The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-26
Would do the House Keeping.

There was once quarrelsome and cav
iling husband, who could never find that
bis wife had enough to do in the house.
One evening, as he returned from moving,
he grumbled and scolded so yehemently
that his good wife said to him:
Nonsense, father, do not be 50 ugly.
Would you like to change work with me
tomorrow? You shall take my place IN
the house, and will 20 and do your work
in the field"
The man consented in great glee, laugh
ing at her stupidity.
"Fine work, )" said he to himself. "Tsn
women do as much work in day as one
man."
In the morning early, the woman with
the scythe On her shoulder went to the
field. The husband to begin with wished
to make some butter; but after beaten the
cream for some minutes, he felt thirsty,
an went down into the cellar to draw
some beer. While the cup WIS filing he
heard the pig coming ihto the house, and
fearing he would upset the churn, he ran
alter him without taking care to replace
| the faucet. But the churn was already
upset, and the porker Jas padding in the
cream, which ran away on the stone floor.
( At this picture our man became so angry
that he forgot his beer, and put himself
alter the pig with nj! his legs When he
reached him he struck him so violent n
blow that lie laid him dead on the ground.
lie observed tlen that lie he'd the faucet
still in his hand, and lie hurried to the
cellar, bet he was too late-all the beer
had run out Of the c,>k
A little confused be went into the milk
room, aud finding enough cream to refill
the caurn, he recommended making butter
for dinner. After having churned a quar-,
| trr OF an hour, he remembered that the
| cow was yet in the >tabl", az tina: he hal
| given her nothing, vet or dry, although il
was already late. As lie had not time to
| take her t. pasture, he took the notion Of
| making her mount the root for the cabin
was covered with turf, AMI the grass wa.
high and thick. The house leaned against
hill,ii", and a plarE only was necessary
! to enable the COW 10 reach the roof. Bat
our man did not dare to quit the chrIrn,
Tor the calf was running and caprring
about everywhere, and he was afraiu might
turn it top>y turvy. 50 he took the churn
on his back 10 lead the cow to drink be ore
putting her on the roof. But when he
bent down t. draw the water, the cream
fell into his neck, and ran down into Tie
we'll
Midday approached, AMI he ha no but
ter. lie resolved then to make some hastv-
pIddng, and suspended in the Ere place :,
porrIdSe-rot full Of water. Then think
ing of Il su lleh that tn" COW might rill and
break her limbs, he mrunrcd the roof t.
ias en- her. So lie passed cu,d around
her meek, and took care To drop the nsh,r
and, down the chimney thai he might f..i.t
t aroun. his iey, tor the wtt,r Vas - l.,.4 v
b Hing, ami hc had to hrav tha gro!t-.
While he Was thus occupied, strvins "a
make up lost time the COW ell. and her
weight drew the man roughly up tie fla.
OF the Oh mncy. There lac rcrqnined sns.
pended, bawilng as if possessed, aud beat
ing the Walls black with SCOT whl'e he
beast WAS h0ycring betNecn hta,ea ana
earth.
The woman, who had long tine cx.
pcctcd that her husband would cal her. 4
length lost patience. She suspected >ome
mSa irentprs, AMI came back to the house
When She saw the cow il. thar sad % -
tom without being able to comtr,beeI
what had happened, she hast,nei TO cut
The cord with the scythe, and at the SINE
l'start the man, tnmb ia. down The chin
nev, fell with his head ia the porri I.,e
pot.
lie had enough of that ,xpcricnce. Th.
next day he wen. to mOHing. - DQaju'g
NelcS.