The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06
wards breakfast was served the steak


einder poor Mrs. Jones' tea flavor
less warm water, no coffee whatever
and the eggs too soft to be beaten. A,
for the toast, It was scurchpd In hlacl
bars, aud had been done on the gridirot
on which fish had been brOilpd.
" You see" said Mrs. Jones, p"
always see to things great deal. sup
pose you couldn't, dear"
" Maria" said Mr. Jones, " think
Nora must have peculiar character.
have not yet found the key to it. ]
must be more decided, / sdbpose. I'm
sorry your. tea and toast 'd6ntt relish.
II see that you have "s6methfiie bet, er
soon, Do you know, I"bsntve the
military style of command fs'the best.
l'll adopt it. Since Nora was not en-
gaged to answer the bell, l must cali,
l suppose. Norah p '''''''-' ''
Noia appeared. '' . '''
Clear away" cried Mr.. Jones.
Nora put her arms akimbo.
" Clear away" said Mr.. Jones. as an
officer might cry. "Shoulder arms"
/" What ?" said Nora.
Remove breakfast things I" below
Cu IlI' OUiltSs
Mrs. Jones retifed to the sofa and
shut her eyes. "
Nora walked out Of the room with a
grin Of derlsiOn. Mr.. Jones followed
her. '' '.""H
d" Remove breakfast things" he said
again. p
If yon name clare the table" said
Nora, "l'll do it when m ready.
There's a dale to do yet before that
tine'll come"
Mr., Jones rptreated. '' Mrs. Jones
watched him, as he re.entered, with
eyes that were very bright TOR ore with
headache.
+, &C. HIN I" said Mr.. Jones, ;" / suppose
you had rather give orders about tidy.
ing bed rooms, so on-eh ?" '.
I" Oh, no" said Mrs. Jones, ~ leave
it all to you" '".' '-.'-.' "-
She shut her eyes again. Mr.. Jones
read Che paper, About an hour elapsed
WHEN Nora came to clear the table.
Thrreup6n Mr.. Jones tried his military
system again. .',F
=" Neatly arrange the whole house."
he said, with an etDphasis on every
wo,d
What do you mean by that ?" ask.
ed Nora, SEQ " ling. ~ $50, =.
Arranre the whole house neatly"
said Mr. Jones. ,".' '..,'
80 The like o. that" said Nota, and
she tlarthed out of the room. Mr.
Jones followed. ''..''i '.. -
7,. g Did you hear my command %" he,
10 You get ont 66f my kitchen,'r said
Nora, "' I'll take uO more orders from
you grace .".. [,
Thereupon Nora threw dishcloth at
him, and. he, naturally iufuriatrd, threw.
It. tawaTds her again. WhereupOn Nora
at once tied up her eye in large puck-
ct handkerchief and vanished through
the door. ,.,.... ,. ,'.,...
Poor Mrs. Jones Her headache
would never have lasted so long had
she'knOwn what the result OF her hus.
baiid $ method would he. She had ex-
pected little fun, but not quite this.
Nora, who knew only to well how
such things. were managed, made a
charge against her cruel master for as.
saulting her with dichcloth. Not only
bad Mr.. JCnes to pay q fine and re-
ceivr reprimand, but the reporters
got hold OF him, and he was published
over the length and breadth of the land,
name and residence in full as one of
the greatest brutes living. In some
papers he had braten his servant girl
with poker. In some he had broken
her head with an AK. He had inflicted
wounds upon her with carving knife, T
and lie had shot her with five. barrell.
ed revolver.
In every case she was presented as
innocence in grief and he was an armed
rutilan. For the next week he spent
his time in writing contradictions to
the papers, from which Mrs. Jones in
hOuds OF remOrseful tears cut the para
graphs concerning him, but he nev,r
huaNted of his method with servants
again, which, after all, must have been
some comfort to NJ =. Jones.