The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-03-31
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INFELICITIES.

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MATRIMONIAL INFELICITIES.
The following extracts are from Barry
Gray's new book entitled " Matrimonial
Infelicities" Few marriedmen or women
will fail to recognize the many hard hits in
the chapter which follows :.3aspp3r r
FRIDAYS CLEANING. @a'ai
Bridget, the housemaid, having entered
the husbands study on household thoughts
intent, and armed with broom and dust
pan, is exercised as an intruderby tie in
dignant inmate. ia3is{ a7aliia-a3a -s" ~ 7
"Go!" exclaimed, interrupting her and
rising my chair as Ispoke. .,.s..'
Sbe.retreated precipitately, slamming the
door behind her as she disappeared; |
stepped to the door, turned the key in the
lock, and returned to my desk. Now
them" said to myself, 81 think that mat
ter is satisfactorily settled How curious
it is," continued THAT all women folks
take such pleasure in sweeping Now, if
there be one thing / dislike more than
another, it is o broom. Brooms were In
vented by the evil one TO try the patience
of mankind" Then / returned to my wri-
ting. 5aa. M l-ens1 5le1a,rgs isl4 tao
Before i've minutes elapsed, a knock at
the door disturbed me-. 7aa a
Who 10 there p ] asked io ise,fo %.
+" Meself, it's" said the original Biddy
what do you want p inquired.
a. The mistress bids me come back and
sweep the room" aes. Ia .-49s1 .if IA
1T can't be done" replied; ego away" "
4 !" Will ye let me in, sir2" she asked.
NO." / answered. iior l5nao a.i
"Then I'll tell the Mistress" she said.
For few minutes enjoyedcomparative
quiet. Only my little boy, taking adyan-
tage of the maid having left the dnstpan by
my door, converted it temporarily into a
drum, using the handle of the feather dust
er as drumstick, and getting astride the
broom, was riding up and down the hail.
Going to the door. told him he might
take them all into the yard and play with
them there Then resumed my writing,
congratulating myselfupon having disposed
of the servant, the boy and the sweeping
utensils i had written six lines, perhaps,
when gentle tapping at my door disturbed
me. knew it was my wife, SO ] opened it
and admitted her. She walked in with
rather domestic air, and took q seat on
| the lounge, without speaking. 9riJ
"Well, my DEAR" said, "what is it p
THAT is exactly what / came here to
have answered" she replied. aa
Then you'll have TO inquire of Bar
num-" ! said, =" for can't tell"
"Oh, it's no joking matter, sir, can as
sure you," she continued. I" How do you
suppose that can keep my honse in clean
illness and order, ifthe servants are not al
lowed to sweep aud dust when / tell them
to ~ $500 - tahsa'9o "oh 5forF saf
I'm sure don't know" replied, |" but
then, Pdon't see the necessity of ones COM
ing in here while | am writing, and raising
such dust as she necessarily must, Why
she cant sweep some other room just as
wellaS this, Iconfess puzzles me. The fact
is this room doesn't require sweeping. 1t
isn't more than two or three weeks ago,
since saw some one sweepingit."
Two or three weeks" !" echoed my wife;
"if it had not been swept since then, /
think you would find a cart load Of dirt in
it. 1t was thoroughly swept on Wednesday
and now Friday is my regular day for sweep
ing and cleaning throughout the house,
So, if you will just let the servant come in
here in and sweep, | will be much obliged
to you" 5y.'aflissa 1s' .'7saa s1'2A A''
sd /" But, actually, I don't think the room
requires it," / said "besides, it being a
rainy day. | had decided to remain at home
and write, 1t will be very annoying for
me to stop at this moment, and, indeed, ]
won't do it.pf And / resolutely took up
my pen and resumed writing. .a s i'ssRQ
My wife answered not q word, but sat 81
lent for at least FIVE minutes. / did not
once look k7up from my paper, although /
knew she was regarding ME attentiveiy-
1t is very trying to sensitive man, like my
self to be made the target OF woman eyes
for many minutes at q time. AT last, throw
ing dowu my pen, exclaimed, " wish
you would go away and leave me to my
writing This smy room, aud / don't want
it to be swept. Itseems to me that sweep
ing was done for no other purpose than to
raise dust-so that one can go about with
feather brush and dustiDg cloth, and scat
ter the dust which has settled on the furni
ture over the floor again. What possible
good is accomplished therby, L don't See."
ia" The 0btusenesS of some persons" she
answered ,nialicously, "often prevents their
seeing good in anything" q s'uees a
Indeed I" was all vouchsafed to reply.
At this moment Biddy made herappear-
ance, complaining that some. one had car,
red off her broom and dust pan, and she
could not find them, My wife regarded
me attentively. sCAsa0 sAatA
If any one," said. she, has had the au'
dacity to, 6ide them, 1Ishall never forget it
as long as l live i"gzT u9aIlL
made no reply.
at is very singular, she continued,
"what has become OF them"
Hooked out Of the, window, and asked
my wife, what the noise was that came up
from the yard. iaqsf .uiiaiati Is ss1es or
We'll, if that is nottoo bad, . she said !;
g there is that dear little boy out in the
rain without any cap on, and with the dust
pan and broom, What careless girl you are
to have left them lying where the little fel,
low could get them, Go quickly, and bring
in the child. After all, it is your fault
she added turning to me, you had allow,
ed her to attend to her sweeping here as
usual, this wouldnot hare happened. Now
he has probably taken aHterrible cold, and
will have the crosp aud die for aughtl
know" non ~ lsa.
Here the lad made his appearance, strug'
glngin Bridgets arms. He was thorough
~ wet,f and had apparently been thrown
from bis horse, for he was covered with mud
from head to foot. 5s>1s. 'sst ts@ ssgl
a"Look at him r exclaims my wife, "cap
he ever be got cleausl"
He's 10 pickle,''iI said.madT HeilU
a'"lPa said might go out, and take the
broom ,too, }" said young hopeful aao s4s-s
s. <h0 woaoa1n