Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-06-17

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II wish YOU would try and be it'll,
more careful. Henry. lou do no, realize
how many things have tn s..e to-
"Humph :" said Mr.. Keith, sitting down
in basket of freshly ironrd clothe--''
never would complain of such ,rifes. II
l didn't know. should think all women
were in slavery"
"And you would be correct, Henry,
you have not the faintrst idea"
"Nonsense. Mary! Why. could do
all your work and three times as much
more, and get through by ten o'clock
"Could you. indeea:"
"To be sure. if you would only give me
| the chance of it,"
"You shall have it," said Mrs. Keith
quietly. 81 have long wanted to visit
my Aunt Susan. shall do 50 now and
you may keep house. l shall have to
cook up something"
"As ifI couldn't cook You shall do
nothing of the kind, Mary. shall live
like prince. and you shall see how nice l
keep everything. You will hardly know
the house when you return"
81 daresay," remarked Mrs. Keith !;
"but when can gol
Tomorrow, you like"
And you are sure yon can manage 7"
"Surr!" What look he gave her !;
you shall see."
Mrs. Keith laughed little to herself,
when her husband left her s.at the the de-.
pot, and turned his steps homcward to clear
up tho breakfast things, and prepare din
ner. She only wished wished she could
be there invisible and see him manage.
"Let me SEE" soliloquized Keith. on
entering the kitchen. I'll wash the dishes
first, and Ill put on one Of Mary's dresses
to keep me clean"
H. fastened it around his waist with a
pin, rolled up his sleeves and looked about
him. The fire was out, but after much
trouble he succeeded in rrkindling it, and
then began began upon the dishes.
He took them to the sink, plugged up
the spout ana put them to soak in a pail Of
cold water.
"There, they're washed" said he to him
SELF "ncw for something to wipe them on.
I'll take the table cloth. Such a fuss as
women do make about work. Why l
could wash all the dishes in the neighbor-
hood in half day. This stew-pan smells
of grease--I wonder what the matter is
with il? There! I have got some smut
on my hand. I'll wipe it off on the dish
cloth There it goes into that China sau-
cer-deuce take it! wish there was no
smut. Hello! there is one plate gone to
smash. 1t was kind o slippery. Oh.
there goes the cream pitcher! And I've
stepped into that potato dish set down on
the floor to dry. and that's gone to the
shades. Never mind accidents will hap
pen! guess I'll trim the lamps next
mother always trimmed them in the morn
ing. Confound them, how black the
chimneys are"
Thus conversing with himself, Mr..
Keith put the chimneys into basin mo-
ment He had hsard it said that hot wa
ter was cleansing. So be scalded the
chimneys, and the result was about hun.
dred different pieces to each chimney.
"Good gracious !" cried he. "Who'd
have thought. There. there's somebody
at the door. I'll just step out as am. it
can't be anybody l care for so early -
this"
A small hoy presented himself, cycling
Keith with i'll suppressed mirth.
"B Be you the mistress of the house ="
"Yss-that is, mastcr, said Mr. Keith
with dignity. What can ! do for you r
"No,hing. l guess. Marin sent me
over 10 zee II you-,hAt is-if the mistress
of the house would take care Of the baby
while she goes shoppins."
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