The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-30
DOZEN CLOTHES PINS.
HON Mrs. JOHNSON STIRRED Up TIE HEAD or rfrE
FAMlLi--A WARNING TO LAZY HUSBANDS.
From the Danhulv NSy<

| LADIES Who have husbands who are nea}aqt I'm
IN supplying them with bindings SHOULD clre.
| inlly study the experience Of Division street
sister. AL her married life she had an unbrnla,
struggle with her husband to Eeep herself en1,
Piled with wood, aud the greater part of .he time
| she has been Obliged to depend upon her own
dizziness with the axe, aud any one wLo has seen
woman hanCle an axe knows what d dreadful
| thing it is.
Two months ago she begged of him not 70 on
away without leaving her some klndInos i1e
SAID he wouldn't. But he finally did Fnen sba
hit upon a plan. She lad four dozen clothas
pms. She took one dozen of them for starting
the fire, and found that they worked adn,irahlt7
The next day she used another dozen, and so sine
continued until the four dozen We're gone. Thcn
she went to the store and purchased another
four dozen, having them put in the bill: When
they were gone she repeated the Grand She
salu no more p llm about klndlings. For ten
years she kept up the battle, and now She waa
tired and SICK at he art He could so his own way
and she would go hars patiently, uncomnla;n.
lngIy-until the end would come.
On Monday he siSnified at the store that he
would like to settle his account. The hiII wa.
made out and handed him. He glanced down
the Items. As he advanced along the column his
face began to work First his ewes SLOWLY en-.
llarged, then hs mouth gradually opened. caused
by the dropping OF his lower jaw a ID wrinkles
column he formed his lips as it to whistle Fonr
lines below he did whistle Half war down he
said ~ nv
"Gra-CiOus"
little further OF he said
"Ihu1der.''
-Four more lines were taken in, and he smoke
again A0 'i'0'N0
by the Jumping Jupiter"
Ihen ne read on, shifting his thigh vigorously
and giving vent to various expressions oT 49,
llNeNest nature Finally he threw the bill
down. ~ A'i
II say, Benson, look here; this b II can't ba
mine You We got me mixed up with some laun
pleasantly. '-4-''i4o
8, ten you i cant be, persisted the Division
street nan, beginning to look scared. why
here's hiiI-.4Ne dozen clothes pins in a tw5
months bill. What on earth do you take me |
But it is Your bill. Your wife can eyploi, if 70
you She ordered the pins
:. Hy VIE 6aaped the unfortunate man.
The debtor clutehed the bill, damned itipto HI.
pocket, and hurried straight home. He Lolt~1 |
NO the house without any abatement Of speed
tha !luSlh5 the paper on the table before hi2
aid '--' -40'p' ana
~ Martha Ann Johnson, what does this mean
mere are hfty-i!ye dozen clothes pins in PnnsoT
tlI Tor the past two months, and he sgrs voJ, or
.tred cyeiy blessed one Of them"
;, And SO did, said she, demurelv.
what tItty-ilve dozen clothes pins in Two
lo ;l.,i. ana he shot down into a chair az if
ic!"A' car Aad fallen atop OF him. Fiftv-{iv4
oxen clothes pins in two months" he h6tyilI
WI Just Heaven stand that
teI T93. yen needn't stare az me Pat wav
'euben Wheeler jolnson, nor 60 ealing onto
ga atea "l.A your l4p4ousness | ordered them
!othes pms myself. and | burnt evnrv ono e
h III mat there stove, 'ust because Won were To-,
li-nttd lazy to Get stick OF wood. Ard + ~
are, 81 ne . Pc bothered jawing and fighting :