol
siience. ~ ~ srl
'Horrid!'
Suppose we shell the peas up here. It
cooler here than in tho kitchen. suppo
there's fire there?
OF course
I'll go bring them up.
They're in baske. on the table. Jul
leave the rest OF the things down there
Smelling peas was rapid work, evan ior ur
accustomed fingers, but it is matter of tasI
whether the thorough smoking they hi
from the actively pufed cigars improved the
favor. 4
Now, what do you do with them? ca
Minnie. Fsea v,4-a - n
There amt many Of them, he added,
he looked at the little green balls rolling
bout at the bottom OF the huge market ba
kst aud then eyed tle large pile Of shells {
the floor.
YOU boil them, OF course, : was the answ
OF George.
oh! suppose we go down.
Well, come along said George, taking
the basket.
The fire burned brightly; Jennie left 3
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