Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-05-27

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departure, AMI himself and family Oh
the verge Of starvation.
His dressing gown was III deplora-
be state, between the grease and a
thick coating of flour on the elbows,
but he was too desperate to care fol
appearances, and determined to buy
a supply of bread and cakes at the bak-
cry; lie therefore locked the children
all up in his study and started, run
ming all the way.
In the meantime Sammie, aged sew
EN-, amused himself by manufacturing
IL kite out of a valuable manuscript
in the desk, while Bolivy tore beau
tiful steel engraving out of one of his
fathers choice volumes to ornament
said kite; and Jenny, pretty, brown
eyed sprlte of three summers, in reach
ing up for the bottle Of muci!age,
knocked off the ink stand, which broke,
leaving a great black stain on the hand
some bIue-and-drab carpet The chair
on which she stood slipped, and in
Fastening to get down, she dropped
the bottle of paste which fell in a little
shattered heap at her feet, making an
additional blemish on papa's carpet.
Mr. Mimpbleuf had always reproved
his wife for ca ling the children mis-
chieyous, for he never saw anything at
ali wrong IN their conduct, and con-
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 III a fear
ful manner, until he was quite certain
that he had made her perfectly wretch
ed, and heartily sorry for ever having
married such great, inconsiderate
g bear as himself.
However, he viewed the disaster
with anything but pleasure, but being
very much fatiguel with the mornings
work, he did not feel equal to the effort
of chastising them, and 50 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 recent importation from
! Germany, whom he brought home with him
! in triumph.
| Next morning he INDUCED in Il cigar, and
walked up street to ascertain how affairs
We're progressing at the office. On his way
back he purchased Il can of oysters, which
he presented to KATRINA, asking if She
knew how to cook them
YAH hah, poll dem in stew and he
seated himself c0mplacently to perusc a let
ter from his - other self.
Il am having such delightful time"
wrote his " affinity" and do hope that you
are getting along nicely a; home; it will
do you worlds of good to rest from your la~
borS, and know you are enjoying it won>
derfully."
BoIivy had tied rope to one of the
chairs, and as Kathrina was coming i'll
with the soup tureen, he suddenly
jerked it, 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 50, 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
Beina 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 shovelful of
ashes, he spread it over the place where
the soap had been spilled, then he
poured a quantity of soft-soap and hot
water on, and assuming kneeling pos
ture (the first time since his childhood),
began to scrub. Four square yards
were coated over with ashes, etc, where
as only small porticr, of tho carpet lad
t,ee44 so.Ieu, but'he worked away bravely.
What will Mrs. Mimpbleuf say"
groaned the miserable man at last, es
the more he rubbed the worse it locked
"Perhaps a bucket Il cold water
dashed over viii improve it, > he sighed.
! Limping into the kitchen, and hunt
ing for a tin-pail he recoIlected that he
used it 10 hold the milk the evening pre-,
/ ylpus. all the pans being dirty, and he
| could not find any dish i'll the closet
now, large enough to contain it, SO al
/ that remained to be done was to pour
! it into one of the washbowls and let it
go Passing the stove. his ,lIea9{ns-
gown came IL co4taet with heavy skill
! lei. winch came down maliciou5ly upon
his corns, and sent him. rrahoin9 about
the room iii an agony Of pain, gnashing
his teeth and pulling his hair in frenzy.
Just then the door bell rang and he
went 10 answer it. He was borritied t.
see Mis- Roseliue Summers, y~un6
lady whom he had always held up to
his w;f0 as an example Of amiablity
and neatness. She started in a4tonisL
ment at the distrQssed locking object
that stood before her, bowling and try
ing to appear as agreeable as possible
under the circumstances.
He bushed confusedy at her sur
prise, being painfully conscious that his
face and clothes were bcspatered with
sOap-suds and ashes, his sleeves rGlleu
up to the elbows, and L together present
iIg a very ridiculous appearance. But
be invited her into the parlor, and after
giving her brief account OF his troubles
She departed, first bestoNing nam
moth paper oi candies upon the yonne
, Mimpbleufs.
That night Sammie and Jennie were
taken suddenly i'll from eating too mnci
candy, and in the midst OF sorrows th'
J brilliant idea of sending for Mrs. NJ
struck him. She arrived and beheld th
state of things with horror and astonish
ment on her countepaDce. while Mr.. NJ