The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-31

words over the heat. .-
1t was good supper, and piling up
the dishes which it was too hot to whash,
the FIVE bachelors returned to the parior.
1t was involuntary. but each pair of
eyes rested for a moment OH the seat Susy
was wont to occupy. A little music,
more talk, and still more smoking filed
up the time till midnight, when each one
yawned himself off to bed. Harry, who
was always the one to lock up, stayed the
latest. The kitchen looked dreary no
fire, greasy frying pan placed as helmet
over the coffee pot, bits of bread lying
about loose, dirty pots here and dirty
dishes there. The parlor was in disor-
der; chairs stood in forlorn confusion :;
smoke hung over all. The dining room,
with it piles of dirty cups, saucers and
plates, its unswept floor, greasy napkins
and smoky atmosphere, was worst of all,
and Harry inwardly admitted that some
how the house didn't look as usual.
There was fun the next morning ma
king up beds. The milkman and baker
had vainly knocked for admittance, and
finally retired in disgust, and the bache-
lors break tasted off the stale bread from
the nights feast, and coffee black and
sweet.
Every man clear up his own room.'
The order given, each started to obey
Joe pulled off all the clothes from his
bed, and having lain the bolster aud pill
low on proceeded to put on, first blank
ct. next spread, and finally the two
sheets, finishing off the whole by throw
ing himself on the top, to rest from his
tolls. Minnie, after pulling all the clothes
off one side in trying to tuck them in on
the other, and pulling them off of the
first, put his bolster on over the pillow and
concluded that would do Charley mere
ly smoothed his down, sagely observing
il he pulled the thing off he never could
put them on again. Harry and George,
who shared the same room, having fol
lowed Charley's plan, pnt on an extra
touch by sweeping their room, and leav-
ing the pile of dust in the entry. 'Ex-
celsior.'
Three days. experience convinced them
that bachelors cookery was slow starva-
ton. Steaks and coffee for breakfast was
followed by coffee and steak for dinner,
and both for tea. Charley suggested that
they should have their meals sent from a
a restaurant.
'All men cooks, so we stick to the con-
tract, was his final observation
The motion was seconded, and carried
by a unanimous vote.
By this time every dish, plate napkin
pot and pan in the house was dirty, and
joyfully concluding that they wouldn't
want them any more, the gentlemen piled
them up in the kitchen sink, ON the floor
and tables, and lett them.
'Harry'-it was Georges voice-I
haven't got clean Shirt
Nor l. eT
Nor l.
Nor l.
1--we got one.
Nor a handkerchief, nor collar, nor a
pair of Stockings, nor
Stop Two weeks since Susy went
and no washing day
There was dead silence.
who knows how to wash .
No answer.
live seen it done,' said one faint
voice, owned by Charlie. You soap the
things and rub 'em on a board
Can any one iron p
They all thought they could manage
that part.
The kitchen was opened for the frs
time in ten days. One cry burst from
five lips. Tables, chairs, floor, dresser
sink, were one mass of reaches, collected
by the piles of greasy dishes. They O.
verran everything.
Shut the door. Now for it, criet
George, and dashed at the invaders.
Bsdlam seemed TO have broken loose
In reaching after one of the CRITTERS,
Charley upset the table. Crash, wen
the crockery. Screams of laughter, erie:
of disgust, blows thick as hail, comment
on the heat, jokes, warnings, flew abou
for an hour, and then the painting part,
ceased from their labors, and viewed
sternly the cold corpuses' of their foes
A scream from Minnie
There's one down my back J.
George cried-Joe, there's one on you
hair "a,
Don't mention it. Look at the fellow
on you shirt sleeve
Lets wash up here
No sooner said than done. The sole,
clothes were collected from all the rooms
and the boards and soap brought up fron