Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-07-19

and balmy gales, and, IN monenG,
twitching it up with a tight freeze.
We are all familiar with these
changes.
Such an one now lowered over the
chimney's of Babylon the Great. The
SCOT was falling in little sullen, streaky
flashes through the air, like small in
stallments from the internal regions.
Now the chimney in the Doctors
dining.room had a mean and treach-
erous habit of always smoking when
the wind was in that particular chilly
quarter when fire is most necessary.
The Doctor, on entering the di-
ning-room was made aware that theI
enemy was charging down the chimt
ney upon him. He seized the water
pitcher, and forthwith discharged its
contents into the CRATE. A fierce his.
sing and cloud of wrathful smoke
were the result. The white ashes
now began settling on all the furni-
ture of the room, and embellishing the
Doctors head with a thick coat of
powder.
"Well, l hope you are satisfied
now" observed Mrs. Doldrums, COM
ing in.
"My dear, it had to be done," quoth
the Doctor, in high pitched contro-
verSial tone. "The wind is east again,
and this vile chimney is just going to
smoke all day"
Il should think" said Mrs. Dol
drums, "that you would get that chin,
ney fixed"
sect that chimney fixed" said DIR.
Doldrums, in supremely Indignant
tone.
''Yes, get it fixed" continued Mrs.
DoIdrums, with that persistent didac-
tic calmnesS wherewith good wives
edify their husbands when they catch
them in a tight place. "You know,
my dear, have been asking you, ev-
cry time YOU have been up town for a
month, to attend to that chimney"
"Aud haven't I called, and called,
and called on EIkins, and hasn't he
promised, and promised, and promised
to come and fix it, should like to
know p said DR.. Doldrums.
"But | shouldn't let him of so. |
should see he did come" persisted
Mrs Doldrums.
You would, would you? | just
wish you'd try it. I'd ike to see you
manage E!kins, now" said DR.. Dol
drums, with an aggrieyed tone. The
fact is, my dear you don't know any
thing about it, that's what you don't
and you women are always expecting
things to be done just as you think
they can be, and they just can't be
done your way, that's all"
"Well, | know if I we're a man,
wouldn't let things 90 SO, said Mrs
Doldrums, seating herself with pro
voking calmness. "Ugh!-what &
cold, dismal morning, and no fire to
eat breakfast by she added, looking
round with disgusted air on the
spectacle, and the drabbled CRATE
and the chairs and sofa all covered
with ashes.
Now, though she did not say 80 il
so many words, yet Mrs. Doldrum'
tone conveyed the idea that DR.. Dol
drums was somehow to blame for the
smoky chimney and the bedraggled
room, and DR.. Doldrums so received
it, and felt sensibly aggrieyed.
"At any rate" he said, pulling out
f his watch with a nervous jerk, dit;
time Bridget brought in breakfast
Half past eight, true as | live-it ought
to have been on the table half an hour
ago." and the Doctor gave violen
pull at the bell-ropc.
There's no use pulling that way,
! said his wife; Bridget never come.
till she gets ready, and she's but jus
: this minute come down stairs. Bird
, get never does get up, and never will
, till cook has half got breakfast ready
and we always have to wait for her tt
! set the things on"
! "And why do you let her lie abet
y so p said Dr.. Doldrums "You ough
not to permit it.
/, 81 should like to know how am t,
help it," said Mrs. Doldrums. "Bridg
a ct takes so many airs on herself tha
there is no living, and she won't hea
- word from me-"
: Il should make her hear a word,
said Or. Doldrums. "It's your bus
;. ness to control your servants, N
o dear, and there's no use in shirkin
it," said the Doctor, rejoicing in ha,
It ing got the staff into his own hands
= and proceeding to administer reproc
le on his side. Servants, my dear, ar
d what the mistress makes them
said, growing calm and didactic in h
turn. "Now there's Mrs. Upanddre,
e. always has her girls up and breaI
le fast on the table by seven o'clock
S. She has no difficulty about it. 1t
It. just your habit of lying in bed NOR
le ings, my dear. A house never can
o. properly managed where the miStre.
* is not up early and attending to he
n household concerns"
es "My dear, you don't know anythir
- about it, )" flashed Mrs. Doldrums, no
xt thoroughly walked up. "Men are q
ne ways talking and debating, but
is like to see them try and manage
,r, family"
- "Well, could manage a family
~ it were my business" persisted tt
to Doctor.
80, l daressay. I'd like to S,
IN you talking to Bridget. for instanc
an She'd be off before noon"
by "Well, she should be of, then" sa
the Doctor resolutely, 'and I'd 9
We somebody that should attend to h
ST. duties"
ST. "Yes, true enough; you'd send t
lie girls flying just as Mrs. Upanddre
ct does. There is stream of girls g
DIS ing and coming through the house t
he whole time; she never keeps a g
ip- more than month. | tell you gil
know their power, and they won't st
ed in places where they are hauled
as before light, and ordered round
asst Mrs. Upanddrest does. They woI
oft stand it."