Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-05-09


OF the children being i'll, and his wife
without servant. Sill, that was no ex-
euSe IN the austere eyes of jeremiah
MImpbleul, and he showed his great
dispIeas1re by slamming the front door
iorcibly after him, and absenting himself
from home orthgee days. Yet here was
The same thing happened to himself, and
what should he do?
He went into the dining-room to set
the table. and returned Just in time to
smell the biscuits burning Hurrying to
the stove he found them unfit to eat,
burnt TO a cinder. lie was in despair +;
three o'clock and no dinner; breakfast at
SIX on account OF bis wite's departure.
and himself aad family on the verge OF
starvation.
His dressing-gown was in a deplorable
state, between the grease. and q thick
coating of -four on the elbows, but he
was too desperate to care for appearance,
and determined to buy up a supply OF
bread and cakes at the bakery he there
fore locked the children all up in his
study and started, running all the way.
In tue meantime, Sammie, aged seven.
amused himself by manufacturing a kite
out OF a valuable manuscrip. which lay
IN the desk. while Bolivy tore "a beautiful
steel engraving out OF one Of his fathers
choice volumes TO ornament the tace OF
said Kite; and Jennie. pretty, brown
eyed spite OF three summers, in reach
lns up Tor the bottle OF muci,age, knock
el of the inkS,aud. which broke, leaving
quite 81 black stain on the handsome blue
and drab carpet The chair on which
She stood, slipped, and in fastening to
Set down, She dropped the bottle Of
paste, which fell in little shattered heap
q, her feet, making an additional b'cmi,h
on papas carpet.
Mr.. MimpbleuC had always reproved
his wife for calling the children mischiey-
Gus. Tor he never saw anything nj all
wrong in their conduct, aud congratulate
ed himself that he had the be-, behaved
and most interesting family in tie world.
Returning, he immediately hurried TO
the study. and was houiled beyond ex
preston g, the scene which greeted him
there. Ii his wife had permitted such q
thing TO happen he would have scoided
and s,ocmed around in a fearful manner
until he was quite certain that he had
made her perfectly wre,ched aud heartily
sorry for ever Layiog married such q
great. iuconsiderate bear as himself.
However. lie viewed the disaster with
anything but pleasure, bu, beng very
much latigued with the mornings work,
he did no. feel equal to the ,iIoy: OF chas-
Using them, and so lie, them of with
feeble reprimand, and proceeded to dis
tribute the bread and cakes
Providence sent an old lady friend
around tha, afternoon. and leaving the
children il her care, he rushed or to the
intelligence Office and engaged a recent
importation from Germany, whom he
brought home wilh hun in triumph.
Next morning be INDUCED in 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 presen cd to kathrina'
asking il she knew how to cook them;
TO which she replied: Yaw, yaw! boil
dem in a stew! and he seated himself
conplacently to perusc letter from his
other self. Mrs. Mimpbleul.
lam having such delightful time. -
wrote his affinity, land do hope that You
are getting along nicely at home, it will
do you worlds OF good to rest from your
lators. and l know you are enjoying it
wonderfully"
Boliyy had tieG rope to one OF the
chairs. and as Kalhrina was cJmiug IN
with The soup tureen, he suddenly jerked
it. tripping her Up, and she tell crash IN
L. the room.
Enraged al the boy. and Scalded by
The hot soup, The girl declared her inten-
lion Of departing Immediately, and forth
with did so, leaving jeremiah to dish up
the dinner Us best he could.
After the meal was over he determined
to clean the carpet, which was new
Brussels. purchased by his wife only a
month before. Remembering that Bell
ina used a scrubbing- brush, soft soap and
ashes TO take the grease out OF the kitchen
1oor be decided to try it in this instance.
Providing himself with a shoveltul OF
ashes. lie spread it carefully over the
nlsee where the soup had been spilled
then be poured quantity OF soft soap
and hot water on, and assuming kneel-
inc posture (the first time since his child
bood). began to scrub. Four square
rords were coated over with ashes, etc.,
whereas only a small portion of the car
nat had been soiled. but he worked away
bravely.
Vba, will Mrs. Mimpbleauf say
,roaned the miserable mau at last, as the
more he rubbed the worse it looked
psrbsns bucket OF cod water dashed
over it will improve it, he sighed.
Limping into the kitchen, and hunting
for tin pail, he recollected that he had
,:.,o hold The milk the evening pre-