Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-25
THE COURTEOUS HOUSEWIFE.
How She Politely Received the
Omni present Dealer i'm Small
Articles.

Omni present Dealer i'm Small
Articles.
There is no man lives infhe suburbs
Of the METROPOLIS,
Know eth not the licensed vender's howl
Though many its forms, wis.
II was an ex cellent woman
Who when on the daily breeze
~. MackreliIIi! and stror6e reeeza1nr,
when the twenty seventh grinder
or scissors knocked at the door,
In modest manner, ladylike-
What's the feminine Of swores'
Right phiiosophicaly
Unto herse spske she,
Though the pedler is a nuisance,
EXcuk able is lie.
At home wife he may have,
He may have children dear,
Wherefore his merr, howl he let's
Vibrate the atmosphere.
Suppose l were q widow
And destitute Of pelf,
Quickly; trow. then might know
Wherefore whatever pedler
Ringeth At my front door bell,
Right softly will speak to him,
Iwill not give him-fits;
For he hath hard words that pedler,
At each door where he doth ring,
And It's for his wife aud children dear
That he doth howl and sing.''
% spdkc 10 herself mat housewife
Ard took the bread-board unto her
And kneaded of The dough-
She bad no Irish servant-grl.
Her own work she did full well
When, MISUNDERSTANDING
A ling came at the bell.
With beating bosom she fastened
To the door. pedler did say,
mo, sir, thank you; none to-day
She had been back in the kitchen
Ten minutes and no more
When some one did ring like everything
All at the good front door.
She wiped the -four from her fingers
And went to the portico;
Amy mackerel to-day, ma'am2''
MY good man, thank you: no!'
She had scarcely reached it when
T1ng-a-ling-a-llngt that bell did ring
Right Justify again.
She haStened to The front door;
.Of sewing-machnes is none
With the, Whinger Seelson can compare
Thank you, but have One.''
She had got to the head of the basement
Staircase, but no step more,
When ting-a-ling ling! came another ring
All at the good trout door.
And the dealer had scarcely uttered
His humble Amy old ClO' -
When the door was vehemently shut to
With an emphatic ''NO.H
Ten minutes later dealer
as told, mo, no, We want nonet Go,
l.on't you come here AGAIN."
Five minutes thereafter The agent
Who in parts Bible SOD
II ad the merry front door shut In his face
Ere his mission he had told.
And the merry sailor who dress goods
Had shrugged by the piece,
Was bid win sneer walk IF on his ear
Or she'd summon the police.
VI.
Next suffering life insurance
Agent rang and remarked D-do''-
And she slammed the door like whirldwind:
IN set the dog on yOu.''
Then veLder of diamond jewelry
At eighty cents set
Did hear her say, " No: none to-day,
You just get up and GET
Next came dealer inv hat twas
He ne'er had chance to show
For that patient hOu -ewife beloved
"No! No.. No! No. NO.. NO!!!r
About 2 P. NJ. the clergyman,
Timld, and tnlR, anu tall,
Rang at the Courteous Housewives door,
To make pastoral call.
He had hardly touched the door-bell,
1t had not answered its note,
When the Courteous Housewife bounded ont
And seized him by the throat.
By the choker white she seized him,
Down the front steps Went he,
And his head she vigorously did jam
Against the linden tree,
Right vigorously she damned 1t
Till down the blood did pour;
'Will you bring any thiLg here again?
Win GU ring again at The door?
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