The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-16


graduated himself that he had the best
behaved and most interesting family in
the country.
Returning, he Immediately hurried
to the study, and was Mortified beyond
expression at the scene which greeted !
him there. If his wife had permitted |
such thing to happen he would have /
scolded and stormed around in fearful |
manner, until he was quite certain that |
he had made her perfectly wretched, |
and heartily sorry for ever having mar |
ried such great, incOnsiderate "bear'
as himself.
However, he viewed the disaster with |
anything but pleasure, but, being very
much fatigued with the mornings
work, he did not feel equal to the effort
of chastising them, and so let them off
with feeble reprimand, and proceeded
to distribute the bread and cakes.
Providence sent an old lady friend
around that afternoon, and, leaving the
children in her care, he rushed off to
the intelligence Office and engaged re-
cent importation from Germany, and
brought her home with him in tri-
umph.
The next morning he INDUCED in a
cigar, and walked up street to ascertain
how affairs were progressing at the
office. On his way back he purchased
can of oysters, which he presented to
Kathrina, asking if she knew how to
cook them, to which she replied, "Yah,
yah poll dem in a stew ~ and he
seated himself cOmplaceutly to peruse a
/ letter from his "other SELF" Mrs. Mimp
bleuf.
al am having such delightful time,"
wrote his "affinity," "and do hope you
are getting along nicely at home. 1t
will do you worlds of good to rest from
your labors, and | know you are enjoy
/ ing it wonderfully"
Bolivy had tied a rope to one of the
chairs, and, as Kathrina was coming i'll
with the soup tureen, he suddenly jerked
1t, tripping her up, and she fell crash
into the room.
Enraged at the boy, and scalded by
the hot soup, the girl declared her in
tentiOn of departing Immediately, and
forthwith did SO, leaving jeremiah to
dish up the dinner as best he could.
After the meal was over he deter
mined to clean the carpet, which was a
new Brussels, purchased by his wife
only a month before. Remembering
that Bellina used a scrubbing- brush,
sOft-soap, and ashes to take the grease
out of the kitchen floor, he decided to
try it in this instance.
Providing himself with a shovelful of
ashes, he spread it over the place where
the ink had been spilled, then he poured
quantity Of sOft-sOap and water on,
and, assuming kneeling posture, (the
first time since his childhoOd), began to
scrub. Four square yards were coated
over with ashes, ETC., whereas only a
small portion of the carpet had been
soiled, but he worked away bravely.
"What will Mrs. ALimpbleuf say 2'
grOaned the miserable man at last, as
the more he rubbed the worse it looked.
perhaps a bucket of cold water dashed
over will improve it," he sighed.
Limping into the kitchen, and hunt
ing for tin pail, he recollected that he
had used it to hold the milk the
J evening previous, all the pans being
dirty, and he could not find any dish in
the closet now large enough to contain it,
so all that remained to be done was tC
pour it in one of the wash-bowls and LEI
it go. Passing the stove, his dressing
gown came in contact with heavy
, skillet, which came down maliciOusly
r upon his cOrns, and sent him prancing
about the room in au agony of pain
. gnashing his teeth, and pulling his hail
, In frenzy.
Just then the door-bell rang, and ht
went to answer it. He was hOnified tC
see Miss ROseline Summers, a young
lady whom he had always held up t.
his wife as an example of amiability
/ and ueatness. She started in astOnish
: ment at the distressed-lOoking Objec
that stood before her, bOwing, and try
} ing to appear as agreeable as possible
q nnHar fha ri ron m Gtanpas
, He blushed confusedly at her sur
prise, being painfully conscious that hi
face and clothes were bespattered will
= sOap-suds and ashes, his sleeves rOlleC
= up to the elbow, aud altogether present
t ing very ridiculous appearance. Blu
| he invited her into the parlOr, and
D after giving her a brief account of hi
/ troubles, she departed, first bestOwing
? mammoth paper of candies upon til
D young Mimpbleufs.
] That night Sammie and Jennie wer
taken suddenly i'll from eating too mucl
candy, and, in the midst of his sorrows
. the brilliant idea of sending for Mrs. NJ
n took such strong possession of his min
: that he telegraphed for her to com
d home Immediately.
: She arrived on the following day, an
= had hearty laugh at his misfortuneS
n while under her skillful management
e household matters soon assumed thei
d former aspect; and Mr.. AIimpbleuf wa
e transformed into one of the most patien
of husbands, never being known t
y speak a cross word afterwards.