Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-04-14

there VAS no smut; hIilo. there's one
plste gone 10 smash Oh. th~re goes
The cream pitcher! And I've stepped IN
TO the potato dish thai | Sc, on The floor
10 DRY. and that's gone To the shades.
Never mind; accidents will happen ! |
guess I'll rm the lamps next; mother al
ways rimnled the amps IN the morning
Coniound ihem; ho~ black The chlmneys
are !"
/ Thus conversoC with himself. Mr.
Keilu pai tue chlmneys iGto TIE basin,
and cnei,ajed monent lie had heard
il said that boiling water vas cleansing.
80 he scaded he chimneys and The re
suit was hundred different pieces 10
each chimney.
Good gracious 7" he cried, "who'd
have thpughi II! There's somebody at
the door. III step out as AIN. il cant
be anybody that | care for so early as
dis"
A small boy presented himself, eyeing
keih with i'll suppressed laughter.
"Be voc tie distress Of the house -
"Yes-,hs, IS, am Tue master said
Mr., Kei!h, with dignity; Shat can TO
tor ynu p
"No,b!ng, | guess; nam sent me over
TO see if you--ihsl is. if the mistress OF
,ie house would ss.S case Of the bshy
bic she goes shorrlue.'
NO roafed Keith. live other fish
to fry"
TIE boy put lie ,huab 10 his nose.
and Nr. k"ilh, af!er slanmio9 lhe door,
ss men siusy. do ~ien ltey are out OF
trmper, reIufpeJ 10 tie kilchen. The
G!e was 0Vl. and The room decidedly
sGoky.
"I'll 60 down 10 The cellar and bring
up some coal, said lie.
And lie started bri,kly down the stairs.
! On the second step he put his foot into q
rip in his dress. strmbled and fell 10 The
bottom of the cellar, ssIashine basket Of
eggs, and knocking over shelf loaded
uI,h pans Of mix.
"Deu,e talk it!' said he, scrsa bling
10 bs feet. and rubblrg hls head, "ho"
Go womtn manage with these internal
Ioag dresses ! sholl break my nsCk
With lis vet
The ire made again. Mr.. Keith be.
though. hI.H Of dtHner. lie Locked al
the tae.pice; it aas cne o'clocs-alnnst
ine fer dlnaer. What should he have
G,nner' He had heard his wife say that
a rice pudding was easily made; he would
bave rice pudding, and boiled potatoes,
and b'olled steak.
He flied basin with rice, stirred in
ltIe sugar, dropped ia al egg, and sci
tie vessel iDto he oven. The poiaioes
he washed IN soap suds, that 'hey certain
ly miSh, te clean, and put them into The
lea ketlle because they would boil quick
er.
Tie steam was frzzline in the frying
pan; he was proceeding 10 SET tie table
when The door bell rang. lie caught The
pan from lie FIRE TO keep it from burning.
aud made haste to he froHi door. Then
he remembered il would no, be ust the
lhing to go to the door with flying pan
in hIs hand, SO lie deposited II on The par
lor sofa. and answered the ring.
Mrs. DIR. Nudge was Oh 'he s'ePs'
dressed in her best
"Yes-i-dars-ssy stsmmeIed ou'
Keiih, my wife is absent. snd | am 'he
Bridget"
Mrs. Nudge sailed into The psrlor.
which WAS dsIkered TO exclude The sun,
and wiihou, stopping 10 look al ber seat,
sunk inlo the flying pan on the sofa.
"Jupller !" cried Mr.. Keith, you've
done it now
Mrs. Nudge sprsng up. the grease drip
ping from her rich silk dress on the car
pet. Her face grew dark She was a.
bout TO fly into passion, but controlled
herself, bowed hnughli!y and left the
house.
Keith returned to the kitchen little
crest fallen, for Mrs. Nudge was lady
before whom he desired to appear partlcu-
larly we'll
There wass tremendous cracking in
The oven. lie thought of his pudding
and looked in. The burnt lice had hop
ped all over the oven; the basin had mel
ted apart. and the pudding Was not done.
He shut the door on the ruins IN disgust,
and looked after his potatoes only TO ind
them boiled TO a perfec, jelly. And just
as he made The discovery there was
sharp peal a, the door bell.
"CIeslion ! there's that aoom'naoie
bell again. ] wish folks would stay al
home-rIl lock all the doors, AID cut all
the bel-wires after to-day"
A, the door he found Mr.. and Mrs.
Fidgei and The children. ~,
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