The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-05-06
nov Nh. AlN?BLEUF KEPT HOUSE.
sr cAssASpaA ALICE rHoRxpIKE.


dear 2 remarked Mrs. Mimpbleut. pau
sing before her llege lord and gazing AT
him Indignantly.
Yes growled the gentleman 'lt's q
mystery to me what ,men have Ia
grumble about, especially you my love
who have a small house and only four
children To attend I'd. Whereas we men
have an intolerablc burden resting upon
cur shoulders, and when We return
weary and p-rplexed I" our home ex.
pecting 10 find rest and quiet, we are
greeted with the old story-'>o much Ia
do'-'tired to death, children 10 trouble
some - and o thousand other com.
plants
Mrs. Mimpblcuf turned away 10 hide
the two pearly tears which roso to her
large blue ewes and rolled slowly down
the fair, round cheeks and made no re-
ply while her husband lighted his q.
gar aud walked leisurely up u his Of
flee.
BE was some what astonished at noon
by his wife's announcing her intention
of leaving tho house in his care aud
accepting an invitation to spend few
weeks with her cousins in he country.
you need little rest, jeremiah, and
while am gone you can close your of.
fire and STAY az home. and have nice
easy time, with only a few household
duties to attend to- declared Bell in a
kindly.
ur. Jcremish Elijah Mimpblcuf scowl.
cd.
DO you mean to say that am to de-
vote rnv whole attention TO household
matters? Why madame can ca.iIv d
what little there is TO DO done, and see
10 my business too
But tho children" suggostcd Mr..
Mimrbleuf.
you viii take thom with YOU OF
conrse, ho replied inditiercniy.
oh no couldn't he bothered with
them, answered Beilina s,ifily.
Mr.. Mimphleut looked Soinrwha' blank
81 her declaration, hnt noticing The least
percfp;ihle twinkle in her eyes, he has
tened To say
Very WELL leave them at home four
children are nothing To look after and
shalI manage beautifully
Now, thought our hero the morn
ing OF. bis wife's departure, IN begin by
strengthening mp the dining room and
washing the dishes
Two plates. one saucer and the china
Tea urn were broken in clearing off II c
table but he wts not discouraged and
congratulated himself that il was "a
worse. The Gre had gone out in the
Kitchen stove so that he was obliged tn
nse cold water for washing the di-hr.
which only hardened the grease with,
ont removing il, and he was in guam
Diary, for Jeremiah was IA very fasti4- |
ions person, aud abhorred \ plate that /
was not perfectly clean. So he rubbed
and rubbed, but wnh no success anJ
TO make matters more serious, he tnunh |
hlmSelfconpletcly drenrhed with grea.,
water. His hand some dressing gown
ruined and hi new embroidered slip
pers wet and soiled.
He built rousing fire nj noon, AMI
put The meat directly over it To broll T;
then he rum mayed around for hale an
hour TO find a cook boo< and after &C
this teat jnyfuliy annonnc-
ed has intcnliun of having biscuits for
dinner. He accordingly got all the tin
ware ~n, upon the table. aud succeeded
in dirtying some half dozen pans, three
cups and Xix or eight spoons. When
they were al last made, he referred once
more To The cook book.
1T SAWS bake IN quick oven, unused
Mr. Mimpbleut, d wonder if ours Is
D quick oven ? guess il is, for Bclina
always has irstrate biscuits, 80 here
thew 60, and he showed ia the pan.
A flame sud ienly burst GU, all around
the grid-iron, and removing il he found
hat after getting well smoked II had
burnt to crisp on the side next to the
ire.
Now If there was ore thing more
han another that jeremiah vas partic-
llar about, il was his steaks being rare
and he remembered a certain ocrasiou
when he had risen from the table in
disgust, and left the house in rage be-
:ause the meat was cooked a little too
nuch-twO Of tho children being i'll,
md his wife without servant. Still
hat WAS ma excuse in The austcre eyes
Of Jeremiah and we showed his great dis |
pleasure IN slamming the front door I
orcibiy after him, and absorbing him I
'clf from home for three days Yet /
lerc was the same thing happened to $
himself, and what should he do? .
He went into the dining room, TO set G
he table and returned just in time 20 a
'mell the biscuit burning. Hurrviny ,
% the oven he found them unfit 10 ea,, !
burnt Ia "a c:nder. He was i'm despair.
hree O'Clock and no dinner, break fast !
II Six on account of his wiie's departure. :
md himself and family on the verge OF !
:
His dressing gown was in deplora- |
bic condition, between the grease and
The thick coating of -four on the elbow
but he was too desperate To care for ap.
bearances and determined Ia buy up ,
stock OF bread and cakes Il the bakery, ,
Ind therefore locked the children all np
m his study and started, running all the
way. 4
In the meantime Sam-ic aged seven
himself nv manufacturing kite .
nut of valuable manuscript which Law ,
On the desk, while .Bolivy tore "a beauli.
TAI steel engraving cut oi one ni hei Il
fathers choice volumes Ia crrainen: IN.
before side at said kite; Jennie, a pretty
brown eyed sprite of three summers, in