The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-04-26

b3dewed cheeks with his handkerchief
- 'sit down. aud III have a fire in two mil
uies.''
"Where's Tedr he inquired, pausing f,
breath between the vigorous putfs ut I'll
fire.
II have mt seen him all the afternoon
, | sent him out to play and he has Mt bee
q in the house since" | replied
!. Frank dropped the shavngs aud starte
out in search Of him. waited and waited
4 and shivered with the cold, but no Fran
}. came. l sat in the stiff backed chair an
4 closed my eyes. The last thing remcm
bered was a violent nod which pretty nearl
dislOcated my neck.
was shaking me.
"You will take your death of cold yo,
have been fast asleep"
"Where was Ted! did you find him in
the cstern :" | asked dreaniiy.
FS5f fs116H Vas m ma 1nS &c. rrrs.sIr e a.
asleep Ike his >fo,her'
rubbed my cyss and looked at the child
he was covered with coal-dust from hi,
head to his feet, and was as black as a ne
gro. Frank prepared supper while /!
washed Tcd's face and hands
"How can you finish your cleaning with
out Norah :" he inquired.
IL am sure do Mt see how cam" |
replied, as the mountain of work arose in
my troubled mind. '.Norah must be sen,
away in the morning.
We all ate heartily of our supner. not
withstandng the eggs were fried until they
were so crisp and brittle that ihiv broke
into bits if you so much as looked at them.
and tho toast wa, burnt, and the coffee not
half boiled. STILL as was rayenously hun
cry. it all tasted pretty good. After we
had cleared the table and piled the
dishes away to be washed in the morning.
We retired, and being so fatigued did rot
| awaken until a late hour in the morning.
Ncrah was dismissed, Frank went to his
| office, and | to my cleaning Frank had
the carpets shaken, and the parlor floor be-
ing dry, l soon had it all tackled down
then moved the chairs in, and began TO
dust the mantel ornaments, but, 0 horror
| let fall one of my lovelest vases and
shvered it into a thousand fragments. A
very bad beginning of the day, l thou sht
sor,owfully, picking up the pieces.
Mamma" cried a shrill voice, "Fs all
jess up.'
where are you. Ted - called.
Here" cried Ted.
''And where is here you're in.some
mischief. I'll be bound.''
l heard Ted's chuckling laugh, and
great scrambliDg up the attic stairs After
had thrown the shatterd pieces of my vase |
away, l ran up stairs to see what he was |
doing. What sight met my eyes. Tcd |
was arrayed in my violet silk. pinned up in
front, and trailing far behind on the floor.
my white lace shawl around his shoulders. |
and my best bonnet on his head. l stood
transflxed for a moment, while Ted went
prancing round and round in the dust AMI |
dirt OF the attic; then started after him.
OF course he ran. screaming and laughing.
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Rip, rip, went my violet SILK bump,
bump, went Ted. l flew down after him
with my heart in my mouth. and picked up
little insensible heap of lace. ribbons.
silk, and dirt. That fall saved Ted from
good whipping, carried him down stairs,
and sprinkled him profusely with water,
camphor. and cau-de-coiogne. until he
opened his eyes; then examined my ru
ined clothes. My dress was mass of
grease, cobwebs, and dust; the front width |
was wretchedly torn with the pins; my |
shawl and bonnet were crashed and torn.
l put them ava with sigh ofregret. and
turned my attention once more to the per-
petrator of this terrible deed. just then
some one knocked at the back door. On
opening it, Ifound stout German girl on
the step she talked SO broken that could
scarcely understand her. but managed to
comprehend enough to know that Frank
had engaged her for me. set her to work
Immediately to clean the china closet and
returned to my wounded Ted. Suddenly
heard terrible crash in the dinning- room.
"Heavens :" exclaimed, ''what can have
happened now :" and rushing out found
the frightened girl clasping and uncasplng
her hands ip. a heart-rending manner. NO
wonder. She had upset the table on which
all my shining glass and china was placed.
Everything was literally smashed to pieces.
My beautiful clergy glasses My gobiets'
and tea a-set! My fruit stands! Was there
| ever such poor afflicted mortal as l
Words fail me to express my feelings at
that moment. l sat down. perfectly stun,
ned, to witness the narrowing sight OF all
my superb dishes swept away.
There came another knock at the door.
| This time anIrish girl made her appearance.
I wondered if Frank intended to send
regiment to destroy my house. However
took her in, and the first thing told her
to do was to answer the door:beil. which
had rung twice. I peeped through the
door, which was par.ly open. and saw 'adies'
but could not distinguish who they we're
..Mum, there is two wimmen as wants &c
SEQ veg, said Ann. giving the door VI
o':qt neAi niesAi er7afazt 7fs% TOY 9S esea saSass
and being very dizzy from the blow.
failed to notice that Ann, in her stupidity
had left the sitting room door open, aud as
the ludies came out of the parlor' they saw
me plainly.
10 modification :" was all rags ant
, dirt, but had become somewhat reconeiict
to my misfortune by this time.
Whom Frank came up to supper, the hal
was very dark; Ann was putting down tho
; do ,r-mat. Frank forgot all about the new
; servent, and in the darkness mistook thu
horrid Irish girl for me. and kissed her
Ann screamed and ran. and fell over chair
Frank tore round and swore; said he wouit
rather be in bedam than where woman
was cleaning house; wondered why
could mt have the hall lighted. To all th''
made no reply, but smiled grimly. Be
,, ing so overwhelmed with my griefs. di'
not care if Frank kissed every scrvens-s'r
in the United Stsees.
The next morning the German girl ieit
Probably she was fearful she would encoun
ter INV frowns again. Ann remained, ant
, We nroceeded to finish our havoc. Th'
das was gloriously begun by Ann who sue
) ceed charmiDgly in breaking tue g'ooes
, the chandelier. and then upse'tlng Ey go'a
fish. was exasperated at this. There lay IN.
fsh on the carpet. to Say nothing OF TN
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