The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-15
.. From the TsnAquA Saturday Coutisr.I
THE HISTORY OF A DAY, AND OF
LIFE.

Mrs. Lunly had been up for half an
hour, busy about ono thing and another,
when Mr.. Lundy rubbing his eyes, opened
them, and concluded after thinking over
the matter for some tiTe or ten minutes,
that 1t was time for him TO be getting
ready for breakfast. So he crept out OF
bed and commenced dressing himself.
~ wish you would get me some hot
water, Aggy," he said to his wife. u
must shave myself this morning." Mrs.
Lundy was busily engaged in dressing a
resisting urchin.
"Yes, dear, she replied, ''in amoment,"
aud kept on with her work, intending to
finish dressing the child before she went
down stairs afterw Mr.. Lundy wait.
cdabout a minute and then said impatient.
ly, ~ wish you would get 1t for me now,
Agnes. can't finish dressing myself un.
til / shave"
The wife put down the Child and went
for the water, while her husband seated
himself and waited for her return. On
receiving what he had asked for, Mr.. Lun.
dy commenced shaving himself; when
about halfdone he turned to his wife, who
was leaving the room and said, I" / wish
you would tell Bill to clean that old pair
ofboots. Ny new ones hurt me-" After
shaving and dressing himself, Mr.. Lundy
went down stairs to read bis Newspaper
until. breakfast time, eight o'clock was the
hour, although the food and the time did
not agree together, a circumstance that
fretted Mt. Lundy who was very pune
tual man.
Meanwhile Mrs. Lundy had herself and
five children to get ready for the morning
meal, and she was working diligently in
order to accomplish her task. But Mag
gy's hair was stubborn and took twice as
long as usual to comb into proper order,
and Wills temper was in 4 worse conli-
ton than Maggy's hair, and worried tho
mother q great deal more; and then TO
help the matter, the baby wouldn't sit
quietly with nurse, but cred all the time.
"There I've broken my shoe. string, " said
VIII, as the Tie at which he had been
Jerking gave way with snap.
q "Giye inc pin, mother, /" called Mary,
who was dressing herself.
Five minutes wereconsumed IN rummag.
ing drawers and boxes for a shoe.string,
which must be had, as Immediately after
breakfast the children must start for
school, and there would be no time then
to look for shoe-strings. AT last, after an
exciting scene of about three.quarters Of
an hour, in which Mrs, Lundy was wor-
ried almost to death, the children were
rot in order to meet their father at the
breakfast table. And then Mrs. Lundy, in
momentary expectation Of hearing the
bell, commenced putting herself In right
trim. Her hair was to be combcd, and a
more tidy dress to be put on, for her hls'
band could not boar to.see his wife at tue
breakfast table in dishAbille. Her hair
was all over her face, when ting'a.llng-a
ling sounded up the stairway. For full
ten minutes she had heard het husbands
heavy tread, as lie paced the floor, to her,
unnistakeable evidence that the cook was
behind her time. With nervous haste
she drove the comb into her hair, crack
II had broken.
"Good heavens, Agnes! Amt you
dressed yet ~ exclaimed her husband,
coming to the chamber door, with bis
watch In his hand. "lt is Ten minutes
, past eight now. I've been ready and
waiting half an hour"
am 10 along in q minute. I've only
got my hair to put up, and q dress to slip
on, y replied Mrs l.undy
"a mlnutel Yes, ! know what your
minutes are. Tin sure you've been VI
long enough to have dressed for breakfast
dozen times overn
"Yol forgot that had all the children
to get ready, replied Mrs. Luhdy.'