The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-04
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were washed and wiped. The water fol
lowed the "leayings" and the quintette
sat down to +" cool off," Do cigars assist
that operation
Spite OF tlia superb dinner, five inner
men "called, like Oliver Twist, for more
about seven o'clock.
What's for tea e. Somebody started
the question.
/" What's for tea g. four voices echoed
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Lets have coffee I can make Coffee"
said George.
"And a steak 7 can cook it," said Joe.
"There's bread and butter said Harry.
George went for the sreak, Minnie un-
dertook to make fire, Harry cut the
bread, Joe set the table, Charley "cleared
the kitchen - by sweeping the pots and
pans used at dinner, into closet, wash
inc being omitted in the operation.
Minnie, blowing and putting making the
fire, was saluted with
How it srnokesr
What ais tie fire Min p
Harry discovered The cause, pulled out
the damrer, and merry blaze repaid him,
The coffee boiled, the steak spluttered in
the pan, and the men painted, peTspired,
whistled, and used improper language over
| the heat. ....-
II was good supper, and, piling up the
dishes which it was too hot to wash,
the bachelors returned to the parlor.
l. was involuntary, but each pair OF
ewes rested for a moment on the seat Su,
sy WAS wont to occupy. 4 little music,
more talk, and still more smoking, filled
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 a
helmet over the coffee pot, bits of bread
[ lying about loose, dirty pots here and dir
ty dishes there. The parlor was in disor
der: chairs stood in forlorn confusion,
smoke hung over all-The dinipgroom,
with its 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 WIS fun the next morning max
ing mp beds The milkman and baker
had vainIy knocked for admittance, and
finally "retired in disgust" and the bache-
lors breakfasted off stale bread left 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 laid the bolster and his pillow
on, proceeded to put on first blanket,
next spread, and finally the two sheets,
finishing off the whole by putting himself
ON top to rest from bis tolls. Minnie, af-
ter pulling all the clothes off one side il
trying to tuck them in on the other, and
then corrected the mistake by tucking
them in or the other side and pulling them
off the first, put his bolster on over tie
pillow, ana concluded 1t would do. =
Charley merely smoothed his down, eager
ly observing that if he pulled the things
off, he never could put them on again.
Harry and George, who shared the same
same room, having followed Charley S
plan, put on an extra touch by sweeping
their room and leaving the pile of dust in
the entry. Excelsior
Three days experience convinced them
that bachelors cookery was slow starva-
ton. Steaks and coffee for breakfast were
followed by coffee and steaks for dinner,
and both for tea. Charley suggested that
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restaurant.
"AIl men cooks, so we stick to the cor
tract" was his final observation.
The motion was seconded, and carried
by an unanimous vote.
BY this time every dish, plate, napkin
pot and pan in the house was dirty, and
joyfulIy concluding that they wouldn't
wan. them any more, the gentlemen piled
them up in the kitchen sink, on the floor
and tables, and left them.
Harry, "-it was Georges voice."
haven't 90: clean shirt" -.-.
Nor |.
"Nor l."
"Nor l."
| I've got one"
" Nor handkerchief, nor collar, mol
pair of stockings, DO"
stop. Two weeks since Susv went
and not washing day.
There WAS dead silence.
"Wbo knows how to wash 7"
No answer.
"I-Pve seen it DONE" said one faint
voice, owned by Charley. You soar
the things and rub them on board"
Scan any body iron?' g." g..
They all thought they could manage
that part.
The kitchen was opened for the first
.ime in zen 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 overran every
place.
"Shut the door. Now for it," cried
George, and dashed at the invaGers.-Bed
lam seemed to have broken loose. In
reaching after one Of the critters" Char.
ley upse. the table. Crash went the crock
cry. Screams OF laughter, cries Of disgust
blows thick as hail, comments on the beat
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