Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-11
MISCELLANY.
MATRIMONIAL IxFELICITIES.
from Barry ,Gray's married Lie at HillsdAie-
rn,rsS CLEANING.

and dust pan, Is exercised as an lntrud-
er by the indignant inmate.
ssGor' I exclaimed. inteTrupting her..
and rising from my char a. spoke.
Sba refreated precipitately, slamming
az door behind her as she disappeared.
stonrad to the door, turned the key
:, tbe lock. and returned to my desk.
..Tow then" said ] to myself, Il
.b;nk that matter Is satisfactorily set
fled How curious it is, continued,
CHAT all women-fulks take such pleas
ure in sweeping. Now, if there be one
tbinp 7 dislike more than another, 1t IS
. broom. Brooms were invented by
tbo OWL one TO try the patience of man
III y Then / returned to my writing.
Pafora Ave minutes elapsed, knock
- ,bs door disturbed me. 1H
..Who is there?" / asked
oneself it is. said the original
Biddy.
sThe mistress bids me come back
and sweep the room"
1T can't be DONE" I replied. 600
away"
sWilI We let me in, sir?" she asked.
no." answered.
''Then Iii tell the mistress, she said.
For few moments l enjoyed COM
narrative quiet; only my little boy, tax
iug advantage of the maid having left
the dust pan at my door, converted it
temporarily into a drum, using the
handle of the feather duster as a drum
stick. and getting astride the broom,
was riding up ond down the hall. Go
ing to the door. ] told him he might
take them all out into the yard and play
with them there. Then / resumed my
writing, congratnlating myself upOn
having disposed of the servant. the boy.
and the sweeping utensils. had writ
ten six lines, perhaps, when a gentle
tapping at NV door disturbed me. /
knew it was my wife, so opened it and
admitted her. She walked in with
rather a majestic air, and took a seat on
the lounge, without speaking.
well my dear, / said, ''What is it?"
THAT is exactly what l came here to
have answered" she replied.
Then you'll have to inquire of Bar
num-" I said, ''for / can't tell. "
s.Oh, it's no laughing matter, sir,
can assure YOU, she continued. Chow
do YOU suppose that 1 can keep my
hOuse in cleanliness and Older, if the
servants are not allowed to sweep and
dust when tell them top
I'm sure don't know" Ireplied;
Ebut, then,I don't see the necessity of
ones coming in here while l am writing
and raising such dust as she necessarily
must. Why she can't sweep some other
room lust as well as this / confess puZ-
zles me- The fact Is, this room doesn't
require sweeping. 1t isn't more than
two or three weeks ago since / saw some
one sweeping il.
Two or three weeksl III it had not
been swept since then, / think You
would find cart load of dirt in it. 1t
vas thoroughly swept on Wednesday,
and now Friday is my regular day for
sweeping and cleaning throughout the
house. So. ii Won will just let the ser
want come in here ana sweep, l will be
much obliged to you"
But. actually, l don't think the room
requires it." / said; ''besides, it being
rainy day, had decided to remain at
home and write. 1t will be very annoy
ing for me to stop at this moment; and,
indeed, / won't oft" And resolute-
" took up my pen and resumed writ
Ing.
Ny wife answered not word, but sat
ElIGUL lOT al lGttSL lANG minutes. Il UlU
not once look up from my paper, al
though knew that her eyes were upon
NE, and that she was regarding me at
tentiTely. 1t is very trying to sensi-
tive man like myself to be made the
target of woman's eyes for many min
utes at a time. At last, throwing down
nv pen, exclaimed: 81 wish you
would go away and leave me to my writ
ing. This is my room, and don't want
If swept. 1t seems to me as if sweeping
was done for no other purpose than to
raise a dust-so that one can go about
With feather brush and a dusting-
cloth, and scatter the dust which has
ssttled on the furniture over the floor
sgain. What possible good is accom-
plished thereby, l don't see"
THE obtuseness of some persons"
she answered, maliciously, "often pre-
vents their seeing good in anything"
''Indeedl" was all vouchsafed In re-
ply. =
AT this moment Biddy made her APP
pearance, complaining that some one
had carried of her broom and
dust pan. and, she could not find them.
My wife regarded me attentively.
'If any one, she said, chad the au-
daclty to hide them, / shall never forget
1t as long as liver
made no reply.
1T Is very singular" she continued,
what has become of them"
looked out of the window, and ask
ed my wife what noise was that which
came up from the yard
well, if that isn't too bad" she
said; ''there is that dear little boy out
IN tue rain without any cap or, and
With the dust pan and broom. What
careless girl yOu are to have left
them lying where the little fellow could
get them. Go, quickly, aud bring in
the child. After all, it is your fault"
she added, turning to me: s..if You had
allowed Bridget to attend to her sweep
ing here, as usual, this would not have
happened. Now, he has probably ia
Ken terrible cold, and viii have the
group and die, for aught I know"
Here the lad made his appearance
Struggling In Budgets arms. He was
thoroughly wet, and had apparently
Oeen thrown from his horse, for he was
covered with mud from head to foot,
Look at him." exclaimed my wife;
can he ever be got clean?''
He Is in pickle" said.
S"Pa said might go ont, and take the
broom too, said young hopeful.
lrowned at the rascal.