Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18

WHAT that TO me- 2" she inquired.
Il shall expect proper obedience and
respect from you as long rs you remain
here
And you'll SET it, She replied, "in a
horn"
"What is that noise :" inquired.
lsuppose i is the baby crying said
she.
"Well, l suppose you know what
you're hired for? Why don't you so up
and nurse the youngster y
Oh said she, yawning laaily, i
don't feel like getting up. I've had
the neuralgia all night. | wish ! was
dead"
4 wish to heaven you were, said |,
III that is any consolation. Once safe
in your coffin. You'll set all the rest
you want. Well, | can't hear that child
cry. AS Mrs. links is busy, and you're
too lazy to set off your back, | suppose
I'll have to nurse him myself"
Il would if were YOU said the
girl 9 1t will do you good.
As l was gong out of the room she
called ME back.
mir. Jinksw said she.
We'll" said ], Grossly, what is ii? /"
Won't you hand me the paper of
the sewing machine there? My face
pains me so | can't move"
Does your face really hurt you so2"
| inquired, in synlpathizing tone,
thinking perhaps there was really
something the matter with her.
Indeed it does," said she. "Iouyc
no idea of the agony I'm in. Won't
you please drop some sweet oil in my
carr
| Il have no sweet OIL | replied,
1--WE are entirely out of medicine.
I'll give you drink of rock candy and
whiskev, if that will dc you any good
"Trot it out" said the young lady.
"Give me anything SO its medicine"
gave her drink of rock candy and
whiskey, and then she sand she wished
she had banana or Il plate flee cream.
But Jonathan Jinks, Junior, was BY
this time yelling to That extent that |
feared lie would burst something, so
left our hired girl to her misery, and
went up stairs to look after my flesh
and blood.
found everything up stairs in u ter
rible state OF confusion. Mrs. Jinks
had gone to work with indomitable
energy, and had taken up the carpets
from every room in the house. livery
where | went | was met by either n
bureau or bedstead standing III an
unexpected corner, and half dozen
times nearly broke my neck by falling
over chair, which was standing in u
place least expected to find it.
After labor of five minutes in re-
moving wash-stands, bureaus, stoves,
chairs, piles of carpet and other ar
ticles of furniture, | at last extricated
my son and heir from the bed where
his ma had placed him, nd brought
him down stairs, sweating, furious and
triumphant. | found our hired help
still resting herself on the lounge, lying
on the broad of her back, and reading
the paper, which she held suspended
above her head Thinking she was i'll,
in the goodness of my heart did not
insist or her getting up and nursing the
baby, but tried to comfort the little
fellow myself, the best | could, by
dancing him on my knee.
But really she carried things too far.
She tried to regulate my conduct in my
own house. | was singing Sweet Little
Buttercup," to the baby, when the ser
want suddenly yelled out:
"Oh. shut up You give me the
headache"
My conscience, young lady," | re-
marked, you'll allow me to sing, won't
your"
"If you want to sing, 80 into the
street. said she.
AT this she fired up with indigna-
ton.
II want you to understand I'm no
more a servant than yourself. My
father is in the custom house and makes
three dollars day, and if choose |
can remain idle all the year round
Oh, dear me, | wish it was Sunday
night"
"Why do you wish for Sunday night
to Gomez | inquired.
Because that is my cour.ing night,
she replied.
"Ah, you have beau, have you?'
"Bless your soul, have half dozen
of them. All the fellers like me, be-
cause they say Pm SO lively"
YES" said |, "you seem TO be q par
ticularly lively girl, to judge BY the
manner you 90 spraying over that
lounge"
ooh, you mind your business said
she, snappishly, "Ill lay here all day if
| feel like it, wonder what time Mrs.
Jinks is going 10 get dinner ready2"
Mrs. JInks is too busy to get dinner
to-day. II you want any dinner you
had better get it yourself" said 1.
I'D 60 hungry all the week" she re-
piled, "before I'd bother myself getting
dinner. If | knew | wasn't going 70
my meals regularly, LII be hanged if !
would have come. I've been used to
living at 4 boss clearinghouse, where
they had some system IN getting
meals
"You should have remained there"
said I. "Why did you ever leave such
a good house,"
Because my dad wouldn't allow me
to keep company. He is down like a
pile OF bricks on every Teller ! love.
Only last Sunday evening he pitched
Jake Junker out Of the window right