The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-07-19

10 the time when John first thought Of ou
cmploying hired help. In my opinion
shi. happened one day when ] vas no
feeling well and be offered 10 do the work
John u one Of the kindest hearted men
lie bclsscred me up on the front room
lounge, hAlf smothered me with shawls
aud sald he. Nov. Elinor. ] can stay il
The house today as well - not: and il yor
will make ont list OF things you wer'
going to do this forenoon, Ill do then
Just lik book. " So mentioned the prin
cipal things and he wrote them down.
/ Get children ready for school; sweep
wash dishes; make the beds; fli thu
lamps; see to the baby, rub the knives
make q stew for dinner; make mush fol
dinner; skim the milk; work over yester
days butter; bake the bread; iron baby'i
flannel petticoat; hang out soms clothes
left 10 soak since Monday; bake pie fol
supper. There was piece Of pic-crust in
the basin, / told him so all be would have
TO do was 10 roll it out and cover the plate,
and put in the mince and cover that over
lay where could look into the kitch'
en- The baby was close by me, in his
Grade, aud managed to tend to him the
greater part Of the forenoon. Joha acted
quite handy in getting the children ready
for schodl. though Nellie BIS parting did
look some AXE q "herringbone pattern
and in clearing of the table ] couldn't
hare done better myself, except that he
took great deal ok time for it. ''The best
way said he, ''is to 60 on with regularity
and got get hurried and furried." He
scraped every dish rs elesn as whistle,
and piled them in piles. The small ones at
the top, and got the pan and wNct to pour
out the dish water. "Wby!" aid be,
there isa't cupful
"The kettle ought to have been filled up.
said I. You have TO look out for that"
He filled up the kettle and said be be-
lieved he would sweep the kitchen. He
carried out all the mats and shook them.
This ought to be done every day." said
he, and moved the furniture into the mid
die OF the room, $50 as to get through >
he said, and began to sprinkle the floor;
but the baby cried then and would not be
pacifed.
"He wants his bottle" said T.
John brought the milk out from the
back buttery and warmed it on the stove,
and then said the bottle smelled sour
Yes, said !, you have TO look out about
that. 1t wants scalding. You'll have to
take him" He carried him round while
the water was heating, and let him lie on
the floor and cry while the bottle was be-
ing scalded and the milk poured in, then
put him in the cradle, then set back the |
furniture, and then went on with his dish. |
es in first rate style. When they were
about half done he suddenly cried out
"Graciousi"
whats the matter" said /.
"Why," said, be the dough is rising
over and running down ON the hearth!"
"Oh, / suppose 80, by this time, " said
You have to look out about that. 1t
ought to go into the pans. but just give it
stir now, and let it wait"
He had hardly done this, and scraped
he dough of the hearth and began on the
fishes again, when the meat cart stopped
It the gate. He wiped his hands and
Tipped on his coat, and ran ont and
,rought the meat Tor the stew. / told him
I ought to go right over the fire. 80 be got
he dinner pot, and wouldn't thought Of
Vashing the meat, bat mentioned it to
lin, and told him how much water, and
o set il in one Of the back places where it
Iould do gradually. by this time the
ish water had grown cold. so he poured
off and went to the kettle but there
'asn't very much hot-he forgot to fill the /,
ettle again-so he went to work on the {
ough. and kneaded that over after fash
IN Of his own, and dumped II into the {
ans; then finished the dishes, then rub {
ed the knives, then filed the lamps and i
ashed them in soapsuds,-on account OF 1
'tting them run over,-then swept the I
pom, without moving tho furniture out d
lis time. then went up stairs and made O
ie beds. then brought me the pans to see I
tho dough was risen enough. / said it n
lust be baked immediately, but the oven q
ust not be too hot at the beginning He q
epped back with it, s.
There's no danger" said he. "Why 81
10 ovens scarcely warm. There isn't very u
uch fire."
"Oh.. said /, "the fire has to be attend g
l TO when there's anything to bake. You el
ave to look out about tha:." 1
you've said that four times" said he. "
II won't say it any more said /. "Set y
in cold place. and start the fire. m
There's nothing but large wood here. d,
i'd be. pi
johnny ought to have been made to ~
ring in some dry stuff before he went to 81
hool, said !. "You have TO loo--I mean u
s's very apt to forget his chores" til
John ran out in hurry, and I'll own it v
"a not distress me 10 hear him n,cking
way at the wood pile, for I've done the "
me thing myself, and like him TO know re
hat II was 70 want TO start up fire in
irry. and have nothing 10 start il mp th
ith. He soon came back with whole tr
mfull Of dry stuff. and put good deal AZ
Il in and opened all the dsmpers, and vi
the old stove . roaring 10 thought hi
q chimney would get stire, and called 80
Il TO him for goodness sake TO shut the vi
Impcrs, quick, and put in something ca
lid. 's''N' ",
A anon a. there WAS n Oood Are aooiu0