Connecticut western news., 1872-04-19

be much less than half an hour. "I wish you would try and be more punctual; this ever being behind time annoys me terriblyn -s.s,. .as- a..'aa tes.e-..
 There were somemeek words said about the time it took to dress and see after so many children; but they made no impress ion upon the mind of Mr. Lundy. They were uttered as kind of excuse, and he regarded them as of no more account =.
 "These sausages are done to death, D said Mr. Lundy.s The wife remained si- lent, but looked worried. "Mere dish with an expression of disgust on his face. The coffee was not to his liking. I wish Agnes, you would look little after Sarah in the morning. We haven't had any thing fit to eat at breakfast fer at least a .Eas.tG'. s.....'
 1T don't know how I can do more than do, MT. Lundy. I'masure I haven't had amoment to breath in since got up" |"
 ,!"Sti1l I think you might spare mo ment to see if things were going on all right in the kitchen good meals are half the comfort man has at home." ..s ..
 Mrs. Lundy sighed, but answ cred noth- ing to this ungenerous remark.
 "Your head looks like perfect nope, Agnes" said her husband, as he leaned back to pick his teeth, after having fin ished his. breakfast and made more care ful observation of his wife's appearance. " You are getting downright careless about your person., ,,gs 9s1
 MT. Lundy did not expect any reply to this; and he was not disappointed. Four children to wait upon at the table kept Mrs. Lundy too busy to eat more than a monthful or two herself. It was time to get the three oldest ready for school when they had finished their meal, and she left the table, where she had been a mere waiter, and not participant in the good cheer, to put on Maggy's gloves and bonnet, to, hunt up Wills books and cap, aneto change Mary's dress, she having spilled cup of coffee on ii at the table.
 ''Fheehildren will be too late for school,' 3 called out the punctual MT. LundB who had gone back into the parlor to finish perusing an article, his impatience about breakfast had not allowed him to read through. Just. then his boots were brought in. S2E Gt+ E 7 V sf.
 "Why didn't you black the old pair, as saidP' he asked the boy impatiently.
 "I didn't know wanted the old pair," replied the boy. -S & = Es
 "Didn't Mrs. Lundy tell yon wished them2'a 5Ez,1 s+&sss9 + -E IE i- g r+-
 "No, sir"
 "Well, do. Go and brush them up as quickly as you can. I ought to have been at Hesstors. long ago.
 Mrs Lundy Who was coming down stairs swith the children, at last ready for school, heard what had been said to the boy, and was sthereby reminded of her neglect in not having informed him that her husband wanted his old boots. z 3.
 "I declare MT. Lundy, forgot to tel John," she said II have so much tc think absut and see after." .:-. --.
 "No matter-I4l attend to it myself next time. If you want good servant secure yourself,' coldly replied MT. Lundy l. The children were at last off for school and Mfr. Lundy about taking himself of also said, as he stood with his hand upoI the door: wish Agnes, you would set that Sarah has dinner Tn time, you know how it annoys me to waltz a-' ; --~ i'l "I will try to have it got ready," repliet the wife, an expression of pain and lassi tude passing over her face.
 "Are you not well, Agnesa" MT. Lund. asked. i' 594 -'''
 "No,n she replieds 'ssI've been sufferin!
 with dreadful tooth-ache all the morn
 ing and l feel as if every nerve in my heat
 were alive" s.-,...-4...r =, -4
 "Why don't yon have that tooth out
 I would not suffer as you do, if had t
 have every tooth in my head extracted. l I kupp
 of Encouragement. She was heavily bur
 dened, and had no true sympathy MT
 Lundy walked toward his store, health il
 every vein, and yigor in every muscle
 and his wife went wearily up to her cham
 Der, half mad with pain, and every nerv
 excited and quivering. .'FF
 Arrived at his store, MT. Lundy smile
 and chatted with a customer, made fe,
 entries in his books, filled up three Q
 four checks. and paid two or three bills
 These acts with 8 general supervision o
 what was going on, made-up the sum c
 his doings,, and brought him with goo
 appetite at the dinner hour, when he SC off for home., allowing himself just tn j number of minutes required to walk thert and expecting to hear the tinkle of tn dinner bell as he opened the street doc of his house.
 After MT. Lundy had left for the stor, his wife took the baby and carefully wasl ed and dressed it, during all the time ( which operation it's loud, piercing scream
 rang wildly through her head, and cause both tooth and head to throb as if beate
 with Q hammer. After that she had { dress herself and go to market. Walkir | in ha oiI Ia hoJs i, stead of causing the pain to abate; Whe she came home, she was so completely e: hausted. as to be compelled to lie dow 2 for an hour This brought twelve o'cloc when Maggie, Will and Mary came boun ing in from school, hungry and impatier and the mother had to see about gettir their dinners, and attending to their oth numberless little wants, until it was tin g for them to go to school again. Half-pa one came two was the regular dim and remembering her husbands s last wor - about punctuality, Mrs. Lundy went in Q the kitchen to see what progress the co, was making, and found Sarah pairing u {, potatoes, and looking as unconcerned as Il it were two hours to dinner time.
 "Your dinner will be late again." sa :, Mrs. Lundy. "Why is it that you ke 8 things back in this way, when I have to e you oyer. and over again, that we wish di !! ner precisely at two o'clock" .tf.
 "My fire got down." replied Sarah, U differently. '-'-' }~.''7s
 ], "Why did you let it go downT' . is "It got down, ma'am," Sarah answert s with toss of her head.
 d We'll satisfied from former experien'
 that dinner would only be retarded by a y efforts she might make to hurry Sars p Mrs. Lundy retired and waited with
 nervous dread the return of her husba1 IT her tooth and head meantime aching, wi P a dull, boring, fretting pain. .za. ... se Punctually at two she heard the str'
 door open, and MT. Lundy's decided st M along the passage. .E,-.,f
 "Is it possible too bad too bat B. she heard him say as he paused at the d g. of tho dinin0roAuo oud sa1, kbo& a,,ay,