The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-11

into the diniuE-room but smoke. Mr.
Jones knew too much tn ring the bell
this time. He went down stairs again
and penetrated the clouds Of smoke that
filled the kitchen.
as breakfast almost ready, Nora ?"
he said.
"Sora happorth ~ said Nora. "The
fire won't light"
"IPs this damper," said Mr.. Jones.
''Irs pushed the wrong way" aud he
altered it.
"I've not lived out twenty years."
said Nora, "tO be learnt now about a-fire
by man"
VERY WE'LL" said Mr. Jones, sit is as
I say. Breakfast in fifteen minutes,
Nora"
"Harken to him, said Nora, through
the smoke.
Mr.. Jones retreated. An hour after
ward breakfast was served-the steak a
cinder, poor Mrs. Jones' tea fiavOrless
warm water, no coffee whatever, aud
the eggs too soft TO be eaten. As for the
/ toast, il was scorehed in black bars, and
/ had been done on the grid-iron on which
l fish had been brOiled.
"You see, ;" said Mrs Jones, 81 always
I see 10 things "A great deal. / suppose
you couldn't, dear"
"MariA," said Mr.. Jones, 81 think
Nora must have peculiar character.
have not yet found the key TO il. l must
/ be more decided, | suppose. I'm sorry
| your tea ard toast don't relish. pll see
that you have something better soon.
| Do you know, ! believe the military
style Of command is the hest I'll adopt
il. Since Nora was not engaged to au-
swer the bell, ! must call, / suppose
Nora
Nora appeared.
"Clear away" cried Jones.
Nora put her arms akimbo.
"Clear away % said Mr.. Jones, as an
officer might cry shoulder arms"
"What?" said Nora.
"RemOve breakfast thingsw beloved
Mr.. Jones.
Mrs. Jones retired TO the sofa aud shut
her eyes.
Nora walked out Of the room with
grin Of derision. Mr.. Jones followed
her out.
"Remove breakfast things" he said,
again.
'Tf you name clare the table," said
Nora, "Pll do il when pm ready.
There's a dale to do before that timeill
come"
Mr.. Jones retreated Mrs. Jones
watched him, as he re-entered, with
eyes that were very bright for one with
q headache.
"Hum % said Mr.. Jones. "I suppose
you had rather give orders about tidy
ing ted rooms and so on, ELI ?"
"Oh, no." said Mrs. Jones. az leave it
all to you"
She shut her eyes again. Mr.. Jones
read the paper. About an hour elapsed,
when Nora came to clear the table
ThereupOn Mr.. Jones tried bis military
system again:
Neatly arrange the whole house."
be said, with All emphasis on every
word
"What do you mean by that ?' said
Nora, scOwling.
ARRANGE the whole house neatly"
said Mr.. Jones.
"The like o. that" said Nora, as she
marched out of the room.
Mr.. Jones followed.
"Did you hear my command ," he
said
"You get out Of my Kitchen" said
Nora. "I'il take 10 more orders from
you"
Thereupon Nora threw a dishcloth at
him, and he, naturally infuriated, threw
IL toward her again. WhereupOn Nora
at once tied up her eye in a large pocket
handkerchief and vanished through the
door.
Poor Mrs. Jonesi Her headache
would never have lasted so long had she
known what the result OF her husbands
method would be. She had expected a
little fun, but not quite this.
Nora, who knew only too well now
snch things were managed, made a
charge against her cruel master for
assaulting her. Not only had Mr.. Jones
to pay fine aud receive reprimand,
but he was published over the length
and breadth OF the land, name aud resi-
dence in full, as one Of the greatest
brutes living. In some papers, il was
stated that he had beaten his servant
girl with a poker In every case she
was represented as innocence iu grief
and lie as ruflian. For the next week
he spent his time in contradictions to
the papers from which Mrs. Jones, in
floods Of remOrseful tears, cut the para
graphs concerning him; but he never
boa-ted Of his method with servants
again, which, after al, must have been
some comfort TO Mrs. Jones. .-B4rtOn
AdUertiser.