Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-09


| has become of them"
| looked out of the window, and asked
my wife what the noise was that came up
from the yard
"Well, if that was not too bad" she
said there is that dear little boy out in
the rain without any cap on, and with the
dust pan and broom. What a careless girl
you are TO have left them lying where the
little fellow could get them. Go, quickly,
and bring in the child. After all, it is your
fault" she added, turning to me, "if you
had allowed her to attend to her sweeping
here as usual this would not have happened.
Now, he has probably taken terrible cold,
and will have the Group and die, for aught
know"
Here the lad made his appearance, strug-
Cling in Bridget's arms. He was thorough
ly wet, and had apparently been thrown
from his horse, for he was covered with
mud from head to feet.
Look at his !" exclaimed my wife " can
he ever be got clean ?"
Hes in pickle" said.
I" Pa said | might go ont, and take the
broom, too" said young hhpeful
! frowned at the rascal
is that true ?" my wife asked
"Ccrtainly it is" said And now just
see" | continued, 4" how wrong it was in
you to send Bridget to sweep my room,
when You knew | was engaged i'll writing.
1t will all be owing to your i'll management
of household affairs if that boy be sick and
die. And if this should be the sad result,
how you ever can forgive yourself, | do not
know"
" But, my DEAR she said looking i'm
ploringly into my face, " didn't send him
into the yard"
{" can't help that" | replied, :" the fault
is yours, Just the same. 1t all comes from
your contounded mania for sweeping and
busting, wish to gracious there was no
such thing as a broom in the world"
But" interposed my wife do you really
think the darling will be sick and die 2" and
she clasped the lad, muddled though he
as, within her arms.
W" cannot tell, replied, how five min
utes' exposure to warm spring rain may
affect him but at all events" l added
smiling at her terror, the fault will rest
at your door"
"Ah see how it is" said my wife, her
confidence somewhat restored; "it is the
old story enacted in the Garden of Eden by
our first parents--the man putting the
blame on the woman"
my DEAR" | said, "as it has ceased rain
ing, | think | will take a walk, and while |
am absent you can let Bridget sweep and
dust my room but" | added, as took up
my hat and coat, "if there be one thing |
dislike more than another, it is fridays
cleaning.
WIFE WANTING MONEY.
Mrs Gray one morning askes her hus-
band for money. The children's dresses and
the large gas bill account for the demand,
but the irritable husband is disposed to find
fault. - believe" he says, "the servants
burn gas all night and if they do it is
your fault"
a do not think, my dear, that the SER
wants are at all wasteful of it,"
"Theh there is something the matter with
the confounded metre | said. Cant the
children get at it,and set the register ahead
III some way :"
My wife laughed
ooh, you needn't laugh" I continued
cts probable thing, as they are given to
all kinds of mischief I'll go directly down
to the company's Office, and enter a com
plaint about the metre" And put on my
hat resolutely, and opened the door to de-
part,
Il But You are not going without leaving
me some money, hope" she said
There il is again :" l exclaimed mon
ey ! money it is always money with you
women Well, how much do you ant
Come, don't keep me standing here forever,
when you know | am in hurry"
"Can you spare me twenty dollars 2" she
asked
" No !" | answered.
4" Fifteen then 2" she suggested.
Scarcely" | answered but there are
twelve; and now don't ask me for money
again in a week"
"But what shall do about the childrens
spring clothing p she inquired "after pay
ing the gas bill, l shall not have any great
amount left"
81 don't know, nor don't care what You
will do" | replied. "The fact is, the child
ren are we'll enough dressed. | don't ap-
prove of arraying them in velvet and
laces"
" Fifteen or twenty dollars" she answer
ed, smiling, would scarcely be sufficient
for the purchase Of any quantity of velvet
and laces. No all that | want is to have
the children appear clean and respectable
can't abide to see them in soiled and fad
ed clothes"
"But they look well enough to me-"
said. i don't see why their present clothes
are not good enough for them to play around
in, as they do; nor why it is necessary to
buy anything new"
If you had to attend to the mending of
their clothes, as do, you wouldn't ask me
why | wanted to get them new ones'
"Well, well" said, there are ten dol
lars more; but don't, for goodness sake ask
me for money again until"-
Until" interrupted my wife, smiling, Il
want new bonnet--which will be next
week"
my dear" l said, impressively, "don't
speak to me of bonnets, If there be one
thing dislike more than another it is to
hear about a new bonnet"
"But l am very economical as regards
bonnets, you know, my DEAR" she said, 81