Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-24
The Forgetfu1 Husband.

.'Oh. dear, what shall do? The hoop
has burst of my wash-tub, and nv suds
are all over the floor." said Mrs. Alden liz
s tone of dependency to her husband. as
he came TO wash his hands in the sink after
oiling his new horsc-rake.
That is bad. Julia You will have 10
lei your washing 90 until to morrow; then
you can borrow Mrs. Seldon's tub. y
''Bui this viii all fall TO pieces il 1t
stands, and we are expecting company to-
morrow"
81 can't help 1t; can't stop the work to-
go off with ii now. You must make hay
whilo the sun shines, il you mako il al all.
Can't yol tie it up so that it will do for to-
dayl should think that you might"
''Perbaps so. If YOU viii help me- But
what can | take"
"Oh, anything for this time; but really,
ought 40, TO stop o minute. Whero Is
the cloihes-inel"
''Thc colored clcthes are en- it to-day"
'sHany them on the fence, and let me
have the line quickly"
Mrs. Alden went on: and moved her
clothes and took the line down. while Mr..
Alden stood in the door and whistled i'm
patiently.
do mop up this water, Julia. How can
you stand such puddle? There, / forgot
to get you a rzop- handle, bu: you can make
the old one do to-day, can't your
81 suppose l shall have to. You pro-
missed to get me one three weeks ago, when
you broke this"
al know I did, but never think Of it
8 man has so many things to sec to. There
that will do this week; itdoesn't leak much.
don't see what made IT break"
The hoop rusted out. The old tub has
done good service; it has been in use fifteen
years."
"There, confoundf1, vha, did you leave
that wash beard there fo-, | have broken
it TO pieces"
sit is worn out and ro;ton. wish you
would get me a new one. can never tink-
er it up again.
Grub your clothes with your hands; my
mother always did, and she never had a
wasii-board in her life"
Alden marched off to the hay field before
he met with another catastrophe to take NJ
his time.
He was hardly on; of sight before a lin
peddler's cart stopped at the door, contain
ing collection of all articles used in g
family, from wash tubs down 10 brooms,
mops and pins.
Anything in the way OF trade today,
Mrs. Aldenl" asked the man.
'.No, | think not, My husband doe.
not ike to have me buy of peddiers. He
says | always get cheated"
Have you not as good right to have
suitable apparatus to work with as he has:
lie has new boTse-rake and hay-treader,
and his wife is washing in tuD tied w
with rope, and wash board that looll'
as if Noah's wife had brought it out Of tht
ark. as leakv water pail; and dippel
without handle, broken mop handle
! bless me, Mrs. Alden. What is the usei
You had more money when you married
than he had, and / would have tools tC
work with that were comfortable, TO say
the least. He never stops to think wha,
thing costs If it will make his work easier
II tires you more TO get along with thes'
things than it does TO do your work.
/ Mira Alden sat down and looked the pro
nerty over. II was ridiculous to get alonl
this way. The peddler was right; she la,
more money than her husband when the,
started life, and she had worked harde
than ever he had. She had managed ever
way 10 get alorg, and ne never seemed &
think that she needed anything new or con
venient. Her setting out was almost wori
oft. and nothing was ever replaced ''io'
must make il do; il costs everything Z
live." and SO she had dragged along. yea
after wear. and things wore ont and wer
not replaced. A big lump rose in he
throat as she sat there thinking.
"What do You ask for wssh-iub.' sh
inquired at length.
1.-TWO dollars for the lnrge one; q dolla
and a quarter for the next size. Mor
!, handles for quarter; wssh-boards for
quarter, clippers twenty cents, broom thirt
cents
s.Hand me down two wash-tubs, II We
plesss-one Of each size; zinc wash-hoar
too.s
, eyes: snd a pail and q dipper too
, would have them
4 And she did have them, and sundr
, ether necessary things. amounting in all
the SUN of twelve dollars. She paid in bal
, ter, such as feathers, rags, eggs dried 81
pies and butter, and went to work Wit
renewed courage but she knew that hi
husband would growl at the outlay, an
/ expected a regular tempest ct dinner.
, She was not disappointed. Blu, she ha
) set the things, and was glad q IT. ana
Ssulds't fssl vsy bad. VI. Alden spsss