The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-05
"Pstting to Rights"
on THE TRIALS OF MAN or GENIUa

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ny one Uno or Vshe'! '' o'ui lss
spesk IL oraclariy and In full defiance Of the gen-
orally received ooin,on ~ The dull, uoootouy Of the
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NV ismrm 70 oe noi'nsr ou'l no'
monosonous but on the contrary, . source Of ind.
mite variety, and A. .,ch Z can recommend IT.
though 10 say N, truth. v.rs Obliged 20 write m,
sen0o'-copes over again. Il would go syAnst my
confidence 70 s.v. Tia, .va-,,v Ia cN aru,new
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A.' '"'' !" am literary man. and get my Nv
Ing oy my pen. am household drudge TO eii.on
Of maessinea hook se,,.r. .,d ,,.,.,.,,a, ~, -,
a. h.,. ,,.-.. .-.'.'., W. -
VPutston. without the uouDN
q writing books. You may therefore suprosa
that ouietude and dornes,,c cc,,e-, a, ,.s..,., A..
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my s"eou' NO" my VILE docs not think - or ~
eAs her ideps II domestic comfort differ % mater.
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ANY "'n, i",NN = y" ren'e' inuen 'ne s"ins
tmhs. nhes never hafpy Dun wien the house"
perfect ctsos with securing, busting, and above
oil "pn,ting 70 right" She woul he delighted II .
troop q soldiers were qusrtcr,d On her for tie plea
OF putting things 10 rights" afterwards. ii she
hand. II she were ever tempted 70 purlo,n, 10
would re yellow soap. The very paint on NV doors
spd wanscont is giving way in picturesque stresks
V the original deal by repeated scournr4-and
there Ia more broad consumed In rubbing tho parey
on my pailour walls than would keep my family.
Thank Col, II will b- rubbed OF soon. ] have nos
y chair or q table In nv house but what la ffcktuy
with continued polishing;-that what my wife caiis
stalking care of the furniture" But oil! that '1mt-
ting TO rights" Pepper, paint, chairs aud tables,
might all GO II I could be spared that horror. T.
die, the verdict Of the coruners Jury will surely be
died Of putting TO rights"
I have . rood sized table to myself-a WRITING
tabe--on this Is spread my vaio' notes and %.
pcrs whether p tpar ng an article for the magazine
co recting q nanusc ript TO- publisher o. writing
Q book for an author. To an ordinary eve every.
thing may sprear In confusion there. bu, to me II
10 pc feet order can place my finger upon every
thing ! want. But no; that viii not do for my
wife. Things must te ''put to rights" Tho moment
my back 10 tn ned. therefore, the ~ common.
ccs The table IL rubtei and polls NJ ill the joints
crsak again-the drawers are ell turned topsy.
tuivy, md tho papers bundled up snd crNmined
away In places where 1t will tlse u month 70
and them again. When return I'm a. my wit's
end. ~ am Ike gong to deep with Howina
curls waking and finding himself In Q trim crop
wiz
Never shall forget the hubbuh were In for q
whole week, when the child exhibited symptoms
of hea-bite. The house was scrubbed from gar.
ret 10 cellar, blankets we SECURED, carpets beat,
windows and doors open Gag an might, until she
| caught-s violent col !. and I-sLe lheumstisna.
But In order that you may have more vivid sense
OF my enioymentS will give YOU my uiary for Q
day.
March 1s.-Rote at o'clock-very cold. little
snow upon the ground-my wue rises an hour ear,
lier, she, careful creature, Is dcerm ned the sor.
| want shall have no oIrur.unlty for rna.ns tea AID
toast for the police du-sot cut Of bel 10 the
dust. and not healthful iu bed rooins-shsve with
cold water, teeth ch.i,e lg with COLI, and cut IN,
myself-csn't get hot waite, my wife says cold
| waters brscing-Come down at last, stiff as 40
icicle and blue as the cholera-and WINDOWS and
doors all wide opcn-my wife says u well veutil.
lated house, makes thina,s sweet and Wholesome,
and keeps dust frou. settling find little .-reen
smoke instead Of FIRE. struggling through host y
| cindcrs--walk biskly up aud down the room blow.
ing my fngers-no signs Of breakfast, can't yet tie
kettle " boil-seryant employed in the interim,
whitening the stree. door OMEN Of cours
a cutting north-eas wind fndipg its way into one
very marrow. -Ente-, at last, u bright tea-kettlo,
! placed at u respectable d stance from the ereeI
note-bit Of bread sin cd here and there, called
| tosst-tes made with luke warm wator, better
that tea should be weak, than the bright tea kettle
| be blacked 10 my wife says-try In vain 10 get on
my boots find . scuibbng brush In QUE aud a
| duster in the other,
| About IL O'Clock find my way out and toll ell
day among publishers, editors, &C., without sue.
cess, retui hungry sud dspl ritcd, hoping though
| with some mlsgiving, to find comfort Ut home
| turn the OF the stro,t where live and view
with dismsy volume of dust the downy residue u
bedroom sweerinrR and tea leaves fying with the
velocity Of light through the street door Of my
| dotnice- notrny house on fire. and dozen engines
| pl,yins upon 1t, could convey TO my senses more
appalling imAa. heard half a dozen miserable
| children In the street, squsllnR--" Home sweet
home there's no place like home" joined In tie
| chorus. mind made mp to the worst, by the
| sight Of the airing process rush UPWARDS and
| knock at the door-rhey know my knock inside,
| and therefore In no hurry TO come-cuttng north
| eost wind with sleet-the door opened NJ last. and
back door being OF course wide open, am sa,uted