Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-05-11
tendence of servants, who grew worse

tendence of servants, who grew worse
every day.
Then business was gone on with merrlly;
a basket containing hammers, stretcher,
and screwdriver was brought out OF the
cart when the Turkey carpet was placed
therein. and then each room was laid bare
as to fioring; tacks were carefully extract
ed, and the splendid loom-work folded
with the greatest exactitude; but not with
out Dick the rude being several times
taken to task by his leader.
"I like to see the way in which you
workmen fold carpet" said the old house
keeper, who make point OF being pres
ent all the while. "It don't seem, Mary,
upon this floor"
"Ouite time they was took up num-"
said the man; 'sthere is a wonderful sight
of dirt under it, suttenly;" and then he
winked at Mary, who only shifted in reply
to her superior's remark.
"I suppose you don't take the hearth
rugs ?" said the house keeper.
mo, mum, not in our Gne-anybody
can shake hearthrug; but these ere
great carpets take some strong arms why,
if you'll believe me, mum, we had one
great carpet to beat, as took SIX on us
week, and then it beat us. l didn't 1etcn
that carpet, and never knowed azackly
where it coomed from; but it was some
great man's-a hambassydore, l think he
was; but we don't want any more like
that, do we, Dick?"
"Nop growled Dick" but we might as
well do the hearthrugs while we are about
it, matey and hadn't we better look a lit
tie more sharper?'
"You look sharper. if you like" was
the reply. II like to see quiet steady 60
ing, which shows more at the end of the
day; and as to the hearthrugs, did you
hear the Guv'nor say as we were to take
'em? Not you. But if so be as her led
dyship likes to have 'em well beat and
drawed over the grass, why, We can do
EN-"
81 think you might venture to take
them" said the housekeeper; they'd be
as clean again"
"Werry good, num-" said the man /;
"then here goes to enter once more. so
s'pose l say under each, Ditto rug; thatu
do, won't it, mum ?"
The housekeeper acquiesced, and then
the work, which took some time, was pro-
ceeded with; bale after bale of carpet was
deposited in the hall, until all were down,
and then the other man was called, and
the cart loaded so that it came down upon
the springs Then descending to the
housekeeper's room, the head man once
more looked through his list, and ticked
each carpet over aloud, before signing the
counterpart in a fair, clesr hand, tearing it
off, and handing it, with smile and bow,
to the old lady. Then he drank her health
in another glass of cherry brandy, but re-
sisted the invitation to stop and have I" a
meat tea," promising to bring his ''missus
some night when he was cleaned; fol
after the sight of dirt there was in them
| carpets" he didn't feel quite fit to sit down
in ladys presence.
Mary was alone in the hall when the
visitor ascended, Dick being with his com
panion, by the heavily-laden cart. The
consequence was that the third housemaid
received chaste salute, declaring it to be
sich impotence"
But when shall you bring them back 2
said Mary, laughing, as she rearranged he
"Well, my dear, not under ten days
suttenly; but as soon as possible l shal
be yours, obediently."
because it will never do for them t.
come home and find no carpets, will it !?
"Well, it would beunpleasant, suttenly
my dear"
Then the door was closed, there was
nod and a smile from between the half
closed dining room shutters, where tn
family portraits Of the Towrowers locke
fiercely down at the bare and dusty room
as much as to say: "Why are we not GOV
cred up like the chandelier ?" there was
kiss of the hand from the cart, where Die
sat like monarch, lighting his pipe, on
carpet throne; the cart slowly disaI
peared down the long street; and upo
turning corner, the man who walked b.
the horses side quietly reversed the til
plate of the owners name and residenc
for one painted on the other side, and tn
horse and cart were seen no more.
For in due course of time Lady Tow
rover returned from entertaining seleC
circle of friends at Highmeads, leaving tn
carpets Of the mansion in the shires rathe
in need of beating; but as to those {
Lilac street there must have been som
mistake, caused by the falling off {
tickets, since the rooms remained blanl
echoing, bare.
Recourse was had to the wisdom unde
the sway of the Chief Commissioner {
Police, resulting in the declaration, by
sudden conclave of men in uniform, tn,
the thing was "neat," and the parties wh
planned those carpets had had their eye
! and ears open for weeks. So the on
recompense that her ladyship had was thi
! of seeing her rooms bright in entirely ne
carpets, laughing the whole off as goo
, joke, and declaring it to be the last ne
thing on the tapis.