The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-04-19
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HOwMr. Keith Managed,

woman work is never done, quoted
Mrs. Keith. ..s.a
She had just finished her work for
the evening, everything was set aside,
and she was taking up her sewing,
when Mr. Keith upset n Vinegar bottle
and a bowl of gravy in the kitchen
cupboard fumageing after knife that
was in his pocket all the time
Mrs. Keith relinquished her idea of
a little season of quiet, and went out
to set matters in order again. Mi
Keith followed to oversee her-a hab-
it some men have. a.
81 wish you would try and be lit
tie careful Henry. You don't realize
how many things I have to see to''
'sHumph % said Mr.. Keith, sitting
down in a basket of freshly ironed
clothes Il never would complain OF
such trife as that! If didn't know,
| should think all women in slavery %
"And you would be correct Henry.
You wouldn' have the faintest idea'-
"Nonsense, Mary! Why l could
do your work, and three times as
much more, and get all through at ten
O'Clock" sv-e ,ses H. .a@4g a4'
H'Could you, indeed - zig .sss-
i.'To be sure, if you would give me
the chance of it p .=EsGl r.
''You shall have it," said Mrs. Keith,
quietly. 81 have long wanted to visit
my Aunt Susan. / will do so now,
and you may keep house. I shall have
to cook up something"
Gas if couldn't cook! You will
do nothing. Of the kind, Mary. I shall
live like prince, and you will see how
nice I will keep everything. You will
hardly know the house when you re
turn - "a. - ..s8z-'i- Tat
81 dare say said Mrs Keith, 'sbut
when can / go p II
Tomorrow, if you like"
5"And you are sure you can man
age? 2" -! a5 1a
''Sure p what look he gave her,
''you shall see.''s s.s---.-.. - z.ss
Mrs. Keith laughed little to her
self when her husband left her at the
depot, and turned his steps homeward
to clear the breakfast things and pre-
pare dinner She only wished she
could be there Invisible, and see him
manage. - - '''''
..sLet me see soliloquized Keith, en-
tering the. kitchen :'s1'll wash the dish
es first, and I'll put on one of Mary's
dresses to keep me clean
He 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 rekind-
ling it, and began to wash the dishes.
He took them to the sink, plugged
up'the spout, and put them to soak in
a pail of cold water. ass.a@ "a. ae
a'9Thefe they're washed,o said he to
himself ;sssnow for something to wipe
them on! i guess I'll take the table
cloth. Such a fuss as women do make
about work. Why, I could wash all
the dishes in the feighborhUod in half
a day. This stew pan smells of grease.
I wonder what's the matter with it
There, I've got some smut on my
hand! There 1t goes on the China
saucer, deuce take it! t wish there
was, no smut? Hillo, there one plate
gone to smash! Oh, there goes the
cream pitcher! And I've stepped into
the potato dish that. set on tile floor
to-day, and that's gone to the shades
4 Never mind, accidents will happen.
/ guess TIL trim the lamp next; moth
er always trimmed the lamp in the
morning. Confound 'en1 how black
the chimt1eys are. :" e..a-2
Thus conversins with himself, Mr.
Keith put the chimneys into the basin
and cogitated moment. He had
heard it said that boiling water was
cleansing. So he scalded the chin
news, and the result was about hun
dred different pieces to each chimney.
."Good gracious! he cried. "who'd
have thought it !. There's somebody
at the door. I'll Just step outas / ain
1t. can't be anybody that / care for, SC
early this morning.. gr,,.+.-.,~...s ~.
|; A small boy presented himself eye
ing Keith with i'll ll-suppressed mirth.--
s'Be you the mistress of this house ??
'sYes that is, I am, the master,
said MI Keith with dignity, 'twhat ca1
I do for you p ...... -..-..........
Nothing, I guess: Marin sent me
over to see ifyou-that is-if the mis-
| tress Of the house would take care Of
| the baby while she goes shopping
t'NoF.''s thundered Keith. ssI have
other fish to fry" 49, 90 s .H'
The boy put his thumb to his nose
and Mr. Keith, after slamming the door
-as men always do when they are out
of ftemper-returned to the kitchen
The fire had gone out and the room
was decidedly smokey ;, ,tr-...... s....
'Ill go down in the cellar and bring
up some coal," said he and started dowi
stairs.
On the second step he put his foo
through a rip in his. dress skirt, stum
bled and fell to the bottom of the eel
lar, smashing a basket Of eggs and
knocking oyer d shelf which was load
ed with pans of milk !'a57@ Tf -
sDeuce take it!' - exclaimed he
scramblihg to his feet end rubbing his
head, chow do the women manage with
these internal long dresses ? l will
break MY neck yet"
The fire made again, Mr.: Keith be
thought him of dinner. He looked al
his time piece, it was oney'clock. Al
most time for callers. What shoule
he have for dinner? He had heard hiF
wife say that a plum pudding and boil
ed potatoes and broiled steak. a9an
--sII q hftot5 flo sIaer;rI with rice. stirred