Maryland free press., 1866-07-12

f'erytnng was sided, and she vas 1ust taking
Sp her sewing. when Mr.. Keith upset a vinegar
pHard, Hpagiltg utter knife which was in his
pocket at the time
Mrs. Keith reline,ssbed her idea Of a little sea-
son quiet aud went out to SET aaassers in order
fgaia. Mr. Keith followed to oversee her a
/ "d wish you would be lfttle more more careful,
t4enry. sop. 90 not realize how many things
have to see TO-" i.itlsalL .r. st.1yl tsns
+.Iiunphl' said Mr.. Keith sitting down In
basket OF freshly irohed, clothrs; al never would
eonplata of such trife as that If didn't
know should think su the wosien were In
';.Aad YOU would be correct, Henry. You
haven the faiBtest idea - =
!, ''Nonsence, Mary l. Why, ] could do your
'vorky ;and three times as much more, and then
get all through at ten o clock r. mann,
Gould you, indeedi''
ITO be sure, If YOU would only give ne the
chance of it y Ll.&aIIi Itt's = isi-
You shall have it. saith Mrs. Keith, quietly.
y! have long waEtcd to visit my aunt ;Spsap. /
VIII do SO now, and you may keep house. |
shall have to eaUk ni, something" ~
AS IF couldn't cook You will do nothing
'of the kind, Mary. shall lisc4ik a prince, and
YOU, viii see how nice will keep everything
Ega. fYM hardly know the house wlisn you re-
, ~ dare say" remarked Mrs. Keith, "but
Nutu can gu.'f ~ itas'f f.f .r- .tIlfF
Tomorrow, you Ike ...
y And are you sure that you can manage p,
sec." -
Mrs. Keith laughed little to herself when her
husbond left her ast- the depot, and turned his
b'e,s homeward to clear the breakfast things
and prepare for dinner. She only wished she
could be there invisible, and see him manage.
Let me see" soliloeuised Keith, entering the
kltchsni I'll wash the dishes first, and III put on
zone OF Mary's dresses TO keep me clean" -
HE fastened 1t around his waist with pin,
rolled up his sleeves, and looked obout him
The hre was out, but afteE. much trouble he sue
,ceeded In re-kihdiiig it, aid then began 10 wash
Ne took item to The sink, plugged up the
tyoat as.d put them TO soak in d pail Of cold
water. l l
There they're wasl,ed'' said he TO himself
now for something to wipe them. I'll take the
I!abie-cioth. Why, could wash all the dishes
ia the neighborhood in half day. This stew
l"n slaellS of grease, wounder what's the mat
ter, with it2 There .Tvcgqt some smut on my
hand Ther it goes on the China slucyr, deuce
II! i wish there Was no smut! lliilo, there $
pne plate gone TO smash Oh there goes the
'fresht pitcher And have stepped Into that
potato dish that set on the floor to dry, aud
that's gone to the shFdesl never mind, accidents
Mill hnRpstH y guess III trim the lamps next
mother always trilned the lamps in the morning.
Contound 'em how black the chimneys arc,I
= Thus conversing with hiniself Mf Keith put
,nen, lie had I'd !, s";J ,I,a, I';i;,,D, n.n,or
WIS cleansing. So he sc,aed ,he ch;mners on,i
fle resuIt was ul,but = hm6I,T j;sr.,, ,;,..S ~,
.,,ich rbi,nsey 80 - ,' .', '' p'~'~' "
GOOD gracious y, he cried. ,s.wbo,d haze
tbonuht' ~ TInra,s sl'i't,, =. ,I.'' a =,
can't he anybody care for, SO early us tliis.n
10 small boy presented himself eying Keith
..Be Won mis-, ress * th., hors.9, .a...-
t.Yes-tbat ;s i m, n,,s,or y; s.;i, A.. r.;,,.
with disni,y, stwbs, cam a. e., r'',,s,i' -
..Nothnc. I cucss Marm s,.n, n," ov.r IN Seo
if yo,,-,hat is.L;fj tl,a mistress ~ ,he Ionse
Svnnld t,kr r,re of tho Lol - 'h,I H. .,o I's
hing
.:Nol'' ibnnndcre,d Keith. 'i.r,vo of,,.r III ,o
fry.', ''"'"..>''- N'' ,... " " o'"'' '''" ~
a, The bov nut his tb,uh to h;s oso H.; and NJ,
keith. afier slamnn@ ,he d"oras n 'r "rs s. ai,.
en-. THE fire WAS ort and ,,,a r.,,,, ,s d.,iS"Si,
smoky. ..,. i,'. -
p. .s.JtiI ,,,o aeS,, ;,.<> ,ic -;
some coaJ said Ief and st,rted brist1, de,, ~p
the stairs IN tbe s.cond ste,, bo ,"t liz go G,
.,rouai, -. ,;, Il, H.; L., I:r. " .ptiS ri III
gl TO- tle bosom Of ,Ie hasI", Ju
nf es,os ami En,;nrL;n, ava, , .holf - .d ,,;,I
,ous of lbilk. 'e'' ''"''u WI"
HDnce I. +. !, y, exccL,;moJ u. ss..o,iil;,.o, q.
nIs head lnx Ap fl,I.x,
men manaoe with those l"us, sras.os y m sh'i,
l,rcals INV nac, Will th;s act "
The FIRE mada again ur E.;,h ho,,,,,,,,, h;,
of dinner. lie looked n Ills ,;ne-n;cc,. i, n. ~a.
.nue otclock. -, Almst finn. far "ealIsr wha,
should he hive for dinner IIc bad hoard his
wifi, saw that rice nudIing and loiIl,d nota,n.s
and broiled steak. -''f7 -
lie filled the basin with rice stirred H, Itt,e
sugar, dropped In an eer ami sci ihe vessel into
the oven. i'be no atoes hr washed IN soan-smJs
that they certainly mirht be clean. and nmt then,
into tie teakettle that they micht bo;l ,i,;cker
The steam was frizzIing in Tho frr;ngsnor
when the hell rang 20 r''''
. He capLt nm lie nan from tho fir. n loo, :,
from burninqE,nd made haste to tho fro,, 49,
Tben, he remembered il wonlJ n"t hc ;,,s, t,,c
th;nm 40 ~, r., ,Es So, "ar n.l,h nv y,'s' ,''e
in his hand sn e dcnos.f.d II Ill iHn ;,,rlnE st,'
und answered the ri,er : f''''' '' '0'"'
Mrs Mndcc was on ,bo s,ons drrn,ss.od g, hor
host >f'' ''' ''o'
. ..Yes hire soy ), s,on,mored Ks,,L ssn,
viii. i absept mi ~, -, ,io";,'o, nil,
in:p :, 80 p'"' ''e - 'Ne"' ain
Nrs Nndas s,;,od ;,,o ,,,o n,r,or u.h;o,, ,,,,
aarsened 10 eycLe te s ,"nb i,,n m',tn ,n ,r" M"s
im@-non on ,he snf, '''' VIZ It.
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