Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-19

at this moment, and, indeed, I wont do il" .
And resolutely took up my pen and resuinet
writing " '.'i.'.t z
q Ny wife answered not d word, but sat silen
for at least five minutes. / did not once lool
up from my paper, although ] knew that hel
eyes were upon me- and that she was regard
ing me attentively It's very trying to a sen
| sitiye man like myself to be made the target
Of a woinan's eyes for many minutes at q time.
At last throwing down my pen, f'exclaimed
Il wish you would 60 away and leave me to
tmy writing. ThisiSmy room, md f'd0nia want
it swept II seems TO me as If sweeping was
done for no other purpose than toraise a dust,
SO that one can 90 about with d feather brush
and dusting cloth, and scatter the dust which
has settled on the furniture over the floor a.
gain. What possible good is accomplished
thereby, / don't see." hg ~
a"The obtuseness Of some persons, she an
swered, inaliciously, "often prevents their see
ing good in anything" aai #
"Indeedi" was all vouchsafcd in reply
AT this moment Bddy made her appear
ance, complaining that some one had carried
off her broom and dust pan, and she could
not find them. MY wife regarded me atten-
lively. ,.t1 1na !e4a.'. 2 tdi' pt y eai. f;
If any one," said she "has had the audac,
ity to hide them, shall never forget it as long
as ] live r n 81 +. .a..i.15 .ail
! / made no reply. ii a4fr. ,F sGy M Z.
I Ttiis very singular" she continued, "what
has become of them. !" u n,eu'l .H 5as d -9
| II looked out of the window, and asked my
wife what the noise was that came up from
the yard.;a5N a,ussis ,eltmg4a go
! a.sMell, if that isn't too bad," she said
'ftlere is that dear little boy out in the rain
without any cap on, and with the dust pan
and broom What Q 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 add
ed, turning to mc;Ft'if yon had allowed Briget
to attend to her sweeping here, as usual, this
would not have happened. Now, he, has prob
ably taken a terrible, cold, and will have the
Group and die, for aught / know" a-t f
Here the lad made his, appearance, strug-
Cling in Bridgets arms. He was thoroughly
wet, and had apparently been thrown from
his horse, for he was covered with mud from
head to feet ~
Look at .him'!'' exclaimed my wife, 'can
he ever he got clean ?'P''F II. ..e ,I.ll, III n,
"He is in a pickle,",I said
4Pa said might 60 out and take the broom
too said young hopeful i3l9tN '''
Ifrowned at the rascal g.
"Is that trucY my wife asked: sH "a
| ."Certainy it is, said. STAND now inst
see, III continued, "hsw wrong it was in, you
to send Bridget to sweep my room when you
know ! was engaged in writing. fwilfb be all
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 cvercan forgive yourself, l. do not know.
"l3ut, my dear" she said, looking implor-
ingly into my face, Il didn't send him into
the yard. '1el h7ta7r" .5a y77Y ,8ls te4gf6}
,'i"I can't help that" replied ''thc fault is
yours Just the sene ltall comes from your
confonnded mania for sweeping and busting.
l wish to gracious there was norsuch thing AS
n broom in the world" ri 9sC0s ''aF
"But, ',interposed my wife, "do you really
think the darling will be sick and die?' and
she clasped the lad, muddie'l though he was
within her arms ts }s.r a3y. h.
| II cannot tell, y Ireplied, chow five min
utcs, exposed to q warm spring rain may ct.
feet him; but, atsll events,, 4 added, smiling
at her terror, 'the faultwillrcst at your door"
"Ah! see how it is, said my wife, her
confidence somewhat restored; Ut is the old
story enacted in the garden of Eden BY our
first parents--the man putting the blame up
on the woman, ,la.i.fs .e3sdq 7adqvf,g
j., MY DEAR" j said, "as it has ceased rain
| ing Think will take n walk, and while lam
absent you can let Bridget sweep and dust my
room; but" added as1 took up my hat and
coat, 'if there be one thing / dislike more
than another, it is . Fridays cleaning. s
aglsafi A WIFE WANTING MONEY
Mrs. Gray one morning asked her husband
for money. The childrcn's dresses aud the,
large gas bill account for the demand, bnt the,
irratable husband is disposed to q fault II
believe" he says, "the servants burn gas all
night, and if they do it's your fault" : =
< II do not think, my dear, that the servants
are at all wasteiul of it" | 6..s.
HThen there is something the matter with
the confounded meter" said. "Cant the,
children get at it and set the register; ahead
in some way2' y ~ 4,
Ny wife laughed. z '.;.a. "a IN, Z. ~ Y
"Oh, you need MT laugh I continued; ats
q profitable thing, as they are given to all
kinds Of mischief III tell what ! will do.
IN go directly down to the company's Office,
and enter complaint about the matter. ~
And / put on my hat resolutely, and opened
the doorto dcpatt.9dt yBin9inaiidiA faf
pe2ABut you are not going without leaving me
some money, hope,S she said. %! aqp tt
ss "Tberei il is agninil Iexclaimed, money!
money! it is always money with you women.
Well, how much do you want? Come, dou't
keep me standing here forever, when you
know ] am in n hurry" heia'ade3 ale
youvspare me twenty dollars2 she