The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-05-29
"A Warning to Lazy Husbands.

The Ddn6ury Meas says: Ladies who
nave husbands who arc ncglcctful in sup
plying them with kindlings, should care
tulty study the experience Of q Davidson
street sister. All her married life she
has had an unbroken struggle with her
husband to keep herself supplied with
wood, aud thu greater part of the time
6heEhas been Obliged to depend on her
" dizziness with the axe, and anv one
Who has seen n woman handle an axe
Knows VIII It a dreadful thing it is. Two
months ngo she begged of him not to go
away without leaving her some kindlings.
1ic said he wouldn't. But he finally did.
Then she hit upon n plan. She had four
dozen clothes pins. She took one dozen
OF them Tor starting the fire, and found
that 1t worked admirably. Tho next day
she used another dozen, and so she con
llnueo until the four dozen were gone.
linen she went to the store and purchased
another four dozcn-having put them in
Tic bill. When they were gone she re-
pcated the GRAND. She said no more to
MN about kindlings. For ten years she
had kept up the battle, and now she was
tired and sick of heart. lie could gh his
why and she would 20 hcrs-paticully,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the end would
come.
On Monday he si.niiicd Mt the store
TINT he would like to settle his account.
The bill WAS made out and handed him.
. He glanced down the itcms. As lie ad-
vanced along the column his face began
to work. First his eyes slowly enlarged,
then his north gradually opened, caused
by. the dropping Of his lower Jaw; and
wrinkles formed on his forehead. One
third down the column he formed his Iips
as It to whistle. Half way down he said:
Gracious!
n little further OIL he said:
Thunder!
Four more lines were taken in and he
( spoke again:
BY the jumping jupiter!
$ lhch lie read TN, shifting his thigh
vigorously, and gave vent to various en-
PreSsSl"ns OF the livc!!est nature. Finally
he threw the bill down.
say, Benson, look here; this hill
cant nc mine: you've got me mixed up
with some laundry.
That's four bill, sir, said the uroccr
smiling pleasantly. =
tell you it can't he, persisted the
Davidson street man., beginning to look
scared. Why, here's ilty-tiTT1 dnzau
clothes pins in II two months bill. Villa;
on earth do you take Inc fora four.
story !aundry3 .r
But it is your bill. Your wife can en-
plain it to you. She ordered the pins.
My wife! gaspcd the fortunate man.
Yes, sir.
The debtor clutchcd the Hill, inmmcd
1t into his pocket, and hurried straight
nome: lie boiled into tho. house without
any abatement Of spee4IMld ninging the
paper on tho table before his wife,
Knocked his hat on the back of his head,
and said: ,,r. no '
Martha Ann Johnson, what docs this
mean! There are fifty dozen clothes pins
IN l5enson's bill for the last two months.
and he says you ordered every blessed
one OF Them. And 50 l did, sail she de-
murcly.
r. aW-li-atl Fifty-fve dozen clothes pins
In two months! and he shot down into n
Chair as IT II freight cur hal fallen atopnr
him.. ~Fifty-tivc dozen clothes pins in Two
months, hc howIcd. -.
Will Il just heaven stand TINT?
L tell you, you needn't stare ut inc that
way, Reuben Wheeler johnson, nor o.,
calling unto heaven with your impions-
ness. | ordered them clothes pins my.
self, and ] llavo burnt every one of en-
Eln That there stove, because you were too
ALFRED lazyto get Il stick Of wood. And
declare, before I'll he bothered iawinp
and fighting to get you Ia cut wood, iii
burn up every clothes pin in the land, and
YOU shall pay for them, if you have to
sell the shirt OH your back to do It. So
now! "
And Mrs. johnson with II rnce like
scarlet, snntcllcd up the broom, and went
I sweeping the carpet rs if every flake
OF DUST was Il rerl-h0t coal, while the IN
happy Mr.. johnson fastened tn the store
and paid the bill. And before lark tina,
hiTilt hc had n half cord Of wood sawed,
split md piled up ready for use.