The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

coming in with pail of hot water.
followed b. Dave with another.
"You hawaii any teeth. Dave amt
big enough to lug two pals Of hot
water
"Mary you are by your example
inculcating il these boys habits of
diao--W sere's that girl p for Molly
had retTeated as soon as she could set
down her pail Phil tried to smoth-
er q laugh. eff l catch you whistling
again III strap you.n
"My nose wbla,les, said Phil Il
can't helpit Must lie catching cold,
I guessn
"Doa't LET me hear another word.r
By eleven O'Clock the harness was
hanging on various pegs 10 the barn.
and the bays were lotting on u re-
cess till after dinner, when they
hoped to bs able TO scott unseen.
But their father seat them for
fresh supply Of water, and their
hearts sank when they returned 10
the barn and found the second-best
harness, the saddle, the horse and
carriage blankets, the sircingle and
the curry-oomb ready to be cleaned
When dinner time came the second
harness was soaking, and a bottle Of
machine oil that had been bought at
some auction was ready TO oil the
best harness, and a place vas prepar-
cd for Phi: 10 pound outr the biaa-
kete under bis fathers supervision
Poor Phil seemed TO "get the buz
zardp ever time. When they went
in TO dinner he told Nellie what was
to be Done and after dinner when he
was told to got the pounding barrel
ani carry It % the barn, she said
"You car dry them so nicely to-
day. They will look beautiful with
the colors oil run together"
"Maryt' exclaimed the deacon, 81
will NOT have this banefnl impudeEeel
Boys, pnlEss you go to the barn d.
.ocsi Sshd %ko shas harness OUT Of
soak, it will rot so we can't use it."
Seems - me you might have
thought Of that before you told me
to get the barrel" muttered Phil, as
he left the house.
"Ain't / thankful that / amt a
boy" said MoIlie, watching them
from the window. II have a notion
that they don't enjoy life particular
ly to day. I can't imagine why faith
er should be so anxious to clean rainy
days, unless it is because he can
rinse flee"
"Mollie, said neither, al guess we
will make some doughnuts for the
boys for supper. Well have them
good and sweet too"
They'll need sweetening by that
time likely = meaning the boys.
1--WE got morsel for father, by-and-
by, too. I'll take it out to him by
and-by"
Her mother said nothing, but
thought that perhaps swee. dough
gu. wonldn't hurt Mollie
Detween four aud FIVE O'Clock Mol
lie looked cut towards the barn, and
exclaimed -
"Well co look The boys are
washing the buggy aad father has
led out the horse. He is coming in
for something"
The something" was hot water,
soap and cloth
Now what are you going to do z"
asked Mollie
81 propose to wash the horse's face
and neck in sosp suds."
"Well, | would = replied Mollie,
heartily. Better carry out your
tooth brush for bis teeth"
The deacon went back to the barn
with his implements Of torture, and
found the boys squatting under the
buggy talking.
"Go to work p he shouted. "Stop
your talkingl Do somethingl Folks
can't talk and work too What does
the law allow a holiday on Saturday
for2 1t is to let the children help
their parents to clean up for Sunday
1--WE are doing something" snarl-
ed the boys.
DO more then. Work faster !
Work 50 fast vou can't talk When
/ was a boy | never talked when l
worked When that is done you can
wash the wteel-barrow."
Cant We come in out ofthe rain?n
whined Dave We'll catch cold"
You can play ball when it rains,
30 you can wash wagons
1--WE exercise when we play ball,n
said Phil, who was studying physiol-
ogy. 1T keeps us warm"
Il guess strap will keep you
warm as a bat would"
Then the deacon turned his at.en-
tion TO his horse. He washed its
eyes ill it could hardly open them
for the soap. He scrubbed its nose
and dug into its nostrils with his
fingers till it sneezed. He washed
its mouth and teeth, and grabbed
hold Of its toDgue and scratched it
vigorously with his nails to remove
the ''fur." Then he got stick and
wrapped the cloth around it and
probed its ears till the poor beast
snapped at him. whereupon the dea-
con up WITH his No IL and dealt it o
heavy kick ITO cure it of bad trick +"
Perhaps kick delivered to the dea-
con IN the proper place might have
cured him Of bad trick, too. When
the horse was rubbed down, the COW
had TO partake Of "the luxury OF q
warm BATH" He was cornering the
pig when Mollie came out.
Mothers got something good for
supper she said TO the boys, and
then she went to the stable. "IIow
are you getting on? ~ she asked.
II hope for once to have enc clean
place on the prem ses. Boys."
No answer.