The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23
HOUSE CLEANING TINE.
GENERAL TOPsYTURvINE~~-
NEANNESS, AND SONTE CISsrN'.

Scenes which all heads of families are
familiar with are thus Gr9pT ic-allv pic
tured 10y an exchange:
Spring house cleaning about this time
Soap Suds. Tubs. Hot water scrub
hinC brushes Things turned out of the
corners. Revolution in the kitchen Pnvo-
luton i'm ihg parlOr. Cold lunch for dinner
Whitewashiug. Strange female seruhbers at
SIX IN the morning Carpets Up. DuStiuu
Beating Hammeriug. No resi- fortle man
of the house. No place for him. Chairs fun
OF CrockeTy and carpet tacks. Bedroom rev
olutionizcd. Bed turned around. Head the
other way Can't sleep FOR several nights
Everything I'm the house that headed north
last year 10 head south this. Everything on
the west side of the room must come CAST
Pantry closet diSSected. Things dragged to
light Dead mouse ON high shelf am last
winter One sausage two months old in far
corner Green. hard, -lrivelled, mouIdy
half loaf uf bread forgotten last January.
Half dose Of Thubarb slightly scattered out
of paper. Purchased last December Rem
nant Of rice ditto. Forgotten remnant Of tea
in paper ditto sugar Entire batch of
matches, three boxes for five cents. found in
jar; also one banana, rotten. Purchased
and put in there by man OF the house last
November while tight Remnant OF split
peas in paper. One clean sock. Put there
months ago by man of the house. Used for
a holder while frying eggs for himself Cas-
tor oil and cream of tartar remnants Dis
End of side of bacon. Carpet tackS. Mans
study captured. Desk and paper put TO
rights Essay on woman mixed uD with
The Mission of Man Never can get 'em
Untangled again.
Window sCruhbing Fearful balancing
of large women on third story Sills Back
views. Spray OF SUds on sidewalk Hot
fire kept up. Everything boiling. There Is
no place like home during Spring cleaning
Bath brick ONalic acid Poison. Brass
rubbed. Sapolir. Handle OF big front door
polished.
'.Patteriug about. Talk. Gabble. Clencr-
al wearing OF old clothes and hair i'm papers
Stair rail Spattcred with vlitewasI. Gets
into coffee.
"Eiectmcut of old spider above cupboard.
Oldest resident brOOmgd alive Man of
house syupJthzes with insect. Only want
ed to be left alone with dead flies, dust aud
dirt. Nan ditto. Disturbance worse than
House eat made very uncomfortable.
Driven oUt of kitchen. No place for her
either Takes to the street and becomes in
discreet. OR >Ulk~ in tie Nyupd~hed and
cOal-hin- Lies down In coal dust ON Tur-
pose. Kitten has fit Runs over kitchen
table. Breaks plates and glasses. Pictures
are uuhuuI. Dust al aEe- brushed nom
backs. WHY disturb dust 'TWuuii nave
Staid there iI let alone. Man of house put
foot through crayou of vifc'~ aunt Nobody
saw him. Keep quiet. Let damage find
itself out. Good Lively inquiry. WLodid
it, NohodE knows. Glass cracked Nan
gone nut ta -re friend around the corner
Deeply -Iicvrd. Everybody catches cold
from damp floors and walls. Doctors. Ills
Pills. Pills. Bills. Wills. Dirt better than
q cough amy day. Remark 10y man of the
house - Spring house cleaning
-s Fools of women ret into their
-. heads and make more --lt
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