American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-11-28
found TO his horror that Johnnie with

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an aptitude for hnsin as remarkable
in one so young, WAS buSly employed
in shingIing his sisters hair. The
amateur barber was SLAPPED, and the
scissors taken from him, and in rath.
er an unamiable mood, Mr. King pro
ceeded to place the dina upon the
table, pling the unwash'tF aktast
dishes upon one side, he supplied
those required from the china closet,
seated Johnnie beside litn, and with
the baby in his lap, proceeded to test
the result Of his unw0lted laborE ;
but as the huiscuits wee burned at
the bottom and raw at the top, the
coffee made with cold witer, and th"
pea soup minus ali seasoning until
placed on the table, it is needless 10
say that he found the result tar from
satisfactory; added 70 i,is, the half
fan ished ch ldren ~ .r-sEch inCns
SAINT demands upon lus time and at.
tention, that he found little leisure
for eating, had his TODD proved ever
so appetizinG
Well, thank fortune, Fanny win
be at home in time for sup ,cr, ar
/ can certainly manage these .,Oan-
sters until then" he exclaimed with a
sigh of relief, ana placing the baby
again on the kitchen floor, said kiteh
en- under the clever management OF
Fanny, serving also the purpose Of
dining room, he vPnturpd to his room
for ci gar, returning uSt in time to
see the baby disappearing head-fore'
most into the tub Of water. Snatch
ing it up, and bearing it dripping
with water, and screaming with af-
fright, he ransacked the bureau
drawers for dry clothing, and as the
drawers were the receptacle of those
articles not intended for every day
wear, baby vas speedily decked out
in her holiday hnery; and placing
her in the crib he soon had the sat
islaction Of seeing her fast asleep.
Again to the kitchen to find the
johnnie, with the cary
ing knife, fancifllly decorating the
table cloth in open work. This was
more than human nature could bear,
and Mr.. King freely used the rod
lest he might spoil the child. and
then placed him in his little char in
the sitting room, with stern injHnc
tion to stay there, and not ton"h a
thing till his mother came home.
About dusk Mrs. King returned, and
never was wife more warmly wei |
coined. "HOw have Won made OUT"
was the first Interrogation. as. taking
the baby from her husbands aching
arms. she seated herself in cushion
ed rocking chair, and came near 90 |
ing through it 70 the floor; for while |
the father indnlgeh in cigar upon |
the front piazza, the Youthful prison: |
,r, to relieve the tedum of his con
finpmcnt, had entertained himself by |
lrawing out 4 portion Of the split |
.anrS. of which the bottom was com
posed.
After rrcounting the various tii,
,ls he had undergone during the day
|Ir. King emph9tically declared that
rot another week should pass with.
,ut the addition Of cook aud nurse
o his establishment. ~ don't see,
Fanny. how in the world y"u ever
managed with the work, and those
wo children" :" " But" inquired
Fanny with real conce n depicted on
Ter countenance, " have You had no
hing to eat, but that miserable din
ler?" "Oh, YES, he replied, " about
IN hour ago | found a pie and some
axes, in the press. Why didn't you
nll me they were thereN ~ did
ell you,' said Fanny, Sand where
he pickles were, and the preserves,
and the buttcr-and milk don't
on remember ?" "No, | suppose
hought all those things wonld he
where | could just put my hand on
hem. and paid no attention to your
directions: but | assure you, Fanny,
am ptfpctually cured of all pen
liant for enacting "Femme de
hargc," for the future"
H. swore hy the Sun, and he swore by the moor,
And t eIgrecn leaves on each tee,
hat his wife could do more work iu day,
Than he cou'd DO in three
quoted Fanny, as drpos
ting the sleeping baby III its crib,
he FASTENED to prepare supper, to
which johnnie and his father did
In inStinA