Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-02-16

volumes to ornament the face of said kite
and Jennie, a pretty brown-eyed sprlte 0
three summers, in reaching up for the DO
tie Of mucilage, knocked off the mk-stane
which broke, leaving a great black stain o
the b%lue-and-drab carpet. The chair o
which she stood slipped, and in hastenln
to get down she dropped the bottle of past
which fell in a shattered heap at her feet
making an additional blemish on papa
carpet.
MI. Mimbleuf had always reproved hi
wife for calling the children mischieyous
for he never saw anything at all wrong il
their conduct, and congratulated himsel
that he had the best behaved and most in
teresting family in the country.
Returning, he Immediately hurried to tn
study, and was Mortified beyond expression
atsssIe scefewfffch greeted him there. /
his wife had permitted such a thing t.
happen, he would have seolded and storm
ed around in a fearful manner, and he wa
quite certain that he had made her per
fectly wretched and heartily sorry for eve
having married such a great, inconsider
ate sbear" as himself.
However, he viewed the disaster will
anything but pleasure, but being very mucf
fatigued with the mornings work he die
not feel equal to the effort of chastisinl
them, and so let them off with a feeble re
primand, and proceeded to distribute the
bread and cakes.
Providence sent IN old lady friend around
that afternoon, and leaving the children
in her care he rushed off to the intelli-
gence office, and engaged a recent impor-
tation from Germany, whom he brought
home with him in triumph.
Next morning he INDUCED in a cigar
and walked up street to ascertain how az
fairs were progressing at the office. On
his way back he purchased a can of oys-
tiers, which he presented to Katrina, ask
ing IF she knew how to cook them"-to
which she replied: yah, yah poll dem
in a stew p and he seated himself compla-
Gently to peruse a letter from his sother
SELF" Mrs. Mimbleuf.
Il am having such a delightful time"
wrote his affinity ) and do hope you are
along nicely at home it will do
you worlds of good to rest from your Ia
bors, and I know you are enjoying it won
derfully."
Bolivy had tied a rope to n of the
chairs, and as Katrina was coming in with
the soup tureen, he suddenly jerked it, trip
ping her up, and she fell crash into the
room. {.
Enraged at the boy and scalded by the
hot soup, the girl declared her intention of
departing Immediately, and forthwith did
leaving jeremiah to dish up the dinner
as best he could.
to clean the carpet, which was a e Brus-
sells, purchased BY his. wife only 9 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 carefully over the place
where the soup had been spilled, then he
poured d quantity of soft soap and hot Wa
ter on, and assuming Il kneeling posture
1.-THE first time since his chiIdhood). began
to scrub. Four square yards we've cover
ed over with ashes, etc, whereas only a
small portion of the carpet had been soiled
but he worked bravely..
"What will Mrs. Mimbleuf say?" groan-
ed 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 hunting
for a tin pail, he recollected that he had
used it to hold the milk the evening pre-
vious, 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 to pour it into II OF the
wash bowls, and let it go. Passing the
stove, his dressing-gown came in contact
with a heavy skillet, which came down
maliciously upon mis- corns, and sent him
prancing about the room in an agony Of
pain, gnashing his teeth and pulling his
hair in frenzy.
just then the door-bell rang, and he
went to answer it. He was Mortified to
see Miss Roseline Summers, a young lady
whom he had always held up to his wife as
al example Of %amiability and neatness.
She started in establishment at the dis
tressed-looking object that stood before
her, bowling and trying to appear as agree
able as possible under the circumstances.
He blushed confusedly at her surprise,
being painfully conscious that bis face and
clothes were spattered with soap-suds and
ashes, his sleeves rolled up to the elbow,
and altogether presenting a very ridicu-
Ious appearance. But he in vited her into
the parlor, and after giving her a brief &C
count Of his troubles, she departed, first
b~estowing a mammoth paper of candies
npon the young Mimbleufs.
That night Sammie and Jennie were ia
ken suddenly i'll from eating too much
candy, and in the midst of his SORROWS the
brilliant idea of sending for Mrs. M. took
such strong possession of his mind that he
t%elegraphed fol. her to come home imme-
diate|y.
She arrived the following day, and had
a hearty laugh at his misfortunes ; while
under her skilful management household
matters soon assumed their former aspect,
and Mr.. Mimbleuf was transformed into
the most patient Of husbands, never being
known to speak a cross word afterward.
THERE should be, methinks, as little
merit in loving a woman for her beauty as
in loving a mar for his prosperity; both
being equally subject to a change.-Pope.
TEE disposition to give a cup Of cold
water to a disciple is a far nObler property