The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
TOWSONTOWN, Md, SATURDAY, JUNE 49, 1881

/ SahS into TIC uininB room Dut smoke.
Jones knew too much to ring the bel
this time. He went down stairs and
penetrated the clouds Of smoke that
filed the kitchen.
"Is breakfast almost ready, Nora 1''
he said.
"Sora a happorth =" said Nora
"The fire won't light"
"It's this damper," said Jones. att.
pushed the wrong way" And he alter.
ed it.
"Pve not lived out twenty years, said
Nora, "to be learnt how about fire by
a man,"
"very well, it's as / say. Breakfast
in fifteen minutes, Nora"
"Harken to him" said Nora, through
/ She smoke.
Mr. Jones retreated. An hour after.
wards breakfast was served-the steak .
cinder; poor Mrs. Jones tea, flavorless
warm water, no coffee whatever, and
the eggs too soft to be eaten. As for
the toast, 1t was scorchcd in black bars,
and had been done on the gridiron on
which fish had been broiled.
"You see," said Mrs. Jones, al al.
ways see TO things great deal. sup.
pose you couldn't, dear9"
"Maria," said Mr.. Jones, al think
Nora must have peculiar character.
have not yet found the key to it.
must be more decided, | suppose.
I'm sorry your tea and toast don't relish.
I'll see that you have something better
soon. DO you know, believe the mil
itary style Of command is the best. I'll
adopt it. Since Nora was not engaged
to answer the bell must call, | suppose.
Nora -
Nora appeared.
"Clear away" cried Jones.
Nora put her arms akimbo.
"Cltar away" said Mr.. Jones, as an
officer might cry, "Shoulder arms
"What ?" said Nora.
"Remove breakfast things :" below
ed Mr.. Jones.
Mis-. Jones retired to the sofa and
shut her eyes.
Nora walked out of the room with a
grin of decision. Jones followed her
out.
"Remove breakfast things" he said
again.
"If you name clear the table," said
Nora, "l'll do it when I'm ready
There's a dale to do yet before that
times come"
Jones retreated, His wife watched
him as he ie-entered, with eyes that
were very bright for one with head
ache.
"Maria :" said he. al suppose you
had rather give orders about trying bed.
rooms and so on. eh 1''
"Oh, no. leave il 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 he tried his military system
again.
"Neatly arrange the whole house, -
said he.
"The like o. that" said Nora, as she
marched out Of the room. Jones fol-
lowed.
"Did you hear my command ?" said
he.
"You get out of my Kitchen" COM
manded Nora.
"I'll take TO more orders from you. -
Thereupon Nora threw dishcloth at
him, and he naturally infuriated, threw
it towards her again, whereupon Nora
at once tied up her eye in a large pocket
handkerchief and vanished through the
door.
Poor Mrs. Jones! Her headache
would never have lasted so long had she
known what the result of her husband S
method would be. She had expected a
little fun but not quite this.
Nora, who knew only too well how
such things were managed, made a
"charge" against her cruel master for
assaulting her. Not only had Mr.. Jones
to pay fine and receive 4 reprimand,
but he was published over the lcng' h
and breadth Of the land, name and resi-
dence in full, rs one Of the greatest
brutes living. In some papers he had
beaten his servant girl with poker
In every case she was represented as in
nocent in grief, and he as a ruffian.-
For the next week he spent his time in
contradictions to the papers, from which
Mrs. Jones, in floods Of remorseful tears,
cut the paragraphs concerning him .
but he never boasted of his method with
servants again, which, after all, must
have been a comfort to Mrs. Jones.