The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-07-14

The help oil His love
Through my rosei
-Ctildrens NeD Church Magazine.
MR.. BIGGS HELPS CLEAN HOUSE.
acknowledgement people asso-
ciate with spring budding branches,
twittering birds, green grass, azure
skies, frisking lambs and golden dan
deiions. "ln the spring, the young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
Of love, says somebody. He might
have added-in the spring the middle
aged mans fancy turns, not so lightly,
to thoughts of mud malaria and house
cleaning. have just finished suffering
from the latter abomination. Among
sandry antiquated notions of domestic
economy to which Mrs. Biggs clings
With a tenacity worthy of more adj
yanced views is the idea that in every
well-regulated household there should
be an annual ,scrubbing. overhauling
and carpet-beating from cellar TO attic.
have tried, by every form of argu-
ment and entreaty, to persuade nv
wife to abandon SO irrational custom.
How unsuccessful I have been, let the
hump that mars the symmetry of nv
head and the black and blue spot on
nv left shin testify.
In France, believe, a criminal con-
demned to death is kept in ignorance
Of the day set for his execution until it
arrives. Animated by similar spirit
Of mistaken humanity, Mrs. Biggs never
lets me know when she is going TO clean
house until she actually begins the oper-
alton.
When,. a. few nights since-on that
very warm night, you know came
home and found the basement hall bar
ricaded by the refrigerator, at once
realized that Mrs. Biggs had commenced
hostilities. Squeezing between the end
Of the refrigerator and the wall, and
nearly stepping into a basketful of
empty glass fruit jars, / made my way
into the dining room. The extension
tabie was decorated with roll of oil
cloth, standing on end amid an impos-
Iag array of glass and china. / saw
there. for the first time in many years,
90 Old fashioned tea service, presented
70 Mrs. Biggs by her father on the day
she became Mrs. Biggs, and also two
decanters with half 4 0ozenwirle glass
es' whose coating OF dust and cobwebs
spoke more for the temperance princi-
pies OF the family than for the neatness
q Mrs. Biggs and Hermione. The
cnalrs were occupied by what might be
called job lot of household articles,
nnglng from an earthen pot containing
ageranium that I.neyer saw in bloom
% corrugated flatiron that / never
NV any use for. TH
Amos" called Mrs. Biggs from the
Kitchen, ''is that youP'' = yes ,s.-s~s7 i r
Yes" answered. "How long be-
'ore supper will be readyP'
y, in few moments; just as soon
g Hermione takes up the second-story
Stair carpet.n
Is she at it nowp''
No; but she is going at it when she /
nnlsnes taking down the back parlor
stove pipe.s .
ihat'll be some time in the vicinity
g midnight, suppose. -
dare say, . responded Mrs. Blggs,
ooliy. "Hermione must not be hur-
lisa' Tor she has been working all day
saa Is very tired. You might expedite
ma.'ers, Amos, by going up stairs and
avlng her q lift. We will have to eat
y !. the Kitchen, you know, because the
uinlng room is all upset.
l did not follow Mrs. Biogs' sugges-
aon to give Hermione lift, but waited.
=, s'.n = what patience | could muster, un-
= y pleased Providence and my wife to
s'se me some supper. The meal was
selsea IN the most primitive style upon
: :. oare liable. The tea was weak-the
saeese, ~ otherwise. We had smoked |
sueef. which Amos, Jr., in expressive |
declared to be smoked |
hele. VI course, / reproyed him, al |
1nough | think myself that to call that
s;ss ,sisae Deef is a libel on the bovine spe-
. AIter our repast Mrs. sBiggs, in q tone |
8 'ehder interest, asked me if felt
meet reply. "''s ~ NUS
M aeii' won'tyou please help Hermi-
'ue ", WITH the front parlor carpet?''
Hnat does she want todo with itP'
Eb;al ~ beat it, to be sure. Did you
81 u'n y sne y e. meant to make spring suits
~ Lacrefla." | said, with great Dig
when man has worked hard ali
sr,aa ~ :. the butter and egg business he
sams psces % ind rest and quiet in his
,;nsss = hat did / lind in mine to-
i nsf The house in disorder, the hall
8. ~ state OF effective blockade and
sss .ling looking as though the prem
s Tksi nad been bombarded. That's bad.
NH ~ you get up supper that is an in
s. s. @ respectable stomach. That Is
ana now. on top of all, you