The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-07
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; HOW MIR. KEITH MANAGED.

HOW MR.. KEITH MANAGED.
b. 5sMan's work is from sun to sun, but wo-
mans work is never DONE quoted Mrs.
IBK eith.,a pd nai .oshiia5ta isstfoI al a"o79s"
Fd' She had Just finished her work for the
evening, and was taking up her sewing,
when Mr.. Keith upset vinegar bottle and
a. bowl OF, gravy, in the kitchen, cupboard,
,rummaging after a knife which was in his
pocket all the time. ad, l,sass Frs tan 81 ad
Ei,sM rs Keith relinquished her idea ola lit
tie season of quiet, and went out to see
matters in order again. Mr. Keith follow
ed to OVERSIZE her1-a habit some men have
F5''' . wish you would try to be a little more
careful, Henry, You do not realize how
many Things 1 have to see to- diiy, 54s,,, oi
l.a Z Humph,' said Mr.. Keith, sitting down
in basket OF freshly ironed clothes. II
would never complain of such triAe as
that aIf'I didn't know I should think all
the women werein slavery ''f, = ''' III, '.''"
81 And you would be. correct, Henry
YOU haven't the faintest idea-., ~. .s,i
s"as sf''s n onsense, Mary ! Why ] could do your
work and three times as much more, and
get all through at ten o'clock neal biol
tiat Could you, indeed!'o a-s sad tlb"ei''"i
adf Tolbe sure, IF you would give me the
chance ofit,iosnttata aisittas"i ho" 7i'a '9""'
.fsaa aa'You shall have it, said Mrs Keith
Quietly IT have long wanted to visit my
Aunt Susan | will, do SO now, and you
may keep house, ! shall have to cook up
Somethlng-sial ~ 40 faiiz 7riin4Fft,..l e,t
II ',As if I couldn't cook! You wilt do
nothing of,the kind, Mary, shall live like
prince, and you will see how nice I will
keep everything. You will hardly know
the house when you return I.
'''ss' s r dare say remarked Mrs. Keith, but
when can !, go !? /, ..aa lii Is stq.s, isfaI
morrow. if you like.ii1 tea u5p,s1 bstt
ii And yoQ,a quite sure you can man.
age, ?ssqst isnsi sAt hosfsa37ih 5Foa ,AI d5idvi
asiSure! what a. look he gave her you
shall seei'ai 5iJs5J sd q is5rie i1iaai4 $40 Sos
aiMrs.dK eth laughed o little to herself,
when her husband left her at the depot,
and turned his steps homeward, to clear
| the breakfast things and prepare for dinner.
| She only wished she could be there inyisi-
| BILE. and see him manage 4lib bd,H 81 iasg
sai Let me iseep soliloquized Keith, enter
ing the kitchen. ais'I1l wash the dishes first
and I'll put on one of Mary's dresses to
keep'me Clean ri '''" 'o 7'' '8',' ''''e' 100
| He fastened it around his waist with a
pin, rolled up his sleeves, and looked about
hin" The fire was out but after much
trouble he succeeded in rekindling it, and
then began, to wash the dishes. ea a
He took them to the sink, plugged up the
spout, and then put them to soak In q pail
of cold water - esaha' ~ tt"i' @'' r. ~
.,sThere, they're Washed said he to him
self now for something to wipe them on,
III take the table cloth. Such o fuss as
women do make about work, Why l
could wash all the dishes in the neighborr
hood in half day. This stew pan smells
of grease, l wonder what's the matter viii b
it /? There I've got some smut on my hand!
There it goes on that China saucer |! Deuce
take it'll wish there was no smut. Hello
there's one plateg to smash! Oh, there
goes the cream pitcher" And I've stepped
into the potato dish that | set. on the floor
to dry, and that's gone to shades, Never
mipd-accidents will happen, ] guess III
trim, the. lamp next; mother. always trims
med the lamp. in the morning.. COnfound
them how black the ohimneys are'g a.'s
Thus iconversing with himself, Mr. Keith
put the chimneys'into the basin ndcogita-
| ted a moment. He had heard that boiling
water was cleansing, SO he scalded the chin
neeys, and the result, was about a hundred
different pieces to each achimneyyosga i,
| Good graciousr 7 he cried, who'd have
| tbought it? There's somebody at the door,
III Just step out as am, II It cant be any
| body, that / care for so, early as this.s.aa
/ "A. small boyspresented himself, eyeing
/ MP.s Keith with Unsurpassed mirth.@"a y
/ BE you mistress of the house 2 A.'.' 'ss'
! erYas-. that s,iis,s r. am .ths, MASTER sssaii
| Keith, with dignity, what can do for your
Nothing guess, Marin sent me 'ovel