The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-05-21
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great deal of rubbing, and somehow the
things had yellow tinge after all, as
George remarked as he wrung them out.
Minnie objecting to going into the yard,
hung them over the chairs in the dining
room and the bannisters in the entry as
fast as George and Charley wrung them
out Dinner time came and found them
still at work. Dinner eaten, the dishes
carried off by the waiter from the restau-
rant, they changed places, and the wash
ers wrung and hung up; while the others
washed.
Six o'clock saw the last shirt hanging
in damp limpness over the parlor chan
deher the handkerchief waved from the
mantlepiece, and the stockings dangled
from the bars Of the Canterbury. ea
They always iron the next day, so they
can dry in the night said Harry
After another slaughter of reaches in
the morning, the fire was lighted, the
irons put on, and the clothes collected,
rough and dry, for the final touches
Every man had visions of smooth, clean
linen to repay him for his unaccustomed
efforts. Such is hope
Charley took the hrst step. Planting
his iron on the front of shirt, smell
greeted his nostrils, and he lifted it again
to behold large brown mark, the precise
shape of the fat-iron, burned on the bosom
of MS go to meeting, shirt Miupie's
iron, being almost cold, was travelling
bri>kly up and down his shirt, but pro-
ducing no visible effect.
1t was humiliating but true, that Joe
took an order to a gentleman's furnishing
store that morning for supply of linen,
and the washed clothes were consigned
to the pot closet to await Susy's return.
Susy's return How can describe it /?
Every man on that day found he had an
imperative engagement abroad, and the
little maiden found an empty house. She
went first to the parlor Dust lay in piles.
One curtain was torn from the coruice;
and lay in limp folds against the window.
Cigars lay about loose, some whole, some
half smoked, some reduced TO mere
stump, spttoons were in every corner;
the chairs were 'promiscuously deranged';
on the centre table three bottles two demi:
johns, pack of cards, and about two doz.
en- tumblers req Placed her pretty books.
The piano bore two pairs Of boots, depos.
tied there when the owners were TOO tired
to 90 up stairs, and forgotten afterwards;
the Canterbury had dish ofchicken salad
reposing peacefully upon it /; one ottoman
supported hat and cane, another a coat;
every chair carried some relic of the de.
parted guests here a handkerchief, there
a cigar case, on one pocket comb, on
another toothpick. Susy was dismayed
bnt, like brave little woman, determined
to face oN 'the muss' at once. The kitch:
en- came next AS have described it
on the eventful ironing day, So it remain
ed, reaches inclusive, meanderlng every.
where. The library was next in order,
and was the counterpart of the parloTS
only more so dining room ditto, bed
rooms to match.
Susy looked at the washboards IN the
bath room, the parlor chairs IN the kitcit-
en-, CIT was the nearest, Joe said whed
they brought them out y the frying p$n
in the bedroom, (Charley broke his ba-
sin y the bread pan in the spare room
('for dirty water Joe said j the dish
cloths in the bed rooms (towels all dirty.)
She contemplated the floors, unswept for
Il month marked the dust, the accunu-
lation of similar time, and then went to
her own room, the only orderly, because
untouched place in the house. A little
note lay on the table:
we own beat It takes a woman
We beg pardon Wen do SO no more !!
Clear up and invite US to dinner
'FIVE REpRNTANT BACHELORS
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