The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, MARCH 20, 1877


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It's u beautiful day, my dear. Don't
you want to walk p' asked Mrs. Smith,
coaxingly.
81 am very busy just now but If you
wish to go, I will accompany YOU" was
the reply.
What about, pray? see nothing but
several unwritten sheets of paper. Where
are the results of your mornings work."
resumed the latter, somewhat ironically.
=" My thoughts are rather laggard this
morning, l confess; but the results are
safer in my brain, than they would be
on the table, especially if you remained
long in this vicinity was the laughing
rejoinder. But am ready to walk
with you any time"
Why, bless me! you don't suppose
that 1 can leave the house at this early
hour,do you I've got the furniture in all
don't realize the cares of housekeep-
ing"
But how can you arrange the fur
niture, Ellen, when to my knowledge it
is never disarranged ~ queried the hus-
band. 81 don't see what you find to
busy yourself about y"
Don't bring up the old subject, hus-
band. At any rate, never yet found
myself destitute of work.
It's great mystery to me why wo-
men who have no family but themselves
and husbands, find so little time to read
and improve their minds,'' pursued Mr..
Smith, with u thoughtful air.
at don't surprise me in the least.
Men are no judges; they know nothing
about the matter. heard a gentleman
and it wouldn't require u vast deal of
penetration to discover, that the remark
originated with one of the masculine
gender-observe, few days since, that
all women had to do, was to prepare a
little food, lay the table, and wash dishes
three times day. That is q fair SAM
pie of their knowledge on the subject
The same gentleman has a wife and fam
lily. / only wish that for n fortnight he
could take his wife's place, and have
one child cross and screaming for cake,
another with the whooping-cou pull
ing him one way, and a third, just
teething, endeavoring to force him in o
contrary direction. Don't you think it
would have good effect 2" asked the
lady, energetically.
You are too hard-hearted, my dear !;
you cannot surely wish such dreadful
calamity to befall a defenceless man.
can't think what he would do in such II
case, I'm sure"
But cam
"What ?''
Shake them all severely, and send
them to bed to cry it out,n added Mrs.
Smith with smile. But we are wan
dering from the subject. Do you think
you will go out ? would like to have
you do me an errand down town.
81 believe you want to get rid of me
a while, wife," observed her husband,
abruptly, with significant look. "But
you know l can't trust you a moment
alone inside this ROOM"
Mrs. Smith saw that her plan had
failed.
swell, to own the truth, do want to
put things to right little.n
To ,vrongs, you mean, my DEAR
added Mr. Smith.
"I'll promise not to do any mischief,
and be just as expeditions as possible.
What shocking looking place this is, to
be sure"
II don't see anything out Of the way
Besides l have just put my papers in
order, and would rather they would re-
main undisturbed."
Just put them in order! How pro-
voking you are Mr.. Smith. Did ever
any one see a worse-looking placel Here
are two old coats, one dirty smoking
cap, two pairs of worn out slippers, two
boo. Jacks, four empty ink bottles, any
quantity of pieces of filthy cigars, Web
ster's Dictionary, five volumes of histo-
ry and other books on the floor, beside
manuscripts, paper, ink, peiis, paper
folders, sand barrels, and wafer-boxes
thrown together topsy-turvy on the ta-
bic. Just see the innumerable bits of
paper on the carpet; and as sure as I'm
alive, here is dirty dicky, and the two
white silk handkerchiefs that | have
missed so long!"
Mrs. Smith stopped, but it was only
for Nvanf nf hrnotl,