The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
JONES HoUsEKEEPINo.

JONES HOUSEKEEPING.
"Don't tell me anything about it,
Maria" said Mr.. Jones. al think I've
stated the case clearly. Ag9od mistress
makes good servant and II you give
your orders to Nora-wcll, say as give
mine to my clerk. oil would go on as il
should. Try being very reasonable and
very kind, yet very positive. ] don't
want 10 hut your feelings, Maria, bu.
could manage this house andse that the
little bit of cooking, and all the dus,ing
and sweeping, and triiling of that sort,
was properly done without string from
my seat in the parlor. We live very
plainly, and really this :alk about house
keeping is absurd" F"
"But, Albert, my DEAR" said Maria,
"you don't understand. merely men.
toned that mutton roast must never be
sent to the table rare, and She"
"I'here, there Maria," said Mr.. Jones.
81 don't want to offend you, but it's all
your want Of calmness. Now must
run. I'd no idea it was so late. But
il you'd only take my plan, Nora would
give you no trouble whatever.
Mrs. Jones said no more, but she
kissed her husband good morning with
n look in her eye that meant something !;
and when Mr.. Jones came home at night
he found his wife with handkcrchies
about her forehead, lying on the sofa.
She had 4 terrible headache, and, more
over, it was no better in the morning.
"And il you can stay at home, dear"
said Mrs. Jones, "l'll be so thankful. I"
every well, my dear, can stay and
/ WILL" said the husband, "and perhaps
I'd better 60 for the doctor"
"No," said Mrs. Jones "nothing
ails me but headache; but it's not
possible for me to attend to anything.
So now, love, you can show me how
Nora should be managed"
al think | can," said Mr.. Jones, al
think can, Maria. What will you
have for breakfast, now ?"
"Oh. nothing but toast and tea" said
Maria )" and there's steak in the house,
you know, and eggs, and you must give
out coffee
Mr.. Jones nodded and rang the bell.
There was no answer.
al suppose Nora is not up YET" said
Mrs. Jones. al generally wake her."
al should never think Of waking my
clerk" said Jones. "Nora should be
taught to rise at proper hour to begin
her daily duties. However, I'll rap at
her door,"
Having climbed the stairs for TINS pur-
pose, he succeeded at last in producing
from the interior Of Nora's apartment a
loud
"Lord save us, is the house afrc, mum,
that you're batin' in the doorl"
"rhe house is not on fire." replied
Mr.. Jones, with dignity, "but it is time
that YOU were up. In future rise at
seven without being called"
"Did ever hear the like :" retorted
Nora. "Do you think gurl is an owl
to slape with one eye open9"
al have given my orders. Nora" said
he, gravely.
said Nora.
However, shortly after she came flap
ping down stairs in her morning slippers.
and was heard splitting wood in the
kitchen, whereupon Jones again rang
the bell. This performance producing
no effect, he rang It six times in success
sion, and at last, growing hot with in
dignation, bounced down stairs.
''Did you here me ring, Nora1" he
asked.
al did; and was wonderin' il you
found il amusin'," replied Nora.
al rang for you," said Jones.
"Ye'll ring long," said Nora. "Keep
second gurrl ef you want bells answer
ed; and what's happened to the misses
that she sends you after me %
"Mrs. Jones is not vel" !"
T'm sorry, then," said Nora, "for
she's dacent behaved lady, and that's
more than / can say of some others.
This remark was personal, but Mr..
Jones pretended not to notice il.
"Mrs. Jones will have tea and toast, IS
he said, "and l will have coffee, steak
and some eggs"
"For the same breakfast 2" asked
Nora.
eyes"
"Ye'll take tea the same as her, thenl''
said Nora.
"No; l will take coffee"
"Ye'll not get it. I've. never made
tay and coffee for the wun breakfas' fol
any wun, and ri not begin"
"l will have coffee, Nora," said Mr.,
Jones, calmly, and he proceeded to un
lock the pantry door and produce coffes
sufficient for breakfasting a regiment -
Then he walked calmly up stairs and
waited. Hours rolled on +: nothinf